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Friday, April 29, 2016

BWW Review: George C. Wolfe's SHUFFLE ALONG, An Exhilarating Demand For Recognition by Michael Dale

The directorbookwriter tells the story of a groundbreaking 1921 musical that has since been reduced to a footnote.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AM

Thursday, April 28, 2016

VIDEO: FULLY COMMITTED's Jesse Tyler Ferguson Shares Opening Night Messages From MODERN FAMILY Pals by Michael Dale

The Emmy-nominated star returns to Broadway and his MODERN FAMILY co-stars are cheering him on.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:22PM

VIDEO: SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald Makes Taped Appearance For JEOPARDY!'s Broadway Category by Michael Dale

The 6-time Tony Award winner gives the 1,000 answer in today's Broadway category.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:16PM

VIDEO: St. Mary's School in Nairobi, Kenya Presents Broadway's AMAZING GRACE by Michael Dale

The musical about the English slave trader who found salvation and wrote the world's most famous hymn played on Broadway earlier this season.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:14PM

Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber Voice Heuristic Shakespeare's App Edition of THE TEMPEST by Michael Dale

The iPad app is the first of a series of 37, covering all of Shakespeare's plays.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PM

August Wilson's Boyhood Home To Be Renovated Into An Arts Center by Michael Dale

The building where the great playwright spent the first thirteen years of his life had been in a state of ruin.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PM

BWW Review: Jessica Lange Magnificently Unsettling in an Excellent LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT by Michael Dale

Eugene O'Neill's semi-autobiographical masterpiece is sumptuously played.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AM

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Is DIARY OF A WIMPY KID Musical Headed For Broadway? Minneapolis Production Extended Amid Speculation by Michael Dale

With Broadway producer Kevin McCollum on hand the musical based on Jeff Kinney's graphic novel series may make its way to New York.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:22PM

VIDEO: Duncan Sheik Says Broadway's AMERICAN PSYCHO May Be Filmed, Talks SPRING AWAKENING Movie by Michael Dale

The composerlyricist talks to Laura Heywood about his first hit musical and his newest.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:16PM

VIDEO: Aaron Tveit Reunites With DISASTER!'s Kerry Butler For a CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Duet by Michael Dale

Tveit is the latest star to appear for DisasterRelief, benefiting Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PM

VIDEO TOUR: Explore Central Park's Shakespeare Garden on Its 100th Anniversary by Michael Dale

Shakespeare in Central Park originally meant this four-acre landscape dedicated to the famed English playwright.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:56PM

HAMLET On The Half Shell? What Shakespeare's Audiences Snacked On During Performances by Michael Dale

Excavations performed underneath The Rose and The Globe theaters reveal the snacking habits of Elizabethan playgoers.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM

BWW Review: TUCK EVERLASTING, A Hearty And Magical Charmer by Michael Dale

The new musical based on Natalie Babbitt's novel is full of poignancy and good humor, very suitable for families.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:32AM

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

INSTAGRAM CHECK: Sexy Snaps From The Cast of AMERICAN PSYCHO (NSFW) by Michael Dale

The new Instagram account psychocast is for those who can't get enough of the sexy AMERICAN PSYCHO cast.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26PM

Yes, That's A Real Pie You Smell Baking All Throughout WAITRESS by Michael Dale

Pie consultant Stacy Donnelly, delivers an uncooked nine-inch double-crust apple pie twenty minutes before each performance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:21PM

Bid To Meet AMERICAN PSYCHO's Duncan Sheik, Support NY Sun Works by Michael Dale

The winning bidder receives two house seats for AMERICAN PSYCHO, and meets the composerlyricist and cast members after the performance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:28PM

Simon Callow Defends White Actors Using Black Makeup, Cisgender Actors in Transgender Roles by Michael Dale

An interview to promote his new film, 'Golden Years,' segued into a controversial subject.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:22PM

TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Sasha Hutchings Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens by Michael Dale

The talented ensemble member is the latest subject in photographer Josh Lehrer's series of vintage portraits.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AM

BWW Review: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Takes On The Difficult Juggling Act of FULLY COMMITTED by Michael Dale

Becky Mode's 1999 Off-Broadway hit has been updated for 2016 Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20AM

Monday, April 25, 2016

VIDEO: NBC TODAY Honors Indiana High School Theatre Teacher For Fifty Years of Inspiring Students by Michael Dale

Kathie Lee Gifford meets a couple who have dedicated 50 years to high school theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33PM

A Black Box Theatre in a Suburban Mall? Welcome To Concord, New Hampshire's Hatbox Theatre by Michael Dale

A struggling suburban mall is hoping a small live theatre venue will increase traffic.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:41PM

PODCAST: Mark Rylance, Derek Jacobi Among Signers of Declaration Doubting Shakespeare's Authorship by Michael Dale

The two great Shakespearean actors are patrons of an organization that has serious doubts about the authorship of The Bard's plays.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:19PM

Theater Under The Stars Parts With Artistic Director Bruce Lumpkin, Sheldon Epps New Artistic Advisor by Michael Dale

The Houston outdoor theatre will be going through a transitional period under its new artistic advisor.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

Open Book: DISASTER! Co-Authors Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, From Sketch Comedy To Broadway by Michael Dale

After ten years of writing and performing sketch comedy together, Rudetsky and Plotnick reunite to write their first musical.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PM

VIDEO: Hip-Hop By a Marching Band? The Penn Band Plays HAMILTON's 'My Shot' at Independence Hall by Michael Dale

The University of Pennsylvania's century-old band in a march arrangement of HAMILTON's anthem of ambition.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM

INSTAGRAM CHECK: THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Erivo Gracefully Answers Angry Fan by Michael Dale

The Broadway star graciously explains how maintaining her health must take priority over signing autographs.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AM

Sunday, April 24, 2016

BWW Review: Funny and Uplifting WAITRESS Sure Smells Like A Hit by Michael Dale

Jessie Mueller gives a touching performance in Diane Paulus' joyous production.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:34PM

Friday, April 22, 2016