Friday, November 1, 2024

Friday 5: 5 Favorite Classic Plays by JK

5 Favorite Classic Plays If this was called the Friday 6, Our Town would have made today's list. After purchasing tickets to this season's revival, I got to thinking about older plays that…

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Andrew Burnap, Kimber Elayne Sprawl and More Join Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in Othello on Broadway by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap, Kimber Elayne Sprawl and more will join Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in Broadway’s Othello. Directed by Kenny Leon, the production begins perfor…

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Broadway ‘Othello’ With Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal Adds Andrew Burnap, Anthony Michael Lopez, Daniel Pearce And Kimber Elayne Sprawl by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The Broadway revival of Othello starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal has added to the cast with Andrew Burnap (The Inheritance, Disney’s upcoming live-action Snow Whit…

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Monday, October 28, 2024

Broadway’s ‘Our Town’ will partner with TDF to honor military veterans by Michael Abourizk

U.S. service members will have the opportunity to attend the play in November.

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OUR TOWN to Honor Veterans in November in Partnership with TDF

The current Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon, is launching a partnership with TDF’s Veterans Theatregoing Program. Learn more!

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Our Town by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Wilder’s experimental play uses no scenery except for two tables, some chairs, a piano and usually two ladders for the upstairs bedroom windows of the young people. Here, however, Leon and…

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Friday, October 25, 2024

Our Town **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons October 27, 2024: At the very beginning of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play, Our Town, the Stage Manager, who narrates, tells us, “The name of the town is Grover’s …

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Our Town *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter October 25, 2024: The minute I walked in the door at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to see director Kenny Leon’s much-lauded revival of Thornton Wilder’s beloved 1938…

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Broadway: All Star “Our Town” Packs Devastating Punch with Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Richard Thomas by Roger Friedman

Thornton Wilder won a Pulitzer Prize for “Our Town” in 1938, it was one of his three Pulitzers. It went on to become a staple of American theater, but sometimes we forget its powerful gu…

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Everything That Would Be Copy for Nora Ephron Nowadays by Elyse Sommer by Elyse Sommer

Everything That Would Be Copy for Nora Ephron Nowadays by Elyse Sommer Nora Ephron and her three sisters were raised by parents who were successful screenwriters. All  became writers, but i…

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town by Elyse Trevers

We grow up, seek partners and then we die. That’s the storyline of “Thornton Wilder’s Our Town”. There’s very little cutesy and kitschy about the play which begins in 1901 in Grove…

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons & More OUR TOWN Cast Members on the Red Carpet by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet for the opening night of Our Town, starring Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons and more! See what the cast members had to say about the opening of the show, and le…

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Friday, October 18, 2024

My Take: Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" Starring Jim Parsons by Frank Rizzo

The show: ”Our Town” by Thornton Wilder at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre. What makes it special?: The production stars Jim Parsons, best known for his TV role in the popular “The Bi…

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Our Town ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg October 18, 2024: In Thoreau and Emerson lie the roots of theater in America. So, it is blissfully discovered in Kenny Leon’s contemporary staging of Thornton Wilder�…

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Our Town ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Carol Rocamora October 17, 2024: Kenny Leon’s extraordinary Our Town is more than just a revival – it’s a momentous event, one that unites us all in these contentious times. …

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OUR TOWN IS A VERY, VERY NICE TOWN by Peter Filichia

Faster than a speeding bullet! No, we’re not talking about a revival of that Superman musical. Instead, let’s first talk aboutthe rapid pace that...Continue Reading The post OUR TOWN…

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Friday 5: 5 Favorite Designs by Beowulf Boritt by JK

5 Favorite Designs by Beowulf Boritt Six-time Tony nominee and two-time winner, Beowulf Boritt burst on to the Broadway scene in 2005 with his scenic design for The 25th Annual Putnam Coun…

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Our Town Broadway Review by New York Theater

What most surprised me about director Kenny Leon’s production of “Out Town” were not his distinctive touches.   What most surprised me is how emotionally I reacted to this “Our Tow…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:42PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Our Town by Stanford Friedman

Kenny Leon lands his 28 member multiracial cast down in a version of Grover’s Corners that is futuristic in its inclusiveness; a world that is a wish, where interracial romance is de rigue…

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Hear From Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Kenny Leon and More at the Opening Night of Our Town by Broadway.com

Kenny Leon's subtly reimagined revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town opened on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre on October 10. The cast is led by Jim Parsons, who conducts the small-town …

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Join Jim Parsons and the Cast of OUR TOWN on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Hit the opening night red carpet with Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons, director Kenny Leon and the cast of OUR TOWN. Get tickets to OUR TOWN: https://www.broadway.com/shows/our-town-2024/

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Tammy Faye Comes to Broadway, Our Town Celebrates Its Opening Night and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

This week, The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal celebrates some of Broadway's newest arrivals while looking back on a few of last season's highlights.  Our Town, Thornton Wilder's Pulitz…

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Hear James Monroe Iglehart, Jim Parsons, Christian Borle and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Video: Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons & More OUR TOWN Cast Members on the Red Carpet

BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet for the opening night of Our Town, starring Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons and more! See what the cast members had to say about the opening of the show, and le…

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Photos: Cast of OUR TOWN Celebrates TOM LAKE Author Ann Patchett

On Sunday, October 13, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett attended a production and met with the cast of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at the Barrymore Theatre. See photos!

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Zoey Deutch Knew She Had to Play Our Town's Emily Webb, and the Universe Obliged by Hayley Levitt

Age: 29 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Current Role: Zoey Deutch is making her Broadway debut as Emily Webb in Our Town, a revival of Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning pla…

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Broadway Press Day with ‘Our Town’ by Broadway News

Broadway Press Day takes listeners inside the press junkets for new productions on the Main Stem.

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Monday, October 14, 2024

Video: Zoey Deutch Discusses Longtime Dream of Performing OUR TOWN

Zoey Deutch visited CBS Mornings to discuss making her Bradway debut in the new production of Thornton Wilder's Out Town, which is currently playing at the Barrymore Theatre. Watch the inter…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM

Broadway Buying Guide: October 14, 2024- OUR TOWN, GYPSY, and More

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, October 14, 2024.

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Starry "Our Town" revival opens on Broadway - YouTube

... More Discuss Our Town on Broadway. Playbill•2.3K views · 1:26:47 · Go to channel · Lost in Love | Full Romance Movie | Sara Fletcher | Nick Ferry.

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This Week on Broadway for October 13, 2024: Our Town by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Our Town, The Hills of California, The Counter @ the Laura Pels Theatre, InunDATEd @ York Theatre Company, Mint Theater Compan…

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