Francis Jue’s stage career has been happily entwined with the works of David Henry Hwang for 35 years, since Jue understudied the title role in M. Butterfly. Although they look nothing ali…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AMThe crowd-pleasing Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress lets loose a cast of musical comedy all-stars in scenes involving puppets, leeches, a “facts of life” pantomime and, of course…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMA psychological thrill ride is a rarity on Broadway, which helps explain why Max Wolf Friedlich’s new play JOB (as in work, not the Old Testament book) is attracting an enthusiastic audien…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AMJoshua Boone wasn’t looking for a Broadway musical when he heard about The Outsiders. After nabbing two NAACP Image Award nominations for his sensitive lead performance in Tyler Perry’s …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMExactly 40 years ago, Betsy Aidem talked her way into John Malkovich’s now legendary off-Broadway production of Balm in Gilead alongside future stars Laurie Metcalf, Gary Sinise and Terry …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AMImagine a marathon of the plays and musicals that earned Jack O’Brien three Tony Awards and six additional Tony nominations for Best Director. How, we may wonder, did the person who direct…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42AMThere’s a built-in audience for the new Broadway dance musical Illinoise among fans of Sufjan Stevens’ indie rock music and admirers of Justin Peck’s choreography for the New York City…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AMOver the past four years, for obvious reasons, “home” has become a symbol of safety and wellbeing. More than 40 years ago, playwright Samm-Art Williams explored the many meanings of the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMFrom aspiring actor to theatrical ad agency executive to four-time Tony-nominated writer of plays and musicals, Rick Elice has seen it all (and then some!) on Broadway. Still boyishly enthus…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AMOn stage, “chemistry” usually refers to a romantic pairing, but in the case of the new musical Hell’s Kitchen, it’s the perfect description for the teacher-pupil bond between Broadwa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PMThere’s an easy way to unleash the positive power of social media: Post a photo of Beth Leavel. “Icon,” “Queen” and, simply, “Mother” flood the comments, along with heart and c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AMThe Outsiders was published in 1967, the year before Adam Rapp was born, but he vividly remembers devouring S.E. Hinton’s now-classic YA novel in his dorm room at military school. The tale…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM“Listen to that! Will you listen to that?” Reg Rogers gleefully cries in one of the most joyous moments of Merrily We Roll Along. As Broadway producer Joe Josephson, he’s reacting to t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMOpening one new musical on Broadway is an enviable accomplishment for any director. But three? In the same season? Michael Greif began 2024 with the Broadway transfer of Days of Wine and Ros…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PMThe last time Maryann Plunkett starred in a Broadway musical, she won the 1987 Best Actress Tony Award, singing with a Cockney accent and dancing the “Lambeth Walk” in Me and My Girl. Al…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AMPhone rings, door chimes, in comes another Company revival. Fifty years after Company changed the face of Broadway musicals, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s enduringly modern examinat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PMBroadway is gearing up for the super-busy spring season, with nine new shows starting previews in the next two weeks. First up, Princess Diana sings, the Lehman Brothers scheme, George and M…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMIf you crave a good dark comedy, this is your week to head to Broadway: Tracy Letts’ The Minutes and Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen promise a double-dose of nasty fun. A gorgeous new opera ba…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PMIf your musical bucket list includes Mack & Mabel or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, you’re in luck: Both shows get first-class stagings in the coming week. Also on tap a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMBe our Valentine in a week of must-do events centering on love, marriage and a couple of beheadings. Our list for February 10 through 16 includes six wives, an engaged couple, a family in cr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PMMusic is the tie that binds this week’s must-do events, spotlighting the folk rock of Bob Dylan, the Cambodian pop of Dengue Fever and contemporary songs by Young Jean Lee. Check out these…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:18PMIt’s raining men (hallelujah!) on stage and in concert in this week’s must-do events—specifically Jordan Fisher, André De Shields, Charles Busch and Tituss Burgess. Check them out, al…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:54PMJanuary may be a sleepy month at the movies, but Broadway is buzzing with a star-packed new play and the Broadway debut of a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. Add in a couple of can’t-miss cab…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:03PMWhether you’re in the mood for a one-person show on Broadway, a sexy off-Broadway musical, a cool cabaret show or the TV return of two beloved pros, we’ve got you covered. Check out thes…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMGot the post-holiday blues? Lift your spirits at Chicago, where Erika Jayne and Paulo Szot are the new Roxie and Billy, thrill to the vocals of four former Phantoms and LOL at the new music…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PMIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Hanukkah, with a rush to wrap last-minute gifts and celebrate with family and friends. Enjoy our final list of must-do events for 2019, cove…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PMTwo world premiere plays, a reinvented classic musical and a high-flying holiday special are among the treats on tap at NYC theater this week. Read on for all the details on our five must-do…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMStay in or go out? Whatever your preference, we’ve gathered great options in our list of must-do events for the week of December 2 through 8, including SpongeBob on the small screen, Les M…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PMAs friends and families gather this week to celebrate Thanksgiving, we’re kicking off the holiday season with festive new shows, concerts and TV specials. Don’t waste a minute as you pen…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMIt’s another great week for strong female characters, with Frozen 2 arriving on the big screen and stage greats Angela Lansbury and Linda Lavin lighting up benefit staged readings, plus To…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMSome vibrant leading ladies—stage vets Judith Ivey and Kate Mulgrew and two Eva Perons—take the stage this week. Add in limited engagements of a Queen jukebox musical and a surrealistic …
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