Does Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes “Lola” Leon, have dreams of following her mother on the Broadway stage? Time will tell, but the 17-year-old high school senior is currently…
Someone I know recently posted some pictures of her son’s high school performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Of course I’m stoked that the kids are doing Shakespeare …
Larissa Mark, a senior at Trumbull High School in Trumbull, CT, and the president of the school's Thespian Society, speaks with Playbill.com on the canceled production of Rent: School Ed…
As Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh prepares to take a leave from the Tony-winning revival of Pippin in January, BroadwayBox picks five acclaimed musical theater actresses we'd like to see take o…
Less than 100 miles from where from the theatre world was changed forever, students are being denied an opportunity to produce a piece of theatre that changed the world. RENT exploded onto t…
Below you will find a letter from Marc W. Guarino who is the principal at Trumbull High School in Connecticut. Recently, Mr. Guarino decided to cancel his high school’s scheduled pr…
Trumbull High School, located in Trumbull, CT — approximately 66 miles from where the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Rent premiered on Broadway — has put a stop to…
The principal of Trumbull High School in Trumbull, Conn., canceled a planned drama-club production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.
In the immediate wake of announcing to the Trumbull High School Thespian Society that he was canceling the planned spring production of Rent, Principal Marc Guarino spent almost an hour talk…
The story behind the rise of playwright Rick Elice is as distinct as his Broadway hit 'Peter and the Starcatcher,' set to open in L.A.NEW YORK — Playwright Rick Elice calls the memorab…
No Day But Today. While many school districts across the country work to minimize or eliminate their arts programs all together due to a lack of funding, it seems the districts not affected …
The curtain has closed on a high school production of "Rent." But like the artists in the musical, the students at Trumbull High say the show must go on! "We were devastated," said Larissa M…
On Monday, Nov. 25, first-year principal Marc Guarino called a Thespian Society meeting, announcing that their planned production of Jonathan Larson's hit rock opera would be cancelled, acco…
By Andrew Roblyer. I have trust issues. This is an important realization for me, especially when I'm managing artistic and organizational development. So I've decided to dedicate this month'…
Last weekend in Connecticut, Trumbull High School's Thespian Society presented their fall play. On Monday afternoon, instead of a scheduled informational session for those planning to auditi…
Royal Caribbean International - the first cruise line to feature fully licensed, Tony Award-winning Broadway productions - today announced that guests onboard Quantum of the Seas will enjoy …
Are theater producers becoming like their counterparts in the movie business and saving their best stuff for the time closest to awards season? I ask because this is the second fall in…
Punchdrunk theatre company unveils chic sixth-floor eatery in warehouse as part of its immersive, genre-bending show
Why would the multimillionaire producer of Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and MISS SAIGON take his limo from Manhattan to the struggling former steel town of Levittown, Pennsylvania, to see a h…
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Julie Taymor she lets her imagination overwhelm a production that pleases the eye but may frustrate those who just want to see a Shakespeare comedy.
By Mitch Mattson. In 2008, the Community Engagement Department at Arena Stage in Washington, DC hosted its first two-day Public Speaking Workshop for Cultural Attachés of the US State Depar…
"Little Women" is an American classic that easily stands the test of time. Written nearly 150 years ago by Louisa May Alcott, it tells the story of four young girls and their development int…