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Sunday, November 6, 2016

BWW Interview: Youngest Tony-Winner in History, Daisy Eagan, Prepares for Her Return to THE SECRET GARDEN by Alexa Criscitiello

At eleven years old, Daisy Eagan became and remains today the youngest actress ever to win the Tony Award for the Best Performance by A Featured Actress when she dazzled New York audiences a…

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

BWW Interview: Tony Winner Tim Minchin Gears Up for The New York Comedy Festival and GROUNDHOG DAY! by Alexa Criscitiello

Tim Minchin will not be put in a box. Though the composer is best known for his Tony-nominated score for the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' as well as a series of hugely successf…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PM
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Perpetual Students: A Historic Look at Chekov's THE CHERRY ORCHARD on Broadway by Alexa Criscitiello

The Cherry Orchard is Anton Chekhov's masterpiece about a family on the edge of ruin-and a country on the brink of revolution. The story of Lyubov Ranevskaya and her family's return to their…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Bloodshed on Broadway: Spine-Tingling Showtunes for Your Halloweekend by Alexa Criscitiello

In 1785, a tale titled, 'The String of Pearls A Romance' appeared in a series of Victorian fictions known as 'penny dreadfuls.' A story as gory as they come, the tale was a ghoulish account …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM
Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Bravest Individuals: A Brief History of the Fabulous Females Who Have Taken on SWEET CHARITY by Alexa Criscitiello

Timed to the 50th Anniversary of the classic musical, musical theatre fans are gearing up for an off-Broadway production of Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman's, 'Sweet Charity'.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:44PM
Thursday, October 13, 2016

BWW Interview: Tony Award Winner, Stephen Karam, on His Timeless and Timely Adaptation of THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Alexa Criscitiello

The Cherry Orchard is Anton Chekhov's masterpiece about a family on the edge of ruin-and a country on the brink of revolution. The story of Lyubov Ranevskaya and her family's return to their…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:50PM
Saturday, October 8, 2016

Saturday Night on Broadway!: A Hilarious History of SNL and The Great White Way by Alexa Criscitiello

There is a belief among those in the public eye that you can't say you've truly 'made it' until Saturday Night Live has spoofed you. As evidenced by the show's long and well-documented histo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Ridge Recap: The Original Cast of FALSETTOS Talks Favorite Moments, Staying on Pitch, and How They Feel About Passing the Torch by Alexa Criscitiello

WhenFalsettosfirst premiered on Broadway in 1992, the show gained instant status as a game changer. WithWilliam Finn's brave new style of musical theatre composition and in placing the lives…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PM
Sunday, October 2, 2016

HOLIDAY INN & WHITE CHRISTMAS: A Look Inside Irving Berlin's Calendar-Spanning Classics by Alexa Criscitiello

In 1935, on the set of the movie musical, Top Hat, composer Irving Berlin hummed a then unfamiliar tune to the film's star, Fred Astaire. He had envisioned the song as a centerpiece for a fu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PM
Friday, September 30, 2016

Ridge Recap: The Original Cast of FALSETTOS Talks Lapine, Finn, and How They Almost Didn't Make It to Broadway by Alexa Criscitiello

When Falsettos first premiered on Broadway in 1992, the show gained instant status as a game changer. With William Finn's brave new style of musical theatre composition and in placing the li…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PM
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Anatomy of a Showtune: The Life and Times of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Alexa Criscitiello

It all starts very simple. A steady piano, a lilting flute. A young woman descending a staircase in the ballgown of every little girl's dreams, meeting her intended at the base. They beam at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Ridge Recap: How the Original Tight Knit Family of FALSETTOS Almost Never Happened by Alexa Criscitiello

When Falsettos first premiered on Broadway in 1992, the show gained instant status as a game changer. With William Finn's brave new style of musical theatre composition and in placing the li…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PM
Saturday, September 17, 2016

BWW Interview: Talking Sparkle Shoes and Stamina with MATILDA's Mother of the Year, Lesli Margherita by Alexa Criscitiello

Lesli Margherita is an Olivier Award winner for her West End debut as Inez in Zorro theMusical.Afterover1000 performances getting 'Loud' in Matilda the Musical as the villainousMrs. Wormwood…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PM
Friday, September 16, 2016

Sugar, Butter, Laughter: Richard Ridge Cracks Up With the Cast of WAITRESS by Alexa Criscitiello

This week the stars of Broadway's sweetest new musical, Waitress, sat down with BroadwayWorld correspondent Richard Ridge to talk about life inside the heavenly pie-scented atmosphere of the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26PM
Friday, September 9, 2016

BACKSTAGE with the Bechdels: Five Fun Facts From Our FUN HOME Panel by Alexa Criscitiello

On September 10, the Bechdel family is flying away from Broadway's Circle in the Square Theater when the the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winner for Best Musical plays its final performance. B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM
Monday, August 1, 2016

Montego Glover & Harbor Lights Theater Directors Set for BROADWAY DOWNLOAD by Alexa Criscitiello

Broadway Download, the live, weekly digital radio show, is set to welcomeTony Award-nomineeMontego Gloveras well as the company directors of Staten Islands' Harbor Lights Theatre Company to …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PM