Saturday, June 10, 2023

WHAT’S IN A NAME? by Ron Fassler

June 10, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Between 41st and 66th streets there are forty-two legit Broadway theatres (this includes the Palace, currently under renovation an…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:59PM
Monday, July 4, 2022

Nespresso Presents Coffee Talks With the Cast of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune | Playbill

Tony winner Audra McDonald and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon discuss bringing the Terrence McNally classic back to Broadway.

SOURCE: Google at 03:48AM
Sunday, September 26, 2021

Tony Award Winners 2020: 'Moulin Rouge!' and 'The Inheritance' Are the Big Winners - See the complete list of awardees

See the complete list of awardees --- Welcome to the 2020 Tony Awards... in fall 2021. Yes, it's been a long, dramatic road to the ceremony, which unfolds tonight in two parts. Most trophies…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Sunday, September 19, 2021

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune | 2020 Tony Award Nominee by The Tony Awards

Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Michael Shannon turn up the heat as two lonely souls who meet for a one-night-stand—but discover…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:00PM
Saturday, June 26, 2021

Broadway company manager appointed to Cuomo administration by Caitlin Huston

Steve Lukens, a former company manager on “The Inheritance” and “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” has been named by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as senior advisor for arts and entertai…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:00AM
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Theatre Review: ‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune’ at Metro Stage by Susan Brall

It seems hard to believe it was a year ago that Terrence McNally, often called the Bard of American Theatre, died tragically of Covid-19. In his honor, Metro Stage is streaming a reading of …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:14PM
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

A fresh look at a hookup in ‘Frankie and Johnny’ from MetroStage by David Siegel

MetroStage continues its exploration of the works of the late Terrence McNally with a streaming reading of the multi–Tony Award playwright’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Dire…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21PM
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Audra McDonald on The Good Fight, Meeting Aretha Franklin & the Xanax Effect of Carol Channing by Lindsey Sullivan

Audra McDonald discussed a year without Broadway, raved about the star-studded cast of The Good Fight ("It's like theater summer camp!") and her experience meeting Aretha Franklin during he…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Audra McDonald Discusses the Calming Effect of Carol Channing on Late Night With Seth Meyers by Talaura Harms

The six-time Tony Award winner is a current nominee for her role in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AM
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Interview: Audra McDonald on Creating a Gala for an Empty Theatre, Remembering Terrence McNally, and More by Ryan McPhee

The six-time Tony winner, currently nominated for McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, headlines New York City Center's digital concert event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM
Monday, November 30, 2020

2020 Tony Awards predictions: What will win Best Play Revival? by Jeffrey Kare

Let’s take a closer look at the three nominees for Best Play Revival: “Betrayal,” “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” and “A Solider’s Play.” Our exclusive odds give th…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00PM
Monday, November 16, 2020

Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, Celia Keenan-Bolger & More Join HBO's The Gilded Age by Lindsey Sullivan

Broadway bingewatch alert! Stage stars galore have joined HBO's previously announced period drama The Gilded Age. Deadline reports that Tony winners Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, Celia K…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Audra McDonald & Steven Pasquale Tapped for COVID-Centric Drama Series The Second Wave by Lindsey Sullivan

The new drama series The Second Wave is joining shows like Love in the Time of Corona, Coastal Elites and Social Distance in addressing the coronavirus pandemic. According to Deadline, this …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM
Thursday, October 15, 2020

Drumroll Please! The 2020 74th Annual Tony Nominations Are Here!

The 74th Annual Tony Award Nominations are here! Have your favorites in the world of Broadway's plays and musicals been honored for 2020? Let's have a look! Best Play Grand Horizons The I…

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:54PM
Monday, July 6, 2020

Black Theatre United's Inaugural Event Features Audra McDonald & NAACP Legal Defense Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill by Lindsey Sullivan

Black Theatre United, a coalition that intends to elevate causes or overturn policies that target Black people in any community, will have its inaugural event, called Activating Black Artis…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM
Thursday, July 2, 2020

Black Theatre United's Inaugural Event Features Audra McDonald & the NAACP's Sherrilyn Ifill by Lindsey Sullivan

Black Theatre United, a coalition that intends to elevate causes or overturn policies that target Black people in any community, will have its inaugural event, called Activating Black Artis…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM
Monday, June 22, 2020

Odds & Ends: Daniel J. Watts' The Jam: Love Terrorists to Include Tituss Burgess & More by Lindsey Sullivan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Tituss Burgess, Ephraim Sykes & More Set for The Jam Tina standout Daniel J. Watts will present The Jam: Love Terrorist…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM
Monday, June 15, 2020

John Benjamin Hickey, André De Shields & More Remember Terrence McNally in Virtual Discussion by Lindsey Sullivan

A virtual discussion about the life and legacy of the Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally is scheduled to take place on June 17 at 8PM ET on Ovee. Moderator Lucy Merkjee of the T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Audra McDonald, Lea Salonga & Melissa Errico Join Virtual Summer Concert Series by Lindsey Sullivan

This summer concert series is certainly heating up! As previously reported, Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway concert series, which first began in Provincetown at the Art House in 2011, is debuting…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Outer Critics Circle Sets Plans for 70th Annual Awards by Lindsey Sullivan

We now know what is going to happen with this year's Outer Critics Circle Awards. The OCCs, which honor Broadway, off and off-off-Broadway, is scrapping competition. In lieu of tradition…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Thursday, March 26, 2020

Frankie, Johnny and Terrence: Audra McDonald on McNally's classic romance by As Told To Chris Wiegand

The revered US playwright, who died earlier this week, is remembered as a kind, wickedly funny friend by the actor who starred in three of his plays There is a musicality to all three of the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Tug Rice Pays Tribute to the Career and Characters of Late Broadway Great Terrence McNally by Broadway.com

The theater world was stunned by the death of playwright Terrence McNally, who left a remarkable canon of plays and musicals over his six-decade career as a playwright and librettist. Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:54AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

TERRENCE MCNALLY, TONY-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT, DIES OF CORONAVIRUS COMPLICATIONS by Robert Shuman

(Richard Natale’s and Brent Lang’s article appeared in Variety, 3/24.) Terrence McNally, the playwright behind “Master Class” and “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,” has d…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:34PM

Terrence McNally Dies from Coronavirus Complications by Sandi Durell

  Terrence McNally died. His long, varied and prolific career as a playwright, musical librettist and screenwriter earned him four Tony Awards and an Emmy. He died today, March 24 from coro…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:07PM

Playwright Terrence McNally Dies Of Complications Due To Coronavirus by Greg Evans

Acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally has died of complications due to coronavirus. The author of Master Class, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Love! Valour! Compassion!, among m…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:38PM
Thursday, March 5, 2020

Sopranos Alum Joe Pantoliano Says Drift Director Bobby Moresco Once Saved His Life in a Fist Fight by Michael Appler

Joe Pantoliano has made a career out of playing the crooked, the criminal and the corrupt. He played a pimp in Risky Business (1983), a murderous criminal in Goonies (1985), a selfish traito…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM
Friday, February 7, 2020

Tickets Are Now on Sale for New Off-Broadway Drama Drift Starring Joe Pantoliano by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for Drift, a new play by William Francis Hoffman set to make its world premiere at New World Stages this spring. Bobby Moresco, an Oscar-winning screenwriter of Crash…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Emmy Winner Joe Pantoliano Sets Stage Return in New Off-Broadway Drama Drift by Andy Lefkowitz

Emmy-winning Sopranos star Joe Pantoliano has signed on to headline William Francis Hoffman's world premiere play Drift. Bobby Moresco, an Oscar-winning screenwriter of Crash, will direct th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Stageworthy: The Best of Stage 2019

Saw a little less shows than last year, and added a few concerts that I've included in the final tally. So 2019 I saw 153 different shows but 173 times (basically I did 20 repeats this year …

SOURCE: tapeworthy.blogspot.com at 06:00AM
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Tonys Administration Committee Announces First Set of Rulings for 2019-2020 Season by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony Awards administration committee met on October 24 for the first time this season to confirm the eligibility status of six Broadway productions for the American Theatre Wing's 2020 T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:24PM

Tonys Administration Committee Announces First Set of Rulings in 2019-2020 Season by Andy Lefkowitz

The Tony Awards administration committee met on October 24 for the first time this season to confirm the eligibility status of six Broadway productions for the American Theatre Wing's 2020 T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:06PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards