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Thursday, September 5, 2024

How ‘Job’ is intentionally marketing to a younger audience by Ruthie Fierberg

Max Wolf Friedlich wrote a play geared toward the next gen of theatergoers, so producer Hannah Getts made sure they would come.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Creating a ‘Lion King’ hotel suite by Ruthie Fierberg

A partnership between Disney Theatrical Group and Hilton Times Square offers guests a stay in a Serengeti- and Broadway-inspired room.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Meet the woman who keeps ‘Mamma Mia!’ going again and again by Ruthie Fierberg

Associate director Martha Banta has led the ABBA musical for more than two decades.

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Friday, August 30, 2024

New York Stage and Film keeps development of new work front and center by Ruthie Fierberg

Producer Sue Frost and artists Jessica Hecht, Ngozi Anyanwu and more describe the singularity of the nonprofit — and the need for it.

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Thursday, August 29, 2024

How Michael Jackson’s former choreographers and a ballet director united to create the dance of ‘MJ The Musical’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Director-choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and Jackson movement experts Rich + Tone describe staging the hit show.

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Friday, August 23, 2024

Little-known theater jobs: wardrobe supervisor by Ruthie Fierberg

“Aladdin” wardrobe master Christel Murdock describes the duties of managing a Disney musical with over 300 costumes.

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

For choreographer Lorin Latarro backstory is everything by Ruthie Fierberg

From “Waitress” to “The Who’s Tommy” to the current “One Upon a Mattress,” Latarro draws on psychology to set movement.

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Alicia Keys, Kristoffer Diaz and more to be honored by Arthur Miller Foundation by Ruthie Fierberg

A gala event to celebrate the honorees will also commemorate 10 years of the foundation’s theater education programs.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Why a 90,000-square-foot home makes excellent fodder for a musical by Ruthie Fierberg

Writer Lindsay Ferrentino explains why she fell in love with socialite Jackie Siegel and had to adapt her story into the musical “The Queen of Versailles.”

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Orfeh to join Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ as Matron Mama Morton by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award nominee will return to the Main Stem for the first time since 2018.

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Monday, August 19, 2024

How ‘Chicago’ became an international brand by Ruthie Fierberg

The long-running revival has played 1,000 cities around the globe.

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Friday, August 16, 2024

The marketing of cast albums by Ruthie Fierberg

Sony Masterworks’ Scott Farthing discusses not only how the label markets albums, but how albums are a crucial tool to market Broadway.

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

The final steps for making a cast album by Ruthie Fierberg

Breaking down the post-production process of editing, mixing and mastering that yields the finished recording

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Inside the cast album recording studio by Ruthie Fierberg

In the next part of the cast album series, learn what happens during recording.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

How to make a cast album by Ruthie Fierberg

Tony Award winner Tom Kitt, Sony Masterworks’ Scott Farthing and more reveal their process — starting with everything that happens before recording.

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Monday, August 12, 2024

What it takes to win the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award — and more by Ruthie Fierberg

The Recording Academy’s musical theater genre manager breaks down eligibility, the entry and voting processes, category changes that affect theater artists and what voters are listening fo…

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Friday, August 9, 2024

With ‘Water for Elephants,’ PigPen Theatre Co. reignites imagination on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The seven-member ensemble reveals their unique process of group theatermaking, the references embedded in their “Water for Elephants” music and more.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

American Theatre Wing’s Heather Hitchens on creating a national culture of theater by Ruthie Fierberg

In the final part of this Q&A series, the Wing’s president and CEO proposes a necessary reframing of the arts in American society and how to start.

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New musical by David Henry Hwang, Bear McCreary and Zoe Sarnak is in development by Ruthie Fierberg

“Particle Fever” received an industry presentation directed by Leigh Silverman.

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Monday, August 5, 2024

NEA advocates for artists to weigh in on federal job coding by Ruthie Fierberg

Codes that inform policy-making are currently under review, and artists can currently offer their feedback

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Friday, August 2, 2024

Manhattan Theatre Club joins ‘Hills of California’ producing team by Ruthie Fierberg

The Jez Butterworth play will open at the Broadhurst Theatre.

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Talent manager Jen Namoff joins Artists First firm by Ruthie Fierberg

Namoff manages such talent as Tituss Burgess, Katrina Lenk and Kelly McCreary.

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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter to star in new Broadway revival of ‘Waiting for Godot’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Two-time Tony Award-nominated director Jamie Lloyd will helm the production.

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An original collage of Louis Armstrong is the emblem of Broadway’s upcoming ‘Wonderful World’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Portrait artist Zharia Shinn and Pekoe Group art director Christina D’Angelo discuss the unique creation of the new musical’s show art.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Alex Edelman’s next show by Ruthie Fierberg

Fresh off an Emmy Award nomination for Broadway’s “Just for Us,” the writer-comedian talks about his next project.

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Monday, July 29, 2024

Broadway featured in 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony by Ruthie Fierberg

The Paris-set games included nods to musical theater.

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Friday, July 26, 2024

Little-known theater jobs: deck automation operator by Ruthie Fierberg

Steve Stackle breaks down his backstage duties at “Aladdin” on Broadway.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Heather Hitchens’ advice for arts advocacy and rallying government support by Ruthie Fierberg

In the third part of this Q&A series with the president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, Hitchens shares insight from her past government experience and her present role.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Inside the design innovation of ‘Back to the Future’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Video designer Finn Ross on creating onstage time travel

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Monday, July 22, 2024

Creating a ‘cutting-edge’ musical with ‘Redwood’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Co-conceivers Tina Landau and Idina Menzel, producer Eva Price and other team members walk us through their unprecedented process.

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic