Wednesday, November 20, 2024

DIFFERENT “COLORED LIGHTS” by Ron Fassler

Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera in “The Rink” (1984). Photo by Martha Swope.November 20, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. In 1984, Liza Minnelli co-starred with Chita …

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:15PM

Dealing with “No”: A Rejection Deflection Guide for Actors by Dean Linnard

They said no. You prepared for your audition for hours, and they said no. What do you do now? Even though we know that rejection is a central component of a career in the theater, being deni…

SOURCE: blog.stageagent.com at 01:14AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Judith Jamison obituary by Lyndsey Winship

Dancer and choreographer who rose to fame with Alvin Ailey’s company in New York and became its artistic director It was a failed audition that set in motion the superlative career of the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM
Monday, November 18, 2024

2025 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round one): ‘The Hills of California’ and ‘Oh, Mary!’ confirm lead performers by Sam Eckmann

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of eleven Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. This was the first time this season that the Ton…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:44PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024

Welcome to the Job Market- 7 Pieces of Advice I’m Giving My Graduate by Victoria Cairl

My eldest daughter, Maddy, just finished her Senior Year of college. She was a Visual Arts major at DePaul University. I couldn’t be… Continue reading on Medium »

SOURCE: victoriacairl.medium.com at 08:58AM
Friday, November 15, 2024

People You Should Know . . . Tammi Cubilette by Zack Calhoon

Tammi Cubilette has appeared on MAD TV, BROTHERS AND SISTERS and THE ITALIAN JOB. She has also guest starred in JUDGING AMY and THE DIVISION. She had a recurring role on THAT’S LIFE and w…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:48PM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for JOB, The Hills of California, Oh, Mary! and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today, for the first time this season, to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. The productions discu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

DYING IS EASY, COMEDY IS HARD by Ron Fassler

Carol Channing and Sid Caesar in 1971’s “Four on a Garden” (Photo by Martha Swope).November 18, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, By Ron Fassler There used to be a certain subset of…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:41PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Lynne Kirwin obituary by Valerie Grove

It did not surprise me that Lynne Kirwin became the doyenne of theatre publicists. At Kingsbury county grammar school in London, we auditioned for the same role in the school play, Anouilh�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Media veteran Gabriel Coan’s next venture is a new record shop in Fairmount by Emma Riverso

Gabriel Coan has spent almost 30 years in the media business from coast to coast. Now he calls his new record shop in Fairmount, Records Forever, the best job he’s ever had. Emma Riverso v…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:19AM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

People You Should Know . . . Jesica Garrou by Zack Calhoon

Jesica Garrou is a passionate advocate for art as a tool for social activism. She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women and works with New Perspectives Theatre Company, hi…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 12:24PM

Tony Todd, With Hartford Roots, Dead at 69 by Frank Rizzo

Sad news: Actor Tony Todd who had roots — and performed — in Connecticut has died at the age of 69 in California. I wrote several profiles on him — and saw his magnificent performance…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 07:56AM
Friday, November 8, 2024

“AUGUST” HEAT by Ron Fassler

Estelle Parsons as Violet Weston in “August: Osage Country” (2008).November 8, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler In New York City this week, an unseasonably warm Novemb…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:06AM
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Michael McKean and More Join Glengarry Glen Ross Broadway Revival by Hayley Levitt

Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, opening at a Broadway theater to be announced in spring 2025. As previously announced, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM

Mextly Couzin Reflects Complex Web of Human Emotions in Job with CHAUVET Professional by Michael Eddy

Reflecting the very real human drama that defines Job is a starkly beautiful, emotionally unsettling Mextly Couzin lighting design that encompasses the play’s complex world. Helping Couzin…

SOURCE: PLSN at 02:20PM

Take a Walk with Rafi Gavron, the Actor Going Head to Head with Robert Downey Jr. in McNEAL by Broadway.com

In McNEAL, the new play by Ayad Akhtar at Lincoln Center Theater, Rafi Gavron is making his Broadway debut while holding his own with Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. “It was Downey…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

‘Every minute at Vogue felt like an emergency’: Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger on igniting a scandal by Jess Cartner-Morley

Her novel about being Anna Wintour’s assistant caused such a storm, she wished she’d never written it. As the story becomes a musical with songs by Elton John, the author reveals why the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18PM
Monday, November 4, 2024

A STIRRING “RAGTIME” FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES by Ron Fassler

The company of “Ragtime” at City Center (photo by Joan Marcus).November 4, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Last June, as I exited the City Center Encores! production …

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 05:15PM

Tell Us In Ten: Aimie Atkinson by Jen Dickson-Purdy

In our profile series Tell Us In Ten, we ask cast members and creatives of top London shows to tell us all about themselves in just 10 questions. From the hardest part of their job to their …

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:52AM
Thursday, October 31, 2024

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SOURCE: Google at 02:06PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

‘Death Becomes Her’ makes strong debut and ‘Job’ exits on a high, while overall box office remains steady by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending Oct. 27, the 36 currently running productions grossed $33,921,069.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:02PM

Broadway Box Office: ‘Sunset Blvd’ Builds Momentum, ‘Job’ Goes Out on High by Caitlin Huston

'Job,' a psychological drama about work, played the final week of its limited run on Broadway.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:35PM
Sunday, October 27, 2024

Rufus Norris discusses his final season at the National Theatre | London Theatre Review Podcast by Official London Theatre

An exclusive interview with the National Theatre’s outgoing Artistic Director Rufus Norris, in which he talks about his time in the job, his upcoming final season and why he doesn’t want…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:00AM
Saturday, October 26, 2024

Actors needed for New Play Festival | Playbill

Gallery Players brooklyn, NY US. CONTACT NAME. Dominic Cuskern. Job Details. DESCRIPTION. Gallery Players, Brooklyn's premiere Off-Off Broadway ...

SOURCE: Google at 07:42PM

People You Should Know . . . Victoria Rae Sook by Zack Calhoon

  Victoria Rae Sook (Director) is a two-time Drama Desk Award nominee as the Artistic Director and Founder of Food of Love Productions. She is a director, choreographer, dramaturge, acto…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 12:36PM

Gay Hijinks and Lots of Good Fun in "Drag: the Musical" and "The Big Gay Jamboree" by Jan Simpson

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is now in its 16th season and its Emmy-winning celebration of gay and trans culture has spawned a half dozen spin-offs and scores of international versions. And no…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:42AM
Friday, October 25, 2024

Equity and Brass Jar Productions Ratify Contract to Allow Performers to Drink on the Job

Actors’ Equity Association and Brass Jar Productions have announced the unanimous ratification of a contract that allows performers to drink (safely and responsibly!) on the job.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM
Thursday, October 24, 2024

New Equity Agreement to Cover Actors Who Drink on the Job by American Theatre Editors

After negotiations between Actors’ Equity Association and Brass Jar Productions, Drunk Shakespeare’s cast and crew ratifies first union contract.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:30PM

For Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth, Julianna Margulies Was Willing to Give Up Her Weekends by Hayley Levitt

Julianna Margulies is back on Broadway for the first time in nearly 20 years in Delia Ephron’s autobiographical play Left on Tenth. But before she said yes to playing the famed screenwrite…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

FLAMING AGNES by Ron Fassler

The incredibly photogenic Lee Remick (1935–91).October 24, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today by Ron Fassler In 1982, when John Pielmeier’s Agnes of God was trying out in Boston, the top…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:16AM

0800 Cupid review – feverish, fantastical soup of pop-star glam hides a life falling apart by Anya Ryan

Soho theatre, LondonEmer Dineen’s semi-autobiographical show blurs the lines between raucous cabaret and memoir as her alter ego struggles with an existential crisis Is this club? A fever …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM

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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 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic