Monday, August 29, 2016
The single-panel satirist struck again this week with another skewering of the Broadway-bound codgers.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:32PMNow in its sixth year, The Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit is focused on bringing Shakespeare to non-traditional venues such as prisons, homeless shelters and centers for disadvanta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PMRAISIN, adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN, has not been frequently produced since winning the 1974 Tony Award for Best Musical.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PMDarren Criss, who came into the starring role in Hedwig AND THE ANGRY INCH as a replacement during its Broadway run, is very excited to be opening the musical's national tour in two very fam…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMTe newest online auction from Charitybuzz offers a chance to meet the five-time Grammy nominee.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:20PMBeginning with its 2003 production of Shakespeare's PERICLES, Red Bull Theater has become one of Off-Broadway's most noted not-profit companiesspecializing in plays of heightened language. W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PMFriday, August 26, 2016
It's been a busy week for Broadway's Brandon Victor Dixon as he takes over the role of Aaron Burr in Lin-Manuel Miranda's revolutionary smash, HAMILTON.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:31PMIn the Music Circus production the role of Quasimodo is played by Deaf actor, John McGinty.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:31PM'My learning never stops,' THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Ervio tells her Facebook followers. So even with all the awards and accolades, the West End and Broadway star takes her voice lessons ev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMThe dynamic actor, singer and dancer Andre De Shields opened last night at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in his own new play, CONFESSIONS OF A P.I.M.P., directed b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMDon't be surprised if the name Theodosia starts popping up on birth certificates with alarming frequency in the next few years, thanks to the beautiful ballad 'Dear Theodosia,' sung by Aaron…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PMA new art installation for the Broadway Pedestrian Plaza between 43rd and 44th Streets consists of three X-shaped outdoor loungers custom designed for Times Square,
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMLike no other writer of his era, Langston Hughes, through his poetry, prose and plays, captured the essence of the early 20th Century's Harlem Renaissance.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMAmerica wasn't quite loving Lucy yet in 1933 when she purchased a home in West Hollywood after signing up with RKO. Heck, Lucy wasn't even loving Desi yet, as the pair wouldn't meet until th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AMIf the plot and characters of Leslye Headland new drama THE LAYOVER appear to be contemporary versions of some old film noir feature you used to watch so often on VHS that the images on the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMThursday, August 25, 2016
While OH, HELLO's Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, the comedy alter egos of Nick Kroll Comedy Central's 'Kroll Show' and John Mulaney Netflix's 'The Comeback Kid', may seem like highly cu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PMAfter making his initial Broadway appearances in ASPECTS OF LOVE and JEKYLL amp HYDE, Brad Oscar's breakthrough Tony-nominated performance as demanding playwright Franz Liebkind in THE PRODU…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:40PMCharitybuzz's new auction offers a chance to meet Jeremy Jordan after enjoying the special filmed performance of NEWSIES.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PMLonely introverts like the title character of the Broadway bound DEAR EVAN HANSEN are not often found at the center of musical, but in past projects like their scoresfor DOGFIGHT and A CHRIS…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMMaster monologist and storyteller Mike Daisey has chosen to make his latest theatre piece, THE TRUMP CARD, completely free to download on the Internet and perform without paying royalties.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PMShakespeare's Globe, which opened in 1997 as the most faithful replication possible of London's 1599 Globe Theatre, has submitted plans to the Southwark Council for the purpose of building a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMIn her hit television series 'Maude' Bea Arthur played a tough-as-nails liberal with a soft spot for helping those less fortunate, a portrayal that wasn't far off from what she really was.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PMWith its attention-grabbing title, Swedish singersongwriter Ledinsky's single 'Donald Trump Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack' has been mounting up controversy and YouTube hits.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AMWednesday, August 24, 2016
Starring on Broadway as the determined survivor Celie in the hit revival of THE COLOR PURPLE eight times a week just isn't enough of a workout for Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PMDon't even try getting orchestra seats to the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival production of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang's THE LOSER.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18PMBefore he started hitting the airwaves weekly as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live, Fred Armisen was a young musician from Long Island who moved to Chicago to play percussion for th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04PMWith its attention-grabbing title, Swedish singersongwriter Ledinsky's single 'Donald Trump Makes Me Wanna Smoke Crack' has been mounting up controversy and YouTube hits.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PMGrowing up in Northern Virginia, the first song Thomas Kail ever memorized was Slick Rick's rap 'Mona Lisa.' Its narrative about a guy chatting up a woman he meets in a pizza place opened up…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PMSpecialists in introducing contemporary audiences to worthy, but neglected plays, The Mint Theater Company's new production will probably be a first introduction for many of its audience mem…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PMKristin Chenoweth's new album, 'The Art of Elegance,' will have a will have a digital release September 23rd and a physical release on September 30th, 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMThe Oscar-winning songwriting team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez joined the fun at the Greenwich Village piano bar.
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