Tuesday, October 3, 2023
By: David Sheward
October 3, 2023: The workplace play is a tried and true template affording opportunities for dramatic conflict and comic interplay among staff and customers in a single …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:26PMMonday, June 26, 2023
Universal Theatrical Group (UTG) has announced that a musical, based on Fannie Hurst’s novel and subsequent Universal Picture films Imitation of Life, is in development. An industry readin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PMThursday, June 22, 2023
James Olivas brings down the house with "Fallaste Corazón" (alongside Bianca Marroquín). This brilliantly funny homage to telenovelas, filled with live music and dancing, May 19 – June 2…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:27PMMonday, June 19, 2023
Award-winning Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez performs the beautiful number "Pilar's Lullaby" along with Yesenia Ayala. Destiny of Desire, the brilliantly funny homage to telenovelas filled wit…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:49PMMonday, June 12, 2023
Go behind the scenes of Destiny of Desire with the cast! This brilliantly funny homage to telenovelas, filled with live music and dancing, runs May 19 – June 25, 2023 at The Old Globe. Inf…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:19PMFriday, June 9, 2023
Destiny of Desire, the brilliantly funny homage to telenovelas, filled with live music and dancing, runs May 19 – June 25, 2023 at The Old Globe. Info and tickets: https://www.theoldglobe.…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:19PMMonday, June 5, 2023
Bianca Marroquín performs the showstopping number "Fabiola's Tango (Pain Makes Me Beautiful)" along with Julio Agustín, Tito Livas, and Christohper M. Ramirez. This brilliantly funny homag…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:23PMFriday, May 12, 2023
Get your first look at Destiny of Desire in the rehearsal room at The Old Globe. This brilliantly funny homage filled with live music and dancing starts May 19, 2023 at The Old Globe. Info a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:39PMThe cast of Destiny of Desire performs "El Destino del Deseo" in the rehearsal room at The Old Globe. This brilliantly funny homage filled with live music and dancing starts May 19, 2023 at …
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:35PMSaturday, September 17, 2022
The Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson will begin previews September 19 prior to an official opening October 13. The star-studded production features Samuel L. Jackson, Joh…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:19AMFriday, September 9, 2022
Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Between Riverside and Crazy will reunite its acclaimed off-Broadway cast. The production, directed by Austin Pendleton will begin previews on N…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PMMonday, August 22, 2022
Assembly Rooms, EdinburghLester Purry is at home performing the late playwright’s breezy yet purposeful collection of stories from his youth, in its European premiere
In the hands of a le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AMFriday, August 12, 2022
10 shows to see at lauded out-of-town venues in Hudson Valley, the Berkshires and beyond
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Don't believe the hype—summer is not over yet. There are still four weekends until Labor Day, w…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMTuesday, June 28, 2022
Ambassadors Theatre, London – until 4 September 2022 For the second time in successive weeks an American family drama opens in the West End and while Jitney may be a less obvious group of …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, June 26, 2022
Donmar; Old Vic, LondonLucas Hnath’s sequel to the Ibsen classic is intriguing rather than revelatory; but August Wilson’s taxi-stand drama has developed new flavour with age
Ibsen’s A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AMSunday, June 19, 2022
The thing is, you can’t fault the acting in Jitney at the Old Vic – the actors are superb. And Tinuke Craig’s expert direction means the cab office setting doesn't feel static or force…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSaturday, June 18, 2022
The first in his 'Century Cycle' catches the fabric of life that August Wilson made his own
It’s great to see August Wilson’s early play – the first of his “Century Cycle”, that re…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 11:42AMThursday, June 16, 2022
Old Vic theatre, LondonA stylish rework of the August Wilson character-study sees a standout performance from Wil Johnson as the put-upon head of the titular cab station
Within a run-down st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMJitney, revived at the Old Vic in a production by Tinuke Craig, is a piece that took the best part of 40 years to make it to Broadway in late 2016 after decades of smaller productions around…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWednesday, June 8, 2022
August Wilson’s tale of a cab office in Pittsburgh threatened by ‘regeneration’ struck a chord with the 34-year-old director. She tells Nicole Vassell why she’d like Black people to …
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:54AMFriday, May 6, 2022
Here are a few of our staff picks for things to do April 29-May 5 in St. Louis.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:12PMTuesday, April 26, 2022
Additional casting has been revealed for the previously announced revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Performances will begin on September 19 at the St. James Theatre. The producti…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PMMonday, February 14, 2022
Watch the full interview here: https://bway.world/SkeletonCrewInterviews
Skeleton Crew, the new play by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santia…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:03AMWednesday, January 26, 2022
Brandon J. Dirden on starring in Dominique Morisseau's potent drama
In Manhattan Theatre Club's powerful new production of Dominque Morisseau's Skeleton Crew, Brandon J. Dirden plays Reggie,…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMWednesday, December 15, 2021
Hear what the cast has to say about Skeleton Crew, an electrifying Broadway premiere about trust and survival starring Chanté Adams (A Journal for Jordan), Joshua Boone (Actually at MTC), B…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:18PMMonday, November 8, 2021
Joshua Boone (Actually at MTC, Network, A Jazzman’s Blues) joins the previously announced Chanté Adams (A Journal for Jordan), Brandon J. Dirden (Jitney at MTC), Adesola Osakalumi (Fela!)…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:09PMSunday, October 31, 2021
Leeds PlayhouseA strong cast and the world-weary Pittsburgh cab drivers they portray are all battling circumstances beyond their control in this overly busy production of Wilson’s 1982 pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMSaturday, October 23, 2021
Eight plays written by black playwrights are scheduled to open on Broadway this fall. That’s twice the number of all the shows by black playwrights that opened on the too-aptly named Great…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:36PMThursday, October 21, 2021
Leeds PlayhouseWilson’s play eavesdrops on the lives of an African American taxicab crew in a quietly compelling snapshot of men on the margins in the 1970s
Single-location dramas are all …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMMonday, October 4, 2021
Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a Stage Mag for you own show? To get started on your own program, visit https:…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMThe Broadway premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew has announced additional casting. The play, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, will feature Chanté Adams, Brandon J. Dirden an…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMManhattan Theatre Club announced casting for Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew. The cast will feature Chanté Adams (A Journal for Jordan), Brandon J. Dirden…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMManhattan Theatre Club announced additional cast members joining Phylicia Rashad in “Skeleton Crew” on Broadway. The cast will include Chanté Adams, who will make her Broadway debut wit…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:53PMFriday, September 17, 2021
The Tony-winning performer, playwright and director on the healing properties of his autobiographical solo show
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson knows what it's like to perform his theatrical memoi…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMTuesday, August 10, 2021
Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Lackawanna Blues is written, performed, and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (August Wilson's Jitney, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on Netflix). Learn m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMTuesday, February 16, 2021
Unfortunately for the returning winner, that drama was not written by Stephen Sondheim.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:03AMTuesday, January 19, 2021
This Week in Broadway History:
January 17 - 25
(Starting next week, weeks will run Tuesday - Monday for this column.)
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
January 17, 2008: David Mamet's politica…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AMMonday, January 11, 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club has announced today that the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award-nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Tem…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:18PMLynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce plans to produce two additional shows for Manhattan Theatre Club‘s 2021-2022 season. In t…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:45AMThe Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud) and directed by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (August Wilson’s Jitney) wil…
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