Monday, December 4, 2023

Jews and Theater: Jesse Green’s Straight Talk Hanukkah Gift. Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

Jewish theater artists in the three alternate magazine covers: Clockwise from left: Jesse Eisenberg, Matthew Broderick, Sam Gold, Amy Herzog, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Joel Grey.Ha…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:12AM
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Broadway’s Taylor Trensch Will Sink His Teeth Into Off-Broadway’s Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors for One Week Only by Broadway.com

Broadway’s Taylor Trensch will join the company of Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, now playing off-Broadway at New World Stages. The new play, a sendup of Bram Stoker’s horror classic, is …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

"People" - Katerina McCrimmon | Funny Girl North American Tour by Broadwaysf

FUNNY GIRL is coming to the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from April 30–May 26, 2024. WELCOME TO MUSICAL THEATER COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:02PM
Friday, November 17, 2023

Center Theatre Group - Funny Girl - AHM 23/24 Season by Center Theatre Group

Hey, Mr. Arnstein...here she is! WELCOME TO MUSICAL COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, an updated book from Harvey Fierstein …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:35PM
Saturday, November 11, 2023

Photos: Go Inside the SHELDON HARNICK MEMORIAL CELEBRATION

An array of Broadway luminaries, including Danny Burstein, Robert Cuccioli, Jason Danieley, Harvey Fierstein, Rob Fisher, Jessica Hecht, Judy Kuhn, Nancy Opel, and more gathered on Thursday…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PM
Friday, November 10, 2023

Video: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SHE LOVES ME Lyricist Sheldon Harnick Celebrated At Star-Studded Memorial

An array of Broadway luminaries, including Danny Burstein, Robert Cuccioli, Jason Danieley, Harvey Fierstein, Rob Fisher, Jessica Hecht, Judy Kuhn, Nancy Opel, David Rockwell, Alan Schmuckl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:55PM

Photos: Broadway Remembers Sheldon Harnick at Memorial at Music Box Theatre by Andrew Gans

The afternoon celebrating the Tony-winning lyricist featured Danny Burstein, Harvey Fierstein, Rob Fisher, Judy Kuhn, Karen Ziemba, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Broadway community to celebrate the life of Tony Award winner Sheldon Harnick by Michael Abourizk

Harvey Fierstein, Danny Burstein, Judy Kuhn and more will honor the “Fiddler on the Roof” lyricist.

SOURCE: Broadway News at 05:43PM
Monday, November 6, 2023

Harvey Fierstein, Danny Burstein, Judy Kuhn & More to Pay Tribute to Sheldon Harnick

Harvey Fierstein, Danny Burstein, Judy Kuhn, and other Broadway luminaries will take part in a special tribute to the legendary Sheldon Harnick.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PM

Memorial for Sheldon Harnick Will Be Held at Broadway's Music Box Theatre by Andrew Gans

The celebration, open to the public, will feature Danny Burstein, Harvey Fierstein, Rob Fisher, Judy Kuhn, Emily Skinner, Karen Ziemba, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Class Notes: Ellen Harvey from “Dracula a Comedy of Terrors” by James Marino

Ellen Harvey, James Daly and Arnie Burton TERRORS. photo by Matthew Murphy Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Ellen Harvey, cast member of “Dracula a Comedy of Terrors” at New World…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 03:00PM
Friday, October 13, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: 21 Playwrights by JK

 40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: 21 Playwrights Even with my somewhat limited exposure to plays over the past 40 years, I've enjoyed the works of a wide range of playwrights a…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 04:07AM
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: 2013 - 2023: Top Flops, Revivals and New Shows by JK

 40 Years of Broadway: 2013 - 2023:Top Flops, Revivals and New Shows When you see my list of my Top 10 favorite Broadway shows from August 20, 2013 - August 19, 2023, you'll probably be…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 10:25AM
Friday, October 6, 2023

Of Harvey Comics and Noveltoons by Trav S.D.

A shout-out today to comic book entrepreneur Alfred Harvey (Alfred Harvey Wiernikoff, 1913-1994), who founded Harvey Comics in 1940, and employed his brothers Leon and Robert to help him run…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:13AM
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Funny Girl North American Tour | Preview by Broadwaysf

FUNNY GIRL is coming to the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from April 30–May 26, 2024. WELCOME TO MUSICAL THEATER COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by …

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:22PM

FUNNY GIRL on Tour: Show Clips by Funny Girl On Broadway

WELCOME TO MUSICAL THEATER COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, a revised book from Harvey Fierstein based on the original classi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:27AM
Monday, September 25, 2023

The Broadway Flea Market Will Honor the 40th Anniversary of La Cage Aux Folles With Special Auction by Meg Masseron, Andrew Gans

A Tony Award, a quilt handmade by Harvey Fierstein, and more will be sold at the annual event October 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PM
Sunday, September 24, 2023

Beautiful Thing review – 90s teens navigating tough times in a tender-hearted triumph by David Jays

Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonJonathan Harvey’s breakthrough play still blazes with a stubborn utopian impulse thanks to finely pitched performances and delicately balanced banter Ev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:13PM
Friday, September 22, 2023

Harvey Fierstein, Tituss Burgess, Bonnie Milligan, David Byrne, More Will Sign Autographs at Broadway Flea Market by Meg Masseron, Andrew Gans

The annual event benefiting Broadway Cares brings theatrical memorabilia, unions, ticket agencies, concessionaires, fan clubs, and more to the heart of the Theatre District.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

"Don't Rain On My Parade" - Katerina McCrimmon | Funny Girl North American Tour by Broadwaysf

FUNNY GIRL is coming to the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco from April 30–May 26, 2024. WELCOME TO MUSICAL THEATER COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:30PM

New Works Provincetown Commissions Slate of Projects Including Musical of ‘Love Is Strange’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

New Works Provincetown, a developmental theatre lab founded by producer Mark Cortale with Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese to create and develop new theatrical works, has commissioned its ne…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:52AM

Anupama Chandrasekhar’s “The Father And The Assassin” At The National Theatre: Vastly Compelling And Darkly Comic History Play About Indian Inde by Aleks Sierz

Nobodies who kill somebodies: let’s make a list. Okay, there’s Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK), James Earl Ray (MLK) and Mark Chapman (John Lennon). But what about the man who shot Mahatma Gandh…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:52AM
Monday, September 11, 2023

Laurie Anderson and Harvey Fierstein Will Be Celebrated at La MaMa ETC's 62nd Season Gala

Laurie Anderson and Harvey Fierstein will be celebrated at La MaMa ETC’s 62nd season Gala on October 26, 2023 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre. Learn more about the Gala and how to get ticket…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:19AM
Friday, September 8, 2023
Thursday, September 7, 2023

FUNNY GIRL on Tour: Don't Rain On My Parade - Katerina McCrimmon by Funny Girl On Broadway

WELCOME TO MUSICAL THEATER COMEDY HEAVEN! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, a revised book from Harvey Fierstein based on the original classi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:42AM

Casting Announced for ‘Come From Away’ 2023-2024 Tour by Matthew Herzog

Full casting has been announced for the 2023-2024 North American touring production of Come From Away. The tour, which will begin performances in Columbia, SC at Koger Center for the Perfor…

SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 09:00AM
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

MARRIAGE A LA JONES By Peter Filichia

Only once, in the entire history of the Tonys, has a Best Play been adapted into a successful Broadway musical. Now that both bookwriter-lyricist Tom Jones and composer Harvey Schmidt have b…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 06:00AM
Monday, September 4, 2023

‘I had a panic the night my mum came to see it’: Jonathan Harvey on writing Beautiful Thing by Interviews By Ryan Gilbey

‘I wanted to write a play about two boys falling in love and give it a happy ending. During the Aids crisis, it was unusual for a gay character to be alive at the end of a drama’ I wrote…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AM
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

REMEMBERING TOM JONES By Peter Filichia 

And to think there was a time when musical theater enthusiasts assumed they’d get a new show from Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt every three years. Do the math. THE FANTASTICKS in 1960. 110 …

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 06:00AM
Thursday, August 24, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: The Things I've Picked Up Along the Way by JK

40 Years of Broadway: 5 Things I've Learned Slave Play and Be More Chill Learn some history. Sorry, young readers out there, but musical theater did not start with Be More Chill, an…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:37AM
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for 30th Anniversary Production of Gay Coming-of-Age Play, Beautiful Thing by Andrew Gans

Anthony Simpson-Pike directs Jonathan Harvey's play, which will launch a limited U.K. tour in September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

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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
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