Tuesday, May 10, 2011
A substantial portion of paying audiences flock to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre primarily to see Daniel Radcliffe in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Yet they aren’t getting …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:43AMMonday, May 9, 2011
Arthur Laurents, librettist of West Side Story and Gypsy, and Broadway director died May 5 in his Manhattan home at age 93. He leaves behind a career legacy that changed musical theater fore…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:00AMFriday, May 6, 2011
Talking points: Reacting to the Tony Award nominations Brad Fleischer of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo wants to play Larry Bird in Magic/Bird Meeting up with Rushers for drinks and Broadwa…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:39AMThursday, May 5, 2011
Arthur Laurents, librettist of West Side Story and Gypsy, and Broadway director died Thursday in his Manhattan home at age 93. He leaves behind a career legacy that changed musical theater f…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:06PMTuesday morning, Brad Fleischer woke up to a text message on his phone from a friend that said, “bleep the Tonys.” Fleischer thought, ‘What does that mean?’ Since it was the morning …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:35PMTuesday, May 3, 2011
For those that were dismayed by The Scottsboro Boys’ short run on Broadway and feared it would be forgotten this awards season, all bad feelings were washed away when the Tony Award nomina…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:03PMWatch the live announcement for the Tony Awards nominations below at 8:30 a.m.! Launch the 2011 Tony Awards Live Video Console! What do you think, Rushers? What surprised you the most? What …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 07:31AMFriday, April 29, 2011
Talking points: Priscilla: Queen of the Desert‘s Nick Adams on being taken seriously as an actor Tony Award nominee predictions! What categories can Born Yesterday, Baby It’s You…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 04:23AMThe Tony Award nominations are upon us, Broadway lovers, and the choices are as difficult as ever! The original musical returned with a vengeance this Broadway season, offering daring works …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 03:43AMThe new musical The People In The Picture is all about family. And like most families, it’s often difficult to understand and lays heavy on the guilt. Donna Murphy stars as Raisel, who is …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:28AMThursday, April 28, 2011
There is a perfect marriage of solid writing and superb acting occurring at the Golden Theatre in the debut Broadway production of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart. Originally staged at the…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:38AMTheater needs to feel genuine, and in the case of the new musical Baby It’s You!, it comes off as a marketing ploy concocted by executives doing musical theater algebra. Commercial success…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:04AMWednesday, April 27, 2011
Nick Adams nearly didn’t play Felicia in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, the role that has made him a fan favorite on Broadway. Casting directors originally planned to make Adams an unders…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:09AMMonday, April 25, 2011
A ditzy blonde can always be counted upon for a laugh in a comedy. Yet in the case of Born Yesterday, she is also the fixture that gives the play its soul. In this excellent Doug Hughes-dire…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:38AMFriday, April 22, 2011
Talking points: Interviewing the bubbly Margaret Colin of Arcadia Margaret Colin gives a killer Harvey Fierstein impression High to close this Sunday, five days after opening; second show in…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:18AMA playwright puts pen to paper in order to share a message with the world. It is meant to be received by an audience, weighed, and understood. Yet in the case of a show that has no discernab…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:08AMThursday, April 21, 2011
Margaret Colin might currently be on hiatus from playing Blair Waldorf’s mother, Eleanor, on Gossip Girl, but not from portraying a sharp-tongued commander of an estate. As Lady Croom in t…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 04:07AMWednesday, April 20, 2011
Religion is taking a beating on Broadway this season. That isn’t to say theater is pointing its gun at God, but rather shining a light on faith and daring audiences to make their own infor…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:01AMFriday, April 15, 2011
Talking points: Last-year Tony nominee Stephen Kunken on new role in High Broadway Mad Libs with Stephen Kunken New board game—Be A Broadway Star game night Catch Me If You Can‘s kil…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 07:38PMThursday, April 14, 2011
For some people, spring means a time of cleaning, rain boots, and preparation for warm weather. For Stephen Kunken, spring means a role in a hot-button, new Broadway play. In April 2007, Kun…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:08AMSunday, April 10, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Talking points: Heidi Blickenstaff’s surprising Broadway season “You Know You’re On Broadway When…” with Heidi Blickenstaff Spring Awakening national tour at Th…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:07AMThursday, April 7, 2011
Heidi Blickenstaff had planned to be a Mormon this Broadway season. For the past two and a half years, she had been playing Mother Price—Andrew Rannells’ character’s mother—in produc…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 04:20AMFriday, April 1, 2011
Talking points Interviewing Broadway poster designer, Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo Fraver’s Five Faves The joy of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Broadway gross…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:02AMThursday, March 31, 2011
It would be difficult for Frank Verlizzo to not feel like a large portion of Times Square belonged to him. The massive, mustard-yellow artwork for The Lion King that stretches across the win…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:53AMFriday, March 25, 2011
Talking points: The Broadway openings of The Book of Mormon and John Leguizamo’s Ghetto Klown got me wondering… What offends you? Broadway grosses What do you think, Rushers? Do …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:50PMWednesday, March 23, 2011
In his third Broadway engagement (we won’t count the revival of American Buffalo, which closed after eight performances in 2008), John Leguizamo returns to tell his life story in a one…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:04AMFriday, March 18, 2011
Talking points: Douglas Hodge opens cabaret act at Cafe Carlyle Stephanie J. Block fans—Douglas Hodge has some news for you American Idiot sets closing date; will have accomplished a year …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:23AMWednesday, March 16, 2011
Douglas Hodge has just finished his first Café Carlyle concert and all he wants is a beer. “Stella, a Pilsner—it doesn’t matter,” he says. After burning through 17 songs in an hour,…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 03:28AMDouglas Hodge can’t get enough of New York. And why shouldn’t he? Last April, the Brit made his Broadway debut as Albin in La Cage aux Folles and ran away with a Tony for the role two mo…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 03:27AMFriday, March 11, 2011
Talking points: New play about Chris Farley, The Fatman Cometh, has Broadway/off-Broadway potential Who is the best man in That Championship Season Julie Taymor is out of Spider-Man. Why we …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:43AM 
