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The Broadway Show: Denzel Washington on Making MACBETH: 'We Rehearsed Like It Was a Play' by Broadway.com

Joel Cohen's THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, has drummed up buzz this awards season. With Oscar nominations coming in just a few weeks, title star Washington sat down on THE BROADWAY …

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The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 01/22/22 by Broadway.com

Be on the lookout for THE BROADWAY SHOW WITH TAMSEN FADAL, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Something wicked this way comes! Denzel Washington, Core…

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“On My Own” COVER by Raymond J. Lee

From LES MISERABLES

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Gotta Dance: Leandra Ellis-Gaston of TINA by Broadway.com

TINA’s Leandra Ellis-Gaston talks about how Tina Turner’s music fuels her, making her Broadway debut and more.

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The Broadway Show: Brad Oscar Revisits His Performances in SOMETHING ROTTEN! & More by Broadway.com

Broadway favorite Brad Oscar joins Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek for a stroll in the heart of New York's Theatre District for a walk through his resume and revisits past performances in shows like SOMETHING ROTTE…

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The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 01/15/22 by Broadway.com

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Watch THE MUSIC MAN star Hugh Jackman pay tribute to Bro…

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“Easy On Me” COVER by Raymond J. Lee

“Easy On Me” originally performed by Adele

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The Broadway Show: Heidi Blickenstaff Revisits Her Performances in SOMETHING ROTTEN! & More by Broadway.com

Broadway favorite Heidi Blickenstaff joins Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek for a stroll in the heart of New York's Theatre District for a walk through her resume and revisits past performances in shows like SOMETHI…

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The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 01/08/22 by Broadway.com

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek takes a walk …

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Gotta Dance: Aléna Watters of MRS. DOUBTFIRE by Broadway.com

MRS. DOUBTFIRE's Aléna Watters reflects on her Broadway journey, her strange debut and more in a new Gotta Dance!

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Broadway's Chicago Salutes Kander & Ebb with "Hot Honey Rag" by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

The foundation created by legendary lyricist Fred Ebb awarded $2.6 million to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS as 2021 ended, topping the foundation’s previous record donation in 2020 and cementing its place as the largest…

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The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 01/01/22 by Broadway.com

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Talk about a Broadway treat with a capital “T”! Watc…

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The Broadway Show: Michael Zegen on TROUBLE IN MIND and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL by Broadway.com

Michael Zegen chats about returning to the stage in TROUBLE IN MIND and season four of THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL with Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek.

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The Broadway Show: Celia Keenan-Bolger Reminisces on LES MIZ, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER & More by Broadway.com

Tony winner and current TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD star Celia Keenan-Bolger joins Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek for a stroll in the heart of New York’s Theatre District for a walk through her resume and revisits pas…

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Fresh Face: Morgan Dudley by Broadway.com

Get to know Morgan Dudley, who played Frankie Healy in JAGGED LITTLE PILL on Broadway earlier this year.

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The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 12/25/21 by Broadway.com

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The Broadway Show: Caissie Levy Revisits Her Performances in FROZEN, WICKED, HAIR & More by Broadway.com

Broadway favorite Caissie Levy joins Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek for a stroll in the heart of New York's Theatre District for a walk through her resume and revisits past performances in shows like HAIR, WICKED,…

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Fresh Face: Analise Scarpaci of MRS. DOUBTFIRE by Broadway.com

Get to know Analise Scarpaci, who is playing Lydia Hillard in MRS. DOUBTFIRE on Broadway

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The Broadway Show: FLYING OVER SUNSET's Carmen Cusack on Playing Trailblazer Clare Boothe Luce by Broadway.com

Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek sits down with Carmen Cusack at Lincoln Center Theater to talk about the trippy new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET and playing historical figure Clare Boothe Luce.

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The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 12/18/21 by Broadway.com

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The Broadway Show: Tony Winner Melba Moore on PURLIE & Her Incredible Career by Broadway.com

Tony winner Melba Moore sits down with Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek at Cafe Fiorello for a chat about her career.

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The Broadway Show: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE’s Samantha Williams on Playing the Tony-Winning Role of Emmie by Broadway.com

Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek talks to CAROLINE, OR CHANGE star Samantha Williams about her full-circle life moment, what she learned from her time away from the character and more.

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The Broadway Show: Rachel Zegler & Steven Spielberg Talk WEST SIDE STORY by Broadway.com

WEST SIDE STORY star Rachel Zegler and director Steven Spielberg sit down with host Tamsen Fadal to talk about the eagerly anticipated film remake and theater's impact on their lives and creative process.

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The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 12/11/21 by Broadway.com

- Be on the lookout for THE BROADWAY SHOW WITH TAMSEN FADAL, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Host Tamsen Fadal chats with three-time Oscar winning…

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Nicholas Hytner by Nicola Jennings

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Not much ado: the joy of plays that lose the plot by Lyn Gardner

A handful of current shows, including The Flick at the National Theatre, ditch the traditional sense of narrative drive but still manage to draw you in“Nothing happens. Twice.” That was …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AM

Pas de deux: Alina Cojocaru and Rupert Pennefather on Jewels by Interviews By Chris Wiegand

How do you create chemistry in a plotless ballet? Just pretend it's a wedding, say the stars of the Royal Ballet's DiamondsAlina Cojocaru: It was easy for me to fall in love with Balanchine'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:26AM

After Independence review – a family fight it out on the farm in Zimbabwean drama by Michael Billington

Arcola, LondonMay Sumbwanyambe’s promising play, set in 1998, pits a white farm-owning family against a government agent sent to acquire their landThe Papatango new writing prize has uncov…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:26AM

Royal Ballet dancer fed up with critic's references to his ginger hair by Jamie Grierson

Edward Watson calls constant mentions of his red hair and pale skin in negative reviews ‘ridiculous’A principal dancer at the Royal Ballet has turned on a critic for repeatedly mentionin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:27AM

Judith Mackrell talks to ballet dancer Edward Watson by Judith Mackrell

Edward Watson calls himself a 'ginger freak'. But to everyone else, he is the Royal Ballet's hottest new star. Judith Mackrell meets him on the eve of his biggest role yetIt was Edward Watso…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:10AM

Theatre review: The Roman Tragedies, Barbican, London by Lyn Gardner

Barbican, LondonShakespeare gets a close-up in Toneelgroep's compression of three plays – Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra – a remarkable six-hour marathon played witho…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:08AM

Jude Law returns to London stage in Ivo van Hove's Obsession by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Talented Mr Ripley actor to join forces with Belgian director next year in Barbican production of 1943 filmJude Law is to return to the London theatre in an adaptation of the Luchino Viscont…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:01AM

Monday, May 9, 2016

Kenneth Branagh on The Entertainer: 'I've been bending Rob Brydon's ear about standup' by Interview By Chris Wiegand

In the final production of his West End season, Kenneth Branagh takes on the role of the failing comic Archie Rice. He explains how he’s taken tips from funnymen Rob Brydon and Ken DoddYou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:19PM

Is this a bloodbath I see before me? The 75 deaths of Shakespeare by Andrew Dickson

Spymonkey are sticking the knife into Shakespeare, by putting every poisoning, bear attack and stabbing on stageA woman lies on a tomb in a deathlike slumber, rose petals scattered all aroun…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:21PM

Digging for Shakespeare review – a well-plotted walk on the playwright's wild side by Lyn Gardner

Roedale allotments, BrightonArtist Marc Rees’s deliciously understated promenade piece unearths the story of eccentric Shakespeare scholar James Orchard Halliwell-PhillippsThe Brighton fes…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM

Ross and Rachel: the one that explodes the Friends myth by Matt Trueman

James Fritz explores modern love through multiple references to the US sitcom in his dark play which is about to open off-Broadway and embark on a UK tourRoss & Rachel. You know the ones…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

The cut and thrust of Shakespeare: a fight director's view by Interview By Andrew Dickson

Henry V is a play about war yet we only see two conflicts – and the way the characters do combat tells us plenty about them, says fight director Terry KingIt’s one of the simplest stage …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:27AM

The secret life of an actor: sacrifice, sudoku and sexless sex scenes | Anonymous by Anonymous

Actors do not effortlessly waft from one job to another, dropping names and stardust as they go. It’s hard work, involving tough rejections and long hours“What have I seen you in?” is …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:27AM

Plan your week’s theatre: top tickets by Lyn Gardner

There are festivals all across the country, while Philip Ridley’s Radiant Vermin returns and James Graham’s Monster Raving Loony arrives in SohoThe Ricochet Project’s Smoke and Mirrors…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:27AM

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Osipova and Polunin: backstage with ballet's most explosive couple by Judith Mackrell

He’s the bad boy of ballet, she’s the Royal’s Russian superstar. Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin talk about fear, pain and falling in love on the dance floor “I’d heard about h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:34PM

Diana of Dobson's review – rich irony as shop-girl 'slave' comes into the money by Alfred Hickling

New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeThis revival of Cicely Hamilton’s 1908 play about a downtrodden shopworker has an admirable lightness of touch An actor, activist and contemporary of George Be…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM

On my radar: Akram Khan’s cultural highlights by Kate Kellaway

The dancer and choreographer on Kate Tempest’s poetry, Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse documentary, and astonishing jazz pianist Brad MehldauAkram Khan was born in Wimbledon, south-west Lon…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AM

An Enemy of the People review – all society on a stage by Susannah Clapp

Chichester Festival theatreHugh Bonneville as a whistleblower driven by sibling rivalry shows how Ibsen’s play switches emphasis with every stagingHere is Hugh Bonneville, the amiably stuf…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:44AM

Dancing out of poverty in South Africa by Frances Byrnes

Dane Hurst escaped township life to become a dancer with the Rambert in London. Now he’s bringing his dream back home. Frances Byrnes charts his next stepThe school where Dane Hurst, star …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:44AM

Frankenstein review – a monster hash from the Royal Ballet by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House, LondonThe dancing is superb, the sets magnificent, but Liam Scarlett’s new full-length ballet Frankenstein squanders Mary Shelley’s great novelThere’s a riveting sce…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:44AM

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – the wildest of dreams by Susannah Clapp

Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonEmma Rice’s first production as artistic director at Shakespeare’s Globe is a glittering, unnerving comic triumphA sitar player sends music pulsing through t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:44AM

Roy Williams: ‘It’s hard to comprehend that a man could kill his own son’ by Liz Hoggard

The playwright on his new play about Motown giant Marvin Gaye, absent fathers and why his work strikes a chord with black audiences in AmericaBafta and Evening Standard award-winning playwri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AM

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Shakespeare outdoes Game of Thrones in the BBC's Hollow Crown by Michael Billington

The Henry VI plays are condensed into two servings of power battles, sex and witchcraft with fine performances from Hugh Bonneville and Sophie OkonedoShakespeare’s early histories used to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:56PM

Clive James: ‘If Victoria Wood had caught us moping over her death, she might have been quite strict’ by Clive James

Wood’s central power was an infallible ear for the nuances of the national languageIn taking so long to say something about Victoria Wood’s early death, I fear that I’m making an …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AM

Why I love… Michaela Coel by Bim Adewunmi

Coel is fearless. No joke is too risque, no comedic situation too outrageous to explore in pursuit of the funny Generally speaking, I love being surprised. It’s an increasingly hard t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:55AM

Friday, May 6, 2016