Wednesday, October 2, 2024

This Broadway Star Continues To Stretch Her Creative Wings In Big Ways by Jeryl Brunner

Chilina Kennedy is a multi-hyphenate actor, singer, songwriter and theater company co-founder. Her latest album, "Wild About You," features Jenn Colella, Eric McCormack, Katharine McPhee, Je…

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:51PM
Monday, September 23, 2024

Resellers Infiltrate Broadway Flea Market by Marc Hershberg

The Broadway Flea Market has attracted some people more interested in padding their own pockets than supporting its charitable cause.

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:58PM
Saturday, September 14, 2024

A Hotel Plays Muse To Designer Christian Dior by Jeryl Brunner

Christian Dior was so inspired by the Hôtel Plaza Athénée, he named some of his designs after elements of the hotel.

SOURCE: Forbes at 10:07AM
Thursday, September 5, 2024

She Found Her Power Giving An Old Mill New Life. by Jeryl Brunner

Martine Jolly restored an old mill from the mid-1800s in the heart of France's Vendée region.

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:21PM
Friday, August 30, 2024

She Found Her Power Writing A Play About Grief, Loss And Someone Spectacular by Jeryl Brunner

Two years ago Doménica Feraud’s mother passed away at the age of 51. She took her pain and wrote the play Someone Spectacular

SOURCE: Forbes at 09:23PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Through Her Massive Audience She Seeks To Make The World More Inclusive by Jeryl Brunner

Phaith Montoya is striving for designers to take notice of plus size women and give them a platform to attain representation and thrive.

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:29PM
Monday, August 12, 2024

New Technology Could Bring More Transparency To Broadway Seating by Marc Hershberg

Preevue, a leading provider of technology allowing theatergoers to get sneak peeks of the views from their seats, could soon become available at more Broadway theaters.

SOURCE: Forbes at 12:02AM
Wednesday, August 7, 2024

A New Play Enlists Circus To Tell A Story About Living With Dementia by Jeryl Brunner

Brianna Kalisch’s play {In}Tangible will premiere at New York Theatre Row. Using unique storytelling, the show features stilt walking, aerials, juggling and acrobatics.

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:07PM
Saturday, August 3, 2024

In ‘Pre-Existing Condition,’ Tavi Gevinson Finds Power In Theater And Action by Jeryl Brunner

'Pre-Existing Condition,' a new play by Marin Ireland, sheds light on how we process and live with violence .

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:43AM
Monday, July 22, 2024

This Entrepreneur Says You Don’t Need New Clothes. You Need A Stylist. by Jeryl Brunner

Elizabeth Durand Streisand, founder of Broadway Roulette, has a new company that helps people put together outfits from their own closets

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:39PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

For 24 Years Water People Theater Has Been Devoted To Amplifying Unheard Voices by Jeryl Brunner

This Latina and immigrant-led nonprofit theater company is committed to advancing social values and defending human rights.

SOURCE: Forbes at 01:49PM
Tuesday, July 2, 2024

She Found Her Distinct Voice Portraying Nearly 20 Characters In The Play ‘Home’ by Jeryl Brunner

Brittany Inge makes her Broadway debut in the Samm-Art Williams’ classic play at Roundabout Theatre Company

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:37PM

Digital Avatars Could Soon Boost Broadway Shows On TikTok by Marc Hershberg

In the city that never sleeps, Broadway influencers might soon be able to take a nap, and let virtual influencers take center stage.

SOURCE: Forbes at 10:15PM
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Step Inside The Broadway Hit, ‘The Outsiders’ by Jeryl Brunner

The winner of four Tony awards, including Best Musical, the Outsiders evokes the height of collaboration between creatives and performers

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:55PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

This Year’s Tony Awards Celebrated Women In An Epic And Historic Way by Jeryl Brunner

Go behind the scenes at the 77th Tony Awards. Broadway’s big night was held this past Sunday, at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater.

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:43PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Tony Awards Change Tune On ‘Stereophonic’ Performance by Marc Hershberg

After raising some eyebrows, the Tony Awards have decided to change their tune, and the cast of Stereophonic will now perform on the televised awards show.

SOURCE: Forbes at 01:32PM
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

After A 40-Year Broadway Career, Kecia Lewis Gets Her First Tony Nomination For Hell’s Kitchen by Jeryl Brunner

Lewis has already won Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards for playing Miss. Liza Jane in Hell's Kitchen. The musical was inspired by Alicia Keys.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:17PM
Monday, June 10, 2024

Directing Three Hit Shows In One Season, Lila Neugebauer Is An Artistic Virtuoso by Jeryl Brunner

With Appropriate, Uncle Vanya and the Ally, this Tony-nominated director brings daring storytelling to Broadway and off Broadway.

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:17PM
Sunday, June 9, 2024

Tony Awards Mute ‘Stereophonic’ On Telecast by Marc Hershberg

Despite receiving 13 Tony Award nominations, the cast of the play "Stereophonic" will not perform a song from its score at the Tony Awards.

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:00PM
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Bernadette Peters Returns To Broadway In This Stephen Sondheim Tribute Show by Jeryl Brunner

The three time Tony-winning performer shares what she misses most about Sondheim and talks about revisiting her ad campaign from 32 years ago.

SOURCE: Forbes at 06:14PM
Friday, June 7, 2024

Celia Keenan-Bolger Stars With Jessica Lange And Jim Parsons In A Family Drama For The Ages by Jeryl Brunner

There’s a lot to unpack in Paula Vogel’s Mother Play. Nominated for four Tony awards, including Best Play, the show is currently at Second Stage's Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:36PM
Thursday, June 6, 2024

Jessica Stone Brings The Big Top To Broadway In ‘Water For Elephants’ by Jeryl Brunner

Nominated for seven Tony awards, Water For Elephants offers a blend of circus artistry (think trapeze, soaring through the air), puppetry, dance and a gumbo of a score featuring folk, bluegr…

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:11AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

What It Means For These Artists To Be Nominated For A Tony Award by Jeryl Brunner

This year’s Tony nominees reflect on their shows and how life-changing they have been

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:58AM
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

She Brings The Great American Songbook To Legions Of Young People by Jeryl Brunner

Through its many programs, The American Songbook Association and Carolyn Montgomery are inspiring students, especially those without access to music education, to fall in love with Ella Fitz…

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:15PM
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

New Program Plans To Put Money Into Broadway Investors’ Pockets by Marc Hershberg

Similar to how loans are issued against film and television tax credits, Blue Fox Financing and Runyonland Productions will soon issue loans against theatre tax credits.

SOURCE: Forbes at 10:00AM
Friday, May 10, 2024

This Young Singer/Songwriter Discovered Her Power By Going Inward by Jeryl Brunner

True Jackson’s song, "Paint Me," appears in the new film Prom Dates.

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:19AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Suffragists Take The Spotlight In The Broadway Musical ‘Suffs’ by Jeryl Brunner

With producers including Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai, Suffs shows what it took to pass the Nineteenth Amendment and grant women the right to vote

SOURCE: Forbes at 03:38PM
Sunday, April 28, 2024

This Original Broadway Musical Spotlights A Radical Female Artist And The Mark She Left by Jeryl Brunner

Tamara de Lempicka was an out-of-the-box, rule-breaking painter who has often been ignored.

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:45PM
Saturday, April 27, 2024

This New Book Celebrates The Ecstatic Power Of The Mind by Jeryl Brunner

Maurice Saatchi seeks to excite our mental ecstasy

SOURCE: Forbes at 02:44PM
Monday, April 22, 2024

After Experiencing This Broadway Musical These Students Felt Truly Seen by Jeryl Brunner

At a performance of How To Dance In Ohio autistic students from New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies got a life-changing opportunity to meet autistic actors

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:00AM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Las Vegas Show Sues Michael Jackson Estate Over Broadway Show Logo by Marc Hershberg

Michael Jackson’s estate is asking the man in the mirror to change his ways.

SOURCE: Forbes at 11:37PM

All that Chat

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