Jim Catapano Wishes for Many Beautiful Hours at “Birthday Candles” by Jaymichaelsae

Noah Haidle’s Moving Masterpiece Birthday Candles is Beautifully Realized by the Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company Ernestine Ashworth celebrates her 17th birthday with her mom Alice (Al…

Odds & Ends: Dead Outlaw Enters Library of Congress, Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess to Host Drama Desks, an Ozified Broadway Bares and More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Dead Outlaw Lands in the Library of Congress The Broadway musical Dead Outlaw, telling the story of outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-c…

People’s Light presents Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles by Cameron Kelsall

Superbly produced by People’s Light, Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles sensitively balances the sentimental and the profound as it follows one extraordinary, ordinary woman through her long…

Birthday Candles: Director Abbey Adams on Staging Noah Haidle’s Play at People’s Light by Debra Danese

Abbey Adams’ took time here to reflect on the creative process, the challenges of staging BIRTHDAY CANDLES, and the emotional impact of this unique production. The post Birthday Candles: D…

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Complete Casting Announced for The Counter by Andrew Poretz

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the world-premiere production of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy,directed by David Cromer. The Off-Broadway show will feature…

Highlights from BIRTHDAY CANDLES on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Watch a video from Roundabout Theatre Company's New York premiere of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle, starring Emmy Award winner Debra Messing, directed by Vivi…

Review: ‘Birthday Candles’ at Northlight is a deeply personal play about those years passing you by by Chris Jones

For my money, Noah Haidle’s play is precisely why people go to the theater.

Concord Theatricals Acquires Licensing Rights For Noah Haidle's BIRTHDAY CANDLES

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide stage licensing rights to Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles. This tender and funny Broadway hit is now available for performance by profess…

Noah Haidle's Birthday Candles Joins Concord Theatricals Catalogue by Logan Culwell-Block

Debra Messing starred in the work's Broadway debut last season.

Product Reviews for Birthday Candles Limited Edition Official Opening Night Playbill

Collectible Playbill from the opening night performance of Birthday Candles staring Debra Messing. Guaranteed authentic, sealed in a custom fitted ...

#196 “Tick… Tick… BOOM!” 2021 (feat. Sideways) by Automatic Episode Import

"They're singing, "Happy birthday" You just wanna lay down and cry..." Grab your birthday candles and your piano because this week we're joined by our good friend Ethan from Sideways to talk…

Birthday Candles by Automatic Episode Import

Debra Messing (Will & Grace) returns to the stage as Ernestine Ashworth, who spends her 17th birthday agonizing over her insignificance in the universe. Soon enough, it’s her 18th birt…

Roundabout Theatre Company's Birthday Candles Completes Broadway Run May 29 by Talaura Harms

Debra Messing stars in the limited engagement of Noah Haidle's play.

Broadway Grosses: Audiences Head to the Underworld to See André De Shields Before His Hadestown Departure by Lindsey Sullivan

With awards season in full swing, spring offerings like The Music Man, Plaza Suite, Six and Funny Girl continue to pack houses. Nevertheless, the long-running, Tony-winning musical Hadestown…

All Broadway Theatres to Require Masks Through June 30, Proof of Vaccination Varies - This article is updated regularly with the latest safety protoco by Raven Snook

Although New York City lifted its mask and vaccine mandates on March 7, 2022, the Broadway League has its own COVID-19 safety protocols. On Friday, May 20, the organization announced that: M…

Broadway Grosses: Six, The Music Man, Plaza Suite, Macbeth & More Reign Supreme by Lindsey Sullivan

Awards season is in full swing, and be it a brand new musical or a star-led revival, there is something sure to satisfy every Broadway theatergoer. Both The Music Man, headlined by 2022 Ton…

2022 Outer Critics Circle Awards Announced by Lauren Yarger

SIX: Abby Mueller (Jane Seymour), Samantha Pauly (Katherine Howard), Adrianna Hicks (Catherine of Aragon), Andrea Macasaet (Anne Boleyn), Brittney Mack (Anna of Cleves) and Anna Uzele (Cathe…

BIRTHDAY CANDLES Starring Debra Messing Begins Final Two Weeks on Broadway

Roundabout Theatre Company will conclude the New York premiere of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle, starring Emmy Award winner Debra Messing, directed by Vivienne Benesch on Sunda…

Broadway Grosses: Tina Bumps Up at the Box Office; Moulin Rouge! Has Rosy Week by Caitlin Moynihan

It was a big week for Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, which saw an increase both at the box office and capacity. The musical, starring Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, brought in $1,065,578 in gross s…

Birthday Candles by Barry Gordin

5 Reasons Why Birthday Candles is Worth Celebrating By: Iris Wiener May 9, 2022: In the swiftly-moving, 90-minute Birthday Candles, we see a woman celebrating her birthdays from ages 1…

Sharon D Clarke, Myles Frost, Jaquel Spivey & More Win 2022 Theatre World Awards by Caitlin Moynihan

Winners of the the 76th Annual Theatre World Awards have been announced. The awards will be given out at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on June 6 at 7PM. Theater journalist Pete…

Tonys Administration Committee Announces Final Set of Rulings for the 2021-2022 Season by Lindsey Sullivan

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on May 5 to confirm the eligibility status of 15 Broadway productions for the 2021-2022 season. This was the third and final time the committee…

Why Debra Messing Finds Her New Broadway Role ‘Far More Satisfying’ Than Grace by Gordon Cox

Debra Messing has only been in the Broadway play “Birthday Candles” since March, but in some ways, she feels more deeply connected to her character Ernestine than she felt to the leading…

Debra Messing Will Always Defend Her ‘Smash’ Scarves by Automatic Episode Import

Now on Broadway in ‘Birthday Candles,’ the actor talks aging 90 years in 90 minutes, live studio audiences and what she knows about what’s next for ‘Smash.’ Learn more about your a…

Debra Messing Will Always Defend Her 'Smash' Scarves by Broadway Podcast Network

Now on Broadway in 'Birthday Candles,' the actor talks aging 90 years in 90 minutes, live studio audiences and what she knows about what's next for 'Smash.' Learn more about your ad choices.…

Enrico Colantoni (‘Birthday Candles’) on playing the lifespan of a man: ‘I’m bringing all of myself to this play’ [Exclusive Video Interview by Sam Eckmann

“I’m bringing all of myself to this play,” explains Enrico Colantoni of the new Broadway show “Birthday Candles.” A veteran of TV series like “Just Shoot Me” and “Veronica Ma…

Broadway Theater Review: Birthday Candles with Debra Messing by Lauren Yarger

  From left, Susannah Flood (Alice/Madeline/Ernie),Enrico Colantoni(Kenneth),Debra Messing(ErnestineAshworth),Christopher Livingston(Billy/John),John Earl Jelks(Matt/William),Crystal Finn …

Lehman Trilogy, Kimberly Akimbo, Harmony Lead Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations by Lauren Yarger

  The Lehman Trilogy, Harmony and Kimberly Akimbo lead nominations for the The Outer Critics Circle Awards honoring the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. The Lehman Trilogy, …

Birthday Candles by Elyse Trevers

Food is often the centerpiece of family holidays and celebrations. In “Birthday Candles”, the new play presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theatre, the s…

Debra Messing Hasn't Burned Down Broadway in Birthday Candles by Talaura Harms

The actor chatted on Live With Kelly and Ryan about baking a real cake on stage with a real oven.