Friday, June 10, 2016

Hamilton Musical 360° Video – Fastest Broadway video to reach 1M views by Theateradvisor Staff

On June 8, 2016 in promotion of the 70th Anniversary of the Tony Awards, CBS released a 360° Virtual Reality video of the cast of Hamilton: An American Musical on facebook. In less than 24 …

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Broadway Grosses for Week Ending 9-4-2011 numbers are flat

The Broadway grosses for the week ending 9-4-2011 increased nearly 7k from the previous week, which was affected by the two day closure caused by Irene.  Although the total gross revenue in…

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Bonnie & Clyde Hopes to Be Most Wanted

The new musical Bonnie & Clyde opens tomorrow, and only time will tell whether or not this musical will be a hit or yet another flop for composer Frank Wildhorn. His most recent show 16 …

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Harvey back on Broadway: Jim Parson returns to the stage

According to The New York Times Roundabout Theatre Company announced the Broadway opening date for its revival of “Harvey.” Jim Parsons, two-time Emmy Award winner and Big Bang Theory st…

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Prepare Ye! Godspell Opens on Broadway

It has been a long haul but the first Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell finally opened on Broadway Monday, November 7 at the Circle-in-the-Square Theatre.  The productio…

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Broadway Grosses Week ending 6-26-2011 Numbers remain firm

The Broadway Grosses for the week ending 6-26-2011 came in stronger than the previous week rising by over $1M. Two shows joined the millionaire club and the average ticket price rose by $4 w…

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Leslie Kritzer Live at Joe’s Pub

Watch the livestream of Leslie Kritzer’s A beautiful Disaster at Joe’s Pub. Watch live streaming video from joespub at livestream.com

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Who’s eligible for the Tony Award nominations?

Here is a listing of a few of the categories and the eligible performers and shows in each category for the 201 Tony Awards. Which ones do you think will get the nominations?   1. Overa…

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Updated Tony Awards 2011 Performers and Presenters

The Tony Awards are the one place where every year, millions of people no matter how far away from New York City they are, can witness a bit of Broadway magic just by turning on their televi…

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Rock of Ages Film Trailer is here!

One of next summer’s most anticipated films has no car chases or crazy stunts and explosions, except those coming from the mics onstage in the film version of the hit musical Rock of A…

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The Magic of Children’s Theater

Children's musicals are topping the list for the highest grossing shows on Broadway. With Spiderman, The Lion King, The Addams Family and Mary Poppins in the top 10 list for sales, theater g…

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Audience reaction to Anything Goes Broadway revival is strong by Theater Advisor

The first trickles of buzz about Roundabout Theatre Company‘s Broadway revival of Anything Goes are coming in and they look very promising. The production, helmed by director/choreogra…

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22 New Shows Opening on Broadway Spring ’11. Which ones will you see? – Poll

With 22 new shows opening during the Spring of 2011 on Broadway there are many choices for theatergoers. Which ones do you want to see?

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Audience reaction to Peter and the Starcatcher eclipses critical raves by Theater Advisor

New York Theater Workshop‘s production of Peter and the Starcatcher opened to strong critical notices on MArch 9, 2011. The audience response, gaged by twitter and facebook posts, has …

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Broadway’s Top 10 Biggest Flops

When the word “Broadway” is mentioned, most think of big bright lights and blockbuster hit musicals like the long running Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King or Mamma Mia.  Ther…

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Judith Light of Broadway’s Lombardi gets Characature at Sardis – Video

Lombardi (3.6 star rating) on Broadway is inspired by “When Pride Still Mattered” by David Maraniss, shows us the ideas and people who made the great Green Bay Packers football c…

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Like Water For Chocolate musical adaptation slated for Sundance Institute and Arena stage Premiere

The pre-Broadway musical adaptation of the book Like Water for Chocolate is scheduled to premiere during the 2011-12 season at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Based on the book by Laura Esqui…

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Review & Twitter/Facebook Roundup-That Championship Season Broadway by Theater Advisor

That Championship Season opened on Broadway last evening and we’ve got a review roundup of major newspaper reviews along with the latest twitter and facebook buzz from audience members…

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Kiefer Sutherland debut’s on Broadway in star-studded That Championship Season by Theater Advisor

The star-studded revival of the Tony and Pulitzer winning play, That Championship Season, opens tonight, March 6, 2011, at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Directed by Tony nominee Greg Mosher…

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Broadway Grosses for week ending May 8, 2011 – Numbers drop as Awards season takes hold

Broadway grosses fell for the week of May 8, 2011 by more than $1.37M while losing 12K theatergoers in attendance. So, what is happening?  There were no openings or closing last week, only …

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Slow Week for Broadway – Broadway Grosses Week Ending 7-10-2011

Broadway had a slow week with the total gross revenue decreasing $501,120 for the week ending 7-10-2011.  Only 4 shows made it into the Millionaire club this week with Wicked firmly standin…

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“End of the Rainbow” Headed For Broadway This Spring

Producers of Peter Quilter’s critically acclaimed End of the Rainbow have announced a Broadway arrival March 19, 2012 with an official opening scheduled for April 2nd.  Tracie Bennet…

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Theater Code of Conduct survey

We came across this PSA from the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas and it made us want to get your opinions of what to do and what not to do to enjoy a night at the theater.  The exa…

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Will Spiderman on Broadway get a new Director

The web over at the Hilton Theatre has just gotten more complex. Spiderman – Turn off the Dark (2.5 star rating), the most expensive Broadway musical of all time will have a new direct…

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Broadway Grosses for Week Ending 10-16-2011 Above $20 Million Again

The Broadway Grosses for the week ending 10-16-2011 are up over $2 million from the previous week and hit the $20 million mark for the first time since w/e 8-21-2011.  Godspell, Chinglish, …

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Broadway’s Holiday Performance Schedule

Looking for something to do with the family this holiday season? Happen to enjoy Broadway shows? Well, you’re in luck! While the performance schedules for the weeks of Christmas and Ne…

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War Horse, Book of Mormon, Mark Rylance, Sutton Foster Win 2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The 2010-11 Outer Critics Circle Awards winners were announced on May 16, 2011. The Awards honor the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre. War Horse and The Book of Mormon, were named O…

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ONCE opens to raves and plans to appear on Broadway

New musical, Once, opened at New York Theater Workshop to stellar reviews. Once, based on the low budget indie film of the same name opened Tuesday, December 6 and by just about all accounts…

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David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish Begins Rehearsals

David Henry Hwang’s (M. Butterfly) latest play, Chinglish, began rehearsals on Monday, September 12 at the New 42 Studios on West 42nd Street. This uproariously funny new comedy explo…

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Broadway Grosses Week ending 5-15-2011 numbers up as Spiderman returns

The grosses for the week ending May 15, 2011 are in and the numbers are up nicely from the prior week. Spiderman Turn Off the Dark returned to performances and took in a tidy $800K for 5 p…

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Tom Cruise to star in Rock of Ages film

EW reports that according to Tom Cruise’s reps, Tom Cruise is closing a deal to star as womanizing rocker Stacee Jaxx in Adam Shankman's big-screen adaptation of the Tony-nominated Bro…

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