Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Video: Watch Mary Kate Morrissey & More in Ogunquit Playhouse's COME FROM AWAY

Ogunquit Playhouse has shared a look inside their recent production of Come From Away, which featured Mary Kate Morrissey, Liz Pearce, Joy Hermalyn, and more! While the production concluded …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PM

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to Lead Cabaret for Its Final Weeks on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will star as Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the August Wilson Theatre. Fresh off their run in the Lon…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM
Monday, June 16, 2025

The Aftermath of Murder: Jim Catapano reviews John Galsworthy’s “The First and The Last” at the ATA by Jaymichaelsae

John Galsworthy’s Compelling The First and The Last is Brought into the 21st Century at the ATA Cleaning up after a killing is never going to be an easy task (unless you’re Harvey Keitel…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 01:30PM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Harvey Fierstein | 2025 Tony Awards Acceptance Speech by The Tony Awards

Harvey Fierstein accepts the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 78th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday June 8, 2025. About the 78th Annual Tony Awards The American Theatre Wing’s 78th Ann…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:46PM

Harvey Weinstein’s New York Case Isn’t Over Yet by Caitlin Huston

Prosecutors will retry the former mogul on the rape charge, while the defense team is appealing his conviction and investigating jurors.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:42PM

Harvey Weinstein Gets Mistrial on Rape Charge After Threats to Jury Foreperson by Caitlin Huston

“I feel afraid inside there. I can’t be inside there," the jury foreperson said Wednesday.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:21AM

IMPRESSIONS: DANCE AFRICA 2025 at Brooklyn Academy of Music- Movement! Magic! Manifestation! by The Dance Enthusiast

"Dance Africa is the largest festival annually paying tribute to the legacy and culture of Africa and its diaspora. Founded over 48 years ago by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis, this festival spans the…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Harvey Weinstein Trial Witnesses React to Mixed Verdict, See Win For #MeToo Movement by Caitlin Huston

"It’s a big win for everyone. Harvey Weinstein will be in jail,” Kaja Sokola told reporters, despite Weinstein being acquitted on her count.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:09PM

Harvey Weinstein Receives Mixed Partial Verdict As Deliberations Heat Up in Criminal Case by Caitlin Huston

The jury has yet to reach a verdict on rape in the third degree related to aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:03PM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Read the Text of Harvey Fierstein's Acceptance Speech for His 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement by Diep Tran

"I dedicate this award to the people in the dark and offer my most profound thanks to all of you, my community."

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Monday, June 9, 2025

Harvey Fierstein Responds to Special Tony for Lifetime Achievement by BroadwayWorld

At the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Harvey Fierstein took the stage to accept a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM

IN THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED: THE 78TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS by Ron Fassler

Photo taken from my seat in the Front Mezzanine at Radio City Music Hall last night.June 9, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. The Tony Awards have been broadcast on nation…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 03:49PM

Jurors Raise Concerns About Harvey Weinstein Deliberations by Caitlin Huston

His attorney Arthur Aidala has repeatedly called for a mistrial, and been denied, as he said jurors are improperly considering Weinstein's past behavior.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:16PM

Full Cast Announced for World Première of Maiden Voyage at Southwark Playhouse Elephant by Staff Writer

Mark Cortale, Dale Franzen, Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese, in association with Shared Experience, have announced full casting for the world première of Maiden Voyage

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:59AM

Tony Highlights. Stageworthy News of the Week by Jonathan Mandell

“This has all happened by accident,” Harvey Fierstein said at the 78th annual Tony Awards. Tony Kushner had just introduced him as “a great theater artist, a great force for connection…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:40AM

Tony Honoree Reacts: Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Harvey Fierstein by Playbill

Harvey Fierstein has received a 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:32AM
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Harvey Fierstein Realizes He Should've Dedicated His Lifetime Achievement Tony Award to Arthur Laurents. by Meg Masseron

The luminary admits he wrote three versions of his acceptance speech.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32PM

Video: Harvey Fierstein Responds to Special Tony for Lifetime Achievement

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Harvey Fierstein took the stage to accept a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06PM
Friday, June 6, 2025

Exclusive: Harvey Fierstein Looks Back on His Life in the Theatre

On Sunday, June 8, Harvey Fierstein will take the stage at Radio City Music Hall to accept perhaps the biggest award of his career- the 2025 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

‘We wanted to tell the wider story’: play highlights impact of ‘spycops’ scandal by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Exclusive: Demand the Impossible interrogates police injustice and infiltration of 1,000 political groups There’s one moment from the public inquiry into undercover police officers – kno…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Harvey Weinstein’s Team Wants the Jury to Believe He’s a Scapegoat of #MeToo by Caitlin Huston

In closing arguments, attorney Arthur Aidala positioned the encounters between the former mogul and the three women as part of consensual and transactional relationships.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:01PM

Labour plans risk excluding disabled people from workforce, say arts leaders by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

National Theatre and RSC directors among signatories to letter decrying proposed changes to Access to Work scheme UK politics live – latest updates More than 2,500 figures from the arts in…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Adrian Lester and Alfred Enoch lead Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘global’ new season by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Joint artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey say 2025/26 programme is celebration of ‘a 21st-century RSC’ Adrian Lester transforming into Cyrano de Bergerac, Alfred Enoch taki…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PM
Monday, June 2, 2025

Gabriel Ebert Goes Back to School, and the Tonys, with John Proctor is the Villain by Kathy Henderson

Students of Tony Awards trivia can savor a fun tidbit this year: In the spirit of Fosse and Verdon, husband-and-wife Gabriel Ebert and Danya Taymor are nominated for acting in and directing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Harvey Weinstein Will Not Testify In New York Retrial by Caitlin Huston

"He wants to testify, and we respect that. But the courtroom isn’t just about truth — it’s also strategy,” a spokesperson for the former Hollywood mogul said.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:09PM
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Harvey Weinstein “Seriously Contemplating” Testifying in Trial on Rape and Sexual Charges by Caitlin Huston

His attorney, Arthur Aidala, said Weinstein may still take the stand as his trial winds down.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:46PM
Friday, May 23, 2025

Video: 'Screech In' from COME FROM AWAY At Ogunquit Playhouse

Get a first look at 'Screech In' from Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine's production of Come From Away, starring Mary Kate Morrissey and more. Performances run through June 14, 2025 at the Ogunqui…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM
Thursday, May 22, 2025

KINKY BOOTS Broadway Cast Album Gets First-Ever Vinyl Release This July

Real Gone Music will release the Kinky Boots – Original Broadway Cast Recording on vinyl for the first time ever. The long-awaited 2-LP set will arrive in stores on July 11, pressed on str…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06PM

Dead Outlaw’s Julia Knitel on Tarot, Tony Nods and ‘Woo Woo’ Timing by Beth Stevens

Age: 32 Hometown: Fair Lawn, New Jersey Current Role: Julia Knitel takes on a chameleonic part in Dead Outlaw, a musical based on the true story of Elmer McCurdy, an early 20th-century out…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM

Harvey Weinstein Survivors Speak Out to Support Three Women Testifying Against Him In New Trial by Caitlin Huston

The statement comes amid "a climate of cynicism" about the #MeToo movement, the women say, and less outside support for the accusers on the stand.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:48PM