Monday, October 2, 2023

Photos: THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA Company Meets the Press

Reearsals are now underway for the Lincoln Center Theater production of THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA- a new musical by Michael John LaChiusa, directed and co-choregraphed by Graciela Daniele. Che…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:13AM
Friday, September 29, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Communicating Doors’ presented by Rockville Little Theatre at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre by Eric Colchamiro

RLT’s production of “Communicating Doors,” written by English playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn in 1994, tells the story of Poopay—a British, “special sexual consultant”—who is hir…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:25AM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Photos: Get Into the Rehearsal Room for Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen at The Public by Logan Culwell-Block

Inspired by Keys' own life, the new musical will star Shoshana Bean and Brandon Victor Dixon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM

Photos: In Rehearsals for Alicia Keys' HELL'S KITCHEN at the Public Theater

The Public’s world premiere musical HELL’S KITCHEN, featuring music & lyrics by 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys and a book by Pulitzer finalist Kristoffer Diaz, is now in rehea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PM

Unbelievable review – Derren Brown presents an evening of magic by proxy by Brian Logan

Criterion theatre, LondonThere’s plenty to enjoy here as a cast of non-magicians subvert conjuring convention with song, dance and synchronised skill As if a career confounding audiences i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AM

4Wall Provides Lighting and Rigging Gear for Free Chapel’s 2023 Forward Conference by Michael Eddy

4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting and rigging rental package to Free Chapel for their once-a-year event, 'Forward Conference,’ held at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA. This annual …

SOURCE: PLSN at 11:14AM

The Yellow Wallpaper review – Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story given hi-tech staging by Chris Wiegand

Coronet theatre, LondonAurélia Thierrée narrates the tale of a confined ‘hysterical’ woman while Fukiko Takase dances on a screen behind her The putrid wallpaper in Charlotte Perkins G…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM

HOW I GOT INTO ROBERT PRESTON’S “MUSIC MAN”COSTUME by Ron Fassler

Modeling Raoul Pène Du Bois “76 Trombones” costume, built for Robert Preston in “The Music Man” in 1957.September 27, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler By chance l…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 07:31AM
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

People You Should Know . . . Quentin Madia by Zack Calhoon

(Photo by Ashley Marinaccio) Quentin Madia is a NY/NJ based generative director, producer, and multidisciplinary theatre artist. Favorite credits include The Picher Project (Feinstein’s/5…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:33PM

Alice Ripley Will Return to The Green Room 42 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Next to Normal Tony winner will be joined by music director John McDaniel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM
Monday, September 25, 2023

A Natural Woman from BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL | 2023–2024 Season Preview by Paper Mill Playhouse

Julia Knitel performs (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman from BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Paper Mill Playhouse's 85th Anniversary Season Preview. This Tony-nominated musical…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:43PM

Theatrical Mustang: S Franco Knows Who They Are by American Theatre Editors

This month Woodzick talks to the Seattle-based director about creating a safe yet accountable rehearsal room, taking Shakespeare off a pedestal, and embracing body hair.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:16PM

Interview: Michael Conley Is Getting Ready to Bring THE FABULIST FOX SISTER to NYC

Later this week, The Green Room 42 will present the New York debut of The Fabulist Fox Sister, the musical comedy stage hit direct from London. In this interview, Michael Conley checks in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PM

Kieran Brown and Matt Baker: Let’s Go to the Movies by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz … Singer Kieran Brown, a very young, “up and coming” jazz and R&B singer with a strong proclivity for material from the Great American Songbook, took the stage at …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:24PM

The Lady Loves a Stage Production with Lots of Glamour by Sandi Durell

Carol Sue will return to the stage at Don’t Tell Mama, 10/31, 11/15 , and 12/10, following her sold out show at the Green Room 42 last fall. She started singing on a DARE in her mid 70�…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:41AM
Friday, September 22, 2023

Kiki Ball-Change: “Don't Rain On My Parade” (Funny Girl) by bwaySHO

Kiki Ball-Change ended FUNNY GWORL at Green Room 42 with an encore of Don't Rain On My Parade” (Funny Girl). 🎥: @bwaySHO #dontrainonmyparade #funnygirl #kiki

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:20PM

Directors’ Choice: A Talk With Dmitry Krymov and Anne Bogart by American Theatre Editors

At La MaMa last spring, the two directors gathered to talk about actors, audiences, censorship, dislocation, and the haven of the rehearsal room.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:16PM

Sara Jean Ford Presents An Evening With the Aging Ingénue at The Green Room 42 September 22 by Meg Masseron

The veteran soprano will perform songs from across her career of ingénue roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25AM
Thursday, September 21, 2023

John Clay III: "Same Drugs" (Chance the Rapper) by bwaySHO

Watch John Clay III sing, "Same Drugs" from Chance the Rapper at his solo SHO at Green Room 42. Music director / pianist: Richard Baskin, Jr Filmed by @Bwaysho

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:55PM

In Rehearsal with LCT3's DAPHNE by Lincoln Center Theater

Get a peek into the DAPHNE rehearsal room 👀 Previews begin October 7 at the Tow - all tickets just $30! 🌳 #DaphneLCT3 #LCT3 #LincolnCenterTheater #OffBroadway #NewPlay #RenaeSimoneJa…

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The room where it happens, again by Kerry Reid

At this point, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is beyond critic-proof. (Once you’ve had an entire episode of Drunk History dedicated to your recap of the events in your musical, what else …

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:00AM
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Room Service by Steven Morris

Timothy Willard and Fox Carney Reviewed by Martίn Hernández The Group Rep Through October 15 In 1937, playwrights John Murray and Allen Boretz scored a Broadway hit with this comic tale a…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 02:43PM
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool review – plunging into the deep end of mortality and middle-age by Brian Logan

Wyndham’s theatre, LondonWhere other midlife male standups splash in the shallows of domesticity, dinner parties and feeling tired, Birbiglia dives right into family, death and the meaning…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AM
Saturday, September 16, 2023

ALAN SHAYNE: LIFE, LOVE AND THEATRE by Ron Fassler

Cover of Alan Shayne’s “The Star Dressing Room: Portrait of an Actor.”September 16, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. There are not a whole lot of people around toda…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:39AM
Friday, September 15, 2023

Photos: Go Backstage with Joy Woods, Jeremy Jordan, More at Little Shop of Horrors by Molly Higgins, Andrew Gans

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Off-Broadway musical with new photos from The Dressing Room Project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:07AM
Thursday, September 14, 2023

The Rose by Sasha Archibald

Collagecore: layers of possibility in the works of forty-four artists organized by Justine Kurland. The Rose, installation view. Courtesy the lumber room. Photo: Mario Gallucci. Pictured, r…

SOURCE: 4columns at 08:00PM

Josie de Guzman at The Green Room 42 by Edward Kliszus

Two-time Tony Award nominee Josie de Guzman performed her show "Back Where I Started" and enthralled listeners at The Green Room 42.The enchanting and vivacious de Guzman performed a musical…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:55PM

Mike Yarwood obituary by Stephen Dixon

Star impressionist of the 1970s who poked affectionate fun at royalty, showbiz figures and politiciansThe comedy impressionist Mike Yarwood, who has died aged 82, held the record for the mos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:55AM

Infamous review – Caroline and Rose Quentin share Emma Hamilton’s scandal by Miriam Gillinson

Jermyn Street theatre, LondonThe painter’s muse, who was the mistress of Lord Nelson, remains disappointingly flat in April De Angelis’s new play April De Angelis’s forte is writing ab…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM

‘Heart of Brick’ recognizes the quieter moments of Black queer nightlife by Candice Thompson, Candice Thompson

Imagine a nightclub stripped bare of the blaring music, strobe lights, and anonymous bodies crowding the dance floor. Instead, Heart of Brick, a new theatrical production from experimental R…

SOURCE: andscape.com at 08:16AM
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Photos: Inside the Rehearsal Room for Quiz U.K. Tour by Logan Culwell-Block

Danielle Henry, Rory Bremner, Leo Wringer, and Charley Webb star in this fictional retelling of the very real attempt to scam Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

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