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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

VIDEO: Watch Klea Blackhurst and Company Rehearse Drury Lane Theatre's HAZEL by Michael Dale

Like THE ADDAMS FAMILY before it, the new musical HAZEL is based on a one-panel comic strip, though audiences are bound to be far more familiar with the character's hit TV series.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:01PM

VIDEO: Daveed Diggs Recalls The Surreal Moment Performing HAMILTON For The Nation's First Black President by Michael Dale

Daveed Diggs never expected to be on Broadway, but it's been an unexpectedly emotional experience.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40PM

Five Great Broadway Songs That Many Don't Know Are Broadway Songs by Michael Dale

Broadway has given the world some of it's greatest songs, but the Broadway beginnings of some classics aren't known to all.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PM

BWW Review: Sarah Burgess' DRY POWDER, an Aridly Humored Exercise in Corporate Ethics by Michael Dale

Thomas Kail's bracing production matches the playwright's vicious verbal chess match with plenty of pop and vibrancy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33AM
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Bid For Tickets & Party Invite For Opening Night Of AMERICAN PSYCHO, Support Public Counsel by Michael Dale

Catch Benjamin Walker on opening night of the new Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa musical.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21PM

VIDEO: Last Week To Catch Mint Theater's Historic Production of WOMEN WITHOUT MEN by Michael Dale

The American premiere of Irish playwright Hazel Ellis' 1938 drama opened to rave reviews.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20PM

VIDEO: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's Jeremy Hays Conducts a 25-Minute Backstage Tour of The Majestic Theatre by Michael Dale

The dashing Raoul takes viewers backstage and reveals secrets of the production's 28-year history.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20PM

VIDEO: AVENUE Q Celebrates World Puppetry Day In Times Square With a Crowd Of Hand-Held Pals by Michael Dale

The celebration goes on despite a puppet Donald Trump's insistence that he was going to build a wall to keep all the puppets out,

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04PM

VIDEO: SCHOOL OF ROCK's Sierra Boggess Sings National Anthem at New York Knicks Game by Michael Dale

Though the home team lost a close one, the glimmering Broadway soprano got the evening started on a winning note.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:55PM

Boston University Sells Home of Huntington Theatre Company For $25 Million by Michael Dale

The new owner is in talks with the theatre company about the continued use of the space they've called home since 1982.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PM

VIDEO UPDATE: THAT'SWHATSHESAID Playwright Courtney Meaker and Creator/Performer Erin Pike Reflect on Copyright Controversy by Michael Dale

The play made up of dialogue from the female characters of 2014-2015's 10 most frequently produced American plays received a cease and desist in February.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:19PM

Robert Lindsay: Many Well-Known Actors Rely On The Royal Theatrical Fund For Survival by Michael Dale

As president of The Royal Theatrical Fund, the star says the public would be surprised at the famous names who apply for assistance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM
Monday, March 21, 2016

Bid To Meet SCHOOL OF ROCK's Bobbi MacKenzie and Support Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation by Michael Dale

Meet one of Broadway's youngest stars and help provide disadvantaged urban youth with significant exposure and access to the arts.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:09PM

VIDEO: Join FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Matzo Ballerz and Learn The Traditions of The Broadway Bowling League by Michael Dale

Thursday nights are Broadway's bowling nights during the winter months.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:15PM

VIDEO: RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran Delivers This Year's Dimbleby Lecture: 'Is Shakespeare Chinese?' by Michael Dale

The annual lecture honors the pioneering BBC journalist Richard Dimbleby.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PM

VIDEO: Celebrate World Poetry Day With SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Rock Star Bard, Christian Borle by Michael Dale

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization annually celebrates March 21st as a day to honor the significance of poetry.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PM

Rare Publicity Photos of Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Diana Rigg in Racy '68 Film, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Michael Dale

David Farrell's rarely seen publicity photos are part of 'Shakespeare in Art Tempests, Tyrants and Tragedy' at Compton Verney.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PM

TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Sydney Harcourt Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens by Michael Dale

The ensemble member's portrayal of James Reynolds isthe latest subject in HAMILTON's series of vintage portraits taken by photographer Josh Lehrer.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM

BWW Review: Is It Love Or Chemistry? Lucy Prebble's Intriguing THE EFFECT by Michael Dale

Two volunteers for a pharmaceutical study fall in love, but is it a drug-induced emotion

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16AM
Friday, March 18, 2016

Actor Bear Bellinger Claims Discrimination in Casting Marriott Theatre's EVITA by Michael Dale

The author of 'I'm a black actor. Here's how inequality works when you're not famous' writes a public letter critical of non-Latino casting.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PM

VIDEO: Celebrate John Kander's Birthday With Kander & Ebb Performing CHICAGO's 'All That Jazz' by Michael Dale

The great composer of Cabaret, Chicago and so many beloved Broadway songs turns 89 today.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33PM

Bid To Meet FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Danny Burstein and Support Epic Theatre Ensemble by Michael Dale

Charitybuzz's new online auction offers two tickets for the hit revival and a post-performance meet and greet.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:31PM

British Library Posts Digitized Manuscript Believed To Be In Shakespeare's Handwriting by Michael Dale

Four pages of the only known surviving play script containing The Bard's handwriting.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:52PM

FLASH FRIDAY: Barbara Cook, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick Discuss SHE LOVES ME in 1978 by Michael Dale

SHE LOVES ME was a forgotten musical until a Town Hall concert and a BBC television production revived interest.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

BWW Review: SHE LOVES ME, a Sublime Production of a Perfect Musical Comedy by Michael Dale

Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi head a sterling cast in Scott Ellis' ravishing production.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Museum of The City of New York Explores New York's Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway by Michael Dale

A extensive new exhibit immerses guests into New York's one-vibrant Yiddish Theater community.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:31PM

NYC Creates Grant Program To Increase Staff Diversity In City's Cultural Institutions by Michael Dale

New York responds to an earlier study revealing non-performing employee base of arts non-profits don't reflect the city's diversity.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PM

VIDEOS: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda and HeForShe's Emma Watson on Feminism and Freestyling by Michael Dale

As UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Watson promotes HeForShe's mission to galvanize men and boys as advocates for gender equality.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:09PM

VIDEO: Hartford Stage's ROMEO AND JULIET Inspires High School Student To Help Mend Wounds by Michael Dale

A student apologizes for an incident at a high school basketball game when students from both schools attend a matinee.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PM

HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda Calls For Congress To Help Resolve Puerto Rico's Economic Crisis by Michael Dale

His column for the Spanish-language El Nuevo Dia calls for legislation to address the U.S. territory's declining economy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AM

George M. Cohan and Eugene O'Neill: Two Irish-Americans Who Helped Define Broadway by Michael Dale

A St. Patrick's Day toast to the Father of the American Musical Comedy and The Father of the American Drama.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AM

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