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Thursday, April 7, 2016

British Poll Says 48% Disapprove of a Female Hamlet, 15% Approve by Michael Dale

Women have played the Prince of Denmark for centuries, but only 15 of those recently polled approved.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PM

VIDEO: Guthrie Theater's Cheeky Tribute To Audience Complaint Emails by Michael Dale

A fun video has actors reading some of the more colorful emails delivered to the company's inbox.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:22PM

Healing Arts Initiative Bookkeeper Arrested For Embezzlement, Chemical Attack Of Executive Director by Michael Dale

An August attack of the non-profit's new executive director has been discovered to be part of a plot to steal over 750,000.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AM
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Senior Citizen Actors Play Teenage Lovers in St. Paul THE FANTASTICKS by Michael Dale

Young love is a distant memory when Matt is 64 and Louisa is 72.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51PM

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals HAMILTON Secret To Bronx Theatre HS Students by Michael Dale

Next week, the first of 20,000 New York City public school students will see HAMILTON, thanks to a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PM

VIDEO: Stephen Sondheim Discusses His Early Career, Creative Process and More at London's National by Michael Dale

Being mentored by Oscar Hammerstein and the working process with his playwright collaborators are among the topics.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PM

TWITTER WATCH: New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio Introduces Broadway's 'Emergency Alert System' by Michael Dale

A funny tweet from the mayor features a color-coded ranking of Broadway emergencies.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM

Star Gayzing Endorses Liza Minnelli For President: 'Kick Ball Change We Can Believe In' by Michael Dale

With politics more and more resembling show business, we need a leader who knows how to work a room.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Bid To Meet SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald and Support Covenant House by Michael Dale

Have a backstage visit with Audra McDonald after enjoying SHUFFLE ALONG from house seats.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34PM

FUN HOME's Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron Among League of Professional Theatre Women 2016 Award Winners by Michael Dale

The FUN HOME author's join Micki Grant, Jane Cox, Ari Laura Kreith, Lear deBessonet, and Elsa Rael as honorees.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PM

VIDEO FLASHBACK: 1965 Peter Sellers Mimics Laurence Olivier's Richard III Reciting The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night by Michael Dale

Ten years after Laurence Olivier's Richard III was released on film, Peter Seller's highlighted a LennonMcCartney tribute with this spoof.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PM

How American Musicals Changed The Fortunes of Paris' Struggling Th?atre du Ch?telet by Michael Dale

He was ridiculed for bringing American musicals to the historic Paris venue, but Jean-Luc Choplin's vision turned the struggling theatre's fortunes around.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PM

Eliza Transitions To Elijah In Transgender Themed PYGMALION, Staged by Always Love Lucy Theatre by Michael Dale

The company's producing artistic director Saima Huq will take on the role of ElizaElijah.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:38PM

Producer Jeffrey Seller Confirms HAMILTON Plans For London, Europe, Australia by Michael Dale

Soon there may be as many as seven HAMILTON companies playing in the U.S. and internationally, in addition to Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:41PM

Producer Jeffrey Stark Confirms HAMILTON Plans For London, Europe, Australia by Michael Dale

Soon there may be as many as seven HAMILTON companies playing in the U.S. and internationally, in addition to Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07PM

VIDEOS: A Scene By Scene, Song By Song Synopsis of the Original 1921 SHUFFLE ALONG by Michael Dale

There were no original cast albums in 1921, so this scene by scene synopsis of the original SHUFFLE ALONG is augmented by various recordings of songs from the score.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45AM
Monday, April 4, 2016

Bid To Meet Lin-Manuel Miranda When He Signs Your Advance Copy of The HAMILTON Vinyl Box Set, Support The Morris-Jumel Mansion by Michael Dale

Meet the HAMILTON authorstar at the Richard Rodgers Theatre when he personalizes a signature for your vinyl set.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:57PM

How The Silent Treatment Inspired Anne Washburn's New Play, ANTLIA PNEUMATICA by Michael Dale

Her new play's first draft was created at a ten-day silent playwriting retreat.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:43PM

The Kilroys Proving Effective In Increasing Number Of Women-Authored Plays Produced by Michael Dale

The organizations list of recommended new plays by women is helping to decrease the lack of gender parity in American theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PM

VIDEO: ECLIPSED's Lupita Nyong'o Pulls April Fools Day Prank on Cast-Mates by Michael Dale

The Oscar-winner has a little fun with the other members of ECLIPSED's superb acting ensemble.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

VIDEO FLASHBACK: How THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Changed The Careers of Its Authors, Stars and Director by Michael Dale

Barrtlett Sher and Adam Guettel made their Broadway debuts with this complex romantic musical.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

VIDEO: Amy Schumer Performs Her Own Revolutionary Hip-Hop Musical For HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda by Michael Dale

The brilliant social satirist doesn't exactly have the HAMILTON authorstar in stitches over her new bio-musical.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM
Sunday, April 3, 2016

BWW Review: Much-Improved Bio-Musical CAGNEY Returns Off-Broadway In A Flashy Producton by Michael Dale

It was ten months ago when composerlyricist Robert Creighton buck and winged it to the York Theatre with a spirited and gutsy performance as the screen's greatest tough guy song and dance ma…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:46PM
Friday, April 1, 2016

RADIOCAST: 1940, The Year Gracie Allen Won The Wisconsin Presidential Primary by Michael Dale

One of America's most beloved entertainers made a comedy bit about running for president and started getting votes

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:21PM

VIDEO: AN ACT OF GOD's Author David Javerbaum Talks About The Play's Inspiration And A Future Casting Possibility by Michael Dale

The Twitter-grown comedy that opened this season with Jim Parsons returns in May with Sean Hayes.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:08PM

Arts Council Norway Unveils Plans For Ibsen-Inspired Theme Park by Michael Dale

Norway's newest cultural attraction will be a 25-acre theme park celebrating the playwright considered by many to be the father of modern drama.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:02PM

At This Performance... AVENUE Q's Puppet Cast Takes Over Broadway's Starring Roles by Michael Dale

Is a bad bug spreading among Broadway's stars Or is it just a prank pulled by AVENUE Q's puppets

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM

FLASH FRIDAY: When William Daniels Was TV Superhero CAPTAIN NICE by Michael Dale

His iconic performance as the 'obnoxious and disliked' John Adams may never have been if this 1967 TV series was a hit.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PM

BWW Review: Ivo van Hove Takes Possession of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE by Michael Dale

The esoteric director stages the Arthur Miller classic with a relatively restrained hand.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:13AM

New Forensic Study Indicates Alexander Hamilton's Fatal Wound Accidentally Self-Inflicted by Michael Dale

The discovery of a letter sent to Hamilton's second from Burr's second prompted an investigation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08AM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Who Was Lucille Lortel and Why Is There An Award Named For Her? by Michael Dale

With a career spanning seventy years in the theatre, Lucille Lortel's life mission was to help nurture emerging innovative playwrights.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54PM

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