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Monday, March 23, 2020

Settle In and Watch the Entire Thing! See the One-Night-Only Starry Return of The Rosie O'Donnell Show Right Here by Diep Tran

She's back! On March 22, Rosie O'Donnell hosted a one-night-only return performance of The Rosie O'Donnell Show from her garage. The three-and-a-half hour show, which rivaled the Oscars in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Broadway Stars Celebrate Stephen Sondheim on His 90th Birthday by Diep Tran

March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. It's impossible to state the great contribution and influences this titan of the stage has made to musical theater (though his nine Tony Awar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12PM
Friday, March 20, 2020

Stars on Sondheim: Chita Rivera Knew the Legend 'Before He Was The Stephen Sondheim' by Diep Tran

March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. It's impossible to state the great contribution and influences this titan of the stage has made to musical theater, but we're taking a stab a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Stars on Sondheim: Jessie Mueller Dreams of Playing a 'Scrumptious' Sondheim Role by Diep Tran

March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. It's impossible to state the great contribution and influences this titan of the stage has made to musical theater, but we're taking a stab a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:32PM

Stars on Sondheim: Joanna Gleason Really Wants You to Read Page 92 of Finishing the Hat by Diep Tran

March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. It's impossible to state the great contribution and influences this titan of the stage has made to musical theater, but we're taking a stab a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM

Theater People Need Your Help: Here's How to Lend a (Virtual) Hand by Diep Tran

It takes a lot of people to make a Broadway show, no matter how many are in the spotlight: stage hands, technicians, wardrobe supervisors, ushers, marketers, choreographers, company managers…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Stars on Sondheim: Jason Alexander on That Time He Sent Sondheim a Letter, in Code by Diep Tran

March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. It's impossible to state the great contribution and influences this titan of the stage has made to musical theater, but we're taking a stab a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:24PM
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Stars on Sondheim: Laura Benanti Reveals the Best Gift She Received from the Broadway Icon by Diep Tran

March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. It's impossible to state the great contribution and influences this titan of the stage has made to musical theater, but we're taking a stab a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:24PM

Listen to 'No One Is Alone' from the Upcoming 'Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream' Album by Diep Tran

Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday is on March 22 and what better way to celebrate than with a disco dance party? That's the same thought the creators of the upcoming album "Losing My Mind: A …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

Tony Winner Laura Benanti Reveals the Best Gift She Received from Stephen Sondheim by Diep Tran

March 22 marks Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday. It's impossible to state the great contribution and influences this titan of the stage has made to musical theater, but we're taking a stab …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM
Thursday, March 12, 2020

'She Busy!' Watch the Queens of Six Show Off Their Best Dance Moves in Episode 7 of Abby Mueller's Vlog by Diep Tran

"She busy!" said Abby Mueller in episode seven of her Broadway.com vlog, Yas, Queen! "We are in previews, we’re still in rehearsals during the day.” The Six cast are one week away from…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18PM

Patrick O'Mahony and Anna Mai Fitzpatrick Have Never Performed in New York City, Until Riverdance by Diep Tran

Patrick O'Mahony has been Irish step-dancing since he was four years old. But when he was a teenager in love, he would get bullied “because of being a dancer and stuff,” he told Caitlin …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Krystal Joy Brown on How Hamilton and Her New Puppy Have Made Her Feel Hopeful Again by Diep Tran

In 2016, like most people, Krystal Joy Brown was feeling down about the election. “At the time I was kinda like, ‘I am really looking into Canada,’” she told Broadway.com’s Beth St…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:18PM

"You Are Changemakers": Hillary Clinton Delivers Empowering Speech at Women's Day on Broadway by Diep Tran

Hillary Rodham Clinton was finally on Broadway, and not just as a character in a play. “I've been to a lot of places, done a lot of things, seen some incredible sights but I never thought …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:18PM

See Dan Stevens and the Cast of Hangmen in These First Production Photos by Diep Tran

The first production photos of Hangmen, Martin McDonagh new dark comedy about capital punishment in a Northern English town, have been released. The play stars Dan Stevens, Tracie Bennett…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Watch Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin Sing 'I Remember It Well' From Love Life at Encores! by Diep Tran

The upcoming Encores! staging of Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner's 1948 musical Love Life will run from March 18-22 at New York City Center. On March 10, the cast, led by Tony winner Brian …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Watch Rachel Tucker Celebrate Her First Week in Come From Away On Episode 2 of Her Vlog by Diep Tran

“First show, done. Dying,” said Rachel Tucker on this week's episode of her Come From Away vlog, Back in the Sky. “God, it’s so special. I’m on Broadway! It never grows old.” I…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM
Monday, March 9, 2020

Jagged Little Pill's Derek Klena on Meeting Alanis Morissette and His Obsession with Damn Yankees by Diep Tran

Derek Klena is used to playing upstanding men. He made his Broadway debut in 2013 as the heartthrob Fiyero in Wicked. He originated the role of Dmitry, who helps the title heroine rediscov…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:42PM

Find Out Why Mary-Louise Parker and David Morse Wanted to Revisit Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive by Diep Tran

Start your engines because How I Learned to Drive is getting ready for Broadway. Paula Vogel's Pulitzer-winning work, which explores a niece's complicated and disturbing relationship wit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM
Sunday, March 8, 2020

Mart Crowley, Tony-Winning Playwright of The Boys in the Band, is Dead at 84 by Diep Tran

Mart Crowley, the Tony-winning playwright of The Boys in the Band, has passed away. He reportedly had a heart attack, and died while recovering from heart surgery. He was 84 years old. A pla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:03PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Broadway League Issues Statement on Coronavirus: 'Productions Continue to Play as Scheduled' by Diep Tran

Despite concerns about the coronavirus, Broadway shows are going on as scheduled. The Broadway League has issued a statement telling audience members that Broadway remains open. “The safe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:36PM
Friday, March 6, 2020

Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and More Stars Grace Our Must-Do Events for the Week of March 9 to 15 by Diep Tran

An original musical, a screen-to-stage adaptation and two high-profile revivals begin previews in a bustling week on Broadway. Now’s your chance to see Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Pa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:06PM

Michael Urie to Revisit Buyer & Cellar for Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Anniversary Celebration by Diep Tran

Jonathan Tolins' stage comedy Buyer & Cellar earned Michael Urie a Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award. And now Urie's revisiting it for two nights only on April 10 and 11. The solo p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM
Thursday, March 5, 2020

See Billy Porter, Kristin Chenoweth & Norm Lewis at the Broadway Inspirational Voices Gala by Diep Tran

The stars were singing out on March 2, as they gathered to celebrate the Broadway Inspirational Voices choir at its annual gala and live auction at the Edison Ballroom. Among those in attend…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Jared Goldsmith Has Performed in Dear Evan Hansen Over 500 Times, and He's Not Tired of It by Diep Tran

Jared Goldsmith has played Jared Kleinman, the best friend of the main character in Dear Evan Hansen, more than 500 times. He first did it on the national tour of the musical, straight out…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM

See the Cast of the New Off-Broadway Play The Perplexed at Their Opening Night by Diep Tran

The cast of The Perplexed were anything but confused on March 3; they were joyful. Richard Greenberg's new play had its opening night off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club. The comedy is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM

See Billy Porter, Kristin Chenoweth & Brian Stokes Mitchell at the Broadway Inspirational Voices Gala by Diep Tran

The stars were singing out on March 2, as they gathered to celebrate the Broadway Inspirational Voices choir at its annual gala and live auction at the Edison Ballroom. Among those in attend…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PM

See Why Ciara Renée, McKenzie Kurtz & Ryan McCartan Are Excited to Put Their Stamps on Frozen by Diep Tran

McKenzie Kurtz is making her Broadway debut as Princess Anna in Frozen and she still can't believe it. "I find myself having out of body experiences a lot," she said at a press event at S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Watch Rachel Tucker Get Ready for Take Off in Come From Away with Episode One of Back in the Sky by Diep Tran

"I’m very excited; it’s my third day in New York,” said Rachel Tucker in the first episode of her vlog, Back in the Sky. “Jet lag is still very much playing its part.” Tucker h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Watch Rachel Tucker Get Ready for Take Off in Come From Away with Episode One of Back to the Sky by Diep Tran

"I’m very excited; it’s my third day in New York,” said Rachel Tucker in the first episode of her vlog, Back to the Sky. “Jet lag is still very much playing its part.” Tucker ha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36PM

Deirdre O'Connell Is Telling a True Crime Story in Dana H., But She Never Uses Her Own Voice by Diep Tran

Deirdre O’Connell has been acting for more than 40 years. An Obie and Drama Desk winner, she’s well-known for her performances in Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation and in the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM

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