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In Process: Jordan Harrison on rehearsing THE ANTIQUITIES by Playwrights Horizons

Jordan Harrison's THE ANTIQUITIES begins January 11, 2025. Starring Cindy Cheung, Marchánt Davis, Layan Elwazani, Andrew Garman, Aria Shahghasemi, Kristen Sieh, Ryan Spahn, Julius Rinzel and Amelia Workman. Written by Jord…

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In Process: Jordan Harrison on the creation of THE ANTIQUITIES by Playwrights Horizons

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In Process: Jordan Harrison on bringing THE ANTIQUITIES to Playwrights by Playwrights Horizons

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Justice Jackson & Gayle King Talk Broadway and Books by & Juliet Broadway

A teenage dream come true. #shorts #andjuliet #andjulietmusical #ketanjibrownjackson #gayleking & Juliet is the hit Broadway musical created by the Emmy-winning writer of Schitt’s Creek & pop music’s # 1 hitmaker. Get t…

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Jordan Fisher and Maia Reficco play "Guess the Emoji: Hadestown Edition" by Hadestown

This time, they're the ones who deal the cards. Watch as Jordan Fisher and Maia Reficco play a round of Name that Song: Emoji Edition!

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Celebrating 40 Years of Lincoln Center Theater! by Lincoln Center Theater

Join us in celebrating Lincoln Center Theater's 40th Anniversary Season! Visit LCT.org for more info.

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In Process: Jordan Harrison on working with David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan by Playwrights Horizons

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The #HamFam is sounding off on their favorite holiday traditions. by Hamilton

The #HamFam is sounding off on their favorite holiday traditions. #Ham4theHolidays

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Getting Ready: with @alaskatron5000 by Playbill

Get ready with #rupaulsdragrace's #Alaska5000 as she discusses the inspiration for #DragTheMusical and how #LizaMinnelli got involved as a producer.

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Get Ready With Me: Alaska Thunderf*ck 5000 of Drag: The Musical and RuPaul's Drag Race by Playbill

RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Winner Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 has written a musical! Co-written with Tomas Costanza and Ashley Gordon, Drag: The Musical follows two rival drag bars, each fighting for survival while dealing wit…

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Hozier comes down to Hadestown by Hadestown

While in town for his SNL appearance, Hozier swung by the Walter Kerr to watch his friend, Allison Russell, and the rest of our Broadway company live it up.

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Watch what happened when the London cast of THE LION KING met the stars of Mufasa: The Lion King! by Disney On Broadway

When stage met screen 🙌🏾 London's Shaun Escoffery (Mufasa) and George Asprey (Scar), had a wild encounter with Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr., the stars of 'Mufasa'. See #Mufasa in cinemas now!

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Tessie's Turn: Backstage at GYPSY with Lesli Margherita, Episode 1 by Broadway.com

Head backstage at GYPSY with Lesli Margherita in the first episode of Tessie's Turn! Get tix to GYPSY: https://www.broadway.com/shows/gypsy/

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Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele & more at GYPSY’s Broadway Opening Night Red Carpet by Broadway.com

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Audra McDonald, Danny Burstein, Joy Woods & Broadway’s GYPSY cast take their opening night bow by Broadway.com

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Will Swenson, Rosie Perez, Adrienne Warren celebrate GYPSY’s Broadway return starring Audra McDonald by Broadway.com

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Something EPIC is Coming... | SMASH The Musical by Smash On Broadway

Just like every great Broadway diva, we like to make an entrance...

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Gypsy and The Real Mama Rose | THEATER: All the Moving Parts by CUNY TV

Host Patrick Pacheco and a panel of theater experts dive into Broadway’s Gypsy, now starring Audra McDonald as Madame Rose, in its fifth revival. Featuring veteran theater critic Michael Riedel (Author of Razzle Dazzle and …

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Broadway Jeopardy! Game #29 (12/19/24) CHRISTMAS EPISODE! 26 All-New Clues for MUSICAL THEATRE NERDS by Broadway By Ghostlight

It's time for an ALL-NEW episode of Broadway Jeopardy!! 5 Categories, 25 Clues PLUS the Final Jeopardy Question! And this week we're celebrating everything holly and jolly with the HOLIDAY episode!!! The questions start off…

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Justice Jackson & Broadway's Juliet Sing "Roar" by & Juliet Broadway

Justice for Juliet. #shorts #andjuliet #andjulietmusical #ketanjibrownjackson & Juliet is the hit Broadway musical created by the Emmy-winning writer of Schitt’s Creek & pop music’s # 1 hitmaker. Get tickets to & Juliet…

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REDWOOD, starring Idina Menzel, meets the press this morning with its Broadway company! by Broadway.com

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Audra Gypsy opens tonight! by bwaySHO

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GYPSY, starring Audra McDonald, opens tonight and we have sneak peek footage of the Broadway revival by Broadway.com

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Amber Gray: From Hadestown to Eureka Day! by bwaySHO

Broadway icon Amber Gray chats with @bwaySHO at the MTC Opening Night! Today, Hadestown announced Amber and the rest of the principal original Broadway cast would be heading to London for a strictly limited run.

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Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 8pm (Broadway Time)

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HEAVEN by Sandi Durell

By Stuart Miller . . . The small town Irish wedding is packed with characters. There’s Declan, the best man who goes by Hobbit because of his huge feet and who gives a “toe-curlingly awf…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:30PM

Audio Review: ‘The Gift of the Magi’ and ‘Three Christmas Trees’ at the Mutual Audio Network by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

“Post Christmas” is how the Mutual Audio Network describes its January offering of a dramatized version of O. Henry’s classic Christmas tale, “The Gift of the Magi.” This story is …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:24PM

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "Heaven" - 1/14/23 by Howard Miller

Parallel midlife crises fueled by booze and an assortment of other superego suppressants feed the literate, comic, poignant, splendidly performed and altogether engaging series of alternatin…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:15PM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 7pm (Broadway Time)

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‘A Quick 5’ with Niranjali Amerasinghe in ‘Pride@Prejudice,’ presented by Rockville Little Theatre at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre by Susan Brall

“Pride@Prejudice” written by Daniel Elihu, is an updated look at Jane Austen’s beloved novel. The play opens January 27, 2023 and is being presented by Rockville Little Theatre which i…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:45PM

The Scold’s Bridle Treatment: Lady Macbeth and Meghan Markle by Amanda Ellison

Being a woman under the reign of James I (James VI of Scotland) would have been no fun. The obsession

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 07:26PM

Go Inside the Unveiling of Death of a Salesman's Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke's Portraits at Sardi's by Meg Masseron

The stars of the Broadway revival have joined the famed wall of portraits at the historic Midtown restaurant.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:21PM

Broadway's Funny Girl Lea Michele Says She Would Black Out if Barbra Came to See Her by Meg Masseron

Plus, The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon found video of Stranger Things and The Whale star Sadie Sink as Annie in the 2012 Broadway revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:05PM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 6pm (Broadway Time)

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Review: Seven Ways of Killing Kylie Jenner at Under the Radar by Loren Noveck

How do you act out a Tweetstorm? Jasmine Lee-Jones's Under the Radar show wants to show you. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Seven Ways of Killing Kylie Jenner at Under the Radar appe…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 06:35PM

For 50 Years The Alliance Of Resident Theatres/New York Has Been Devoted To Help Nonprofit Theaters Make Their Art by Jeryl Brunner

A.R.T./New York’s co-executive directors Risa Shoup and Talia Corren are two great forces in non-profit New York theater

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:06PM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 5pm (Broadway Time)

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Pippin Original Broadway Cast Reunion Concert Will Live Stream by Meg Masseron, Andrew Gans

The 50th anniversary concert, directed by original company member Walter Willison, will feature Tony winner John Rubinstein.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 3pm (Broadway Time)

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Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive 2022 by Lydia Cochran

During a summer of uncertainty and anxiety for American theatres and artists alike, a cohort of emerging and established dramaturgs was offered a space to reflect, imagine, and share at the …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:34PM

Ontroerend Goed’s “Are we not drawn onward…” at Under the Radar 2023 by Jeremy M. Barker

Heading into BAM’s Fishman Space for Ontroerend Goed, part of the Public’s 2023 Under the Radar Festival, felt like finally getting to a long-delayed date. I’d been looking forward to …

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:29PM

Entertaining Sweet Charity Reflects Its Social Myopia by Bill Hirschman

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s Sweet Charity is a thorughly well-produced and inarguably entertaining time machine back to when the musical was created in 1966 and when the cutting-edge danc…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:17PM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 2pm (Broadway Time)

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S.F. Neo-Futurists move into 447 Minna amid changing downtown theater landscape by Lily Janiak

The contrast between fancy digs and scrappy art epitomizes what 447 Minna, which is owned by CAST, is all about.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:08PM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at noon (Broadway Time)

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Meow Wolf redux: the case for repeat visits by Alex Miller

With kids along, you’ll see it through new eyes

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Review: Louis C.K. is back at the Chicago Theatre — but seems tentative, tired and halfway there by Christopher Borrelli

Now when he walks out on stage there’s a standing ovation, then the room grows unsettled, more awkward than expectant. He tries to get in front of this.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:50PM

‘Reconnecting people to their joy’: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Senator Schumer et al at APAP conference by New York Theater

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Wynton Marsalis, Senators Chuck Schumer and Amy Klobuchar, and Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin were among those who took to the stage on the first da…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:40PM

VIDEO: Watch Lea Michele Talk FUNNY GIRL and Play Charades on THE TONIGHT SHOW

Watch Lea Michele talk FUNNY GIRL, play charades with Sadie Sink, and more on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PM

Broadway Jukebox: 25 Showtunes to Chill Out This Winter

2023 has begun and winter has officially arrived. As the temperatures drop and the winds of winter howl, have your very own Broadway snow day with these 25 songs that celebrate snow, ice, an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 11am (Broadway Time)

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George Saunders by NPR

Celebrated short story author George Saunders joins us to answer three questions about court stories. With panelists Paula Poundstone, Peter Grosz and Emmy Blotnick.Sign up for Wait Wait... …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:50AM

Wynton Marsalis serenades APAP by NewYorkTheater

Wynton Marsalis and his band serenade the members of Association of Performing Arts Professionals at the end of the opening ceremonies of its annual conference on January 13, 2023.

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‘It is certainly a good night out’: THE COMMITMENTS – Touring by Laurakressly

Originally from the Roddy Doyle book, which was also adapted into a wonderful Neil Jordan film, this is the latest touring version of the musical, The Commitments. Set in 1980s Dublin, this…

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Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 10am (Broadway Time)

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FFTP – Martin Garbus, Esq. by Sandi Durell

FOOD FOR THOUGHT PRODUCTIONS, now in its 22nd year, continues celebrating the oft-neglected one-act play and theatre at its best with Award-winning actors, writers and directors, with a un…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:09AM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 9am (Broadway Time)

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Heaven by Darryl Reilly

A long married Irish couple attend a wedding; comic, heartfelt and dramatic revelations abound in this sparklingly performed bittersweet confessional. The post Heaven appeared first on Thea…

SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 09:44AM

Finally Seduced by "Phantom of the Opera" by Jan Simpson

January can be a quiet time on Broadway. Lots of shows close (click here for a list of some of them). Very few open. Which makes it a good time to catch up with the ones still running that y…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:42AM

DOWN LOW, Starring Audra McDonald, Zachary Quinto, and More, to Premiere at SXSW

Rightor Doyle's feature directorial debut DOWN LOW, starring Audra McDonald, Zachary Quinto, Judith Light, Lukas Gage, and Simon Rex, will have its premiere at this year's South by Southwes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 7am (Broadway Time)

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‘We’re left wanting more & that’s never a bad thing’: SALT-WATER MOON – Finborough Theatre by Liz Dyer

Though it’s considered to be a Canadian classic, it’s somehow taken nearly 40 years for David French’s Salt-Water Moon to reach the UK, directed by Peter Kavanagh at the Finborough. Pa…

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Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 6am (Broadway Time)

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R.I.P. Vaudeville Scholar Arthur Wertheim by Trav S.D.

We were very sorry to learn the other day, a year after the fact, of the passing away of vaudeville scholar and author Arthur Frank Wertheim (1935-2020). In all fairness to ourselves in miss…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:49AM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 5am (Broadway Time)

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The Art of Illusion, Hampstead Theatre review - a hit from Paris conjures up strange-but-true stories by Helen Hawkins

A cast with an infectious gift for fun give this French confection a touch of stage magic First came Yasmin Reza’s 1994 long-runner Art; now another French hit, The Art of Illusion, has ar…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:22AM

When Black Characters Double-Deal to Make Ends Meet, It’s Never Enough by Maya Phillips

In three Broadway plays this season, a quest for financial stability can’t undo the trauma of the past or dismantle the architecture that places a ceiling on Black futures.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 2am (Broadway Time)

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I sat up today. Like a Beckettian chattering mouth, all I can do is speak, but I can also listen by Hanif Kureishi

The novelist may never walk or hold a pen again after a fall in Rome on Boxing Day I sat up today. Four physiotherapists came to my room. They started to move me with the determination of pu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 1am (Broadway Time)

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‘It’s a hard time’: why are so many Broadway shows closing early? by David Smith In Washington

A slew of well-reviewed productions have closed with poor ticket sales while blockbusters dominate the market With ineffable talents and six Tony awards, Audra McDonald is box-office gold. B…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28AM

Stage Combat 101: What Your Fight Director Needs to Know by Kerry Hishon

So, you’ve decided to produce a show at your school that requires some stage combat. Awesome! Now, it’s time to reach out to a qualified and experienced fight director (FD) to choreograp…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

Skivvies Star Nick Cearley Explores Grand Horizons in Cincinnati Beginning January 14 by Andrew Gans

Brian Robertson directs the Bess Wohl comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Anthony Rapp Autobiographical Solo Show Without You Begins Off-Broadway Run January 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

Based on the Rent star's memoir, the musical plays New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Saturday, January 14, 2023 at midnight (Broadway Time)

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Brian Stokes Mitchell on Life and Song After COVID by NewYorkTheater

Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell speaks and then sings to those attending the annual conference in New York of APAP (the Association of Performing Arts Professionals) on January 13, 2023.…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:33AM

All the Drama: 1982 Pulitzer Prize Winner “A Soldier’s Play” by Charles Fuller by Jan Simpson

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “A Soldier’s Play”1982 Pul…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AM