Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Good Night, Oscar Named Finalist for 2023 New Play Award Ahead of Broadway Premiere by Caitlin Hornik

The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announced that Doug Wright’s Good Night, Oscar, which is slated for the current Broadway season, is one of six finalists for the 2023 Harold…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:46PM
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Britney Spears Musical Once Upon a One More Time Announces Principal Cast by Ruthie Fierberg

Justin Guarini, Briga Heelan and Aisha Jackson will star in the upcoming musical Once Upon a One More Time, reprising the roles they originated in the show’s Washington, D.C., tryout. The…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:16AM
Friday, January 20, 2023

New musical ‘Iraqi Rose,’ to have industry reading by Caitlin Hornik

Band-frontman-turned-Broadway-writer Larry Kirwan has a new musical in development, “Iraqi Rose.” An industry reading, directed by Joe Barros, is set for Jan. 27. Kirwan, who conceived a…

SOURCE: Broadway News at 05:35PM

Chilina Kennedy, Manu Narayan, A.J. Shively, More Set for Reading of New Musical Iraqi Rose by Andrew Gans

Joe Barros will direct the latest work from Paradise Square's Larry Kirwan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PM
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Tony Winner Joaquina Kalukango Sings Last Midnight in Into the Woods by TheaterMania

Joaquina Kalukango, Tony winner for Paradise Square, brings down the house with this Sondheim tune in the Broadway revival of Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:33AM
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Listen: PARADISE SQUARE Composer Shares Cast Album Tracks Amid the Show's Legal Battles

The Broadway musical Paradise Square had announced that it would be releasing an original Broadway cast recording this past summer. Amid the delayed release of the cast album, Paradise Squar…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM

Paradise Square's Broadway Cast Album Sees Digital Release—Kind Of by Logan Culwell-Block

The previously announced recording has languished in purgatory in the wake of financial and legal troubles for producer Garth Drabinsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM
Friday, December 30, 2022

2022 in Review: Our Favorite Broadway Productions by JK

 2022 in Review: Our Favorite Broadway Productions (2 Categories + Final Wrap-up) We were fortunate enough to see 13 different productions on Broadway in 2022; these are the shows we c…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AM
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

2022 in Review: Our Favorite Broadway Writing, Design and Direction by JK

 2022 in Review: Our Favorite Broadway Writing, Design & Direction (11 Categories) We were fortunate enough to see 13 different productions on Broadway in 2022; these are the shows…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Monday, December 26, 2022

10 Theater Stories of 2022. #Stageworthy News by New York Theater

“on hiatus”→closed. (e.g.) mask mandatory→mask optional. Brooks Atkinson→Lena Horne; Cort→James Earl Jones. Beanie→Julie→Lea. Sara Porkalob vs. 1776. Lillias White vs. disabl…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:30AM

2022 in Review: Our Favorite Broadway Performances by JK

We are so excited to be back on a regular basis - every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Your response to our "warm-up/re-entry" reviews has been overwhelming. Thank you for coming back and for…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:18AM
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Broadway Shockers 2022: Garth Drabinsky Sues Actors' Equity

The Paradise Square producer is unhappy with the way the union treated him during and after the show's run.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:24AM
Monday, December 19, 2022

All the Latest on Laura Osnes and Garth Drabinsky's Defamation Lawsuits

This past week, there have been updates in a couple of the big theater-related lawsuits. BroadwayWorld has the latest on Paradise Square and Garth Drabinsky, and The New York Post and Laura …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53AM
Friday, December 16, 2022

Joaquina Kalukango Is The Witch in Broadway's Into the Woods December 16 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Paradise Square Tony winner succeeds Patina Miller and Montego Glover in the Stephen Sondheim revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:36AM
Thursday, December 1, 2022

Marc Bruni to Direct New Musical Version of The Great Gatsby by Lindsey Sullivan

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby will receive another stage musical retelling. This production will feature music and lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Jason Howland and a b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Broadway Bewildered: “Great Gatsby” Musical Coming from Failed “Paradise Square” Team by Roger Friedman

How badly can this group maim “The Great Gatsby”? Weren’t two movies enough? And yet, here comes a “Gatsby” musical from the

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:12PM
Monday, November 28, 2022

Judge Rules in Favor of SDC; PARADISE SQUARE Owes Over $140K for Unpaid Fees

A District Court judge ruled in favor of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and that Paradise Square Broadway owes the petitioner over $140K, in addition to over $9K in attorneys fee…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PM
Friday, November 25, 2022

A.J. Shively Says Current Revival of A Man of No Importance Allows for 'Deeper Human Connection' by Andrew Gans

The Paradise Square Tony nominee stars opposite Emmy winner Jim Parsons in the Classic Stage Company production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Tony Winner Joaquina Kalukango to Play the Witch in Into the Woods on Broadway

Kalukango won the 2022 Tony Award for her performance in Paradise Square.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54AM

Tony Winner Joaquina Kalukango to Play the Witch in Into the Woods on Broadway by Caitlin Moynihan

There's a new witch in town! Tony winner Joaquina Kalukango will take over the role of the Witch in the Broadway revival of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods beginning on…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:48AM

Joaquina Kalukango Joining Broadway's Into the Woods as The Witch by Logan Culwell-Block

The Paradise Square Tony winner will succeed Patina Miller and Montego Glover in the Stephen Sondheim revival in December.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:03AM
Friday, October 21, 2022

11 New Musicals to See Off Broadway This Fall - New song-filled shows by a Pulitzer Prize winner, an indie rocker and more by Raven Snook

New song-filled shows by a Pulitzer Prize winner, an indie rocker and more --- Broadway isn't the only destination for exciting new musicals this fall. In fact, there are almost twice as man…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Paradise Square Producer Garth Drabinsky Sues Actors' Equity for Defamation by Logan Culwell-Block

The union previously placed the Paradise Square producer on its "Do Not Work" list for unpaid wages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:43PM

Broadway Producer Garth Drabinsky Sues Actors’ Equity For $50M, Claiming Defamation & “Blacklisting” Following ‘Paradise Square’ Collaps by Greg Evans

Three months after his hoped-for Broadway comeback Paradise Square closed amidst bad box office, legal battles, a Covid outbreak and allegations of a toxic work environment, producer Garth D…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:26PM

Producer Garth Drabinsky Sues Actors' Equity for $50M for Defamation

Attorneys representing producer Garth Drabinsky filed suit against Actors’ Equity Association for defamation. Actors' Equity had placed the Paradise Square producer on the company's Do Not…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: Paradise Square and the Case of the Missing Lamppost by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week we look at a prop from the set of Paradise Square. A troubled musical with more scandals than an Olivia Wilde movie, today's prop relates to a minor but nonetheless perplexing myst…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:00AM
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Chilina Kennedy, Amy Spanger, John Battagliese & More to Star in ROUGH TRADE THE MUSICAL at Joe's Pub

ROUGH TRADE, a new glam bam thank you ma’am rock musical, will present a one-night-only concert performance on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 9:30 pm at Joe’s Pub. The cast is led b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PM
Monday, October 10, 2022

#177 – Colin Barkell – PARADISE SQUARE by Automatic Episode Import

Colin Barkell / @colinbarkell Colin Barkell saw the VHS of River Dance at a young age and the rest is history. His love for Irish dancing led to him touring the country. While on tour he le…

SOURCE: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com at 03:03AM
Friday, October 7, 2022

20 Shows to See Off Broadway in October - Catch two new plays by Pulitzer Prize winners, three new musicals and four Tony-winning actors by Raven Snook

Catch two new plays by Pulitzer Prize winners, three new musicals and four Tony-winning actors There may be 20 shows bowing on Broadway this fall but Off Broadway there are dozens of product…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 22, 2022

Paradise Square's Christina Anderson Named Winner of 2022 Horton Foote Prize by Andrew Gans

Anderson is being honored for her play the ripple, the wave that carried me home.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM
Friday, August 19, 2022

A Conversation with Paradise Square's Kayla Pecchioni by Beltline To Broadway

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/16701876/a-conversation-with-paradise-squares-kay Hear what Kayla Pecchioni (Paradise Square) has to say about the show, that Tony performance, and the…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:56PM

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