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69 stories from The Contending

Tonys 2025: 'Dead Outlaw' Standout Julia Knitel On Her Dreams Coming True [VIDEO] by Frank J. Avella

Tony nominee Julia Knitel seamlessly slips into a slew of characters at each performance of the new Broadway musical sensation Dead Outlaw. The brilliant, non-linear show, which began life o…

SOURCE: The Contending at 9:30pm on May 23, 2025

Now a Warning?! 'Death Becomes Her' Leads GALECA's Third Annual Dorian Theater Awards by Joey Moser

New York, N.Y. (May 13, 2025): GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics' theater wing members named their favorites in New York theater for the third annual Dorian Theater Awards. …

SOURCE: The Contending at 1:45pm on May 13, 2025

2025 Tonys: Chatting With Oh, Mary!'s Outrageously Funny Conrad Ricamora [VIDEO] by Frank J. Avella

Tony nominee Conrad Ricamora is currently wowing audiences portraying a closeted, hypermasculine Abraham Lincoln in the wacky Broadway comedy Oh, Mary!, playwright and star Cole Escola's 'fe…

SOURCE: The Contending at 9:00am on May 12, 2025

'Dead Outlaw:' Bold, Stirring, Darkly Comedic New Musical Ends The Season On A Sublime Note by Frank J. Avella

Every once in a rare while on Broadway, especially in the last two decades, a bold, stirring, wholly original musical opens that dares to combine the darkly comedic with social commentary an…

SOURCE: The Contending at 3:15pm on May 6, 2025

2025 Tony Nominations: 'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Death Becomes Her,' 'Maybe Happy Ending' Lead With 10 Each by Clarence Moye

Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending all lead the 2025 Tony Award nominations with 10 nominations each. We'll have commentary coming very soon, but here's…

SOURCE: The Contending at 9:42am on May 1, 2025

'BOOP! The Musical' Leads Drama Desk Nominations with 11 by Joey Moser

(Wednesday April 30, 2025) " Nominations for the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today on Spectrum News NY1 by stage and screen star Norm Lewis, Spectrum News …

SOURCE: The Contending at 1:54pm on April 30, 2025

2025 Tony Awards Nom Predictions, Preferences: A New Broadway Golden Age Is Upon Us by Frank J. Avella

In doing some geeky Tony Award rabbit hole research. It became clear that we are, happily, in a new golden age on Broadway where there are an abundance of fabulous shows, performances and te…

SOURCE: The Contending at 8:22pm on April 29, 2025

'Death Becomes Her' Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Nominations by Joey Moser

(NEW YORK, NY " FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025) The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town, national, and digital news publications, has…

SOURCE: The Contending at 11:33am on April 25, 2025

'BOOP! The Musical:' A Chat With 2025 Tony Contender Ainsley Melham [VIDEO] by Frank J. Avella

Australian-born musical theater actor extraordinaire Ainsley Melham is quite the sensation this season as Dwayne, the baby-blue-eyed, Jazz-loving beau of Jasmine Amy Roger's titular characte…

SOURCE: The Contending at 10:00am on April 24, 2025

Tonys 2025: The Broadway Battle For Best Actress In A Musical Begins by Frank J. Avella

2025 has become one of the most fabulously fierce and competitive years for lead female awards contenders. First we had an Oscar race where no less than four truly worthy performances (Nicol…

SOURCE: The Contending at 2:05pm on April 23, 2025

'John Proctor Is The Villain:' Electrifying, Essential New Play by Kimberly Bellflower by Frank J. Avella

It is not going where I think it's going! It is not going where I think it's going! Oh God, I think it's going where I think it's going! This was my near-breathless reaction to experiencing …

SOURCE: The Contending at 9:45am on April 21, 2025

Jennifer Simard: Broadway Diva Kills In 'Death Becomes Her' [VIDEO] by Frank J. Avella

Broadway Diva Jennifer Simard has been killing it on Broadway for almost two decades. Note: I use the word "diva" in the best, most fabulous definition of that word. She's currently wowing a…

SOURCE: The Contending at 9:04pm on April 15, 2025

'BOOP! The Musical:' Betty Comes To Spectacular, Technicolor Life in Dazzling New Production by Frank J. Avella

Certain misguided critics (and that one in particular) are gushing over a monumental mess of a musical, loosely based on a TV series, that just hit Broadway " with a thud. Yet some of those …

SOURCE: The Contending at 1:40pm on April 14, 2025

'Old Friends:' A Nostalgic Revisit Of The Masterful Work Of Musical Theater Legend Stephen Sondheim by Frank J. Avella

Your feelings about the new Sondheim revue, Old Friends, will probably depend on your familiarity with the composer-lyricist's work as well as whether you enjoy songs sung out of context. I …

SOURCE: The Contending at 1:45pm on April 9, 2025

'Ghosts:' A Haunting And Emotionally Devastating Ibsen Revival by Frank J. Avella

I haven't been emotionally slayed at the theater in quite a while. And I can shamefully state that Ghosts is a Henrik Ibsen play I was not completely familiar with. In terms of the Norwegian…

SOURCE: The Contending at 10:00am on April 1, 2025

'Purpose,' Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Riveting New Play Boasts Trio Of Fab Female Performances by Frank J. Avella

One of the many great joys in watching Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' sometimes searing, always riveting new Broadway play, Purpose, is the trio of female performances. Not to take away anything fr…

SOURCE: The Contending at 10:00am on March 31, 2025

A Sensational Sarah Snook In A 'Picture of Dorian Gray' For The Digital Age by Frank J. Avella

Strangely, I thought about Luigi Mangione after seeing Sarah Snook's theatrical tour de force, The Picture of Dorian Gray, at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway"Okay, not really about him but…

SOURCE: The Contending at 1:28pm on March 28, 2025

'Operation Mincemeat:' Madcap WW2 Musical Madness by Frank J. Avella

Operation Mincemeat presents one of the most bizarre premises for a musical, and certainly a wholly odd choice of subject matter for a comedy. Blend the two together and add a British sensib…

SOURCE: The Contending at 2:03pm on March 25, 2025

Audra McDonald Triumphs In Mostly Captivating Revival Of 'Gypsy' by Frank J. Avella

Stephen Sondheim is my musical theatre god. My top 3 favorite shows of all time are Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd. That said… I've never agreed with the c…

SOURCE: The Contending at 1:10pm on January 12, 2025
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