The White Mermaid or The Little Lotus: A Musical Fable

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My Variety Review: Broadway's 'How to Dance in Ohio' by Frank Rizzo

RGoing (or not going) to the big dance has been an irresistible storyline for musicals from “Oklahoma!” to “The Prom.” The set-up inherently inspires social stress, romantic anxiety,…

‘How to Dance in Ohio’ Review: Musical About Autistic Young Adults Is a Touching Broadway First by Gordon Cox

Going (or not going) to the big dance has been an irresistible storyline for musicals from “Oklahoma!” to “The Prom.” The set-up inherently inspires social stress, romantic anxiety, …

Review: ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ on Broadway is at its best when it lets its autistic stars shine by Chris Jones

This new musical focuses on a group of real, young, neurologically atypical persons in Columbus, Ohio, all preparing together for their prom.

Print on Demand Challenges: Overcoming Creative Blocks

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‘How To Dance In Ohio’ review: Autism musical is a better idea than show by Johnny Oleksinski

“How To Dance In Ohio,” the new musical that opened Sunday night at the Belasco Theatre, marks a laudable first for Broadway: A show about autistic persons who are actually played by act…

Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "How to Dance in Ohio" 12/10/23 by Howard Miller

Remember how it felt during the months leading up to your high school prom? Ignore this question if you were full of confidence, aware of who you would be going with, sure of your appearance…

Review: In ‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ Making Autism Sing by Jesse Green

A musical about seven autistic young adults, played by seven autistic young actors, breaks new ground on Broadway.

How To Dance in Ohio Broadway Review by New York Theater

“How To Dance in Ohio” is a musical adaptation of a 2015 documentary film of the same name about a group of autistic young adults at a counseling center in Columbus, Ohio, who, as part o…

Review: ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ Welcomes Autistic Youth Under the Disco Ball by David Cote

'How to Dance in Ohio' was clearly made with love, but this musical adaptation of an HBO documentary about autistic people learning to dance tries to balance good intentions and razzle-dazzl…

‘How To Dance In Ohio’ Review: Broadway’s First Autistic Cast Has All The Right Moves In A Musical That Sometimes Doesn’t by Greg Evans

Not since the perfect (what other word is there?) Kimberly Akimbo first made us laugh and bent our hearts two years ago has a stageful of youthful characters so inspired our best, heartfelt …

Extraordinary experiences await in Geelong Arts Centre’s 2024 season

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Review Roundup: HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Opens on Broadway - Updating Live!

How to Dance in Ohio, with book and lyrics by Rebekah Greer Melocik, music by Jacob Yandura, choreography by Mayte Natalio, and direction by Sammi Cannold, opens on Broadway tonight, Decembe…

How to Dance in Ohio: Exuberance Triumphs over Social Unease by Sandy MacDonald

★★★★☆ With a bold, groundbreaking documentary as inspiration, this brave new musical delivers depth and delight. The post How to Dance in Ohio: Exuberance Triumphs over Social Unea…

How to Dance in Ohio: Talented Cast Overcomes Earnest-but-Ordinary Material by Steven Suskin

★★★☆☆ Good intentions alone, alas, do not a compelling musical make. The post How to Dance in Ohio: Talented Cast Overcomes Earnest-but-Ordinary Material appeared first on New York…

The Messenger at Palm Beach Dramaworks by Bill Hirschman

By Oline H. Cogdill “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.’’ That quote, attributed to 20th-century German philosopher Hannah Arendt an…

HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO opening night bows with Sammi Cannold by bwaySHO

HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO opening night bows with Sammi Cannold

‘Prison Dancer: The Musical,’ inspired by a viral video, is in development by Michael Abourizk

Producer Ana Serrano talks exclusively to Broadway News about the Broadway-aimed musical.

Natasha Bedingfield, Jessica Vosk & Orfeh start singing “Unwritten” by bwaySHO

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About How to Dance in Ohio on Broadway? by Molly Higgins, Margaret Hall

The new musical officially opened December 10 at the Belasco Theatre.

Paula Abdul likes my red carpet fit by bwaySHO

The cast of HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO on opening night 🪩 by bwaySHO

Glacier review – wild-swimming tale paddles in the shallows by Brian Logan

Old Fire Station, Oxford Alison Spittle’s story of three women who meet and reconvene annually for a Christmas Day dip is fun nonetheless There’s more to Christmas than Santa, Jesus and …

This Week on Broadway for December 10, 2023: Lone Star by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Lone Star @ Theater Row, Mad Women of the West @ Actors Temple Theater, United Nations: The Other West @ 154 Christopher St (…

HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Opening Night! by bwaySHO

Broadway Rave: RENT “La Vie Bohème” with @bwaySHO & friends!

Review: How to Dance in Ohio Is a Game Changer for Accessibility on Broadway

Talking About the Fire, Royal Court review – urgent and informative by Aleks.sierz

Chris Thorpe’s one-man show about nuclear weapons is intelligent and humane Let’s start with what we know: the climate emergency is the single most burning question facing the planet. Ou…

Mischief Theatre Brings Their Magic To A New Show In New York City by Jeryl Brunner

The forces behind the Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong tackle magic in their off Broadway production, Mind Mangler

‘Bzzz’ Turns Art Forms of Solo Virtuosity Into a Group Affair by Brian Seibert

The tap dancer Caleb Teicher and the beatboxer Chris Celiz have expanded an earlier collaboration into an evening-length work at the Joyce Theater.

Theatre Review: ‘Dial M for Murder’ at Everyman Theatre by Herb Merrick

“Dial M For Murder,” by British playwright Frederick Knott, premiered both on Broadway and in London’s West End in 1952. The initial production, featuring Maurice Evans, Anthony Dawson…

Dance Review: ‘The Nutcracker’ by Ballet Chesapeake at Towson University by Pamela Steinik

Is there anything that celebrates the holiday season more than a classic version of “The Nutcracker?” Ballet Chesapeake’s version of the two-act, classical ballet conceived in 1892 by …

Theatre Review: ‘Swept Away’ at Arena Stage by Charlotte Selton

A story for “those who are part way in love with tragedy,” as the anti-hero protagonist self-describes his tale, accurately pegs the new musical, “Swept Away.” The gorgeous folk-rock…

HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO 1st look by bwaySHO

take an inside look at How to Dance in Ohio! From Vivacity / @ohiomusical

Mark Jacoby Answers Fan's Question: Bettina | THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE by A Beautiful Noise Musical

The story of the legendary Neil Diamond comes to life on stage in a gripping and uplifting new musical. Now on Broadway. Tickets now on sale! Learn more about #ABeautifulNoiseMusical at htt…

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Right Foot Forward with Mary Claire King

U guys, this week's BroadwayWorld Recap has some incredible casting announcements! Then I am joined by Broadway beauty and my dear friend, Mary Claire King! Mary Claire has been onstage in …

The Duffer Brothers: ‘The last series of Stranger Things is the biggest it’s ever been’ by Tim Lewis

The record-breaking show made twins Matt and Ross Duffer the saviours of Netflix. They talk about bringing the show to the stage and ‘landing the plane safely’ in its final season When M…

Review: Milwaukee Ballet’s new ‘Nutcracker’ leans old-school — and it’s utterly spectacular by Lauren Warnecke

Led by artistic director Michael Pink, the Milwaukee Ballet's status among the nation’s top-tier ballet companies is firmly sealed now.

Broadway Rave: RENT “La Vie Bohème” by bwaySHO

Broadway Rave: RENT “La Vie Bohème” with @bwaySHO & friends!

Get Into the Christmas Spirit on Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has a glut of Christmassy show tunes, mo…

Theatre Critic Edwin Wilson Has Passed Away at 96

Former Wall Street Journal theatre critic and host of CUNY TV's Spotlight Edwin Wilson passed away at his home on December 2, 2023 at 96, according to an obituary in the New York Times. 

Broadway Producers Plan To Convert Church Into Theater by Marc Hershberg

The Limelight church will be getting some new spotlights.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: IN CONCERT           Touring  by Libby Purves and Friends

DICKENS IN RIOTOUS RHYME AND BAGPIPES – ON TOUR      Wouldn’t be right to get through December without Dickens, would it?   But I have seen the magnificent Old Vic adaptation by Jack…

The Gardens of Anuncia ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg December 10, 2023: Unusual, in the world of musical theater, The Gardens of Anuncia is a delightfully understated work, and a departure for the writer/composer Michael Jo…

Richard Curtis’s Christmas Actually raises the ghost of ropey light-entertainment past by Brian Logan

Festive variety show hosts Sanjeev Bhaskar and Jayde Adams are stodgier than Christmas dinner, with all the chemistry of a broken Bunsen burner To those of us of a certain age, few things a…

Cinderella: A Fairytale review – Ella and her prince bond over shared passion, not money or status by Mark Fisher

Northern Stage, NewcastleThis production rows back on panto excess, but boisterous audience interaction and bright songs keep it lively Directors Katy Weir and Jake Smith think it is time to…

‘Cancer made me face life’: Laura Smyth on finding comedy, fame – and herself by Laura Smyth

Just after Laura Smyth quit her teaching job to be a comic, she was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. Here, the standup reveals what she learned about life – and the things you should…

From exhilarating Oliver! to a mardy Beast in the east – three of the best Christmas family shows by Clare Brennan

Leeds Playhouse; Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough; Royal Lyceum, EdinburghLionel Bart’s classic musical is all light and shade in James Brining’s in-the-round revival; actors and audi…

The week in theatre: Infinite Life; The Homecoming; Pacific Overtures – review by Susannah Clapp

Dorfman; Young Vic; Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonChronic illness is captured to extraordinary effect in Annie Baker’s slow yet absorbing new play. Elsewhere, snarling Pinter lacks bite,…

Hartford-born David Letterman show writer takes his obsession with crazy corporate musicals on the road by Christopher Arnott

Steve Young bring his expertise on the bizarre theatrical genres of corporate-friendly Broadway-styled musicals about dog food, toilets and other products to Playhouse on Park.

Theater review ‘A Christmas Carol’ makes a grand return to Hartford Stage with a terrific new Scrooge by Christopher Arnott

Allen Gilmore shines as Ebenezer Scrooge as "A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas" returns to Hartford Stage with a bang.

Australian Artists Rally for Palestine, Challenging Top Arts Institutions by Belaid S

In a significant display of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, over 3,200 Australian actors, musicians, and artists are mobilising for

Lew Brown, Belatedly by Trav S.D.

I don’t know how such things happen, but somehow I managed to do posts on Ray Henderson and Buddy De Sylva a decade ago, but their songwriting partner Lew Brown (Louis Brownstein, 1893-195…

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan: Lunar Halo review – a new, darker aesthetic by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe mismatch between humanity and technology fuels Cheng Tsung-lung’s intriguing 2019 work, to a soundtrack by Sigur Rós It’s a hard thing to take over a company…

Wicked The Journey from Broadway to the Big Screen by Belaid S

In a spellbinding evolution of storytelling, the acclaimed Broadway musical Wicked, a prequel to the classic Wizard of Oz and

31 Days of Holiday Cheer: 'The Radio City Chanukah Spectacular' Presented at the 2019 Red Bucket Follies by Talaura Harms

Tune in every day this month as we share holiday music videos from our favorite Broadway stars, as well as a few new original videos.

The Cast of Sweeney Todd Benefit Show at 54 Below by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Melissa Griegel . . . . Cast members from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street took to the 54 Below stage on Sunday, December 3 to sing their favorite songs for a…

Three Cheers for Lynn U’s Brave Young’uns Taking Pratfalls for the Glory of Their Alma Mater by Jk Clarke

Florida Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . . Let’s not beat around the bush. Moon over Buffalo (now playing at Lynn University in Florida) by Ken Ludwig is a first-class hilarious classic…

Festive Cheer In Full Bloom: Anaheim’s “Chance Theater’s” “The Secret Garden” Is One ‘Secret’ Worth Sharing! by Leo Buck

Part Gothic Mystery/Part Bittersweet Romance/Part Fairy Tale and ALL delightful, this latest staging at “The Chance” is guaranteed to warm the hearts of audiences of all ages. Shows as d…

Witty, Versatile, Honest and Endearing “Old Friends” Make New Friends at Pangea by Jk Clarke

Cabaret Review by Myra Chanin . . . . I am overwhelmed with the endless talent displayed by the always more or less disheveled Austin Pendleton. The man’s a dynamo. I try to see every show…

Broadway's How to Dance in Ohio Opens December 10 by Margaret Hall

Adapted from Alexandra Shiva's 2015 documentary, the show follows the challenges faced by a group of autistic young adults at an Ohio counseling center.

Jordan Gelber, Jill Abramovitz, Alexandra Socha, Etai Benson, More Star in Paper Mill Fiddler on the Roof, Opening December 10 by Andrew Gans

Parker Esse reproduces Jerome Robbins' original choreography.

Barry Bostwick Joins Debbie Wileman for Judy Garland Tribute December 10 at Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

"Judy Garland" We Need a Little Christmas features musical direction by Steve Orich.