Tuesday, September 20, 2016
What do you love about New York? In New York, I can walk down the street feeling sad or lonely. And I love that I can be inspired or my spirits can be uplifted by a piece of art. Or I will w…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:49PMBroadway will dim its lights for iconic playwright Edward Albee on Wednesday, September 21 at 7:45pm for one minute. In a show of solidarity, Off-Broadway theaters will also be lowering the…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:47AMMonday, September 19, 2016
When it comes to New York City legends, it doesn’t get better than Leslie Uggams. The Emmy and Tony Award-winning singer and actress launched her career at the world-famous Apollo Theater …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:11PMOn Friday, September 16, Matthew Scott and Cory Lingner of An American in Paris joined NewYork.com at the Palace Theatre to host the latest installment of Talent Takeover. The hour-long eve…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:56PMFriday, September 16, 2016
For many actors, landing a Broadway show is the end game. And then taking center stage as a leading man or woman? Icing on the theatrical cake. The following 10 men perform starring roles th…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:39PMYou’re lookin’ swell, Dolly! Especially with a brand new casting announcement for the much-anticipated 2017 revival, starring Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce. Announced…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:07PMAfter two equally impressive runs on Broadway, Something Rotten! and The Humans will bid Broadway adieu on January 1, 2017 and January 15, 2017, respectively. In a statement, Rott…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:14PMThursday, September 15, 2016
The powerful musical Come From Away has found a Broadway home — the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, the former Broadway house for the late musical, American Psycho. This new show begins pr…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:59AMWednesday, September 14, 2016
Soon, her Broadway debut will be nothing but a memory — all alone in the moonlight. (We couldn’t resist.) Leona Lewis announced via Twitter on September 13 that she will soon de…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:11PMBroadway legend Chita Rivera, Darren Criss (Glee), Megan Hilty (Smash), Orfeh (Legally Blonde), Tony Yazbeck (On the Town), Stephanie Mills (The Wiz), NFL wide receiver Dale Moss and recordi…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:05PMGroundhog Day will see its own shadow on Broadway. The musical based on the hit 1993 film comedy, which recently opened to rave reviews on London’s West End, will open at the August Wilson…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:28PMFriday, September 9, 2016
Tony Award winners. Emmy Award nominees. Drama Desk winners. Oh, and a former Glee heartthrob. Mix in a few hundred Broadway fans, and you have Elsie Fest. Named for a line in the song “C…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:10PMThursday, September 8, 2016
When James M. Nederlander passed away in July 2016 at age 94, we lost one of the titans who created Broadway as we know it today. In the 1960s, the Shuberts were the only major owners of mul…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:47PMWednesday, September 7, 2016
Broadway podcasters, rejoice! The Ensemblist, known for its in-depth look at Broadway “from the inside out,” has announced the release of its second complete season — ̶…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:16PMIn the words of Kristin Chenoweth‘s famed role of Glinda in Broadway’s Wicked, “It’s good to see me, isn’t it?” After a short period away from the …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:34PMJersey Boys, the long-running hit jukebox musical employing the songbook of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, will walk like a man for the last time on January 15, 2017, when it plays its …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:05AMTuesday, September 6, 2016
On Friday, September 2, Wicked‘s newest Fiyero — Michael Campayno — “danced through life” to NewYork.com HQ in order to host the latest installment of Talent Ta…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:47PMLast summer, Broadway alumnus and Glee heartthrob, Darren Criss, created a concert festival geared towards lovers of Broadway and the theater — he called it Elsie Fest. Fans flocked…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:34PMSomeone hand this man a glass of pinot noir! Tituss Burgess not only has secured the film rights to produce a musical adaptation of the 1996 filmThe Preacher’s Wife but also has writte…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:12PMOn September 6, the Roundabout Theatre Company announced the Broadway premiere of Scott McPherson’s dark comedy, Marvin’s Room, for June 8, 2017. The show opens that day for pre…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:37PMI didn’t really have that “a-ha” acting moment. It just kind of happened to me. I graduated from acting school, fully intending to get a Masters degree in something useful, but thought…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:52AMThursday, September 1, 2016
For many composers, penning one hit musical is enough to satisfy the career aspirations of a lifetime. For some, like Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights) and Robert Lopez (The Book…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:34PMRaisin, the Tony-winning 1973 musical version of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play, A Raisin in the Sun, will receive a rare NYC revival as part of the Astoria Performing Arts Center’s …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:47AMMoulin Rouge! fans, rejoice! As reported by the Broadway Briefing, CEO of Global Creatures Carmen Pavlovic has confirmed that Golden Globe-winning director Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody And…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:04AMWednesday, August 31, 2016
Are you blind when you’re born? Can you see in the dark? If you answered yes to any of the preceding questions, you may be a Jellicle cat. If not, have no fear. You may still see the n…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:54PMI was born and raised in Detroit and was a night club singer. I came to New York with the show Ain’t Misbehavin’. When I got here, I was taken aback. New York was a bit much for me. I di…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:05PMTuesday, August 30, 2016
It is so much fun to be in Cats and play this character. The Rum Tum Tugger is out of this world. He’s a blast to play. I have a lot of freedom to be in the moment and go with it. The cost…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:58PMFrom Pitch Perfect to the Great White Way, a cappella has finally made its way into popular culture. And now, the latter has found the voices which will bring it to life onstage in Broadway…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:00PMMonday, August 29, 2016
I was working on two other projects with Andrew [Lloyd Webber]. Early-stage projects. We sat down for dinner, and he mentioned Cats to me. I was so filled with fear. At the same same time th…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:02PMOn Friday, August 26, The Phantom of the Opera‘s newest Christine Daaé, Ali Ewoldt, sat down in the NewYork.com studios to host a special edition of Talent Takeover — a thirty m…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:42PMFriday, August 26, 2016
When Justin Robertson moseyed into a darkened pub in the Theater District with a glowing smile, I knew I was in for a treat. Robertson — nicknamed “Squigs” — had re…
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