Saturday, February 6, 2021
By: David Sheward
February 6, 2021: When I was a kid back in the 1970s, PBS used to run a series called Meeting of the Minds. Created, written and hosted by the comedian-writer Steve Al…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:58PMWednesday, February 3, 2021
By: Isa Goldberg
February 3, 2020: Liz Duffy Adams’ “Dog Act,” published in 2009, currently in revival by The Seeing Place Theater on Zoom, is an absurdist farce couched in classi…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:17AMThursday, January 28, 2021
By: Paulanne Simmons
January 28, 2020: When a playwright decides to write about a group of literary luminaries, he’d better be able to turn a phrase or two himself. Fortunately, Steve…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:39PMBy: Paulanne Simmons
January 27, 2020: The opening scene of Falling Stars, a musical revue from the UK that will stream on Broadway On Demand beginning February, features the talented…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:58AMMonday, January 25, 2021
The iconic works of The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will now stream on BroadwayHD beginning today.
January 25, 2021: BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater, ann…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:46AMFriday, January 22, 2021
View Les Miserables parody, “One More Day of Trump,” created to raise funds for Broadway Cares.
January 20, 2021: The theater community has been hit hard by the global pandemic. If yo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:57AMThursday, January 21, 2021
By: Samuel L. Leiter
January 21, 2021: (This is the second of a two-part essay on the presence of ex-President Trump in New York theatre during his tenure. It picks up where the other le…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:39AMWednesday, January 20, 2021
By: Samuel L. Leiter
Part 1
January 20, 2021: Ever since the presidential election of 2016, the media have been unable to resist the temptation to satirically eviscerate the winner, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:27PMBy: Paulanne Simmons
January 20, 2020: We are living in tragic times. But singer/songwriter Audrey Appleby is adding an optimistic note, or rather many notes, to this troubled moment wi…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:25AMSaturday, January 16, 2021
By: Samuel L. Leiter
January 16, 2021: Today is the 57th birthday of my daughter, Bambi, which I’d like to celebrate by choosing January 16 for this installment of “On This Day in N…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMFriday, January 15, 2021
Virtual tribute from The Museum of Jewish Heritage commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
January 15, 2020: The Mus…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:48PMSaturday, January 9, 2021
By: David Sheward
January 9, 2020: In the 20th century, the number of African-American playwrights who have had financially successful, non-musical productions on Broadway can be counte…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:37PMThursday, January 7, 2021
Dazzling and diverse new titles debuting in January include the comedy hit, Peter Pan Goes Wrong from Mischief Theater, Sam Harris’ Ham and Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
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SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:49AMSunday, January 3, 2021
Jamie deRoy & friends “Backstage at The Sound of Music,” is an insightful Telly Award winning segment from 1999.
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:13PMFriday, January 1, 2021
BROADWAY REMEMBERS, an in memoriam video, honors the memories of those the Broadway community has lost since June 2019.
January 1, 2020: “Broadway Remembers,” a just released in mem…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:11PMThursday, December 31, 2020
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 20 in the series)
December 31, 2020: For this column’s last entry in the horrific year of the pandemic, I thought it might be interesting to see what open…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMFriday, December 25, 2020
From Associated Press and other sources. Compiled and notated by Ellis Nassour
December 24, 2020: This is a year which could not have been sadder: more than 335,000 deaths from COVID-19.…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:56PMTuesday, December 22, 2020
Broadway HD celebrates the 50th anniversary or Godspell with the return of a special award winning concert that will debut on their platform December 22.
December 21, 2020: Following …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:40PMMonday, December 21, 2020
By: David Sheward
December 21, 2020: With Broadway shut down at least until June of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, one must rely on streaming services and the occasional broadcas…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:24PMTuesday, December 15, 2020
BroadwayHD continues the Holiday Celebration with debut of the incredibly popular British hit A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, as well as exciting , exclusive events including Forever Plaid 20t…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:21PMSunday, December 13, 2020
By: Paulanne Simmons
December 13, 2020: With the pandemic surging, many theater companies are celebrating the holiday season by steaming shows from previous years. So, if you missed The …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:26PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 19 in the series)
December 13, 2020: December 13, 2020: December 13 may have provided only four openings in the 1940s, but all of them are worth revisiting…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMThursday, December 10, 2020
Ryan Murphy’s Adaptation of The Prom Premieres with Starry Cast on Netflix
By: Ellis Nassour
December 10, 2020: Ryan Murphy brings Chad Beguelin, Matthew Sklar and Bob Martin’s b…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:04AMSunday, December 6, 2020
‘Tis the Season to (Try) Be Merry and Give Thanks to The Actors Fund
By Ellis Nassour
December 7, 2020: The not-for-profit Actors Fund of America continues to be a vital resource fo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMWednesday, December 2, 2020
BroadwayHD presents a dazzling line up of holiday classics and the premier of Peter Rothstein’s All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 plus Forever Plaid 20th Anniversary Special.
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SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:21AMTuesday, December 1, 2020
Tony/Grammy Winner John Lloyd Young Celebrates the Season Friday with Vegas Holiday
By: Ellis Nassour
December 1, 2020: Tony and Grammy Award-winner John Lloyd Young, forever famou…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:14AMMonday, November 30, 2020
Michael Riedel’s Segue from Rabid Newspaper Columnist to Congenial Early Morning Radio Co-host
By: Ellis Nassour
Monday, November 30, 2020 --Once rabid theater critic/arts reporter …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:38AMSunday, November 29, 2020
By: Paulanne Simmons
November 29, 2020: In 1988, when Ute Lemper received the Molière Award for her performance as Sally Bowles in Cabaret in Paris, she was certainly very happy. But…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:26PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter(No. 18 in the series)
November 29, 2020: For the time being, this column will be settling into the groove of covering only one decade at a time in its description o…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:00AMSaturday, November 21, 2020
BROADWAYHD WINS TWO GLOBAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
November 20, 2020: BroadwayHD was named winner in the Outstanding Innovation category and the winner of the Outstanding Product/Ser…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:02AMFriday, November 20, 2020
Tonys Delayed and Shows Reschedule
By: David Sheward
November 20, 2020: The lights on Broadway will remain dim for even longer due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Last month, th…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:38PM 
