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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘Blackbird’ by Dei Lewison

Blackbird, David Harrower’s 2005 two-character play, opens tonight at the Belasco Theater for a limited 18-week engagement. Emmy and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) and Oscar …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:40PM
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Review Roundup: ‘Disaster!’ by Dei Lewison

Disaster!, the wild parody of destructive thriller movies of the 1970s like The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and The Towering Inferno, opened on Broadway at the Nederlander Theater on Mar…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:34PM

‘Nerds’ Postpones Broadway Run by Dei Lewison

Nerds, the new musical billed as a “dot comedy” about tech innovators Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, will not be uploading onto Broadway as planned. The producers have announced they…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:29PM
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

My Favorite Song: Jennifer Damiano of ‘American Psycho’ by Dei Lewison

I sing “Losing My Mind” from The Follies all the time. I love it so much. Sometimes I’ll just be in the shower and sing it. I’m always just singing it randomly. I jus…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:21PM

Opening Tonight: ‘Disaster!’ by Dei Lewison

Disaster!, the wild parody of destructive thriller movies of the 1970s like The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake, and The Towering Inferno, opens tonight on Broadway at the Nederlander Theater…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:34AM
Monday, March 7, 2016

Review Roundup: ‘Eclipsed’ by Dei Lewison

Eclipsed, the play by Zimbabwean-American actor-playwright Danai Gurira, opened March 6 on Broadway at the John Golden Theater for a limited engagement through June 19. The play which had a …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:43PM

10 Sexiest Men on Broadway Right Now: Spring 2016 by Dei Lewison

It’s spring on Broadway, and every avid theatergoer knows what that means. Shows are opening like budding flowers on the Great White Way — and bringing with them a fresh new cr…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:40PM

My Favorite Song: Sara Bareilles of ‘Waitress’ by Dei Lewison

I grew up listening to musical theater and performing in musical theater and community theater. The joy of writing the original music and lyrics for Waitress is endless. It has been an incre…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:52PM
Sunday, March 6, 2016

‘Eclipsed’ Opens Tonight on Broadway by Dei Lewison

Eclipsed, the play by Zimbabwean-American actor-playwright Danai Gurira, will open tonight on Broadway at the John Golden Theater for a limited engagement through June 19.The play, which had…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:00PM
Friday, March 4, 2016

5 Reasons to See the Dazzling ‘Cirque du Soleil Paramour’ by Dei Lewison

Cirque du Soleil Paramour is flying into New York this spring. The famed Canadian Cirque du Soleil has wowed New York City audiences many times over the years, with popular shows like Zum…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:42PM

Stars and the City: Benjamin Walker’s New York by Dei Lewison

Benjamin Walker (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter) soon stars as Patrick Bateman in Duncan Sheik’s musical adaptation of American Psycho.When I was a Georgi…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:16PM

‘Hughie’ Starring Forest Whitaker to Close Early on Broadway by Dei Lewison

Hughie, the 1942 Eugene O’Neill one-act starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker at the Booth Theatre, has posted a closing notice of March 27.  The two-character play was scheduled to r…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:39AM
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Michael Urie to Host Drama Desk Awards by Dei Lewison

Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) will host the 61st Drama Desk Awards on June 5 at Town Hall. Unlike the Tony Awards, which consider only Broadway productions, the Drama Desks include Broadway and …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:51PM

My Favorite Song: Brian d’Arcy James of ‘Something Rotten!’ by Dei Lewison

“Daybreak” is an extraordinary song from a musical called Floyd Collins, written by Adam Guettel. The show is basically about two brothers. One is Floyd, who is trapped in a cave…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:44PM
Monday, February 29, 2016

Tony Nominee Rebecca Luker to Join ‘Fun Home’ on Broadway by Dei Lewison

Three-time Tony nominee Rebecca Luker will join the cast of Fun Home, the Tony-winning musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, at the Circle in the Square Theatre. She will b…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:44PM
Friday, February 26, 2016

Review Roundup: ‘Hughie’ by Dei Lewison

Hughie, the Eugene O’Neill one-act play, opened at the Booth Theatre on February 25 for a limited run through June 12. Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) makes hi…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:38PM

‘Falsettos’ Broadway Revival Set for Fall 2016 by Dei Lewison

The revival of the Tony-winning musical Falsettos is set to begin preview performances at the Walter Kerr Theater on September 29, 2016, in advance of an October 27 opening. The show, to be…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:32PM
Thursday, February 25, 2016

My Favorite Song: Ana Gasteyer of ‘I’m Hip’ by Dei Lewison

I did a production of A New Brain last summer at City Center and the recording just came out. It’s so beautiful. The new arrangement of “I Feel So Much Spring,” the finale,…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:19PM

‘Hughie’ Opens on Broadway Tonight by Dei Lewison

Hughie, Eugene O’Neill’s one-act play, opens tonight at the Booth Theatre for a limited run until June 12. Oscar winner Forest Whitaker makes his Broadway debut as Erie Smith, a …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:00PM

8 Funniest New Broadway Shows of 2016 by Dei Lewison

Stunning singing? Sure. Dancing chorus lines? Yeah, OK. Making you cry, becoming a part of you? Meh.Maybe the best thing that the Great White Way offers is a chance to forget all your real-l…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:19PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

My Favorite Song: Jessica Hecht of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ by Dei Lewison

Jessica Hecht, a Tony-nominated actress (The Assembled Parties, A View from the Bridge, TV’s Breaking Bad), stars as Golde in the beloved new Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:14PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

What’s on My Dressing Table: Kate Jennings Grant of ‘Noises Off’ by Dei Lewison

In the madcap comedy Noises Off, Kate Jennings Grant plays the charming actress Belinda Blair. In the show, she tries to be a pillar for the ragtag company of actors in this play within a p…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:54PM

First Look: ‘Disaster!’ on Broadway by Dei Lewison

Disaster! is ready to make its dent on Broadway. The raucously funny ’70s disaster movie spoof is now a musical, which is in previews at the Nederlander Theatre. The show officially o…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:23PM

Stars and the City: Tracee Chimo’s Top Picks in NYC by Dei Lewison

The talented actress (Bad Jews, The Heidi Chronicles; on TV: Difficult People, Orange is the New Black) currently co-stars as the lovable Poppy Norton-Taylor in the hilarious Roundabout Th…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:52AM

Review Roundup: ‘The Humans’ by Dei Lewison

The Humans, Stephen Karam’s critically-acclaimed play, opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre on February 18 after a hit run at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre fro…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:25AM
Monday, February 22, 2016

My Favorite Song: Telly Leung of ‘The Secret Garden’ by Dei Lewison

Fresh off his staring role in Allegiance, Telly Leung stars in The Secret Garden in concert, at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall on February 22. He also recently debuted his first …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:52PM
Friday, February 19, 2016

10 Tips on Breaking into Broadway from Robert Anthony Jones of ‘Finding Neverland’ by Dei Lewison

Actor Robert Anthony Jones has been in the biz for a long time. Born in Islip on Long Island, New York, he was bitten by the theater bug early on when his sister was in high school and dragg…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:48PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Sandy Duncan Takes Leave of Absence from ‘Finding Neverland’ by Dei Lewison

Sandy Duncan, one of Broadway’s most memorable Peter Pans, will be taking a temporary leave of absence from Finding Neverland, the musical about the creation of the boy who wouldn̵…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:32PM

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘The Humans’ by Dei Lewison

The Humans, Stephen Karam’s critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway play, opens tonight at the Helen Hayes Theater. The Roundabout Theatre Company production played at the Laura Pels Theatre…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:30PM

My Favorite Song: Anita Gillette and Penny Fuller of ‘Sin Twisters, Too!’ by Dei Lewison

These Tony-nominated Broadway legends and TV stars sing and dish about the Golden Age of Broadway, their triumphs, disappointments, romances, co-stars and much more. See Anita Gillette and P…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:44AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Marin Mazzie to Join ‘The King and I’ on Broadway by Dei Lewison

Three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie will be replacing Kelli O’Hara as Anna Leonowens, the British governess who tutors the royal children in the hit Broadway production of The King an…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:57PM

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