Monday, February 26, 2024

The Seven Year Disappear Review. Cynthia Nixon as 8 characters by New York Theater

It’s been seven years since Cynthia Nixon has appeared on a New York stage (when she won a Tony for “The Little Foxes”), but that’s not what Jordan Seavey’s new play is about, desp…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:48PM

Lynda Gravátt, Stage Veteran Known for Intimate Apparel, Skeleton Crew and More, Has Died at 77 by Hayley Levitt

Actress, director and teacher Lynda Gravátt, best known for her extensive work off-Broadway, died on February 23. The cause of her death has not been publicized. She was 77. Born in Harlem…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Off- Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Iguana Revival with Eclectic Cast By: David Sheward September 20, 2023: La Femme Theater Productions will present an Off-Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana, …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:03AM
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Richard Thomas: Acting Is His Life" by Frank Rizzo

“To Kill a Mockingbird” For 65 years Richard Thomas has been a working actor, first making his Broadway debut when he was …

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:53PM
Saturday, June 10, 2023

WHAT’S IN A NAME? by Ron Fassler

June 10, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Between 41st and 66th streets there are forty-two legit Broadway theatres (this includes the Palace, currently under renovation an…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:59PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Summer, 1976 | Extended Through June 18 by Manhattan Theatre Club

By David Auburn Directed by Daniel Sullivan With Laura Linney, Jessica Hecht Four-time Emmy Award® winner & Academy Award® nominee Laura Linney (My Name Is Lucy Barton, Lillian Hell…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:02PM

Audiences React | Summer, 1976 by Manhattan Theatre Club

Summer, 1976 By David Auburn Directed by Daniel Sullivan With Laura Linney, Jessica Hecht Four-time Emmy Award® winner & Academy Award® nominee Laura Linney (My Name Is Lucy Barton, Lilli…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:24AM
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Summer, 1976 | Opening Night Highlights by Manhattan Theatre Club

The opening night for #Summer1976Play was a joyous, star-studded affair! Take a peek inside the celebrations. 📸 ----- By David Auburn Directed by Daniel Sullivan With Laura Linney, J…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:42PM
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Summer, 1976 | On Broadway by Manhattan Theatre Club

By David Auburn Directed by Daniel Sullivan With Laura Linney, Jessica Hecht Four-time Emmy Award® winner & Academy Award® nominee Laura Linney (My Name Is Lucy Barton, Lillian Hell…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:24PM
Friday, April 21, 2023

Summer, 1976 | Extended through June 10 by Manhattan Theatre Club

Just announced! Summer, 1976 has now been extended through June 10. Don't miss Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht on Broadway together 🌞 Summer1976Play.com ------- By David Auburn Directed b…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:18PM
Thursday, April 6, 2023

Summer 1976 | Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht on The Broadway Show by Manhattan Theatre Club

Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht on the power of female friendship 💛 Video reposted from The Broadway Show and the full interview is available to watch at broadway.com! #Summer1976Play By …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:32AM

Summer 1976 | Jessica Hecht by Manhattan Theatre Club

Jessica Hecht explores her character’s personality, the complexities of a two person play and why it’s extra special to be working with director Dan Sullivan again. ---------------------…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:32AM
Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Summer, 1976 | On Broadway by Manhattan Theatre Club

SUMMER, 1976 By David Auburn Directed by Daniel Sullivan With Laura Linney, Jessica Hecht ON BROADWAY at the SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE Now in Previews. Four-time Emmy Award® winner & Aca…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:42PM
Friday, March 24, 2023

Summer, 1976 | Laura Linney & Jessica Hecht by Manhattan Theatre Club

For the first time ever, Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht are sharing the stage. Don’t miss your chance to see these two stars together in Summer, 1976 on Broadway. -------- SUMMER, 1976 B…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:32PM
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Summer, 1976 | Meet David Auburn by Manhattan Theatre Club

Proof, The Columnist, Lost Lake and now, #Summer1976Play. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Auburn returns to MTC with his fourth new play, which stars Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht a…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:40PM
Monday, March 20, 2023

Summer, 1976 | On Broadway by Manhattan Theatre Club

SUMMER, 1976 By David Auburn Directed by Daniel Sullivan With Laura Linney, Jessica Hecht ON BROADWAY at the SAMUEL J. FRIEDMAN THEATRE Begins performances April 4, 2023. Four-time Emmy Aw…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:45PM
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Ann Talman: Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smile by Holli Harms

Like Halley’s comet sailing across the deep dark sky, a wonder to behold, Ann Talman sails across the stage and into our hearts in “Ann Talman: Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smi…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:25PM
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Broadway Alum Frederick Weller Joins Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Broadway.com

Frederick Weller is set to join the off-Broadway staging of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy. Directed by Joe Rosario, the show returns to the Theatre at St. Clement’…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:05PM
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Sacco and Vanzetti: A New American Opera by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The finished score by Lehrman is 50% music he created based on themes by Blitzstein: pieces of his unproduced 1932 opera "The Condemned" (an earlier work about Sacco and Vanzetti), a march, …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:46PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Elizabeth Taylor and The Shadow of Her Smile by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons September 13, 2022: Ann Talman first met Elizabeth Taylor when she played Taylor’s daughter in the 1981 Broadway revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes. Th…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:21AM
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Laura Linney to Return to Broadway in David Auburn's Summer, 1976 by Lindsey Sullivan

Oscar and Tony nominee Laura Linney is returning to Broadway. She will star in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Auburn's Summer, 1976, directed by Tony winner …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM

Laura Linney to Star in MTC's World Premiere of SUMMER, 1976 in Spring 2023

Manhattan Theatre Club will present the world premiere of Summer, 1976 written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn (Proof, The Columnist), starring Tony Award® & Academy Award® nomin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM
Sunday, March 27, 2022

Watch Melanie Moore and Yaegel T. Welch Discuss the National Tour of To Kill a Mockingbird by Playbill

The first national tour of Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird launches March 27 at Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York. Emmy winner Richa…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:12AM
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Long Day’s Journey Into Night **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward February 8, 2022: Transposing classic plays into modern eras has been an accepted theatrical technique for quite a while now. Moving these timeless works into a contempo…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:19AM
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Of Charles Dingle and His Alleged Dangle by Trav S.D.

Long have I been a fan of Charles Dingle’s turn in William Wyler’s 1941 screen adaptation of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes opposite Bette Davis, one of his first, biggest, and fla…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:12PM
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

This Week in Broadway History: June 8 - 14 by JK

This Week in Broadway History: June 8 - 14 🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭   June 10, 1982: Transferring from off-Broadway, Torch Song Trilogy  opened at The Little Theatre (renamed The Hele…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:12AM
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

This Week in Broadway History: April 27 - May 3 by JK

This Week in Broadway History: April 27 - May 3 🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭  April 27, 1986: Hey, big spender! The Bob Fosse directed revival of Sweet Charity starring Debbie Allen opened at…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AM
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

This Week in Broadway History: February 9 - 15 by JK

This Week in  Broadway History: February 9 - 15 🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭 Chita Rivera (center) in The Rink February 9, 1984: Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli open in The Rink at the Mart…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:06AM
Monday, January 4, 2021

Days to Come by Sandi Durell

Mint Theater Company (Jonathan Bank, Producing Artistic Director)will kick off its Silver Lining Streaming Series today January 4th with the on-demand streaming of the HD recording of D…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:49PM
Thursday, May 14, 2020

I Interview Playwrights Part 1085: Jason Schafer by Adam Szymkowicz

Jason SchaferHometown: Sacramento, CaliforniaCurrent Town: Brooklyn!Q:  Tell me about Bleeding Love?A:  Bleeding Love is a post-apocalyptic musical. It started as an assignment that I gave…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:54AM
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Look Back at The Little Foxes on Broadway Starring Elizabeth Taylor by Marc J. Franklin

The revival of Lillian Hellman’s drama opened at the Martin Beck Theatre May 7, 1981.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards