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When you think of Broadway, you probably think of a handful of uber-successful musicals that ran for years and years before closing, or perhaps you think of the select musicals and plays tha…
While there are many differences between the realm of musical theatre music and other popular music genres, they're often more related than originally meets the eye (or ear). Musical samplin…
Robin Roberts chats with creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail and members of the cast for "Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on You," which premiered on Disney+ on July 10.
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As part of their Broadway At Home series, Great Performances will keep the theatrical spirit alive by broadcasting a theatre favorite every week on PBS, beginning on Friday, July 24 with …
Jeannette Bayardelle and Austin Scott featured in Bob Dylan's To Make You Feel My Love.
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You may know Lauren Patten from her role as Medium Alison in the Tony-Award winning musical, Fun Home. More recently, she has been in the role of Jo in Jagged Little Pill, the musical inspir…
Whether you're a lover of rain or you yearn for the sun, it's undeniable that rainy days set a certain mood unmatched by other settings. A rainy day can be the perfect opportunity to lay low…
Broadway's shut down. Quarantine. Black Lives Matter. We keep going. We press on.
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One of the most recognizable names in all of Broadway history, Stephen Sondheim is beloved by many for his extensive repertoire of musicals ranging from short-lived off-Broadway productions …
Second Stage Theater's production of Take Me Out, by Richard Greenberg, plans to open on Broadway in April of 2021. Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Broadway suspension, the To…
Producer Scott Rudin has reported he will bring actor Dustin Hoffman to star in an upcoming production of Our Town on Broadway. Hoffman will take on the role of Stage Manager in Thornton …
video for "smiling" by Alanis Morissette performed w/ Elizabeth Stanley (from Jagged Little Pill: The Musical)
directed and choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
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The actor, rapper and producer Daveed Diggs starred in the original Broadway production as both Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette, and now stars in the TNT series, "Snowpiercer."
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I remember that night...#Hamilfilm comes to Disney+ July 3!
The post Watch Now: Renee Elise Goldsberry & the cast of Hamilton Sing "Satisfied" appeared first on Broadway Direct.
There's nothing like the feeling of sitting down at a Broadway show, the curtain rising, and hearing those first few notes of that grand opening number. A musical's opening number creates a …
Five years after its New York City premiere, the exponentially sought out musical, Hamilton, will now be available to be seen from the comfort of your own home. A filmed version of the Tony …
The original cast of Hamilton joins Jimmy and The Roots to perform a social distancing version of Hamilton's "Helpless" with instruments found at home while in quarantine. The Hamilton movie…
Today, Roundabout Theatre Company has announced their current theatrical season will resume in Spring 2021 and has added the Broadway debut of Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind, direct…
Ben Platt reminisces about spending his childhood producing backyard plays, addresses rumors about starring in a potential Dear Evan Hansen film and talks about Season 2 of The Politician.
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Steppenwolf's production of The Minutes by Tracy Letts, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, will return to Broadway, opening exactly one year after its original opening date of Sunday, March 15, 20…
The coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the Broadway industry this year. The producers of American Buffalo have announced that this production, written by David Mamet and directed by Neil Pep…
Lin-Manuel Miranda is challenged to create catchy freestyles based on random, everyday objects like cereal, Nintendo Switches and Hamilton posters.
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Watch this exclusive official clip from the original Broadway production of Hamilton, streaming exclusively on Disney+ on July 3.
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Based on current information regarding COVID-19 and concern for the well-being and safety of its artists, audiences, and staff, Lincoln Center Theater, which had hoped to reopen its producti…
Producers Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, and David Geffen announced today that the start of preview performances and the opening night of the highly-anticipated revival of Meredith Willson…
