Without a doubt, it’s fair to say Wagner is one of contemporary American theater’s most successful and respected scenic designers. He has over 55 solo Broadway credits (since 1966’s sh…
Linked From stage-directions.comThe Czechoslovakian-born artist directed the Broadway productions of Girls of Summer, The Shadow of a Gunman, and more.
Linked From PlaybillLast year, Evelyn Castillo sued the Broadway landlord in federal court over its policy blocking guests from bringing outside food into its theaters.
Linked From ForbesAs she embarks on a special concert with Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky, we caught up with the TV and Broadway star.
Linked From ForbesAfter almost four decades, the Nederlander family has regained control of the National Theatre.
Linked From ForbesThe Younger star reveals her hopes for Liza and what it's like to revive The Music Man on Broadway.
Linked From ForbesDevoted to telling the story of theFirst Lady of Argentina, this director offers a unique context into Eva Perón’s world
Linked From ForbesIvo Van Hove’s success shows how much American commercial theater relies on European state funding.
Linked From The AtlanticWhen Mr. Prince died on Wednesday at age 91, he left behind several lifetimes’ worth of directing and producing successes.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionHarold Prince, the prolific producer and director who shepherded to Broadway such groundbreaking works as Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof and the record-breaking …
Linked From Broadway.comThe theater community mourns the loss of legendary director and producer Hal Prince. The post The Theater Community Mourns the Loss of Harold Prince appeared first on The BroadwayBlog.
Linked From The Broadway BlogDim all the marquee lights on Broadway — Harold Prince, the producer and director behind many of the American theater’s greatest musicals, died Wednesday at 91, after a brief illness. In…
Linked From The New York PostThe prolific producer-director died at 91.
Linked From PlaybillHal Prince, quite literally the prince of Broadway and maybe the King, has died at age 91. Really, this incredible legendary figure
Linked From ShowBiz 411Mr. Prince helped bring to life a stunning lineup of shows: “Cabaret,” “Sweeney Todd,” and Broadway’s longest-running spectacle — “The Phantom of the Opera.”
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionBreaking news: Harold (Hal) Prince, a longtime producer and director who was one of the most significant figures in the history of Broadway, has died at 91. Among his many distinctions -- he…
Linked From twitter.comVeteran Broadway producer and director Hal Prince has died at age 91. Over his long career in the theater, Prince received 21 Tony Awards, including three special Tonys, marking the most Ton…
Linked From broadwaynews.comThe annual post-Tony shake-out of Broadway closings has yet to get underway, but the pre-scheduled departure of Network last week saw the Bryan Cranston starrer set a couple of records on it…
Linked From DeadlineUPDATE with George Salazar, Joe Iconis responses James Corden is giving some Be More Chill credit where it’s due. After drawing some online criticism for not tipping off the national Tony …
Linked From DeadlineHadestown and The Ferryman were the big winners on Broadway’s big night on CBS Sunday, but when it comes to the ratings, the Boston Bruins and NBC were the real victors. Hosted by a more m…
Linked From DeadlineThere were no big surprises or major upsets tonight at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards, as Hadestown, The Ferryman, Bryan Cranston and Elaine May took the trophies they were meant to take, overt…
Linked From DeadlineHats off to Celia Keenan-Bolger, who has won her first Tony Award! She triumphed in the Best Featured Actress in a Play category for her incredible performance as Scout Finch in To Kill a Mo…
Linked From Broadway.comThe 2019 Tony Awards has officially begun, which means dozens of Tony hopefuls are showing off their fiercest smize and poses on the red carpet before heading in to the ceremony at Radio Cit…
Linked From Broadway.comAndré De Shields was just named a Tony Award winner for his show-stopping turn as Hermes in the new musical Hadestown. The win was announced at the 2019 Tony Awards ceremony on June 9 at R…
Linked From Broadway.comElaine May, the 87-year-old stage-and-screen legend, just received her first Tony Award for her moving performance as Gladys in the Broadway premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Galler…
Linked From Broadway.comThe Broadway-premiere mounting of Mart Crowley's iconic work The Boys in the Band has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. The Joe Mantello-helmed staging was honored at th…
Linked From Broadway.comWe cain't say no! Ali Stroker has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Oklahoma! The stage-and-screen fave was honored at the…
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Linked From ShowTickets.comIt’s going to be Cameron Crowe vs. Alanis Morissette at the Tonys next year. Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” begins previews in the fall at the Broadhurst Theatre. But it could be …
Linked From The New York PostMalcolm Ewen’s first foray into a life in the theater was in his hometown of Winnetka, in a middle school production of “The Hither and Thither of Danny Dither.” He played the role of …
Linked From Chicago Tribune SubscriptionThese actors are giving audiences a masterclass
Linked From ShowTickets.comTodayTix, a Broadway-born mobile ticketing start-up, is looking to expand into a bigger global media and transaction enterprise with a capital infusion of $73 million led by private-equity f…
Linked From VarietyThe annual ceremony, culminating in the presentation of the coveted Distinguished Performance Award, took place May 17.
Linked From PlaybillThe film star is nominated for a Tony for “All My Sons,” a play with which she has a personal connection.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionThe Scottish-American singer-songwriter heads to the New York theatre stage himself after penning the scores of Here Lies Love and Joan of Arc: Into the Fire.
Linked From PlaybillFrom the shop floors of factories to ballet’s grandest stages, unions are rethinking how they balance their responsibilities in sexual harassment cases.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionThings are tense and tingly enough before the curtain rises at any time of the year. What’s it like during prize season?
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionBroadway’s power brokers took time out from Tony season this week to fly to London to see “Cinderella,” the new musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber. The heat is intense on this one, not o…
Linked From The New York PostFifty years into his stage career, André De Shields cherishes the ability to change what is to come.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionThe fall season at N.Y.U. Skirball Center will also include 10 interdisciplinary performance works by artists like John Kelly and Mette Ingvartsen.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionFive actors, many drinks, short-and-silly scripts and a party atmosphere generated good buzz in New York — and a second edition in Chicago.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionNetwork, All About Eve, West Side Story – a really good day’s Netflix queue as well as the latest entries on the resume of Belgian-born theater director Ivo van Hove. Tony-nominated for …
Linked From DeadlineCritics are always sniping at something, but the real fun begins when they start sniping at one another. The members of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle got into a heated exchange last w…
Linked From The New York PostA new musical based on the 2001 cult film Scotland, PA will get its world premiere in September at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Off Broadway stage, the company announced today. Directe…
Linked From DeadlineThe as-yet-unnamed venue is scheduled to open in King’s Cross in 2021. His most recent opened in Southeast London in 2017.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionUPDATE I told you last week that the once powerful “Book of Mormon” had gone on discount at ticket brokers, and there
Linked From ShowBiz 411The three productions will be celebrated at a May 13 reception.
Linked From PlaybillThe production will debut at the previously reported American Repertory Theater; a Los Angeles engagement will also precede the Broadway bow.
Linked From Playbillin the 34th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. Full list of winners: Outstanding Play Outstanding Musical Outstanding Revival Outstanding Solo Show Fleaba…
Linked From newyorktheater.meAndré De Shields is marking his 50th year in show business in ‘Hadestown.’ In a candid interview with Tim Teeman, he talks coming out, racism, and fulfilling his parents' dreams.
Linked From The Daily BeastPhotographs by Erik Tanner. Welcome to Tony Awards season, when the stars of Broadway’s biggest shows are honored while still, in many cases, performing eight times a week. The day after t…
Linked From VultureRobert Horn, Tony-nominated for his snappy book to “Tootsie,” knows all too well what it’s like to scrape out a living in New York while trying to break into the theater. He never play…
Linked From The New York PostFrom “Kiss Me, Kate” to “Tootsie,” shows old and new are working to reflect today’s gender politics. Women fare better, but what about the mediocre men?
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionTony Awards predictions experts Michael Musto (NewNowNext), Brian Lipton (Cititour) and I agree that “Hadestown” will win Best Musical, but we disagree on what rival is its biggest threa…
Linked From Gold DerbyOut of all the nominees spread across the 26 categories at the 2018 Tony Awards, 20 of them stand out as particularly noteworthy. Check out the complete list of nominations here. The followi…
Linked From Gold DerbySurprising snubs and unexpected nominations highlight an industry in contentious conversation with itself.
Linked From ForbesNominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 73rd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® were announced today by Tony Award-winning actress Bebe Neuwirth, …
Linked From Tony AwardsJo Sullivan Loesser, a Broadway actress who scored a Tony Award nomination for her performance in 1956’s The Most Happy Fella, married the show’s composer Frank Loesser in 1959 and after…
Linked From DeadlineThe Marquis Theatre will soon have some new names on its ownership marquee.
Linked From ForbesThe annual Women’s Day on Broadway branches out with two May panels focused on parenthood and journalism in theatre.
Linked From PlaybillWith two huge new shows under her watch, the Tony winner is blazing a path through a notoriously difficult industry.
Linked From ForbesRyan Murphy took center stage at New York's Longacre Theatre Tuesday night to host a charity performance of 'The Prom,' ahead of which he revealed his intention to make a movie version of th…
Linked From The Hollywood ReporterWhat’s it like to be the woman who runs Dance Theatre of Harlem? On this episode of Women in Charge, Allison Benedikt talks to Virginia Johnson, artistic director and founding member of Da…
Linked From slate.comAs much as we already know about Disney+, there’s a lot we still don’t know. That’s about to change at an investor presentation on April 11, when Disney will give a demonstration of it…
Linked From VarietyCenter Theatre Group announced Monday that Meghan Pressman will be its next managing director and CEO, making her the first female managing director in the nonprofit company’s 52-year hist…
Linked From Los Angeles TimesSunday was a very good day for Patti LuPone at the Laurence Olivier Awards. Not only did the recently closed West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's COMPANY will the award fo…
Linked From BroadwayWorldA six-and-a-half-hour play about the legacy of AIDS in New York won best new play at the British equivalent of the Tonys. “Company” and “Come From Away” were also successful.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionThis series, which debuts Tuesday on FX, includes many midcentury Broadway and film personalities and their works. Here’s a cheat sheet.
Linked From The New York Times SubscriptionLed by artistic director Paige Evans, the Signature operates on a model that cultivates playwrights and community.
Linked From PlaybillThe producers of 'Sleepless' must not be getting much sleep.
Linked From ForbesFor a story about dead people, Beetlejuice has never felt so lively. Tim Burton’s 1988 supernatural comedy has been reincarnated as a new Broadway musical (opening April 25) with Tony nomi…
Linked From Entertainment Weekly“I don’t dance!” Corbin Bleu sang in “High School Musical 2,” even as he hoofed it up. A dozen years later, Bleu’s still dancing — this time in Broadway’s “Kiss Me, Kate,…
Linked From The New York PostWho’d have thought the most controversial show this spring would be . . . Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”? A revival of the 1943 musical opening Sunday is dividing audience…
Linked From The New York PostA new production exposes the darkness that’s always been at the heart of the musical — and the American experiment.
Linked From VultureBroadway lovers received an unexpected jolt when two-time Tony-winning actress Patti LuPone signed up for an account on Twitter. The outspoken megastar of Evita, Gypsy and, most recently th…
Linked From Broadway.comEXCLUSIVE: Lively McCabe Entertainment, a company that specializes in packaging and adapting iconic intellectual property into new stories for theater, film/TV, and book publishing, is teami…
Linked From DeadlineCasting is here for Hartford Stage's world premiere musical adaptation of the 1984 motion picture The Flamingo Kid. The previously announced production, to be directed by Tony winner and Ha…
Linked From Broadway.comThe fellowship recipients will participate in programs in New York City around the U.S.
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Linked From St. Louis Today at 04:03PMMusical theatre has a history of big, splashy, high-kicking casts, and that’s what many people think when they hear the word “musical.” The increasing trend for writers wanting to tell…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMEnthusiastic attention today for impressionist, comedian and singer Guy Marks (Mario Scarpa, 1923-1987). The son of a musician in the RCA orchestra, Marks spent his young adulthood in the se…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 01:54PMCully Richards (1908-1978) was minor entertainer and character actor, hailing from Bob Hope’s hometown of Cleveland. Richards started out as a comedian, singer, dancer and pantomimist in v…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 01:54PMHow well were you following theater news and reviews in the month of October? Answer these ten questions to find out. Loading…
Linked From newyorktheater.me at 01:12PMBallet Theatre of Maryland’s production of Dracula is the perfect Halloween show, even in these scary times. Viewing the performance outdoors, on the grass lot of the future Maryland Theat…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:54PMTheatermakers aren’t letting a worldwide pandemic or forthcoming election slow them down. This weekend offers some spooktacular picks to get your fix. Here are some of our favorites. The p…
Linked From The Broadway Blog at 12:12PMThis week Signature Theatre releases a new cinematic concert, an inspired alternative to its pre-COVID cabarets. Titled Signature Vinyl, the fully produced, professionally filmed production…
Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:10PMTune in on Sunday, November 1 at 3PM EST for SOUP TROUPE ONLINE. Hosted by co-founder Danny Feldman (Hide and Seek) and co-president Dani Wergiles, the livestream is streamed every weekend …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:03PMThis innovative production by ALP Musicals of Hilmi Jaidin’s new digital musical Shift+Alt+Right points towards the future of new musical theatre.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMDuring the month of October, Women of Color on Broadway, Inc. showcased four artists who made memorable Broadway characters their own.
Linked From Playbill at 11:59AMOn Thursday, November 12, Attorney Jim Mermigis and a group of 12 Off Broadway theaters and comedy club owners will argue that by allowing small venues with enhanced air filtration systems …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMCheck out the artists performing the first three flash mobs at Leicester Square, the National Theatre, and Trafalgar Square, featuring songs from Hamilton, Les Miserables Wicked, and The Ph…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThere is something deliciously lovely about turning off all the lights in the house and listening to a horror tale on a rainy autumn night. So with the mood set, I accessed Resounding Live I…
Linked From stagebiz.com at 11:06AMThe four-time Tony-nominated duo behind the all-Black Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Eclipsed, and more reveal their path to success.
Linked From Playbill at 11:05AMCatapulted to fame as the first James Bond, he became one of the UK’s most durable stars
Linked From The Financial Times Subscription at 10:33AMAs a Halloween treat, check out Hadestown star Eva Noblezada singing 'Doggie Fever' a chilling mashup of '[(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?' and 'Fever' from I Put A Spell On You!
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMScottish actor Sean Connery, best known for his portrayal of James Bond, has passed away. He was 90 years old.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMYou voted, here they are! In no particular order, meet our top 5 in the college category.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMThis Halloween, I'm taking a jump to the left, then a step to the right by listening to The Skivvies new album, The RockyHorror Skivvies Show. Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina give a fresh tak…
Linked From Call Me Adam at 10:24AMJames Bond actor Sir Sean Connery dies in his sleep aged 90: Oscar-winning 007 legend passes away in the Bahamas after being ‘unwell for some time’ (Ryan Fahey’s and Jack Elsom’s art…
Linked From stagevoices.com at 09:43AMDenice Nortez went from being a technophobe to creating her own podcast.
Linked From Forbes at 08:28AMBroadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, October 231-November 1, 202…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMIn the spirit of continued inventiveness under these odd times, spooky drama Stay Safe from New Perspectives takes place entirely over WhatsApp.
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe great ceramicist and writer talks about an artist who creates a magic cabinet of curiosities from lost or discarded objects
Linked From The Financial Times Subscription at 01:00AMBlooms, plants and vegetables have helped develop the technology of taking pictures
Linked From The Financial Times Subscription at 01:00AMWhen students are acting on camera – like when they are participating in a virtual drama class, or doing an online performance – their playing space is the rectangular area visible in th…
Linked From Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTo the right of the piano, hung on the far wall of the space, was the ravishing 103 x 172.5 inch acrylic on canvas. The Frankenthaler abstract painting dominated the space with a wash of und…
Linked From thetheatretimes.com at 12:47AMThe Tony Award winner and Actors Fund chair celebrates his birthday October 31.
Linked From Playbill at 12:00AMProceeds from the virtual event will go to the Lymphoma Research Foundation and The Actors Fund.
Linked From Playbill at 12:00AMTamara Harvey directs the world premiere from Henry Filloux-Bennett.
Linked From Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony-nominated musical, which tells the tragic story of the infamous Scottsboro case, opened October 31, 2010.
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