History, they say, is written by the winners and the winners in Jordan Harrison’s thought-provoking new play The Antiquities are the artificial intelligence entities that the play imagines…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 01:06PMAll The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “The Old Maid“1935 Pulitzer…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMWhen the Palestinian playwright Khawla Ibraheem began working on her one-woman show A Knock on the Roof a decade ago, it was a 10-minute monologue. Now the show, which is currently playing …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:48PMAll The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “The Kentucky Cycle“1992 Pu…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMSome theater-goers lust after seeing big-name stars and there will be plenty of them for those folks to see in the upcoming spring season, from theater-grown ones like Idina Menzel in Redwoo…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:18PMIt’s that time of year when people like me who are lucky enough to see lots of shows are supposed to look back and draw up a list of the ones we consider to have been the best. But that’…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:48PMWishing you a theatrically merry little Christmas…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:35AMLeslye Headland has developed a following for her acclaimed Netflix series “Russian Doll” and for “The Acolyte,” the Disney Channel’s latest installment of the “Star Wars” saga…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 01:24PMAll The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “The Great White Hope“1969 …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMThere are lots of marquee-names in Shit. Meet. Fan., the naughtily-titled comedy that is currently running at MCC Theater. But the show’s true star may be its set, a duplex apartment that …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:36PMAs everyone knows, musicals are the mainstays of Broadway and four big ones opened over the last two weeks. But I’ve been so busy running out to see them—and seeing other shows too (if y…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 04:31PMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Arliss Howard and Mar…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:59AMPeople have been trying to put Louis Armstrong’s life onstage ever since that master jazzman died in 1971. My BFF Phil took me to a backers’ audition for one attempt to build a musical a…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 01:54PMHurricanes have wiped out entire communities along the west coast of Florida. Wildfires are burning up over 400,000 acres in northern California. Drought has pushed water levels in the Missi…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:31AMAll The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “Rabbit Hole”2007 Pulitzer w…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMYou're unlikely to find anyone who doesn't have a strong opinion about Sunset Blvd., the latest revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton’s musical adaptation of Bi…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 02:31PM“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is now in its 16th season and its Emmy-winning celebration of gay and trans culture has spawned a half dozen spin-offs and scores of international versions. And no…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:42AMThis October has turned out to be a crazy time for those of us trying to keep up with all the fall show openings. I’m currently scheduled to see more than a dozen of them over just the nex…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:24AMAll The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “The Shadow Box”1977 Pulitze…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 06:00AMIt kind of makes sense that so many people are drawing comparisons betweenThe Hills of California, the new Jez Butterworth play that opened this week at the Broadhurst Theatre; and Gypsy, th…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:48AMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Luis Quintero website…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:00PMIt somehow slipped my mind that Tuesday night was the opening night for CSC’s presentation of Our Class, the searing saga of a group of Poles and Jews who grew up together in a rural Polis…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:12AMAll The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “A Streetcar Named Desire”19…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMIt’s been a lazy summer. Only a few shows have opened. I took no trips. No out-of-town guests came to visit. My husband K and I just spent most of our time lolling around on our terrace …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 02:32PMNearly a month has gone by since I’ve posted here. Summer has a lot to do with that. There are fewer shows opening. And to be honest, the warmer weather makes me lazy. But that doesn’t…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:47AMAll The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “Men in White”1934 Pulitzer …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 06:00AMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. NAThePlay.com @nathep…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AMThose of us who love musicals root hard for each new one that comes along. And we root extra hard when we know that a new creative team is getting its first big break or that the show is bas…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:12AMSummer has come roaring in this year. Temperatures seem to be setting records everywhere, making many of us (O.K., me) want to kick back and chill out with a cold drink and a cool book. The …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:42AMAs the most devoted fans of musicals will tell you, the best way to appreciate a musical is probably to listen to its cast album (click here to check out my BroadwayRadio colleague Michael …
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