The iconic works of The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will now stream on BroadwayHD beginning today. January 25, 2021: BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater, ann…
Linked From theaterlife at 10:46AMView Les Miserables parody, “One More Day of Trump,” created to raise funds for Broadway Cares. January 20, 2021: The theater community has been hit hard by the global pandemic. If yo…
Linked From theaterlife at 10:57AMBy: Samuel L. Leiter January 21, 2021: (This is the second of a two-part essay on the presence of ex-President Trump in New York theatre during his tenure. It picks up where the other le…
Linked From theaterlife at 07:39AMBy: Samuel L. Leiter Part 1 January 20, 2021: Ever since the presidential election of 2016, the media have been unable to resist the temptation to satirically eviscerate the winner, …
Linked From theaterlife at 08:27PMBy: Paulanne Simmons January 20, 2020: We are living in tragic times. But singer/songwriter Audrey Appleby is adding an optimistic note, or rather many notes, to this troubled moment wi…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:25AMBy: Samuel L. Leiter January 16, 2021: Today is the 57th birthday of my daughter, Bambi, which I’d like to celebrate by choosing January 16 for this installment of “On This Day in N…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:00AMVirtual tribute from The Museum of Jewish Heritage commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. January 15, 2020: The Mus…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:48PMBy: David Sheward January 9, 2020: In the 20th century, the number of African-American playwrights who have had financially successful, non-musical productions on Broadway can be counte…
Linked From theaterlife at 01:37PMDazzling and diverse new titles debuting in January include the comedy hit, Peter Pan Goes Wrong from Mischief Theater, Sam Harris’ Ham and Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. …
Linked From theaterlife at 09:49AMJamie deRoy & friends “Backstage at The Sound of Music,” is an insightful Telly Award winning segment from 1999.
Linked From theaterlife at 02:13PMBROADWAY REMEMBERS, an in memoriam video, honors the memories of those the Broadway community has lost since June 2019. January 1, 2020: “Broadway Remembers,” a just released in mem…
Linked From theaterlife at 12:11PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 20 in the series) December 31, 2020: For this column’s last entry in the horrific year of the pandemic, I thought it might be interesting to see what open…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:00AMFrom Associated Press and other sources. Compiled and notated by Ellis Nassour December 24, 2020: This is a year which could not have been sadder: more than 335,000 deaths from COVID-19.…
Linked From theaterlife at 12:56PMBroadway HD celebrates the 50th anniversary or Godspell with the return of a special award winning concert that will debut on their platform December 22. December 21, 2020: Following …
Linked From theaterlife at 01:40PMBy: David Sheward December 21, 2020: With Broadway shut down at least until June of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, one must rely on streaming services and the occasional broadcas…
Linked From theaterlife at 10:24PMBroadwayHD continues the Holiday Celebration with debut of the incredibly popular British hit A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, as well as exciting , exclusive events including Forever Plaid 20t…
Linked From theaterlife at 01:21PMBy: Paulanne Simmons December 13, 2020: With the pandemic surging, many theater companies are celebrating the holiday season by steaming shows from previous years. So, if you missed The …
Linked From theaterlife at 03:26PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 19 in the series) December 13, 2020: December 13, 2020: December 13 may have provided only four openings in the 1940s, but all of them are worth revisiting…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:00AMRyan Murphy’s Adaptation of The Prom Premieres with Starry Cast on Netflix By: Ellis Nassour December 10, 2020: Ryan Murphy brings Chad Beguelin, Matthew Sklar and Bob Martin’s b…
Linked From theaterlife at 09:04AM‘Tis the Season to (Try) Be Merry and Give Thanks to The Actors Fund By Ellis Nassour December 7, 2020: The not-for-profit Actors Fund of America continues to be a vital resource fo…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:00AMBroadwayHD presents a dazzling line up of holiday classics and the premier of Peter Rothstein’s All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 plus Forever Plaid 20th Anniversary Special. …
Linked From theaterlife at 08:21AMTony/Grammy Winner John Lloyd Young Celebrates the Season Friday with Vegas Holiday By: Ellis Nassour December 1, 2020: Tony and Grammy Award-winner John Lloyd Young, forever famou…
Linked From theaterlife at 10:14AMMichael Riedel’s Segue from Rabid Newspaper Columnist to Congenial Early Morning Radio Co-host By: Ellis Nassour Monday, November 30, 2020 --Once rabid theater critic/arts reporter …
Linked From theaterlife at 11:38AMBy: Paulanne Simmons November 29, 2020: In 1988, when Ute Lemper received the Molière Award for her performance as Sally Bowles in Cabaret in Paris, she was certainly very happy. But…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:26PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter(No. 18 in the series) November 29, 2020: For the time being, this column will be settling into the groove of covering only one decade at a time in its description o…
Linked From theaterlife at 08:00AMBROADWAYHD WINS TWO GLOBAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS November 20, 2020: BroadwayHD was named winner in the Outstanding Innovation category and the winner of the Outstanding Product/Ser…
Linked From theaterlife at 09:02AMTonys Delayed and Shows Reschedule By: David Sheward November 20, 2020: The lights on Broadway will remain dim for even longer due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Last month, th…
Linked From theaterlife at 04:38PMThe Humane Society of the United States raised over 2 million dollars at “To the Rescue!” gala to help save animals . Hosted by Cecily Strong and Audra McDonald hosting the pre-show wi…
Linked From theaterlife at 12:05PMTHE NEW INITIATIVE IS COMPRISED OF 20 NATIONALLY-RENOWNED DIRECTORS AND ALUMNI TO ADVISE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING AND THE FUTURE OF THEATER AS THE INDUSTRY PREPARES…
Linked From theaterlife at 09:37AMBy: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 17 in the series) November 13, 2020: As per the last entry in this series, I again confine myself to a single decade—in today’s case, the 1930s—in des…
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