Whether playing an a cappella sensation on Glee, an aspiring actor in The Canyons, or a rock star in Bye Bye Birdie, Nolan Gerard Funk knows how to deliver the vocals and the star pre…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:48PMAfter watching the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Coriolanus, it becomes clear that Sope Dirisu was born to be a star. The young actor first worked with RSC in 2012 but quickly …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:48PMTony nominee Denée Benton will join MasterVoices, Bryce Pinkham, Elizabeth Stanley and Kevin Chamberlin for a performance of George and Ira Gershwin’s Pulitzer winning musical Of The…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:46AMIngredients 1 Direction by Erin Mee 1 Choreography by Jonathan Matthews 1 Historic location (Cornelia Street Café) 1 Open mind 2 Glasses of wine (red or white) 7 Fearless actors 18 Scenes b…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:23PMOn October 27th, Matt Doyle will join guest star Ali Ewoldt to open the new season of The New York Pops. In 2017, Doyle has already delivered outstanding work as a swoon-worthy Anthony in Sw…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:00AMPop music is often judged and misunderstood for its lack of substance and depth, as if catchiness and joy were any less important than the depictions of pain and loss explored in other music…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:47AMRinde Eckert defies the conventions of form and structure with his boundary-pushing works which combine opera, musical theatre, film and dance. As a librettist he’s reinvented works of lit…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:41PMPuppeteer James Godwin is bringing back his critically acclaimed show The Flatiron Hex to New York, where it’s running at HERE Arts Center through the end of September. We caught up wi…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:12PMAfter the success of the first installment of The Joshua Show, puppeteer Joshua Holden wanted to spread more kindness and good vibes to audience members of all ages, which is why he’s …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:08PMRachel Tucker is making her Feinstein’s/54 Below solo debut this week. We caught up with her via e-mail to learn what she has in store for the shows, playing beloved characters, and ho…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:00AMThe promise of popularity and getting to date the cool kid are what most high schoolers dream of, and if there was some sort of magic way to achieve them probably very few would refuse it. I…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:00AMRoberto Bolaño’s Distant Star takes place in the aftermath of the Chilean coup that saw Augusto Pinochet oust and murder President Salvador Allende, in order to impose a reign of terror t…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:06AMMaria Friedman calls me from a landline in Saks Fifth Avenue in Boston (where she is directing Merrily We Roll Along), where a saleswoman (thank you, Paige!) has kindly let her use the phone…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:33PMComposer Joe Kelly and Musical Director Jonathan Evans discuss the influences and creative process behind their hilarious sci-fi musical Aliens Coming! What were the challenges in com…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:11PMEveryone knows the story of the boy wizard with the electric scar on his forehead, but few know the tale of some of his less popular classmates, who also left their mark in the world. Leave …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:28PMFrom Wicked to Dogfight Lindsay Mendez is one of Broadway’s most exciting performers, constantly taking on challenges and always raising the bar on performers of her generation. We caught …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:16PMTony winner Norbert Leo Butz is back at Feinstein’s/54 Below with a new version of his show Memory & Mayhem. We caught up with him to discuss songwriting, working with Sam Shepard, and…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:19AMWith its combination of camp, rock, and pinball, Ken Russell’s Tommy redefined the movie musical in the mid 70s. Based on the concept album by The Who, the film centered on the life of…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:37PMWe caught up with the hilarious, incredibly talented Lesli Margherita to discuss her upcoming shows at Feinstein’s/54 Below. I saw you play the Devil’s assistant in Matthew McConaughey v…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:55PMWith a swoon-worthy voice, and the comedic chops to go with it, Bryce Pinkham has become the ultimate Broadway leading man. In A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder he played lovable soci…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:02PMWe spoke to Carole Demas, the original Sandy on Grease, about The Broadhurst at 100! an epic celebration of a century of shows taking place August 16th at Feinstein’s/54 Below. What are th…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:38PMTony Award winner Alice Ripley stars in Small Town Confessions a new play by Phil Geoffrey Bond, part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival (July 30 – August 20). In the play, compris…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:00AMJoseph Kesselring’s legendary comedy Arsenic and Old Lace is part of the summer season at Berkshire Theatre Group. The sumptuous revival is directed by Gregg Edelman and stars Mia Dillon…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:09PMWe spoke to Tovah Feldshuh about Aging is Optional her new show at Feinstein’s/54 Below. I love the title of your show, it’s straight out of your work in Pippin, can you talk about it? T…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:10PMWe spoke to Liz Callaway about The Beat Goes On her series of concerts at Feinstein’s/54 Below celebrating the music of the 1960s. Before anything else I want to ask you when’s The Nanny…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:19PMWe spoke to Lauren Patten about her work in The Goree All-Girl String Band playing at NYMF. Can you talk about your character in the show and what the rehearsal process has been like? I play…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:06PMDavid Grossman’s novel To the End of the Land deals with the aftermath of parents having their children sent off to war. The book was a critical success in Israel and received a National B…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:36AMThe 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with West H…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:31PMThe 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Sam Go…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:56PMThe 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Artie …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:32PMThe 2017 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 10 through August 6, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Lorca …
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