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Monday, August 18, 2025

McKenzie Kurtz Finds Her Wicked Edge in Heathers The Musical by Abraham Swee

In just the past few years, McKenzie Kurtz has floated down from the sky as Glinda in Wicked and built a snowman as Princess Anna in Frozen. Now this rising star of the theater scene is trad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM
Monday, June 9, 2025

2025 Tony Awards Highlights: Hamilton Reunion, Historic Wins and Robot Romance by Abraham Swee

The 78th Annual Tony Awards returned to Radio City Music Hall on June 8 in a ceremony packed with showstoppers, comedy and heartfelt acceptance speeches. Here’s a highlight reel of Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Directing Clooney and a Corpse: With Good Night, and Good Luck and Dead Outlaw, David Cromer Pulls Off an Impossible Double Act by Abraham Swee

Director David Cromer has earned himself a new label: “the busiest man on Broadway.” It’s hard to argue otherwise. The MacArthur Fellow engaged in the ultimate theatrical doubleheader…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM
Friday, May 23, 2025

From Nairobi to New York: Director Saheem Ali Navigates Buena Vista Social Club to the Tony Awards by Abraham Swee

When director Saheem Ali first heard the songs of Buena Vista Social Club as a teen in his native Kenya, he couldn’t understand the Spanish lyrics—but he didn’t need to. “I was so o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

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