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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Debra Messing Tackles the Role of a Lifetime (Literally) on Broadway by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

In the lyrical new play Birthday Candles, playwright Noah Haidle dares to imagine 90 years in the life of Ernestine Ashworth, a woman he describes as “a daughter, a girlfriend, a wife, a m…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:53AM

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, & Darren Criss in a Sizzling American Buffalo by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

One night in the early 1970s, David Mamet sat in on a poker game played by crooks — and emerged with the idea for a play. Little did he know that American Buffalo would become a modern cla…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:49AM

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

James Lapine on Masterminding Flying Over Sunset‘s Musical Trip by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

In a Broadway-musical landscape that skews heavily toward movie adaptations and jukebox shows, the arrival of an original musical written and directed by three-time Tony Award winner James L…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 08:09AM

Monday, January 27, 2020

Rob McClure on Becoming Mrs. Doubtfire in the Brilliant New Broadway Musical by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

Humor, heart, and a larger-than-life heroine: Sift those ingredients together with a lively original score, and the result is Mrs. Doubtfire, one of the most anticipated new musicals of the …

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:42PM

Monday, January 13, 2020

Inside the Triumphant Broadway Return of Caroline, or Change by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

When Caroline, or Change opened on Broadway in 2004, critics hailed its unique blend of personal history, gorgeous music, and a title role with the epic scale of Gypsy’s Mama Rose. Set in …

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:11PM

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Harry Goes Global! Exciting Events at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

The Tony Award–winning phenomenon Harry Potter and the Cursed Child continues to make headlines as the epic stage production expands its reach from Broadway and London to Melbourne and now…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 08:11PM

Meet the Man Behind the Magic of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

Jamie Harrison is a master magician, theater director, and renowned artistic director. But none of that mattered the day he had to demonstrate a moment of magic to J.K. Rowling. “I was ter…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 08:02PM

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Chris Cox Preps for a Magical Broadway Debut in The Illusionists by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

Chris Cox looks like your friendly next-door neighbor, with boyishly messy hair, oversized eyeglasses, and a wardrobe of colorful suspenders. But don’t underestimate this self-described �…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 06:03AM

Paul Dabek Gets Set to Amaze Broadway Audiences in The Illusionists by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

Professional magicians tend to begin practicing their craft as kids, but Paul Dabek was extra-precocious, imitating the magicians he saw on TV when he was just three years old. “I would gr…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:06AM

Monday, June 3, 2019

Inside the Blazing Broadway Revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

The acclaimed Broadway revival of Burn This serves as a welcome reminder of playwright Lanford Wilson’s exploration of immense talent and humanity. Nominated for three 2019 Tony Awards, in…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:01AM

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Share the Excitement of First-Time Tony Nominees for Best Book of a Musical by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

For theater artists, a Tony Award nomination is the ultimate recognition, an honor that’s especially exciting the first time it happens. This season, seven composers and writers — six ma…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:54AM

Share the Excitement of First-Time Tony Nominees for Best Score of a Musical by Kathy Henderson For Broadway Direct

For theater artists, a Tony Award nomination is the ultimate recognition, an honor that’s especially exciting the first time it happens. This season, seven composers and writers — six ma…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 09:42AM

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