Monday, May 6, 2024

2024 Lucille Lortel Awards winners: Kecia Lewis and Eli Gelb scoop up victories ahead of Tony Awards by Sam Eckmann

Winners of the 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in Off-Broadway theater, were announced on Sunday, May 5, in a ceremony at NYU Skirball. The show was hosted by R…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:15PM

Broadway: In the Bizarro World, “The Great Gatsby” — No Tony’s — Gets 11 Audience Nominations, But “Suffs” and “Doubt” are Out by Roger Friedman

In the world of the Tony Awards, musicals like “The Great Gatsby,” “The Notebook,” and “Back to the Future” are considered, well, “bad,” and get no nominations. But in Broadw…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 02:24PM

Amber Ruffin, Jessica Hecht, Margaret Cho and More to Feature in New York Stage and Film Summer Season by Darryn King

New York Stage and Film (NYSAF), a vital incubator for new theatrical works, has announced its 2024 summer season, including a number of new works by artists familiar to Broadway audiences. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM
Saturday, May 4, 2024

A Few Thoughts on an Awards Season Full of News-Worthy and Prize-Worthy Nominations by Jan Simpson

We’re officially in awards season.  The Outer Critics Circle, on whose nominating committee I sit, announced its choices for the best in the 2023-2024 season last week (click here to see …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 06:18PM

SUFFS—Suffragists, Fighting for Women's Voting Rights—Brings History to Broadway

“A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” according to Disney’s “Mary Poppins.” The same thing seems to go for politics and the arts, if you look at things like the new mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PM
Friday, May 3, 2024

SUFFS Cast Breaks Down Their Characters by BroadwayWorld

SUFFS is the latest Tony-nominated musical taking Broadway by storm at the Music Box Theatre. It’s 1913 and the women’s movement is heating up in America, anchored by the suffragists �…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:54PM

Suffs by Joel Benjamin

The transfer to Broadway has brilliantly expanded the show.  The new production designed by Riccardo Hernández (scenery), Paul Tazewell (costumes), Lap Chi Chu (lighting) and Charles G. La…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:27PM

Playbill - Suffs Musical held a talkback with some very... - Facebook

Suffs Musical held a talkback with some very special guests to discuss how the march for equality continues. PLAYBILL.COM. Photos: Huma Abedin ...

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Watch 2024 Best Musical Tony Videos by New York Theater

Watch one- or two-minute videos from each of the five musicals nominated for the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical: “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Illinoise,” “The Outsiders,” “Suffs” a…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:26PM

Suffs on Broadway by NewYorkTheater

A minute from "Suffs," the Broadway musical by Shaina Taub about the final seven-year push to win American women the right to vote.

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:00PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Will “Suffs” Snuff Out The Competition This Season by Db Frick

    Sufferegette!!!! Owww!!! Owwww!!! As Sir Paul McCartney once sang. “Suffs,” the latest Broadway sensation executive produced by Hillary Clinton. Suffs transports audiences back to …

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 01:43PM

The 2024 Tony Awards: About Those Nominations... by JK

After a huge number of productions opening by the season deadline, the Tony Awards nominating committee certainly had their work cut out for them! With 10 new plays, 5 play revivals, 15 new …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Suffragists Take The Spotlight In The Broadway Musical ‘Suffs’ by Jeryl Brunner

With producers including Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai, Suffs shows what it took to pass the Nineteenth Amendment and grant women the right to vote

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:38PM

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead 2024 Tony nominations by Benjamin Lee

Alicia Keys musical and play both score 13 nominations as Jeremy Strong and Rachel McAdams also recognized This year’s Tony nominations are led by Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM
Monday, April 29, 2024

The 2024 Tony Awards: If We Were Nominators by JK

This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical list of informed predictions, we are going to ta…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Sunday, April 28, 2024

This Week on Broadway for April 28, 2024: Stereophonic (and many others!) by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Stereophonic, Uncle Vanya, Suffs, The Wiz, Patriots, Mary Jane, and The Heart of Rock and Roll (Inspired by the Songs of Huey…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024

Tony Awards Administration Committee Makes Final Rulings on SUFFS, THE GREAT GATSBY and More

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. Check out the full list of rulings!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PM

2024 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 3): ‘Uncle Vanya’ stars Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper face off as leads, ‘Mary Jane’ con by Sam Eckmann

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the fourth and final time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on April 26, to discuss eligibility of 12 productions for the 77th Annual Tony…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:02PM

Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Eligibility for Suffs, Stereophonic, Illinoise and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 26 to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. This was the fourth and final time the Tony Aw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Photos: See Gloria Steinem, Heidi Schreck & More at SUFFS ERA Night

Last night, Suffs hosted ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) Night at The Music Box Theatre! See photos!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM

Suffs' Hannah Cruz on the Beauty of Working in a Space With No Men by Talaura Harms

The new Shaina Taub Broadway musical features an all-female and non-binary cast. For its actors, the experience has been revelatory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Photos: Huma Abedin, Heidi Schreck, Carol Jenkins, Gloria Steinem Talk the Equal Rights Amendment at Broadway's Suffs by Logan Culwell-Block, Meg Masseron

The April 25 performance of the new Broadway musical featured a post-show discussion about Alice Paul's final project, which remains unfulfilled.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Photos: Great-Granddaughter of Ida B. Wells Visits SUFFS on Broadway

This past week, Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells attended a performance of Suffs at The Music Box Theatre. See photos

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM

Montage: Shaina Taub's Musical Suffs on Broadway by TheaterMania

Following a sold-out, extended run at The Public Theater, Suffs arrives on Broadway next spring — and not a moment too soon. From the singular mind of Shaina Taub, this “remarkable, epic…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:24PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Interview: Ally Bonino Shares Why SUFFS is 'Important and Very Necessary'

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Ally Bonino, who is currently making her Broadway debut in the new musical Suffs. Learn more about the show!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM

Review: Suffs at the Music Box Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

Shaina Taub's likable suffragist musical could use some of its own advice. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Suffs at the Music Box Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:24AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Hear From Jessica Lange, Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Keys and More on THE BROADWAY SHOW by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM

Jessica Lange Visits The Broadway Show; Plus, Suffs, The Wiz, Hell’s Kitchen and More Celebrate Broadway Openings by Broadway.com

Opening-night celebrations abound this week on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. But amid all the carousing, we still found time to check in on old friends, peek inside Broadway’s glitz…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Broadway’s ‘Suffs’ to receive original cast album by Michael Abourizk

The record will preserve Shaina Taub’s original score.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:04PM

2024 Outer Critics Circle nominations: ‘Stereophonic’ and ‘Suffs’ receive an end-season boost by Sam Eckmann

Nominations for the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on Tuesday, April 23. The stars of the hit Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:15PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards