Monday, June 8, 2020
June 8, 2020: The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will air Saturday, June 13th, at 7:30pm ET. The special presentation will air on Spectrum News NY1’s and stream on NY1.com, and DramaDeskA…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:11PMSunday, June 7, 2020
By: David Sheward
June 7, 2020: Today normally would have been one of the best days of the year, Tony Award Day! But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway theaters have been shut d…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:24PMThursday, June 4, 2020
By: Paulanne Simmons
June 4, 2020: Bleeding Love, a musical about romance in catastrophic times, might seem to be the brainchild of someone living in 2020. However, composer Arthur Lafr…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:47PMWednesday, June 3, 2020
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 5 in the series)
June 3, 2020: A survey of shows that opened in New York on either June 3, 4, or 5 in the twenties, thirties, and forties reveals that, over…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00AMSunday, May 31, 2020
Breaking News
May 31, 2020: Due to breaking news in New York City and across the country, Spectrum News NY1 and Broadway Brands/Broadway Briefing have just postponed tonight’s Drama D…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:42PMFriday, May 29, 2020
By: David Sheward
May 29, 2020: Normally at this time of year, I would be making Tony and Drama Desk Award predictions. But the Tonys have been indefinitely postponed due to the Coronav…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:25PMLarry Kramer, Tony-winning Playwright, Oscar-nominee, and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84
By: Ellis Nassour
April 28, 2020 -- The death of Tony-winning playwright, Oscar-nominee, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:59AMBy: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 4 in the series)
May 29,2020: The last two days in May were decidedly fallow for New York theatre production during the twenties, thirties, and forties. Ov…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00AMSunday, May 24, 2020
By: David Sheward
May 24, 2020: There is one upside to all the theaters being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through streaming, YouTube, Zoom and other digital platforms, we get a…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:04PMThe late great Harold Prince will be celebrated on Sunday at the 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards.
May 22, 2020: The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will celebrate the life and legacy of Ame…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:00AMConrad Ricamora Reflects on a Season That Said Good-Bye to Power and Murder
By: Iris Wiener
The Public Theater’s Soft Power closed in 2019, but David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesor…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:00AMBy: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 3 in the series)
May 24, 2020: This series aims to offer a new column every four or five days, describing shows that opened in New York on a particular cale…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMTuesday, May 19, 2020
By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 2 in the series) May 19, 2020: During the 1930s, six Broadway shows opened on May 19, the years being 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939. These were, in order, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMSaturday, May 16, 2020
By: David Sheward
May 16, 2020: “We’re heads now. We talk in windows,” cries one of two nameless characters in Bill Irwin’s touching, ten-minute play In-Zoom, presented by the O…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:18AMThursday, May 14, 2020
By: Samuel L. Leiter
May 14, 2020: It’s hard to believe that, for the moment, almost all theatre in the world has come to a screeching halt. Some of us whose lives are inextricably en…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMWednesday, May 13, 2020
Pipeline, Lincoln Center’s acclaimed 2017 production, will be steamed free on BroadwayHD from May 15-22.
May 13, 2020: BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, is b…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:33PMMonday, May 11, 2020
Special honors recipients for the 70th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, commemorating the 2019-20 Broadway and Off-Broadway Season, were announced today.
May 11, 2020: The Outer Criti…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:48PMFriday, May 8, 2020
Remembering Those Lost to Corona COVID-19 with Tributes and The Rise Up NY! Fundraiser.
By: Ellis Nassour
May 8, 2020: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and direct from Broadway and 98th Street a…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:02AMThursday, May 7, 2020
David Alan Grier Dishes on His Drama Desk Nod for A Soldier’s Play
By: Iris Wiener
May 7, 2020: David Alan Grier prides himself on variety; he has left no genre or medium untouched…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:00AMBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Launches Emergency Grants for Pandemic Relief with $1 Million Gift from Gilead Sciences Donate at broadwaycares.org/relief2020 Your Donations Will Be …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:56AMMonday, May 4, 2020
35TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
May 4, 2020: The 35th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were presented in 19 categories, and tw…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:53AMFriday, May 1, 2020
By: David Sheward
May 1, 2020: With Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional stages closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, theater artists have adapted to the new normal rather than waiting…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:57AMThursday, April 30, 2020
By: Ellis Nassour
April 30, 2020: You’re isolating, often getting stir crazy, and stepping outside for some sun, when available, isn’t enough. There is programming and things to enj…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:53PMWednesday, April 29, 2020
By: David Sheward
April 29, 2020: Theater and the performing arts continue despite the coronavirus pandemic. Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday was commemorated with Take Me to the World…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:48AMMonday, April 27, 2020
A VIRTUAL CONCERT CELEBRATING SONDHEIM'S 90TH BIRTHDAY.
April 27, 2020: Video highlights from last night’s all-star special virtual concert celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s 90th B…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:40PMSunday, April 26, 2020
'Every Act of Life' co-cinematographer Michael Lee Stever unveils Q&A.
April 26, 2020: Filmmaker Michael Lee Stever (Broadway: The Golden Age, Resurrecting Carrie, Abducted in Plai…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:17AMSaturday, April 25, 2020
An interview of Terrence McNally by Casey Childs will be featured on the Jamie deRoy & friends television show.
April 23, 2020: The Jamie deRoy & friends television show will feat…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:46PMFriday, April 24, 2020
SIMON CALLOW: MY LOST INTERVIEW WITH A RENAISSANCE MAN: Part 5 By Samuel L. Leiter April 24, 2020: This is Part 5, the last installment of my long-lost interview with the British stage, film…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00AMWednesday, April 22, 2020
SIMON CALLOW: MY LOST INTERVIEW WITH A RENAISSANCE MAN: Part 4
By: Samuel L. Leiter
April 22, 2020: This is Part 4 (of five) of my long-lost interview with the British stage, film, a…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:30AMTuesday, April 21, 2020
Soft Power scores 11 nominations, including Best Musical, for the 2020 Drama Desk Awards, to be streamed live on May 31.
April 21, 2020: Nominations for the 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:22PMMonday, April 20, 2020
SIMON CALLOW: MY LOST INTERVIEW WITH A RENAISSANCE MAN: Part 3
By: Samuel L. Leiter
April 20, 2020: This continues my interview with the British stage, film, and TV star, Simon Call…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:30AM 
