Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Photos: Paul Giamatti, Holly Hunter & More Visit OUR TOWN on Broadway

On Saturday, November 16th, the cast of the Paramount+ upcoming series “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” took in a performance of Our Town together at the Barrymore Theatre on Broadway. See…

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Video: Zoey Deutch Shares What Draws Her to OUR TOWN

Zoey Deutch visited TODAY with Hoda and Jenna to discuss the new production of Thornton Wilder's Out Town, which is currently playing at the Barrymore Theatre. Watch the interview now!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PM

Broadway Shows to See This Fall: ‘Our Town,’ ‘Gypsy’ and More by Laura Collins-Hughes

A guide to every show on Broadway, including new musicals, Tony winning-dramas, quirky hits and veterans like “Hamilton” and “Chicago.”

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Direction | Kenny Leon | American Theatre Wing's Master Class Series by American Theatre Wing

Dive into the art of direction with Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon (Purlie Victorious, Our Town)! Join us as Kenny shares his creative process and mentors emerging directors in this …

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OUR TOWN Will Host Autism Friendly Performance in January

TDF will host an autism-friendly performance of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town in January, tailored for families with members on the autism spectrum or with other developmental or cognitive …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

Review: Our Town by JK

Review of the Saturday, November 9, 2024 matinee performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Billy Eugene Jones, Ephraim Syk…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:31AM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Direction with Kenny Leon | American Theatre Wing's Master Class Series by American Theatre Wing

Dive into the art of direction with Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon (Purlie Victorious, Our Town)! Join us as Kenny shares his creative process and mentors emerging directors in this …

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:31PM

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
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Video: Jim Parsons Recalls First Time Reading OUR TOWN

In a new interview, Jim Parsons admitted that he hadn't seen or read Our Town before he became involved with the production which is currently playing at Barrymore Theatre. Watch Parsons dis…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:53PM
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…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AM
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…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

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!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM
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…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:45PM
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 …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:09PM

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…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:54PM
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…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:48PM

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…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:48AM
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…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:49AM
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…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 02:09PM

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�…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:07PM

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. …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:57AM

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…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
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…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 05:16PM

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 …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

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…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

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