Monday, June 5, 2023
Last week, at a time when Broadway producers were worried about last-minute campaigning and how performers are going to change at the United Palace with limited dressing room space, a fact b…
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The Tony Awards, a key marketing opportunity for Broadway, can go ahead in an altered form after the striking screenwriters’ union said it would not picket this year’s broadcast.
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The ceremony had been announced to air live from United Palace Theatre June 11 on Pluto and CBS.
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
Winners for the honors, recognizing Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions, will be announced the week of May 29.
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Downstate and Leopoldstadt lead play nominations, with winners set to be named May 16.
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Recognizing Broadway and Off-Broadway, the honors will be handed out in a May 19 ceremony at Ziegfeld Ballroom.
SOURCE: PlaybillWho knew that “Follow Me” had so many fans? But since Aaron Sorkin’s revisal of CAMELOT started previews at the Vivian Beaumont on March 9, friends have been calling me to complain. �…
SOURCE: Masterworks BroadwayMonday, April 24, 2023
After giving up her Actors' Equity membership in 2022, Patti LuPone has revealed why she no longer wants to be on Broadway. In an interview about her new film, Beau Is Afraid, LuPone was ask…
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Bewigged, bejeweled and bejowled, Mr. Humphries’s creation was one of the longest-lived characters ever channeled by a single performer.
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Can you collaborate with your mother, a Pulitzer-winning playwright, and develop your own voice too? Ruby Aiyo Gerber wasn’t too scared to try.
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After rescuing the company from bankruptcy, he turned it into a major player on Broadway and one of the largest nonprofit theater companies in the country.
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The midtown venue’s owners hope to raise close to 20 percent of an annual budget approaching $10 million from supporters.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAs artistic director, Johnson, a pathbreaking ballerina, helped get the company back on its feet after a hiatus. Now, she’s ready to be an artist again.
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The New Diorama in London is placing bets on small troupes, inviting them onto its stage and giving them help to thrive. With two shows now in the West End, its gambles are paying off.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionHer new memoir finds the 90-year-old singer-dancer hungry for acclaim, but generous to others on her way to getting it.
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The final day of “The Phantom of the Opera” was marked by a combination of nostalgia and celebration at the Majestic Theater. It is closing on an unexpectedly high note.
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As Broadway’s longest-running show headed to a close on Sunday after more than 35 years, New York Times employees shared their memories.
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We went backstage during one of the final performances before the show’s famous chandelier crashes down one last time. “The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest running show in the histo…
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWhen shuttered venues embraced streaming during the pandemic, the arts became more accessible. With live performance back, and streams dwindling, many feel forgotten.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAs “The Phantom of the Opera” ends its record-breaking Broadway run on Sunday, its most devoted followers, who call themselves Phans, are mourning.
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The annual ceremony, honoring Broadway plays and musicals, is to take place June 11 at the United Palace in Washington Heights.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn a new revival of “Camelot,” updated by Aaron Sorkin, the actress finds humanity in the legend of King Arthur and Guenevere.
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Lee Roy Reams opens up about one of Broadway's most historic nights.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldHow do you re-create what once took 300 people if half of them who were unpaid now have to be compensated?
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A new bill supporting equal opportunities regardless of height and weight is being proposed in New York City, and may have a lasting impact on Broadway.
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The duo recently starred in a revival of “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” at BAM; now the production is moving uptown.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe 96-year-old composer of “Chicago” and “Cabaret” is making a brand-new start of it with “New York, New York,” his 16th Broadway musical.
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The Jodie Comer-starring legal drama won best new play at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys and an adaptation of ‘Totoro’ won six gongs — the most of any production.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Looking at the weekly grosses reported by the Broadway League, one might think “Shucked” was out of luck. In its first week of previews (five performances), the original musical grossed …
SOURCE: Broadway NewsA breakdown of salaries for performers—and stage managers and musicians—who work on Broadway.
SOURCE: PlaybillJosh Groban, Michael Cerveris, Norm Lewis and Len Cariou all agree: It's exhausting playing a murderous sociopath, while dealing with stage blood, a mechanical barber chair and singing compl…
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This year's honorees include Broadway Advocacy Coalition cofounder Jacquelyn Bell and New Perspectives Theatre Company founder and Artistic Director Melody Brooks.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe actress is returning for the second season of “Schmigadoon!” Reality TV and occasional shopping sprees have kept her going in the meantime.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford, returns to Broadway to…
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The finalists for the 2023 Yale Drama Series Prize suddenly find themselves in Italy, with plenty of time to write, reflect and make pasta.
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Ahead of the Broadway opening of his new “Camelot” musical adaptation, Aaron Sorkin revealed to the New York Times that he suffered a stroke last November. The medical emergency occurred…
SOURCE: VarietyAt long last, “Smash,” a stage musical adaptation of the NBC series, is heading to Broadway. Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron, who produced the original series, will se…
SOURCE: VarietyProducers including Steven Spielberg have been exploring several possible incarnations of the decade-old TV series. Now they have a plan.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Golden Age musical is back on Broadway, with a new take by one of the nation’s great screenwriters. Walk with us.
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For their debut, the country-music songwriting team Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark embraced puns, heartfelt songs and campy performances. Here’s their story.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionCelebrated playwright Tom Stoppard has a Broadway success on his hands with “Leopoldstadt,” his (very) loosely autobiographical play now in the sixth month of a long run currently set to…
SOURCE: VarietyMonday, March 6, 2023
The studio’s first venture into live performance follows the move by Audible, Amazon’s audio subsidiary, to stage works at the nearby Minetta Lane Theater.
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The measure is part of a wave of legislation by conservative lawmakers across the country against drag performances. Many are wondering how it will be applied.
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Jessica Steinrock’s work on intimate scenes in film has come to prominence as the entertainment industry reels from the litany of sexual abuses brought to light by the #MeToo movement.
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Several Black playwrights have canceled productions of their works, in some cases after performances started, because of concerns about conditions at the theaters presenting them.
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Studio Ghibli’s fantastical movie was an unexpected choice for a stage adaptation. Now, it is up for 9 awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
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Friday, February 24, 2023
Performances of the John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally musical were scheduled to begin in May.
SOURCE: PlaybillKristin Chenoweth is set to reunite with Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz on a new musical based on the award-winning 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles. With a book by Lindsey Ferrent…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldThe Jonas Brothers are coming to Broadway! The trio of brothers will perform a five-night residency at the Marquis Theatre, from March 14-18. Each night will feature one of their five albums…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldThe Mean Girls Tony nominee will appear onscreen alongside stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.
SOURCE: Playbill“Bob Fosse’s Dancin’,” revived by the director Wayne Cilento, is back on Broadway. Its stars? An eclectic cast of dancers who are anything but machines.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionLinedy Genao brings her whole Latina self to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical, which also stars the stage veteran Carolee Carmello as her evil stepmother.
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The playwright James Ijames and the director Saheem Ali built a “Hamlet”-inspired play, opening in April on Broadway, around their artistic friendship.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThese actors turned playwrights all excavate memories and meaning from their lives in creating these four shows, which arrive in New York in the coming months.
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The show’s star, Ben Platt, said the “ugly and scary” display was a reminder of why they are retelling the story of the lynching of Leo Frank, a Jewish businessman in Georgia.
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SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn a pared-down Broadway revival of “A Doll’s House,” the Oscar-winning actress doesn’t have props, period costumes or much of a set. To her surprise, she likes it.
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The play, directed by Joe Mantello and also starring Tatiana Maslany, had a well-reviewed debut in Chicago. It begins performances in April.
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Victoria Clark is no Madeline Kahn. That’s also true of Steven Boyer, Justin Cooley, Bonnie Milligan and Alli Mauzey....Continue Reading
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In this week’s edition of Confider, the CEO of Broadway’s biggest magazine admits to ordering the deletion of a widely shared exposé of audience misbehavior.
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A major British theater company, Ambassador Theater Group, says it is “combining operations” with Jujamcyn, the smallest of Broadway’s three big landlords.
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If you’re in a bridge tournament and play a Jack – only to see your opponent put a King on the table – you may hear the trick-taker say, “Don’t send a boy out to do a man’s job.�…
SOURCE: Masterworks BroadwayMonday, February 6, 2023
Assistant company manager Annie Schroeder on Broadway’s ”& Juliet”
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The 65th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by comedian Trevor Noah, took place in Los Angeles on Feb. 5. Tony Award winners and former Tony hosts James Corden and Billy Crystal served as presente…
SOURCE: Broadway NewsWednesday, February 1, 2023
"I didn't feel right being in either category," the non-binary Broadway performer tells Playbill.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2022-2023 Broadway season on January 31 to discuss eligibility of 20 productions for the 76th Annual Tony Awards in…
SOURCE: Gold DerbyShe is making her professional stage debut in the Off Broadway drama, and fulfilling a childhood dream. “It’s transformative,” she said.
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The list of 34 participants includes Grammy nominees, Olivier nominees, a Pulitzer-winning journalist, film composer, and more.
SOURCE: PlaybillFive famous Broadway houses may be changing ownership today. The rumor on the Rialto, as the late Earl Wilson would say, is
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411Tuesday, January 10, 2023
The musical’s exploration of antisemitism is timely, with rising concern about the issue in the United States and beyond.
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Mr. Galati was known for his adaptations of classic American novels, including Ragtime and The Grapes of Wrath.
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You never know what'll hit or miss — but you can look at who wrote the script and score, and who's directing and starring. Here's what Jeff Lunden is keeping his eye on, both on and off-Br…
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Times Square is overflowing with people. And Elmo’s. The grotesque pedestrian mall has brought looky-loo’s from all over, but they’re not going
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