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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

VIDEOS: The 1970s Disaster Movies That Inspired DISASTER! by Michael Dale

From earthquakes to tidal waves to shark attacks, it wasn't safe to go to the movies that decade.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

BWW Review: DISASTER! is Goofy Fun Set To A Campy 1970's Beat by Michael Dale

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's musical send-up of 1970s disaster flicks has a solid company of pros having fun.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:17AM
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

VIDEO: Take a Bottle Dance Lesson From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Dance Captain Marla Phelen by Michael Dale

It's one of Broadway's most famous dances. Can you keep your balance

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42PM

SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald: The Intentionally Unglamorous Broadway Life by Michael Dale

The six-time Tony winner's consistent presence on Broadway has made her a symbol of its increasing diversity.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PM

Broadway 'Previvals': How Might LES MISERABLES Been Cast In 1964? by Michael Dale

Theatre fans love to fantasy cast revivals, but what if the show you're casting played on Broadway earlier than it actually did.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PM

BWW Review: Marco Ramirez's Inventively-Crafted?Boxing Drama THE ROYALE Spars With Racism by Michael Dale

Director Rachel Chavkin offers a tense, rhythmic and evocative mounting of a play inspired by the career of Jack Johnson

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PM

BWW Review: Site-Specific INSIGNIFICANCE Played Out In A Luxury Hotel Room by Michael Dale

Terry Johnson's drama depicts encounters between Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:57AM
Monday, March 7, 2016

VIDEO: Julie Taymor Creates World Theater Fellowship for Young Theater Directors by Michael Dale

Each year four applicants will receive stipends to support project initiatives outside of western culture.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25PM

Bid For A Backstage Tour With AMERICAN PSYCHO's Jennifer Damiano, Support Transport Group by Michael Dale

CharityBuzz's new on-line auction benefits Off-Broadway's Transport Group.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33PM

VIDEO: Brilliant HAMILTON Parody Depicts Rap Musical Bio of German Chancellor Angela Merkel by Michael Dale

Don't know anything about German Chancellor Angela Merkel You will after watching this rap video.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PM

TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Emmy Raver-Lampman Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens by Michael Dale

The latest vintage HAMILTON photograph taken by Josh Lehrer.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PM

VIDEO: Get Your Education! Genius Releases '9 Classic Rap References In HAMILTON' by Michael Dale

The website famous for crowdsourced musical annotating demonstrates classics quoted by Lin-Manuel Miranda

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PM

Hey, Mr. Producer! Donald Trump Was Once A Broadway Baby by Michael Dale

For three months in 1970, the Trump name could be seen above a Broadway title.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PM

AVENUE Q's Kate Monster, Unable To Appear On MSNBC's Post-Debate Show, Releases Statement On Democrats' Debate by Michael Dale

The leading lady puppet was on stage performing when her musical was cited by CNN's Don Lemon.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM

VIDEO: AVENUE Q Co-Composer/Lyricist Jeff Marx Reacts To Being Quoted At Democrats' Debate by Michael Dale

CNN's Don Lemon quotes Everyone's A Little Bit Racist' while questioning Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AM

BWW Review: Richard Nelson Offers a Taste Of A New Rhinebeck Family in HUNGRY by Michael Dale

The playwright follows his quartet of Apple Family plays with the first of an election year trilogy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AM
Sunday, March 6, 2016

BWW Review: Broadway Transfer of Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED Is a Major Achievement by Michael Dale

Plays about the different ways women choose to respond to institutionalized rape during wartime are not standard Broadway fare.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51PM
Friday, March 4, 2016

Family Research Council President Calls FUN HOME 'New York's Latest Sexual Propaganda' by Michael Dale

Tony Perkins, head of the DC-based organization, objects to United States U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power taking fellow ambassador's to see the tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:21PM

FLASH FRIDAY: When Richard Nelson Introduced The Apples of THAT HOPEY CHANGEY THING by Michael Dale

On the night when the playwrightdirector introduces playgoers to a new Rhinebeck family for a trilogy of election year plays, take a look back at the play that started it all.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PM

VIDEO: CASTING CALL, Women React To Demeaning Casting Call Character Descriptions by Michael Dale

Actordirector Julie Asriyan brings home a serious point about the inequity of opportunities between male and female actors.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PM

Ted Chapin, David Dorfman On Addressing CAROUSEL's Domestic Abuse Issues At Connecticut College by Michael Dale

A college production uses revisions to emphasis a look at the musical's issues from a more modern perspective.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PM

BWW Review: Danai Gurira's FAMILIAR, a Warm and Funny Family Drama by Michael Dale

With her wartime drama ECLIPSED about to open on Broadway, her new Off-Broadway play has a comfortable familiarity.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AM
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Bid For Private Acting or Writing Classes With Gretchen Cryer, Support Global Water Challenge by Michael Dale

Take three one-hour sessions with the author and star of I'M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14PM

VIDEOS: David Hirson, Lynn Nottage and Lynn Ahrens Show Their Support For The Drama Book Shop by Michael Dale

After a broken pipe caused water damage and lost inventory, the Broadway community has been coming to the aid of its cherished book shop.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02PM

VIDEO: The Bats Are Looking Vicious For Adam Rapp's WOLF IN THE RIVER by Michael Dale

Rapp directs his newest play with a cast from The Flea's resident acting company, The Bats.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:39PM

VIDEO: Lucas Hnath's RED SPEEDO Features An On-Stage Swimming Pool by Michael Dale

Audience members see actor Alex Breaux swimming through Plexiglas walls.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:44PM

Study Shows Stephen Karam's THE HUMANS Reflects Real-Life Phenomenon Among Middle-Aged White Americans by Michael Dale

Stephen Karam's play opens at a time when the death rate of middle-aged white Americans is increasing.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26PM

Emerson College Alters Plan To Convert Colonial Theatre Into Dining Hall; Assessing Programming Options by Michael Dale

The proposed student center and cafeteria will be built elsewhere as the school considers the theatre's future.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Lynn Nottage, Young Jean Lee, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Receive 2016 PEN Literary Awards by Michael Dale

The advocacy organization grants awards for Master American Dramatist, American Playwright in Mid-Career and Emerging American Playwright.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14PM

Do You Like Comedy? Do You Hate Scammers? City Warns Comedy Clubs About Street Teams by Michael Dale

Street sellers have been known to scam customers with promises of big names appearing.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:02PM

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