Monday, May 25, 2015
The Vatican has never seemed cooler (or more suburban) in Pope: The Musical. But in scrambling to be quirky, the show lacks a message.
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTorn between comedy and drama, this play that creates a modern-day Scopes Monkey Trial never finds its footing.
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMA loving, if bizarre, homage to the blockbuster novel and film soon gives way to torrents of incoherent, random humor.
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMAndre Ward and Jeremy Woodard--the guy rockers in the ensemble of Rock of Ages--talk about backstage life at the Brooks Atkinson, knee-bleeding audition tales, and bonding through cable TV i…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Jeremy Woodard and Andre Ward of Rock of Ages sit down for Ensemble Watch The Scottsboro Boys offers discounted tickets to its first preview performance Trust is difficult to…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMAndre Ward and Jeremy Woodard give Rock of Ages fitness tips and talk about being a part of a rewarding ensemble.
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Thank you for making 30 episodes of SRTV possible! Winning the American Idiot ticket lottery and getting a detailed view of the show Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson cast rocks t…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMThe new Broadway season swoops in with quite a homecoming when it takes over the area it inhabits. During the annual Broadway on Broadway concert, Broadway the art takes full control of Broa…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Broadway on Broadway concert lacks new material Stage Rush's top 3 most-anticipated musicals of the fall Diving into John Tartaglia's mind in Imaginocean Broadway grosses Wer…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMWhile enjoying the best time of his career, the Tony winner and ubiquitous commercial actor juggles a family in LA and his career in New York.
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMThe new Broadway season has just begun and it's time to get you Rushers out there and into these new shows! Stage Rush has a pair of tickets to Lombardi, a new play about the iconic American…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Interviewing Billy Elliot's Gregory Jbara and reminiscing about our connection to my hometown/his prior feature film location Experiencing my first, first preview of a Broadw…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Interviewing Billy Elliot's Gregory Jbara and reminiscing about our connection to my hometown/his prior feature film location Experiencing my first, first preview of a Broadw…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Attending the NYMF opening night party with Baz Luhrmann and Claire Danes Rediscovering The Lion King A second go at Time Stands Still Win a free pair of tickets to Time Stan…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMMaking a return after its triumphant run on Broadway last winter, Time Stands Still is back for more box office bang. Donald Marguiles' drama starring Laura Linney, Brian d'Arcy James, Eric …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMRain didn't stop the cast of Fela! from providing fans with a free concert Monday night in DUMBO, where Sahr Ngaujah (and his abs) rocked the crowd.
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Kevin Daly of Theatre Aficionado At Large and I discuss the first preview of The Scottsboro Boys Fela! performs free concert in DUMBO Seeing Lombardi Broadway grosses Were yo…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMFor 13 years, the on-stage spectacle of The Lion King has been flooring audience members, even bringing tears to the eyes of adults, and selling out performances (even to this day). From an …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Going to the opening night of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Interviewing Lion King ensemble members Ray Mercer and Jean Michelle Grier Broadway grosses What do you think, Rush…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMI was there when it played off Broadway, then attended the media day, and even was present at its first Broadway preview. So when I was invited to the opening night performance and party of …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMAfter receiving what was undoubtedly the most kick-ass history lesson of my life last spring when I saw Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at The Public Theater, I wondered how the show would hand…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMIn Part 2 of Ensemble Watch with The Lion King's Ray Mercer and Jean Michelle Grier, Mercer talks about his giraffe, Gus, and how he manages on those stilts (14 feet high!). Grier reveals he…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMAt first glance, Lombardi runs the risk of traveling into cheesy TV biopic territory. Led by two televisions stars who haven’t been relevant to pop culture since the 80s, the play focu…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Part 2 of Ensemble Watch with The Lion King's Ray Mercer and Jean Michelle Grier. Ray talks about his giraffe, Gus, and how he mounts the 14-foot puppet. At This Performance …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Happy Halloween! Broadway theaters to participate in trick or treat Stage manager of The 39 Steps Matthew Shiner tells tales from the wings In The Heights to close in January…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMThe sharpest eye in a theater belongs to the production stage manager. Sequestered to the stage's wings, these vigilant crew members order every lighting and technical cue of a show into act…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMTalking points: Part 2 of Ensemble Watch with The Lion King's Ray Mercer and Jean Michelle Grier. Ray talks about his giraffe, Gus, and how he mounts the 14-foot puppet. At This Performance …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMAt first glance, Lombardi runs the risk of traveling into cheesy TV biopic territory. Led by two televisions stars who haven’t been relevant to pop culture since the 80s, the play focu…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMThe creators of The Scottsboro Boys are out to make audiences squirm in their seats with discomfort. This new musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb tells the true story of nine black men who w…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMLate last September, it would probably have been difficult to find a Broadway actor who was more engulfed in the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb than James T. Lane. The Philadelphia native…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PMThere's a lot happening on stage at Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, but unfortunately, not enough of the right things. This new David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane musical is jam-packed…
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