Tuesday, September 10, 2024

THERE’S A GIANT IN THE SKY by Ron Fassler

James Earl Jones (1931–2024).September 10, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler James Earl Jones, who died yesterday at ninety-three, was not only the first dramatic actor to…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:18AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Wendall K. Harrington | 2024 Tony Honors Acceptance Speech by The Tony Awards

Wendall K. Harrington’s career has embraced many diverse disciplines including theater, publishing and multi-image/video design and production and academia. As a designer of scenic project…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:55AM
Thursday, May 9, 2024

André Bishop and Nathan Lane to Receive Special Drama Desk Awards by Hayley Levitt

The Drama Desk board has announced the recipients of two special awards, to be presented at the 68th annual Drama Desk Awards celebration. The ceremony will be held at the NYU Skirball Cente…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Thursday, November 30, 2023

THE STRENGTH AND PASSION OF FRANCES STERNHAGEN by Ron Fassler

Frances Sternhagen (1930–2023).November 30, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler With fifty Broadway and off-Broadway shows to her credit over a career that spanned more than…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 06:14AM
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Frances Sternhagen, acclaimed stage and Sex and the City actor, dies at 93 by Adrian Horton

Tony-winning actor was known for screen roles in Misery, ER and Cheers, and for stage roles in On Golden Pond and The Heiress Frances Sternhagen, the Tony award-winning actor known for playi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33PM

Frances Sternhagen, Actress Who Thrived in Mature Roles, Dies at 93 by Anita Gates

Her Tony-winning Broadway career included “Driving Miss Daisy,” “On Golden Pond” and “The Heiress.” On TV she had maternal roles in “Cheers” and “Sex and the City.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:02PM
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023

Vintage breathes life into ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ by Eric Fitzgerald

Strong performances boost what’s now a classic tale of race and friendship

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 09:12PM
Monday, March 27, 2023

Parade by Joseph Pisano

While Brown's tunefully varied score strives to historically situate the bigoted nightmare we're witnessing within the cultural context of the South's fabricated sense of nobility and victim…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:17PM
Friday, March 17, 2023

My Variety Review : Broadway's Stunning Revival of 'Parade" by Frank Rizzo

All photos by Joan Marcus. Traveling from the relative calm of the Clinton era to more perilous, contemporary times of mobs, mend…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 04:36AM
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Parade review – resonant, beautifully performed Broadway revival by Adrian Horton

Bernard B Jacobs Theatre, New York The Broadway transfer of the first major New York revival for the 1998 musical features luminous turns from Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond Parade, the 1998 …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Hunter Foster Will Direct American Theater Group's PARADE in March

The American Theater Group (ATG), Somerset County’s professional regional theater company celebrating its 11th season, will present Parade, the Tony Award-winning musical by acclaimed play…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:05AM
Friday, October 21, 2022

11 New Musicals to See Off Broadway This Fall - New song-filled shows by a Pulitzer Prize winner, an indie rocker and more by Raven Snook

New song-filled shows by a Pulitzer Prize winner, an indie rocker and more --- Broadway isn't the only destination for exciting new musicals this fall. In fact, there are almost twice as man…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Friday, October 14, 2022

LEGEND: THE CAREER OF ANGELA LANSBURY, PART 3 by Ron Fassler

Angela Lansbury (1925–2022).In yesterday’s column, Angela Lansbury’s whirlwind of activity in the 1970s was explored. Not only did she perform on Broadway and the West End, as well as …

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:50PM
Friday, October 7, 2022

20 Shows to See Off Broadway in October - Catch two new plays by Pulitzer Prize winners, three new musicals and four Tony-winning actors by Raven Snook

Catch two new plays by Pulitzer Prize winners, three new musicals and four Tony-winning actors There may be 20 shows bowing on Broadway this fall but Off Broadway there are dozens of product…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

People You Should Know . . . Cassel by Zack Calhoon

Cassel is a Black man living in Canada. That simple statement has impacted heavily his awareness over the past few years. Leaving Jamaica on his seventh birthday, Cassel arrived in a country…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:12PM
Thursday, June 17, 2021

Patti LuPone, Carrie Fisher & More to Receive Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by Lindsey Sullivan

We'll drink to this! The Hollywood Walk of Fame's class of 2022 has been revealed! ABC7 reports that Tony winner Patti LuPone will be among the honorees to be recognized at next year's induc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:54PM
Friday, October 4, 2019

Dana Ivey & Morgan Freeman to Revisit Driving Miss Daisy for Acting Company Benefit by Andy Lefkowitz

Dana Ivey and Morgan Freeman, the award-winning stars who originated the roles of Daisy Werthan and Hoke Colburn in the 1987 debut staging of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer-winning play Driving Mis…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:12PM

Morgan Freeman and Dana Ivey to Lead Benefit Reading of DRIVING MISS DAISY

The Acting Company presents a one-night-only benefit reading of Driving Miss Daisy, the beloved play by Alfred Uhry, at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (68th Street between Park and Lex…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM

Dana Ivey and Morgan Freeman to Star in Benefit Reading of Driving Miss Daisy by Olivia Clement

The play's original Off-Broadway stars will reunite for the Acting Company fundraiser this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM
Saturday, September 14, 2019

JCAT Drives Home ‘Miss Daisy’s’ Relevance To Our Times by Bill Hirschman

There are plays that you may have seen ithat, when you experience them in today's environment, bring more of a tear then they might have 10 years ago. This is the experience with JCAT's Dri…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:42PM
Sunday, September 8, 2019

People You Should Know . . . Victoria Broyles by Zack Calhoon

VICTORIA BROYLES Graduated from East Carolina University in May 2014. Worked at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre for two summers as ASM: Shrek, Crazy for You, King and I, Les Miserables, Chic…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:06PM
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Ep. 32: Building a Season from Scratch with NC Theatre CEO Elizabeth Doran and Producing Artistic Director Eric Woodall by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what North Carolina Theatre's Elizabeth Doran (President/CEO) and Eric Woodall, Producing Artistic Director, have to say about NC Theatre’s the decision-making process, as it pertains…

SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AM
Thursday, August 8, 2019

Broadway Press Agent Bob Ullman Passes Away at 97

Robert ('Bob') Ullman (left), the legendary theatre press agent, whose career included Ethel Merman and Mary Martin: Together on Broadway, A Chorus Line (from workshop to Public Theater to B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PM
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

DRIVING MISS DAISY, MACBETH, and More Coming to BroadwayHD in August

BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, has announced its roster of shows coming in August.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Driving Miss Daisy review at York Theatre Royal – ‘a plodding revival’ by Catherine Love

On the surface, Driving Miss Daisy looks like a timely choice of revival. The play explores the relationship between an African American

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:57AM
Sunday, May 26, 2019

Meet the cast of Driving Miss Daisy at York Theatre Royal led by Paula Wilcox & Maurey Richards by Anne Cox

York Theatre Royal is behind the wheel for a new production of Alfred Uhry’s award-winning comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy which takes to the stage next month with Maurey Richards steering…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Thursday, March 21, 2019

#TBT: Playbill: Meet Me in St. Louis: May 1990 by JK

The look and scale of Meet Me in St. Louis was emblematic of shows in the late 80's/early 90's. Everything about it was huge - the sets (including a gigantic, multi-floor, rotating Victoria…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM
Thursday, January 24, 2019

The Racial Reconciliation Fantasies The Oscars Love So Much? Really, It’s All Just Transactional by Artsjournal1

Critic Wesley Morris nods to The Blind Side, Crash, and The Help, but he concentrates, of course, on current contender Green Book and its Oscar-winning predecessor Driving Miss Daisy, as wel…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:42PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Clarke Peters Replaces Giles Terera in Rachel Chavkin's The American Clock at The Old Vic by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen alum Clarke Peters (The Wire) has joined the cast of The Old Vic's upcoming staging of Arthur Miller's The American Clock. Peters will take on the roles of Robe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM
Monday, January 21, 2019

Exclusive Podcast: Go 'Behind the Curtain' with Tony-Winning Producer, Co-Owner of Feinstein's/54 Below Richard Frankel by Behind The Curtain

Richard Frankel is one of Broadway's most respected producers and is one of the co-owners of Feinstein's54 Below, arguable the most influential cabaret space in the world. As a producer, his…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AM

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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
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