Monday, May 25, 2015
From Hugh Jackman to matinee matrons, these ushers have seen it allIn this video, TDF Stages takes you inside the world of professional theatre ushering.Fast Tube by CasperWatch a closed cap…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMPeter Nichols’ new comedy invites all sorts of debatesIt’s easy to argue with Lingua Franca, but that’s a good thing.Written by Peter Nichols (A Day in the Death of Joe Egg…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMThe Tony Award winner plays an offbeat poet in EllingWelcome to Building Character, TDF’s ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles.When we first meet Elling, the tit…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMPlays, musicals, and dance to put you in the holiday spiritWhen it comes to the holidays, are you more “traditional tree” or “sassy Santa?” Either way, New York has g…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMWhy “The Language Archive” needs an abstract, metaphorical setFor a show that’s so much about the power of words, the Roundabout’s production of The Language Archive …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMAudiences react to fact and fiction in “The Scottsboro Boys” and “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”Welcome to Part 1 of our two-part look at how Broadway is currently sta…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMLast night, as part of the New York Times‘ ongoing Times Talk series, Frank Rich interviewed Stephen Sondheim about his life and career. Rich, who is a mentor in TDF’s Open Doors…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMThe Pearl revives an obscure masterpieceQuestion: How is Ibsen’s play Rosmersholm like Halley’s Comet?Answer: It may be seventy-six years before you get another chance to see it.…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMIn “Haunted,” the Oscar nominee finds the poetry in a failing marriageWelcome to Building Character, TDF’s ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles–…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMThe stars of the Broadway musical “Memphis,” Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, tell TDF Stages the secret to playing a role for over seven years.Fast Tube by CasperWatch a closed …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMHow light and projections bring the Signature’s revival to lifeFor designers seeking challenges, Angels in America pulses like the North Star. The two halves of Tony Kushner’s se…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMPlenty of Broadway and Off-Broadway theatres are open for business on December 25th.On Christmas Day, why not treat yourself to a show? Plenty of Broadway and Off-Broadway theatres are open …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMExciting things are happening at TKTS!Watch this video, and you'll be an expert on our new TKTS Patron Services Program and the official TKTS app.Fast Tube by CasperFor a closed caption vers…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMGordon Clapp and Ann Dowd get angry in The New Group’s latest playBlood From a Stone almost forces you to think about the psychology of its working-class characters. They’re not …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMAn actress and playwright create a woman deprived of almost everythingHow do you create a woman who can’t see, smell, taste, or hear? That may sound like a Zen riddle, but it’s b…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMCulturemart stocks its shelves with ambitious new workMultimedia chamber operas about murder and reality television don’t just write themselves, and neither do video-driven solo shows …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMDirector Michael Wilson balances symbolism and reality in a Tennessee Williams playNotice how the mobile affects the light on stage, its small pieces of colored glass throwing red on a table…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMGo backstage at Broadway's “Jersey Boy's” to learn how an unseen army keeps the show up and running every night. Featuring production stage manager Michelle Bosch.Fast Tube by Ca…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMThe Pulitzer-winner’s new play comes to Broadway without a tryoutIt may be hogging all the attention, but Spider-Man isn’t the only show getting its world premiere on Broadway th…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMWith a lively orientation session, TDF kicks off the second year of the NANY programYou know you’re at a theatre event when people introduce themselves by touching elbows, knees, and h…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMHow two composers created music for a play’s unreal worldThere are really two worlds in Gruesome Playground Injuries, the new play by Rajiv Joseph that’s running at Second Stage …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMIn Apple Cove, Erin Gann and Smallville’s Allison Mack make absurdity feel authentic__________________Welcome to Building Character, TDF’s ongoing series about actors and how the…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMHow a playwright and director turned dense political ideas into crackling theatreSay you’re grappling with big ideas about how leftist idealism from the 1960s has transformed in the ne…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMLA-based composers Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (Showtime's Weeds) tackle two distinct worlds in
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:58PMWith Timon of Athens, Barry Edelstein revitalizes a forgotten playIt seems like a simple question, but it’s not: Who authored the Public Theater’s new production of Timon of Athe…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMAn Update from The City of AngelsThere are some fascinating things happening in L.A. theatre—shows that make you wish you had a dozen free nights and unlimited airline miles.For those …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMA national TDF program brings access to the deaf and hard of hearingExperience the art and service of open captioning, a national TDF program that makes theatre more accessible for the deaf …
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMThe celebrated actor is uniquely involved with his latest roleIf Reed Birney seems especially connected to his character in The Dream of the Burning Boy, it’s because he’s been u…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMBrian Thomson designs the Broadway musical�s fabulous title busHow’s this for pressure? Brian Thomson isn’t just designing the set for a new Broadway musical: He’s design…
SOURCE: TDF at 05:58PMTransport Group drops Michael John LaChiusa’s musical into the audience’s lapShort of performing it yourself, you may never get closer to a musical than when you see Transport Gr…
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