Friday, June 2, 2023

‘I want it to feel quite feral’: Rebecca Frecknall on staging Romeo and Juliet by Kate Wyver

From Cabaret to Streetcar, the West End’s hottest director has a reputation for finding leads who put bums on seats. ‘I just go on my gut,’ she says How do you tell a story to an audie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Rebecca Gilman's Swing State to Receive New York Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The production, which will feature the original Chicago cast, will play Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Goodman Theatre's SWING STATE Will Transfer Off-Broadway This Year

Swing State, Rebecca Gilman's play which premiered at the Goodman Theatre last year, is headed off-Broadway. Learn more about how to catch the production when it heads to New York here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night for The Public's Bilingual Musical Adaptation of The Comedy of Errors by Logan Culwell-Block

Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri penned the new adaptation of the Shakespeare play, now at the Off-Broadway company following a NYC tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM
Monday, May 29, 2023

The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, with Moving High Notes by David Finkle

The Broadway star's favorite poems set to music by many composers, sung by 12 sopranos, make an enchanting memorial The post The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, with Moving High N…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:00AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

"Our story starts now" - Mobile Unit's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Adaptation by Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri Music, Music Direction, and Spanish Translations by Julián Mesri Lyrics by Julián Mesri and Rebecca Martínez Directe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:54PM
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Adam Chanler-Berat, Rebecca Naomi Jones and More Join I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE at Classic Stage Company

Classic Stage Company has announced additional cast members for its fall production of I Can Get It For You Wholesale. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PM

Take a Look as Broadway Celebrates Rebecca Luker in Song at Symphony Space by Andrew Gans

Annette Jolles directed the May 22 fundraiser, The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, which paid tribute to the late, Tony-nominated actor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Adam Chanler-Berat, Rebecca Naomi Jones, More Will Join Santino Fontana and Judy Kuhn in Off-Broadway's Wholesale by Andrew Gans

The Classic Stage Company revival of the 1962 musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale will begin previews in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM
Monday, May 22, 2023

Julie Benko, Nikki Renée Daniels, Ali Ewoldt, More Celebrate Rebecca Luker in Song May 22 at Symphony Space by Andrew Gans

Annette Jolles directs The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, which pays tribute to the late, Tony-nominated actor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Mobile Unit's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Adaptation by Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri Music, Music Direction, and Spanish Translations by Julián Mesri Lyrics by Julián Mesri and Rebecca Martínez Directe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:32PM
Thursday, May 18, 2023

Video: Watch the THEATER CAMP Trailer Starring Ben Platt, Molly Gordon & More

Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star in the original comedy THEATER CAMP as Amos and Rebecca-Diane – lifelong best friends and drama instructors at a rundown camp in upstate N…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM
Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Eighteen-Year-Old Actor with Autism Honored by Only Make Believe Charity by Admin

Collet Reyes has been a part of the Only Make Believe charity since he was eight years old. Living with a developmental disability and being diagnosed on the Autism spectrum, Reyes has worke…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:46PM

Christina Anderson Wins Steinberg/ATCA Award for ‘the ripple, the wave that carried me home’ by American Theatre Editors

Her 2022 play took home the $25,000 prize, while Madison Fiedler won the Osborn Prize and Suzan-Lori Parks and Rebecca Gilman received citations for their work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:13PM
Monday, May 8, 2023

Public Square 2.0 Podcast Ep 6: "Mobile Unit: Sound of the Community” | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

In this sixth Episode of Public Square 2.0, the re-launch of The Public Theater’s podcast, Public Square, we take a look at Mobile Unit’s bilingual production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Ho…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:48PM

Rebecca Luker to be Honored at Symphony Space Concert by Billy McEntee

A star-studded concert on May 22 pays tribute to the beloved Broadway star who passed away in 2020 due to ALS. The post Rebecca Luker to be Honored at Symphony Space Concert appeared first o…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:42PM

Theatre Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

“The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee” at Laurel Mill Playhouse is produced by Maureen Rogers and, with direction by Michael Hartsfield, you know you will be seeing a polished show…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:55PM

Julie Benko, Nikki Renée Daniels, Ali Ewoldt, More Will Celebrate Rebecca Luker in Song at Symphony Space by Andrew Gans

Annette Jolles will direct The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, which pays tribute to the late Tony-nominated actor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

Julie Benko, Andréa Burns, Carolee Carmello & More to Honor Rebecca Luker at Benefit Concert

Symphony Space has announced full details for The Rebecca Luker Songbook: A Benefit Concert, a star-studded concert paying tribute to the beloved Broadway star who passed away in 2020 due …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM
Sunday, May 7, 2023

A talk with a Holocaust historian and the actor who plays her in ‘Here There Are Blueberries’ at STC by Chad Kinsman

Elizabeth Stahlmann stars as Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, the real-life archivist who received a mysterious album of Nazi photographs.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 06:23PM
Wednesday, May 3, 2023

TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS 2023: ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’ DOMINATES, FOLLOWED BY ‘& JULIET,’ ‘SHUCKED,’ ‘NEW YORK, NEW YORK’ by Robert Shuman

(From Variety, 5/3/2023; writing and compilation by Rebecca Rubin, Brent Lang, and Marc J. Franklin.) “Some Like It Hot,” a jazzy re-imagining of the classic comedy film about two musici…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:53PM

ABT's SUMMER SEASON | LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE June 22 - July 1 by American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre comes to the Metropolitan Opera House with a New York Premiere of two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher Wheeldon's LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, this June 22 for an ex…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:43PM
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Standing At The Sky's Edge wins Mastercard Best New Musical | Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Golda Rosheuvel and Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) present Mastercard Best New Musical to Standing At The Sky's Edge at the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard. Established in 1976, the …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:00AM
Monday, May 1, 2023

Confirmed! Casting Directors Have Group Chat to Shit Talk You Specifically by Broadway Beat

by Rebecca Ballinger. @reberkk. NEW YORK, NY - After months of thorough investigation, The Broadway Beat has found evidence that every...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, April 28, 2023

“Eden Prairie, 1971” is a melancholy (and hopeful) swan song at BETC by Lisa Kennedy

So much in the Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado’s latest production, Mat Smart’s “Eden Prairie, 1971,” shines a spotlight on the many pleasures the Boulder company has offered au…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:36PM
Monday, April 24, 2023

"Prima Facie" Starring Jodie Comer Opens on Broadway by Playbill

"Prima Facie" opened on Broadway April 23. Playbill was there on the red carpet to talk to the show's star Jodie Comer ("Killing Eve"), as well as the show's creators Suzie Miller, Justin Ma…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:02PM

ABT'S SUMMER SEASON | June 22-July 22 at the MET 🩰 by American Ballet Theatre

Experience the magic of #ABTMet23 as America's National Ballet Company® returns to the Metropolitan Opera House stage with a spectacular New York Premiere by two-time Tony Award®-winner Ch…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:56AM
Friday, April 21, 2023

Miriam Battye’s Little Scratch At The New Diorama Theatre: Restaged Adaptation Of Rebecca Watson’s Novel Is Powerfully Theatrical by Aleks Sierz

The popularity of plays that feature trauma is certainly a trend in British theatre today. But is this a good thing? On the one hand, staging stories of sexual assault might offer consolatio…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 06:06AM

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