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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Letters: Murray Melvin obituary by Jennifer Hawkins Opie and Philippa Buss

In the early 1950s Murray Melvin acted with the Hampstead Drama Group, north London. My parents, Constance and George Hawkins, did too, and George was its “props maker”. A child at the t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

On ‘Pictures From Home’ on Broadway, a Family Portrait Full of Secrets by Kurt Soller and Jennifer Livingston

Adapted from Larry Sultan’s photo memoir, Sharr White’s play “Pictures From Home” explores the lies people — and their photographs — tell.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

For Broadway’s 1776, featuring Seattle’s Sara Porkalob, the drama is offstage by Michael Paulson and Jennifer Schuessler

The current Broadway revival of “1776” was hoping to spark a conversation about power and representation. And it has, if not quite in the way it intended.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 12:13AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

For Broadway’s ‘1776’ Revival, the Drama Is Offstage by Michael Paulson and Jennifer Schuessler

A cast member criticized the consciously progressive revival for its handling of race in rehearsals, saying there had been “harm done.” She later apologized for her comments.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

A Tight, Living Room Drama of a Family in Crisis, “Appropriate” Explores Truth-Telling and Dark Histories by Heidi Norman and Jennifer Newman

Wesley Enoch’s exuberant return to the Sydney Theatre Company to direct African-American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate is a wild ride back to the power of live theatre. …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:06AM
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

‘He Missed Nothing’: Nathan Lane, Chita Rivera and Others on Joe Allen by Laura Collins-Hughes and Jennifer Schuessler

The man was taciturn, but his Theater District restaurants were like Broadway clubhouses. Even the posters of flops were placed with affection.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PM
Friday, September 11, 2020

20 Theater Figures on How to ‘Revolutionize’ Their World by Jennifer Schuessler and Scott Heller

End unpaid internships. Set term limits for leaders. Get real about inclusion. Take performances to the streets. Say yes to joy, and no to couch plays.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Monday, June 1, 2020

How ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Survived the Pandemic by Jennifer Schuessler and Su-Hyun Lee

The musical’s world tour, now in Seoul, weathered a cast outbreak to become perhaps the only major show running. Can theater learn from its example?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PM
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Milton’s Shakespeare Was Just a Trans-Atlantic Tweet Away by Jon Hurdle and Jennifer Schuessler

A scholar in England suspected annotations in a First Folio at the Free Library of Philadelphia were John Milton’s, so he connected the dots with someone who had studied the work for a dec…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PM
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Standups on tour: ‘Why have I left my kids to stay in a rat-infested garret?’ by Interviews By Tim Jonze and Jenny Stevens

How do comics survive life on the road? They rob their minibars, turn roadies into bird-watchers – and read The Da Vinci CodeI once played in a tiny little school hall in a tiny little vil…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19PM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Still Processing: ‘La La Land’ Is Going to Win a Lot of Oscars, and That’s O.K. by Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham

The film critic A. O. Scott joins in advance of the Academy Awards to discuss predictions and preferences.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:37AM
Friday, November 18, 2016

Off Broadway Equity Actors and Stage Managers Win Pay Increase by Michael Paulson and Jennifer Schuessler

After contentious contract talks, the Actors’ Equity Association and the Off-Broadway League have reached an agreement to raise pay for actors and stage managers.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:18PM
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Trans actors: 'Why can't you just represent me as a person?' – video by Jenny Kleeman, Laurence Topham and Dan Susman

Record numbers of people in Britain now see themselves as transgender. But does the way transgender people are represented on stage and on screen reflect reality? Jenny Kleeman meets trans a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:29AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Birthday Celebration with the Halcyon HeartBreakers by Jenn

What started out as a self-admitted Vanity Project (Jenn Adams wanting to be in a band) has evolved into something SO much better. I am hosting a FUN-raiser for Halcyon's next production of …

SOURCE: halcyontheatre.org at 01:39PM
Sunday, April 17, 2016

A ‘Mockingbird’ Reopens in Alabama, and Drama Plays Out by Jennifer Crossley Howard and Serge F. Kovaleski

The residue of a trademark fight hangs over the annual stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel in Monroeville.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:31PM
Friday, December 11, 2015

Joan Ravenscroft obituary by Gillian Beetham and Jenny Lewis

Our aunt, Joan Ravenscroft, who has died aged 97, devoted her early life to ballet, dancing with various prominent companies in the 1930s before deciding to end her career in order to raise …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08PM
Thursday, October 8, 2015

A Photo Journey With Jennifer Ashley Tepper: From Theatre-Obsessed Pre-Teen to Prolific Broadway Pro by Matthew Blank and Jennifer Ashley Tepper

Today, Jennifer Ashley Tepper is the Director of Programming at 54 Below and author of "The Untold Stories of Broadway" book series. But only yesterday (it seems), she was a 12-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PM

A Photo Journey With Jennifer Ashley Tepper: How a Theatre-Obsessed Tween Got to Hang with Stephen S by Matthew Blank and Jennifer Ashley Tepper

Today, Jennifer Ashley Tepper is the Director of Programming at 54 Below and author of "The Untold Stories of Broadway" book series. But only yesterday (it seems), she was a 12-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PM
Friday, September 25, 2015

Journalists Under Fire by Jenn

*Written by Jenn Adams and Ted James Have you ever watched a news program covering a country or area in conflict and thought, "Man, you couldn't pay me enough to go there and risk my life to…

SOURCE: halcyontheatre.org at 08:26PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Broadway struggles to control cellphone etiquette by Jennifer Peltz and Mark Kennedy - The Associated Press

Theatres have been struggling with rude audience members texting and taking calls for years, but things have gotten even worse this year.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:51PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Broadway stars, patrons decry the unsavoury use of smartphones by Jennifer Peltz and Mark Kennedy

As Broadway faces off against pocket-size sound-and-light shows, performers and some patrons say a hyper-connected culture are shredding the immersive experience of live theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:01PM
Monday, July 20, 2015

Ain't misbehavin'? Broadway audience faux pas get spotlight by Jennifer Peltz and Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway: Marimba ringtones! Rat-a-tat texting! The shaming "shhhhh!"...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:05AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Taking Initiative by Jennie Webb and Laura Shamas

It's been almost a year since the first gathering of artists who'd heard about something called the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative. The kick-off event was March 7, 2010, and the u…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PM

ArtsBeat: Taymor Feeling the Heat Over 'Spider-Man' by Jennifer 8. Lee and Patrick Healy

The director tells of being "in the crucible."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

‘The Heidi Chronicles’ Is Trailed by Questions of Feminism and Legacy by Michael Paulson and Jennifer Schuessler

The show’s closing has prompted debate about the legacy of the playwright Wendy Wasserstein.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:52PM

Off-Broadway Rush and Inexpensive Ticket Policies by Joey Sims and Jennifer Nason-Brown, David Gewirtzman

To make tickets more affordable to students and other theatregoers on a budget, many Off-Broadway shows have implemented rush, lottery and inexpensive ticket policies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Guardian US critics: our cultural new year's resolutions by Jason Farago, Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Jordan Riefe, Melissa Locker, Brian Moylan, Monica Heisey, Matthew Specktor, Britt Julious, Ben Westhoff, Anne T Donahue, Michelle Dean and Jordan Hoffman

Never mind getting fit or giving up smoking – will this be the year you finally read In Search of Lost Time? Our critics share their arts goals for 2015 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Geoffrey Holder, Dancer, Actor, Artist and Much More, Dies at 84 by Jennifer Dunning and William McDonald

Mr. Holder used his manifold talents to infuse the arts with the flavor of his native West Indies — and in television ads for “the Un-Cola” in the 1970s and ’80s. He was 84.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:43PM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Journalists Under Fire by Jenn

*Written by Jenn Adams and Ted James Have you ever watched a news program covering a country or area in conflict and thought, "Man, you couldn't pay me enough to go there and risk my life to…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 02:07PM
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The Romantic Life of a Writer by Jenn

  It is not hard to imagine the romantic life of a writer… You sleep until noon, brew some Jasmine tea and turn on your “Jam.” Then tap your lucky pencil against your chair, turn arou…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 12:53PM
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

We’re Gonna Have a Baby! by Jenn

Each project that you get involved with as an artist feels a little bit like a new baby, doesn't it? The idea is the conception (or being cast if you are an actor), you feed it with ideas, y…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 01:31PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards