Monday, January 25, 2021
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 10:46AMFriday, January 22, 2021
View 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 10:57AMThursday, January 21, 2021
By: 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 07:39AMWednesday, January 20, 2021
By: 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 08:25AMSaturday, January 16, 2021
By: 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 08:00AMFriday, January 15, 2021
Virtual 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 08:48PMSaturday, January 9, 2021
By: 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 01:37PMThursday, January 7, 2021
Dazzling 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.
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Linked From theaterlife at 09:49AMSunday, January 3, 2021
Jamie deRoy & friends “Backstage at The Sound of Music,” is an insightful Telly Award winning segment from 1999.
Linked From theaterlife at 02:13PMFriday, January 1, 2021
BROADWAY 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 12:11PMThursday, December 31, 2020
By: 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 08:00AMFriday, December 25, 2020
From 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 12:56PMTuesday, December 22, 2020
Broadway 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 01:40PMMonday, December 21, 2020
By: 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 10:24PMTuesday, December 15, 2020
BroadwayHD 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 01:21PMSunday, December 13, 2020
By: 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 08:00AMThursday, December 10, 2020
Ryan 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 09:04AMSunday, December 6, 2020
‘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 08:00AMWednesday, December 2, 2020
BroadwayHD 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.
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Linked From theaterlife at 08:21AMTuesday, December 1, 2020
Tony/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 10:14AMMonday, November 30, 2020
Michael 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 11:38AMSunday, November 29, 2020
By: 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 08:00AMSaturday, November 21, 2020
BROADWAYHD 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 09:02AMFriday, November 20, 2020
Tonys 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 04:38PMTuesday, November 17, 2020
Monday, November 16, 2020
The 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 12:05PMSaturday, November 14, 2020
THE 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 09:37AMFriday, November 13, 2020
By: 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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