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Monday, August 8, 2022

How ‘Euphoria’s’ DP Used ‘Expressionistic’ Theatrical Lighting for Lexi’s Play by Sasha Urban

When it came time to shoot “The Theater and Its Double” — the seventh episode of “Euphoria’s” second season, Emmy-nominated for cinematography — Hungarian DP Marcell Rév alrea…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:45PM

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Danai Gurira on Starring in Robert O’Hara’s ‘Richard III’: ‘It Should Be a Historical Play, But It’s Actually a Political Thriller’ by Sasha Urban

Robert O’Hara, the Tony Award-nominated director and acclaimed playwright, sat beneath a tree near the side of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. On the opening night of “Richard III…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:44PM

Friday, April 29, 2022

After Recovering From COVID, Daniel Craig Celebrates Broadway Opening of ‘Macbeth’ With Ruth Negga by Sasha Urban

Director Sam Gold’s Broadway production of “Macbeth,” which stars Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, was already a tall order for its cast, who had only four weeks of rehearsal before previe…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:26PM

Monday, April 25, 2022

‘For Colored Girls’ Stars Talk Broadway Revival: ‘One Can’t Help But to Be Proud of Being a Black Woman on Stage’ by Sasha Urban

On September 15, 1976, Ntozake Shange’s “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” opened at the Booth Theatre, forever reshaping the form and feel of A…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:15AM

Monday, April 4, 2022

Nikki Renée Daniels ‘Never Dreamed’ She’d Become the First Black Actor to Lead ‘Company’ on Broadway by Sasha Urban

Nikki Renée Daniels has been performing on Broadway for 22 years, but she’s never received entrance applause. That is until Wednesday, when she became the first Black actor to play the le…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:33PM

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Broadway Adaptation of ‘Smash’ Eyes Summer Workshop (EXCLUSIVE) by Sasha Urban

“Broadway, Here I Come!” said the musical adaptation of the late NBC show “Smash,” which Variety can exclusively reveal is planning a workshop for the summer, according to producer R…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:30PM

Monday, January 31, 2022

Carleton Carpenter, MGM and Broadway Actor Who Starred Alongside Debbie Reynolds, Dies at 95 by Sasha Urban

Carleton Carpenter, who performed on stage and screen alongside stars such as Debbie Reynolds in “Two Weeks With Love” and Judy Garland in “Summer Stock,” died Monday in Warwick, N.Y…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:27PM

Thursday, January 27, 2022

‘Skeleton Crew’ Star Phylicia Rashad on Broadway’s Return: ‘Mastery Continues, and Theater Artists and Audiences Are Grateful for This’ by Sasha Urban

On Broadway Wednesday evening, “Skeleton Crew,” the final of seven new plays written by Black playwrights to make its debut this season, opened to an intimate crowd at the Manhattan Thea…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:16PM

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