Thursday, May 26, 2016
Fans of classical theater are probably most familiar with Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House — and if you’re a diehard, PEER GYNT may be on your radar. Written in 1867, t…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:13PMWednesday, May 25, 2016
Fans of 1970s and 80s sitcoms will remember Beth Howland as Linda Lavin’s ditzy co-worker, Vera, on the hit series Alice. Howland died on December 31, 2015, but the actress’s h…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:10PMTuesday, May 24, 2016
If you’re planning to see Nick Payne’s especially heady drama, Incognito, you’ll want to be well rested and comfortably alert before it begins. Payne notes in the playbill that, “Des…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:50PMMonday, May 23, 2016
It’s difficult to imagine repeating yourself nearly 12,000 times—unless you’re Catherine Russell. Russell is the star of the smash hit off Broadway play Perfect Crime, which is now ent…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:54PMFriday, May 20, 2016
There’s so much to keep up with this week in the theater world. Here are notable happenings! Obie Awards Update The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President) and The Villa…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:13PMWednesday, May 18, 2016
Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler’s nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:44AMTuesday, May 17, 2016
by Samuel L. Leiter One of the things that roared loudest on Broadway during the Roaring Twenties was the lion of censorship, a raging beast that awoke to find post-World War I stages inund…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:37PMMonday, May 16, 2016
Guess who’s hitting the road (or more likely, private jet)? Barbra Streisand returns to the stage for a nine-city tour followed by the release of her next album, ENCORE: Movie Partner…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:46AMby Samuel L. Leiter If you ever need to answer the question “What has more holes than Swiss cheese?” you can say either “Two slices of Swiss cheese” or Australian playwright Wendy Be…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:46AMSaturday, May 14, 2016
Is that the sound of a discordant collaboration between two of the great musical theater icons of the 2oth century? If you’re witnessing Do I Hear a Waltz? — currently being presented by…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:44PMThursday, May 12, 2016
Alice Ripley, Nathan Lee Graham, Gay Marshall, Carol Lipnik, Rob Maitner and Gabrielle Stravelli have joined the cast of the sixth annual “Night Of A Thousand Judys” – the …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:49PMA public memorial tribute hosted by Ray Romano will be held for Doris Roberts, the beloved Emmy-Award®-winning actress, on Monday, May 16 at 12:00 p.m. at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:28AMWednesday, May 11, 2016
For the first-time ever, as an official sponsor of the 70th Annual Tony Awards and presenting sponsor of the Behind the Scenes Livestream, BroadwayHD will join forces with the Tony Awards to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:56PMThe Eugene O’Neill Theater Center celebrated the 16th annual Monte Cristo Award ceremony with a presentation of the honor to award-winning stage and film director, playwright, and acto…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:31PMTuesday, May 10, 2016
Producers Fox Theatricals (Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson) and Barbara Whitman have announced that Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, has partnered with PFLAG…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:39PMMonday, May 9, 2016
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2015-16 season in 25 categories. Broadway’s…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:28PMby Ryan Leeds The tale of “naïve country boy moves to the city to pursue his dreams” is a story as old as musical theater itself, and although audiences will have to suspend a great dea…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:10AMFriday, May 6, 2016
by Samuel L. Leiter Ah, 1958! The year of my high school prom. And the year of the high school prom depicted in the first act of The Marvelous Wonderettes, now bringing back the golden oldie…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:12PMThursday, May 5, 2016
Now that the Tony Award nominations have been announced, we can all breathe a bit easier knowing that Hamilton will likely sweep every major category… but let’s make room for s…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:02PMWednesday, May 4, 2016
The rest of the country might be green with envy on Monday, May 9, when A Twist of Limelight, a benefit for San Francisco’s Bay Area Musicals (BAM) features a full hour-long concert by Ede…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:03PMTuesday, May 3, 2016
Nominations in 24 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 70th Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards were announced today by Tony Award-winning actress Nikki M. James a…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:40AMMonday, May 2, 2016
by Ryan Leeds Solo shows are like first dates: One can usually tell within the first 15 minutes whether or not there’s a spark. For the impatient New Yorker, one might whittle that down to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:04PMSaturday, April 30, 2016
by Samuel L. Leiter Once again experimental Belgian director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge) is stirring things up with an unconventional take on a familiar modern classic, this time A…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:06AMFriday, April 29, 2016
MASTERWORKS BROADWAY announces today’s release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of ON YOUR FEET!. Recorded live from Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, the album is produced by…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:50AMWednesday, April 27, 2016
Hope springs eternal at the Broadhurst Theatre, where Tuck Everlasting is pulling out all the stops in an attempt to capitalize on the cult-like popularity of Natalie Babbitt’s 1975 childr…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:58PMTuesday, April 26, 2016
Angela Lansbury and Dana Ivey head an all-star cast in the staged reading of the beloved British comedy, Lettice and Lovage, a benefit for The Acting Company, to be held one night only, Mond…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:43PMMonday, April 25, 2016
Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson and multiple Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein will headline the cast of NBC’s “Hairspray Live!,” the network’s next…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:03PMSunday, April 24, 2016
There’s no mistaking that the producers of Waitress, a new musical by Jessie Nelson and Sara Bareilles (four-time Grammy Award nominee), want to deliver something sweet for Broadway audien…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:23PMFriday, April 22, 2016
Fuerza Bruta welcomes world renowned DJ and Electronic Music producer Paul Oakenfold for a special one-night-only performance on Saturday, April 23 at 10 p.m.. In collaboration with …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:42AMThursday, April 21, 2016
by Samuel L. Leiter Patrick Bateman is back. Perhaps you remember him as the narrator of Bret Easton Ellis’s provocative 1991 novel, American Psycho, and the equally notorious 2000 film, s…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:43PMWednesday, April 20, 2016
Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler’s nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:31AM 
