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Sunday, September 8, 2024

What Future Revivals Can Learn from Cats by Jena Tesse Fox

The latest revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, which closed this weekend at the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York City’s financial district after multiple extensions, may we…

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Monday, April 29, 2024

Uncle Vanya: Tragically Funny by Jena Tesse Fox

If Lincoln Center’s revival of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya feels both timely and timeless, we can thank playwright and actress Heidi Schreck for her smart adaptation of the 1898 classic.…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 08:21PM
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Patriots: Absolute Power by Jena Tesse Fox

Peter Morgan has written any number of excellent plays, movies and TV series about world leaders, from Richard Nixon to Idi Amin to Queen Elizabeth II. But Patriots, his latest piece directe…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:36PM
Friday, April 26, 2024

The Great Gatsby: Not So Great by Jena Tesse Fox

We all knew the musical adaptations of The Great Gatsby would be coming as soon as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 book entered the public domain, and the first of what will inevitably be many …

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 03:17PM
Monday, April 22, 2024

Sally & Tom: History Repeats by Jena Tesse Fox

Sally Hemings is one of the great known-unknowns of American history. We know she existed. We know she bore children to Thomas Jefferson, the man who enslaved her. We know she was likely the…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 04:56PM
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Cabaret: So, Life is Disappointing by Jena Tesse Fox

The timing feels very right for a revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s seminal musical Cabaret. It’s only been 10 years since the last Broadway revival of the show but se…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 12:41PM
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Doubt: A Timely Parable by Jena Tesse Fox

When John Patrick Shanley wrote Doubt in 2004, it was (allegedly) meant to be a parable, connecting the bombshell 2002 Boston Globe expose of sexual abuse by Catholic priests with the U.S.�…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 09:32PM
Saturday, March 30, 2024

Spotlight: Jessica Molaskey by Jena Tesse Fox

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: Jessica Molaskey On this episode, Jena talks with Jessica Molaskey about The Connector, her previous shows with Daisy Prince and Jas…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:01AM
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Shucked: A Corny Gem by Jena Tesse Fox

If you had told me a few months ago that I would spend two hours and change laughing hysterically at a cheesy, corny new musical reportedly inspired by the classic TV show Hee-Haw, I would h…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 08:51PM
Saturday, April 29, 2023

New York, New York: Come On, Come Through by Jena Tesse Fox

Sometimes, all the elements for an excellent musical come together and the sparks simply don’t fly. Such is the case with New York, New York, a new musical based on a 1977 romantic movie. …

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:45PM

Prima Facie: Turning the Tables by Jena Tesse Fox

Madeleine Albright once said that there is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women. That quote could be at the heart of Prima Facie, a new one-woman play by Suzie Mill…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:41PM
Friday, April 28, 2023

Dancin’: Celebrating an Art Form by Jena Tesse Fox

Bob Fosse developed the musical Dancin’ as both a tribute to and a departure from his signature choreographic style. The show, which premiered on Broadway in 1978, was conceived as a celeb…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 05:01PM
Sunday, April 23, 2023

Plays for the Plague Year: Art and Catharsis by Jena Tesse Fox

There is something powerfully cathartic about art created out of trauma, especially when that art reminds us that we aren’t alone in our pain. In Plays for the Plague Year, which opened la…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 08:04PM
Sunday, April 16, 2023

Bad Cinderella — Campy, But Not Classic by Jena Tesse Fox

Yet again, Andrew Lloyd Webber has created a musical with a titular protagonist rejected by mainstream society for not meeting popular beauty standards—but unlike The Phantom of the Opera,…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 07:14PM
Saturday, December 31, 2022

One-on-One with Ali Ewoldt by Jena Tesse Fox

Performer Ali Ewoldt has spent the past month as one of the featured performers at Irish Repertory Theatre’s production of A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Charlotte Moore’s musical adapt…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 12:02PM
Saturday, October 30, 2021

Spotlight: David Staller, Artistic Director of Gingold Theatrical Group by Jena Tesse Fox

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: David Staller, Artistic Director of Gingold Theatrical Group On this episode, Jena talks with David Staller, artistic director of Gi…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 03:00PM
Sunday, September 12, 2021

Todd Buonopane: All Washed Up at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Jena Tesse Fox

When the theaters shut down and performers could not perform in public anymore, actor and singer Todd Buonopane took to his bathtub and turned his shower curtain into a theater curtain, perf…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 08:45PM
Saturday, May 22, 2021

Spotlight: Andrew Benvenuti, the director of Lilies at the Theater Center by Jena Tesse Fox

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: Andrew Benvenuti, the director of Lilies at the Theater CenterThe Drama Company WebsiteAndrew Benvenuti: Instagram | Twitter The Dra…

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Saturday, December 12, 2020

A Christmas Carol – A virtual take on a classic by Jena Tesse Fox

One-man performances of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol go back to the Victorian era, when Dickens himself gave readings of his instant hit. A new recorded production, starring Jefferso…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:04PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Technology Brings Theater to the Home by Jena Tesse Fox

The constrictions the theater community has faced in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic are unlike anything we have had to face in our lifetime. And while there is no way of knowi…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 01:41PM
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Spotlight: Michael John LaChiusa by Jena Tesse Fox

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: Michael John LaChiusa Michael John LaChiusa is a five–time Tony Award-nominated composer, lyricist and librettist for the Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:00PM
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Andrew Rannells on Taking a Supporting Role and Why Being King of Hamilton Brings Him to Tears by Jena Tesse Fox

Andrew Rannells originated the demanding lead role in one of the biggest box-office smashes in Broadway history when he played Elder Price in The Book of Mormon. So why now is he taking …

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

All It Took Was a Text! Learn How Marlee Matlin and Russell Harvard Got On Board for Spring Awakenin by Jena Tesse Fox

The Deaf West production of Spring Awakening marked the Broadway debuts of two acclaimed actors who have — by their presence in film, TV and live theatre — increased the …

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Why Michael John LaChiusa is “Obsessed” With Exploring Unheard Stories of Women Especially in the W by Jena Tesse Fox

This fall marks a homecoming of sorts for Tony-nominated composer and lyricist Michael John LaChiusa. More than 20 years after one of his first musicals, First Lady Suite, began at the P…

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Why Michael John LaChuisa is “Obsessed” With Exploring Unheard Stories of Women Especially in the W by Jena Tesse Fox

This fall marks a homecoming of sorts for Tony-nominated composer and lyricist Michael John LaChiusa. More than 20 years after one of his first musicals, First Lady Suite, began at the P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, September 12, 2015

A Sequel to Cats and “American Horror Story” the Musical? Imagining the Most Unexpected Musicals for by Jena Tesse Fox

While the recent announcement of the upcoming Spongebob Squarepants musical may have raised some eyebrows, it's no more surprising than some other theatrical offerings. Here are a few im…

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

How Continuing Education Can Help You Become a Better Actoror Just a Better Audience Member by Jena Tesse Fox

Theatre lovers don't have to be children or teenagers to continue their education in performing arts. As part of Playbill.com's ongoing coverage of education in our Back to School we…

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

The Wild Party Wars: Why Fans Still Debate the Two Musicals More Than a Decade Later by Jena Tesse Fox

While New York plays host to its first revival of Andrew Lippa's musical The Wild Party, Playbill.com looks back to the spring of 2000, when Lippa's musical opened at Manhattan Theat…

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Monday, June 15, 2015

LGBTQ Community Shares How Theatre Helps Them “See the World in New Ways” at Playbill Family Day by Jena Tesse Fox

As part of Playbill's 30 Days of Pride, theatre lovers of all ages gathered for Playbill's Family Day June 13. Organizers and participants of the event shared their excitement with P…

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Producers of Fun Home, Hand to God and Something Rotten! On Why They Risked Millions On Unknown Titl by Jena Tesse Fox

The producers behind three of this year's Tony-nominated shows discuss the risks and rewards of bringing original works to Broadway. With millions of dollars on the line and titles t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:53PM
Saturday, June 6, 2015

With Millions at Stake, These Four Broadway Producers Took Risks On Unknown Shows and Are Heading to by Jena Tesse Fox

The producers behind three of this year's Tony-nominated shows discuss the risks and rewards of bringing original works to Broadway. With millions of dollars on the line and titles t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM

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