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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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Michael Cassel Group announces staffing changes by Ruthie Fierberg

Annelies Crowe has been promoted and Anna Fox has joined the company.

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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Kennedy Center Announces 47th Class of Honorees by Ruthie Fierberg

The Apollo Theater is among the five honorees for the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors.

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Friday, July 19, 2024

JoAnn M. Hunter to direct and choreograph ‘Yasuke —The Black Samurai’ for Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The new musical will bring a story of Samurai culture to the Main Stem.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Tom Viola will retire from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS; Danny Whitman to succeed as executive director by Ruthie Fierberg

Viola has led the nonprofit since 1996.

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In the producer’s office: Kurt Deutsch talks merging pop and musical theater for Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The producer of “The Notebook” and head of Warner Music Entertainment and Theatrical Ventures shares insights and new projects.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

The Friedman Health Center wants to be the go-to facility for NYC arts workers by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award-honored facility joins the Entertainment Community Fund with Mount Sinai Doctors to provide medical care to everyone in entertainment.

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Shaping ‘Job’ into a resonant and provocative new play by Ruthie Fierberg

Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich, director Michael Herwitz and producer-dramaturg Hannah Getts take Broadway News inside the process of creating the thriller.

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Friday, July 12, 2024

Broadway Advocacy Coalition announces a return to its roots by Ruthie Fierberg

Leaders of the Tony Award-honored organization offer an update on its programs and future plans.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Better understanding the breadth of the American Theatre Wing by Ruthie Fierberg

In the second part of this Q&A series, American Theatre Wing president and CEO Heather Hitchens details the organization’s programs and who they are for.

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Monday, July 8, 2024

How ‘Book of Mormon’ and ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ star Alyah Chanelle Scott is changing Broadway from behind the scenes by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor’s experiences on stage and screen compelled Scott to become a producer, as one half of Runyonland Productions.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

‘Suffs’ July 2 performance disrupted by protestors by Ruthie Fierberg

The group interrupted the Broadway musical at the Music Box Theatre.

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Director Sam Pinkleton on making ‘Oh, Mary!’ sincerely stupid by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award-nominated choreographer makes his Broadway directing debut with Cole Escola’s new romp.

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Little-known theater jobs: music supervisor by Ruthie Fierberg

Andrea Grody shares her experiences working as a Broadway music supervisor on “Suffs” and “The Band’s Visit.”

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Monday, June 24, 2024

15 years ago, the Jimmy Awards began changing the American theater for the better by Ruthie Fierberg

The National High School Musical Theater Awards celebrates its 15th anniversary.

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Jeremy O. Harris on directing his ‘Slave Play’ documentary by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award-nominated author is at the helm of “Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.”

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

In their words: What made the 2023-2024 Broadway season’s shows belong in this year? by Ruthie Fierberg

Actors, directors, choreographers and playwrights reflect on why their productions needed to be on the Main Stem right now.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: Manhattan Theatre Club’s Lynne Meadow and Chris Jennings by Ruthie Fierberg

All three of the plays produced by Manhattan Theatre club this Broadway season are nominated for a Best Play Tony Award.

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Monday, June 3, 2024

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Doubt’’s Quincy Tyler Bernstine by Ruthie Fierberg

The veteran performer earns her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

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Sunday, June 2, 2024

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Suffs’’ Leigh Silverman by Ruthie Fierberg

With her second Broadway musical, the director scores a second Tony Award nod.

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Saturday, June 1, 2024

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Water for Elephants’’ David Bengali, Bradley King and David Israel Reynoso by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award-nominated projection designer, lighting designer and costume designer take Broadway News inside the machinations of their collaboration.

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Back to the Future’’s Roger Bart by Ruthie Fierberg

The longtime performer reflects on his comedy career, Doc Brown and the new musical.

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Interpreting the details behind the 2024 Tony Award nominees for Best Costume Design of a Musical by Ruthie Fierberg

The artists behind “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Water for Elephants,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Suffs” and “Cabaret” dissect the stories told through clothing.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘The Outsiders’’ Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance, Justine Levine and Adam Rapp by Ruthie Fierberg

Listen to this discussion between all four writers about the creation of the new musical based on the bestselling novel by S.E. Hinton.

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Breaking down the designs of the 2024 Tony Award nominees for Best Costume Design of a Play by Ruthie Fierberg

The artists behind “An Enemy of the People,” “Appropriate,” “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” “Purlie Victorious” and “Stereophonic” reveal storytelling details in the co…

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