Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Lisa Loomer's docudrama examines the landmark abortion rights case.
In 1984, my roommate drove across two states so she could get a legal abortion. It took a wee…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 05:25PMFriday, January 24, 2020
Charles Fuller’s murder mystery, finally on Broadway in a fine production directed by Kenny Leon some four decades after it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is so good that even if you’…
Linked From DC Theatre Scene at 12:18PMCharles Fuller’s murder mystery, finally on Broadway in a fine production directed by Kenny Leon some four decades after it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is so good that even if you’…
Linked From newyorktheater.me at 10:36AMThursday, January 23, 2020
In 1984, 20 fire-breathing, stilt-striding performers took to the streets of the colourful Baie-Saint-Paul in Québec City, Canada. The shows they put on there began a journey to bring the…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 12:10PMWednesday, January 22, 2020
Wax on Broadway. After etching itself into the hearts of movie fans forever, “The Karate Kid” franchise is onto the next frontier — the big stage. That’s right, the original 1984 mov…
Linked From The New York Post at 03:06PMThe Karate Kid is stomp-kicking its way to the stage. The 1984 martial arts drama, which spawned three sequels and legions of fans, is being adapted into a musical for Broadway, producers Ku…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:12PM“The Karate Kid” is being developed into a Broadway-aimed musical. The musical will feature a book by Robert Mark Kamen, the screenwriter of the 1984 film, and music and lyrics by Drew…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 01:33PMThe popular 80s film The Karate Kid hit the screens in 1984, where it became one of the decade’s most beloved films, an inspirational tale about overcoming one’s fears, taking on the bul…
Linked From Broadway Direct at 01:08PMThe Karate Kid is being developed as a musical for Broadway, with the 1984 film’s screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen penning the book and Drew Gasparini writing music and lyrics. The project w…
Linked From Deadline at 01:01PMDrew Gasparini and original screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen will collaborate on the Broadway-aimed take on the 1984 movie.
Linked From Playbill at 12:47PMThe Karate Kid has been to Japan (in the sequel), China (in the remake), and YouTube (in the TV series). Now, Daniel-san is heading for the stage.
Screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen, who penned …
Linked From Entertainment Weekly at 12:00PMSaturday, January 18, 2020
From her meager beginnings in Memphis through her rise to international fame and triumphant comeback after 20 years of service as a nurse, the life and times of renowned blues and jazz singe…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:00PMThursday, January 16, 2020
Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Stephanie J. Block are among the cast announced today for the world premiere production of Sarah Silverman’s Off Broadway musical The Bedwetter. Sami Bra…
Linked From Deadline at 04:01PMMonday, January 13, 2020
Broadway saw the highest number of international attendees on record during the 2018-2019 season, according to the Broadway League’s annual survey. Last season, 14.8 million people atten…
Linked From broadwaynews.com at 06:52PMHer son Buck Henry having just passed away, and her birthday falling today, it would seem to be the perfect moment to bestow some attention on Ruth Taylor (1908-1984). Raised in Oregon, Tayl…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 09:03AMThursday, January 9, 2020
As is not unusual in Hollywood, Rubye De Remer (Ruby Burkhardt, 1892-1984) was to become best known for her house. Her mansion “Sunkist” was located at the highest point in Beverly Hills…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 09:48AMTuesday, January 7, 2020
Pegasus Theatre Chicago celebrates 33 years of fostering teen writers.
Pegasus Theatre Chicago has weathered some storms over the years. But one thing has remain…
Linked From www.chicagoreader.com at 07:50PMMy first job was forming the Acts drama group in 1984 with my sisters and a close friend. Growing up in a
Linked From The Stage Registration at 05:00AMSaturday, December 28, 2019
Tony winner Jerry Herman, the celebrated compose/lyricist who made his mark on Broadway with award-winning scores to an array of musical comedies, died on December 26 in Miami. According t…
Linked From Broadway.com at 10:24AMFriday, December 27, 2019
Another Broadway legend has died. Jerry Herman, the Tony Award-winning composer behind Hello Dolly! and other popular works, died Thursday at age 88, according to The Associated Press.
Born …
Linked From Entertainment Weekly at 10:42AMMonday, December 16, 2019
George’s Michael’s song reflects the bitterness and vulnerability of a betrayed romantic
Linked From ig.ft.com at 12:00AMFriday, December 13, 2019
Danny Aiello, a veteran actor of major motion pictures who made several notable appearances on the New York stage, died on December 12 at a New Jersey medical facility where he was receiving…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:03PMMonday, December 9, 2019
Stage and screen star René Auberjonois, who earned a Tony Award for his featured turn in 1970's Coco, passed away on December 8, according to The New York Times. The cause was metastatic lu…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:18PMFriday, December 6, 2019
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Editor’s note: The mix of cultures has always provided a rich stew for theater, showing us both the universality of human longing and the diverse ways in which it can be expressed. So, for…
Linked From DC Theatre Scene at 10:03AMMonday, November 25, 2019
Viewing Aquila Theatre’s adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University, I couldn’t help but wonder which came first “newspeak” or “alte…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:42PMWednesday, November 20, 2019
Based on Rusty Lemorande’s classic 80s film, Electric Dreams, Music Theatre Melbourne presents the new stage production, Electric Dreams: The Musical at Gasworks Arts Park this November. E…
Linked From artsreview.com.au at 10:29PMMonday, November 11, 2019
Based on the film of the same name, Billy Elliot the Musical is a funny, gritty, heart-warming and feel-good celebration following the journey of a young boy raised in a small British mining…
Linked From AussieTheatre at 02:00PMSunday, November 10, 2019
Like many of my favorite actors (George C. Scott, William Holden), Richard Burton (Richard Walter Jenkins Jr, 1925-1984) radiated a rare combination of intelligence and macho charisma. He wa…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 04:42AMTuesday, November 5, 2019
Tony winner Alice Ripley is set to star in Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire’s 1984 musical Baby. The site-specific production will take place at a loft in Manhattan from December 6 thr…
Linked From Broadway.com at 01:18AMSaturday, November 2, 2019
Walter Woolf King (1899-1984) will probably best known to readers of this blog as the singing villain of two Marx Brothers movies, A Night at the Opera (1935) and Go West (1936), and as a sh…
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