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Friday, July 8, 2016

UPDATE: Donations Bring Arizona Theatre Company Closer To Saving 50th Anniversary Season by Michael Dale

A 1 million pledge will be obtained if an equal amount can be raised through outreach efforts statewide.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:51PM

Windsor Fringe Rejects Director Femi Fagunwa For Being A Woman by Michael Dale

An email reply to her application stated a male director would be better for this play.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PM

VIDEO: KINKY BOOTS' Alan Mingo Jr. Chats About Stepping Into Lola's Sexy Heels by Michael Dale

Broadway's Lola expected to have a career in classical drama, but that changed with an audition for RENT.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AM

BWW Review: Elizabeth Swados' RUNAWAYS, The Anti-ANNIE by Michael Dale

Encores Off-Center brings back a 1978 musical inspired by interviews with runaway children.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:40AM

Thursday, July 7, 2016

VIDEOS: Remembering John McMartin On Stage and Screen by Michael Dale

Video highlights of the the charming and versatile star from Broadway, television and film.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES' Estelle Parsons Fine After Rushed To Hospital Mid-Performance by Michael Dale

Last night's second act was cancelled when the 88-year-old star suffered dehydration.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

VIDEO: So You Think You Can Bottle Dance? Take FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Tutorial by Michael Dale

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's bottle dance during the first act's climactic wedding scene has become one of Broadway's most iconic dance moments.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13PM

TWITTER WATCH: SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald Admits To Fangirling Over Disney Junior's Doc McStuffins by Michael Dale

The pregnant Broadway stars says she will definitely be showing the animated program to her little one.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PM

TWITTER WATCH: Legendary Producers Barry and Fran Weissler Support The Drama Book Shop by Michael Dale

The producers of Chicago, the longest running production of an American play or musical in Broadway's history, have high praise for the New York institution.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PM

Bid To Meet SWEET CHARITY's Sutton Foster, Support The New Group by Michael Dale

Charitybuzz's new auction offers an opening night photo-op with Sutton Foster and the cast of SWEET CHARITY.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PM

Southern Utah University Exhibits 'Willy The Kid: Shakespeare in the American West' by Michael Dale

A new exhibit shows how the plays of Shakespeare were very popular among American trailblazers.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

Vacation HAMILTON Style! Visit The Historic Sites of 'All Places Hamilton' by Michael Dale

The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society offers a free online guide to Hamilton-related landmarks.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30PM

ASCAP, BMI Respond to Controversial Department of Justice Songwriter Rulings by Michael Dale

Songwriters say recent controversial rulings by the Department of Justice could have a serious negative effect on how songs are written and how artists are paid.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PM

VIDEO: Royal Shakespeare Company's THE TEMPEST Projects Avatar Ariel On Stage by Michael Dale

Watch actors Mark Quartley and Simon Russell Beale work with technology to create a relationship between Prospero and Ariel.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AM

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

TWITTER WATCH: FINDING NEVERLAND's Carolee Carmello Sends A Second Warning: She's Back! by Michael Dale

After playing a woman who couldn't age in TUCK EVERLASTING, she's returning to the show about the boy who wouldn't grow up.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57PM

AUDIO: Signature Asks, Will Lower Ticket Prices Create A More Diverse Audience? by Michael Dale

Funding allows Signature to charge only 25 per ticket for all productions during their initial runs, but is that enough to create a diverse audience

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16PM

VIDEOS: National Theatre's Moving Street Performance Across the UK Commemorates The Battle of The Somme by Michael Dale

1,500 volunteers took part in a nation-wide performance honoring the thousands who died in battle one hundred years ago.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:14PM

Donna McKechnie, Victoria Clark, Mary Testa Among Stars Taking Part in NYMF 2016 by Michael Dale

The New York Musical Festival regularly attracts Broadway favorites, Tony nominees and even a legend or two.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:27PM

BWW EXCLUSIVE: Student Speaks Out Against $100 Fee To Perform In High School Plays by Michael Dale

A fee meant to help fund school programs may force students to limit activity in the school's drama program.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17PM

Historic Tammany Hall's Union Square Theatre To Be Demolished by Michael Dale

The former home of New York City's powerful Tammany Society had housed an Off-Broadway Theatre since 1985.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PM

VIDEO: THE COLOR PURPLE's Cynthia Erivo Treats Her American Friends To A Dazzling Star-Spangled Banner by Michael Dale

The Tony-winning British star celebrates her first stateside 4th of July with a joyous rendition of America's anthem.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AM

TWITTER WATCH: Presidential Hopeful Hillary Clinton and Husband Bill Clinton Take In Another Performance of HAMILTON by Michael Dale

The former, and perhaps future, first couple visit the Broadway smash just hours after Hillary Clinton's Saturday morning meeting with the FBI.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AM

Sunday, July 3, 2016

MOVING IN, MOVING OUT: Broadway's Monthly Real Estate Report - July 2016 by Michael Dale

A complete rundown of when productions are closing and when new ones are coming in.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AM

Friday, July 1, 2016

VIDEO: Austin Pendleton Directs N.C. Hunter's Forgotten A DAY BY THE SEA For The Mint Theater by Michael Dale

Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy starred in the 1955 Broadway production of N.C. Hunter's forgotten drama.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39PM

VIDEO: Gay Men's Choruses Sing 'Make Them Hear You' Over Hecklers' Hate Speech by Michael Dale

A Facebook user captures a moment when those protesting for justice demand to be heard.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03PM

TWITTER WATCH: Historic Photo of Controversial Composer/Lyricist Marc Blitzstein at Marie's Crisis by Michael Dale

When this photo was taken, Blitzstein was best known for having written a musical that the US Government tried to prevent from opening.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:19PM

Reasons To Get Excited: Broadway's Summer Openings by Michael Dale

There are only two Broadway productions scheduled to come in during July and August this year, but this recent hit and old favorite are sure to heat things up.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:09PM