Thursday, February 6, 2025

‘Elektra’ Theater Review: Brie Larson Makes West End Debut in Messy, Misguided Take on Sophocles by David Rooney

Stockard Channing also features in this London staging of Anne Carson's translation, directed by Daniel Fish, whose radical 'Oklahoma!' rethink drew acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:14PM

Rainn Wilson on the Silly Truth-Telling Going on in Urinetown at City Center Encores! by Hayley Levitt

Rainn Wilson is an amateur sociologist of geek culture, and he has a working theory: “The theater geek is the king of the geek food chain.” He would know, as someone who’s identified …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Theatre Review: Broadway Center Stage: ‘Schmigadoon!’ at the Kennedy Center by Aidan O'Connor

  It’s a dream theatregoers have to somehow end up in the middle of an out-of-the-blue dance number à la “The Music Man,” “Oklahoma,” “Brigadoon,” or the like. Part of Kenned…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:21PM

The Outsiders by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2025/26 main Mirvish Subscription Theatre Season Subscribe now! https://www.mirvish.com/whats-on/subscriptions Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel and FRANCIS FORD COPPOL…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:12AM
Monday, February 3, 2025

February on the London Stage: A Shakespearean Jonathan Bailey, Billy Porter as the Emcee and Patti LuPone in Concert by Matt Wolf

February may be the shortest month but it is packed with enticing offerings on the London stage. The weeks ahead promise not one but two star-laden Sophoclean tragedies, and two comparably s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Monday, January 27, 2025

Hugh Jackman: From New York, With Love review – the showman hits Broadway again by Jesse Hassenger

Radio City Music Hall, New York The actor and performer’s charmingly old fashioned one-man show saw him rattle through surprising list of showtunes and fan favorites When Hugh Jackman retu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM
Friday, January 17, 2025

At This Performance: Sydney Jones in Sunset Boulevard by JK

 At This Performance: Sydney Jones as Betty Schaefer in Sunset Blvd. Let's be honest, Betty Schaefer is not the big draw of Sunset Boulevard, and in this revival she's pretty far down the …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AM
Friday, December 20, 2024

Jessica Vosk sings "My Favorite Things/Carol of the Bells" by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Broadway star Jessica Vosk dazzles this holiday season with her debut Christmas album SLEIGH! ❄️ Listen to her sing Rodgers & Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music a…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PM
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

On The Red Carpet: South Pacific Reunion Concert at LCT by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Celebrating 75 years of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S SOUTH PACIFIC! On December 9, 2024, the original cast of Lincoln Center Theater’s 2008 Tony Award-winning production of SOUTH PACIFIC reun…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:46PM
Friday, December 13, 2024

Friday 5: 5 Classic Musicals of the 1950s by JK

5 Classic Musicals of the 1950s  A few Fridays ago, we talked about 5 classic plays that have stood the test of time and remain as entertaining and relevant as ever. When I tried to make …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:32AM
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

‘Let’s Make a Dance.’ At Nature Theater, the Body Rules. by Gia Kourlas

In “No President,” Nature Theater of Oklahoma creates its version of a story ballet, one burpee at a time.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24AM
Monday, December 2, 2024

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace to Star as Emcee and Sally Bowles in London Production of Cabaret by Darryn King

Emmy and Tony winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will star as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at London’s Playhouse Theatre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Sandi Patti - NBC Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [23-Nov-2006] by Broadway Television Archive

From the Oklahoma Centennial float Sandi Patti sings "Oklahoma Rising" (written by Jimmy Webb and Vince Gill) on the NBC Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Airdate: November 23, 2006

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:48PM
Saturday, November 2, 2024

‘Politics have entered the television age’ | Clip from A Face in the Crowd, a new musical by Young Vic

When radio producer Marcia Jeffries meets drifter “Lonesome Rhodes”, she immediately gives him a slot on her show. But as Lonesome's fan base grows and the politicians take notice, Marci…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:02AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

“My Favorite Things” About a Certain “Cockeyed Optimist” by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . Oscar Hammerstein II was a man of many accomplishments, though he will be best remembered for three indisputably monumental things: 1) He wrote Show Boat with J…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:41PM

‘Raise a Glass!’ | Song from A Face in the Crowd, a new musical at the Young Vic by Young Vic

When radio producer Marcia Jeffries meets drifter “Lonesome Rhodes”, she immediately gives him a slot on her show. But as Lonesome's fan base grows and the politicians take notice, Marci…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:02AM
Sunday, October 27, 2024

‘Burn the Paper Down to Ash’ from A Face in the Crowd | with Ramin Karimloo and Anoushka Lucas by Young Vic

When radio producer Marcia Jeffries meets drifter “Lonesome Rhodes”, she immediately gives him a slot on her show. But as Lonesome's fan base grows and the politicians take notice, Marci…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:02AM
Monday, October 21, 2024

Jim Catapano on how they died. by Jaymichaelsae

Anne L. Thompson-Scretching’s Poignant and Essential Reminder of a People Destroyed by Hate Everyone in the District of Greenwood in Tulsa Oklahoma is dead—brutally murdered by the Ku Kl…

SOURCE: Arts Independent at 06:40PM
Thursday, October 17, 2024

Sump’n Like Wings by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

While "Sump’n Like Wings" is a lovely little play about a feisty 16-year-old girl who wants her independence in the 1913-16 period just after Oklahoma became a state, unfortunately Raelle …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:47PM

In Memoriam: Mitzi Gaynor, Star of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Words cannot express the sorrow and sadness we feel at the loss of Mitzi Gaynor, an R&H legend known for her starring role as Nellie Forbush in Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific in 1958.…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:58AM
Sunday, October 13, 2024

Sump’n Like Wings: Yearning to Fly Away by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ A lost play by Lynn Riggs studies youthful urges in 1910s Oklahoma The post Sump’n Like Wings: Yearning to Fly Away appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:02AM
Saturday, October 12, 2024

"People Will Say We're In Love" ft. Hugh Jackman from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1998) by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Hugh Jackman and Josefina Gabrielle perform "People Will Say We're In Love (Reprise)" in the National Theatre’s acclaimed 1998 production of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! On July 1…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:01AM

"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" ft. Hugh Jackman from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1998) by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Hugh Jackman performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" in the National Theatre’s acclaimed 1998 production of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! On July 15, 1998, the Royal National Theat…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:00AM

"Out of My Dreams" from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1998) by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle and Shuler Hensley perform "Out of My Dreams" (The Dream Ballet) in the National Theatre’s acclaimed 1998 production of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA!…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:00AM

"The Farmer and the Cowman" from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1998) by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Hugh Jackman and the cast perform "The Farmer and the Cowman'" in the National Theatre’s acclaimed 1998 production of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! On July 15, 1998, the Royal Nati…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:00AM

"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" ft. Hugh Jackman from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1998) by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Hugh Jackman performs "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" in the National Theatre’s acclaimed 1998 production of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! On July 15, 1998, the Royal National …

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:00AM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Sump'n Like Wings by Wendy Caster

Lynn Riggs (1899-1954) wrote 30 plays, a few of which were produced on Broadway, along with screenplays and poetry. Nowadays he is known--when he is known at all--for having written Green Gr…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 06:32AM
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Warren Carlyle Is,A Brilliant Choreographer! by Corine Cohen

I was fortunate to see THE MUSIC MAN when Hugh Jackman was out with Covid. I have always loved Sutton Foster, Hugh Jackman, Lance Roberts and Shuler Hensley. I interviewed Shuler when he was…

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 07:18PM

"Mister Snow" ft. Audra McDonald | The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert by Rodgers & Hammerstein

On March 24, 1994, a revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel opened at Lincoln Center Theater, and a Broadway star was born! Audra McDonald played Carrie Pipperidge in this production �…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:55AM

"The Gentleman Is A Dope" ft. Marisha Wallace | The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert by Rodgers & Hammerstein

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert features a star-studded cast including Joanna Ampil, Michael Ball, Maria Friedman, Daniel Dae Kim, Audra McDonald, Juli…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:55AM

"Soliloquy" ft. Aaron Tveit | The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert by Rodgers & Hammerstein

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert features a star-studded cast including Joanna Ampil, Michael Ball, Maria Friedman, Daniel Dae Kim, Audra McDonald, Juli…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime