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Friday, October 22, 2021

Stage and Screen Star Peter Scolari Dies at 66 by Caitlin Moynihan

Stage and screen star Peter Scolari, a Broadway alum and Emmy winner, died on October 22 following a two-year battle with cancer, according to Deadline. He was 66. Born in New York in 1955…

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Emmy-Winner Peter Scolari Passes Away at 66

Peter Scolari's Broadway credits included The Wizard in Wicked, Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray, Yogi in Bronx Bombers, and Michael Daly in Lucky Guy. He was also seen in Magic/Bird, Sly Fox, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PM
Sunday, June 13, 2021

Tommy Kail on Meeting Lin-Manuel Miranda, IN THE HEIGHTS, and More! by BroadwayWorld

Get the latest on the Drama Book Shop HERE: http://bway.world/DramaBookShop Learn more about In the Heights HERE: https://www.broadwayworld.com/topic/IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Movie Longtime friends …

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Friday, July 31, 2020

Broadway Games: Which Came First? by JK

Congratulations! You've made it through another week, in good health we hope. Here's our weekly game to bring you some theater related fun and stress relief. Today we bring back a favorite -…

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Friday, July 24, 2020

Broadway Games: Trivial Pursuit - Theater Edition by JK

Growing up, playing games with family and friends was a beloved way to pass the time together. (Funny what isolation makes you miss!) One of our favorites was Trivial Pursuit. I always dread…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:36AM
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Thomas Kail and Michelle Williams Welcome First Child Together by Beth Stevens

Celebrated actress Michelle Williams and Tony-winning Hamilton director Thomas Kail welcomed their first child together on June 17, according to Us Weekly. The couple, who worked together …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Tony Winners Thomas Kail and Steven Levenson Team Up for New Fiddler on the Roof Movie by Lindsey Sullivan

Mazel tov! Hamilton's Tony-winning director Thomas Kail will helm a new feature film of Fiddler On The Roof, according to Deadline. Dear Evan Hansen's Tony-winning scribe Steven Levenson w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Michelle Williams and Tony-Winning Director Thomas Kail Are Engaged and Expecting by Broadway.com

There’s a new Broadway baby on the way! Oscar and Tony nominee Michelle Williams is engaged to Thomas Kail, who is perhaps best known as the Tony-winning director of Hamilton, according t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:06PM
Friday, August 2, 2019

Vineyard Theatre Sets NY Premiere of Dana H., Lucas Hnath's New Play About His Mother's Life; Deirdre O'Connell to Star by Andy Lefkowitz

The Vineyard Theatre has announced the highly anticipated New York premiere of Dana H., a new work by Tony-nominated playwright Lucas Hnath (A Doll's House, Part 2), slated to appear at the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM
Monday, August 14, 2017

People You Should Know . . . Patrick Vassel by Zack Calhoon

Patrick Vassel (Director) is a director, writer, and teacher from Akron, Ohio. Patrick is the Associate and Supervising Director of Hamilton - on Broadway, in Chicago, and the 1st National T…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:33PM
Monday, May 22, 2017

Exclusive! Peter Scolari Will Lead A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the Muny by Andy Lefkowitz

Peter Scolari will lead the cast of the Muny's production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Pseudolus, Broadway.com has learned exclusively. Gary Griffin directs the S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:05PM
Monday, September 19, 2016

"Hamilton" Director Thomas Kail by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

It was such a thrill to chat with the Tony winning "Hamilton" director all about the magic of that show! We also go all the way back to the beginning and talk "In the Heights," "Lombardi," a…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, July 25, 2016

Deirdre O'Connell to Star in Abe Koogler's Fulfillment Center Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Stage and screen alum Deirdre O’Connell will star in the world premiere of Abe Koogler’s Fulfillment Center. The Manhattan Theatre Club off-Broadway production will begin perform…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PM
Friday, November 13, 2015

MAGIC/BIRD's Kevin Daniels Joins 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY Benefit by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Kevin Daniels, best known for his award winning turn as Magic Johnson on Broadway in MAGICBIRD, has joined the cast of 24 HOURS PLAYS ON BROADWAY for Urba…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Zelda's Back

Director Zelda Fichandler returns to Arena Stage with Awake and Sing!

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Just Peachum

Ana Gasteyer has carved out a post-"Saturday Night Live" career onstage - from Wicked to her latest role in The Threepenny Opera.

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Magic/Bird, Seminar Closing on Broadway

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Odds & Ends: Full Cast Announced for Justin Long's WTF Play, SJP Goes From Sex to Crime & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. WTF's Living on Love, Starring Justin Long, Announces Full Cast and Creative The full cast and creative team is now s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:50PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

"SVU" Star Tamara Tunie Brings the 'Burgh to Life at 54 Below

Known as a Broadway producer (Spring Awakening, Magic/Bird) and for her many TV and film roles (including medical examiner Melinda Warner on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The New Tony Nominations Rule: What If...? by JK

You've probably read about the new rule adopted by the Tony Awards Administration Committee regarding the number of nominees in the four major categories.  Simply, it states that if nin…

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Bronx Bummers – Bway Baseball Play Strikes Out, 3/2 by David Lefkowitz

It’s been a tough stretch for the New York Yankees. Last year, for the first time in five years, they didn’t make the playoffs, and now a Broadway play about the team has failed to go th…

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: Bronx Bombers by Lauren Yarger

Baseball Drama Gets Hung Up in Double PlayBy Lauren YargerThe House That Ruth Built gets a theatrical exploration in playwright and Director Eric Simonson's Broadway play The Bronx Bombers.B…

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Bronx Bombers ** by Barry

Peter Scolari, Tracy Shayne             By: David ShewardAfter covering football with Lombardi and basketball in Magic/Bird, playwright-director Eric Simonson steps up to the pla…

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Friday, February 7, 2014

Yankee Fans – Bronx Bombers Wax Nostalgia by Sandi Durell

  By: Sandi Durell     Writer Eric Simonson has a thing for sports, having written 2010′s “Lombardi,” about football, and in 2012 “Magic/Bird” about bask…

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Bronx Bombers by Jeff Miele

After “Lombardi” in 2011 and “Magic/Bird” in 2012, writer Eric Simonson comes back to Broadway with another sports-related drama, this time with the drama more close to home than eve…

SOURCE: BroadwayAudience.com at 06:32PM
Monday, January 27, 2014

Bronx Bombers Star Peter Scolari on Doing Yogi Berra Proud, Embracing Girls & Why Tom Hanks Made Him Cry by Lindsay Champion

For the last four decades, Peter Scolari has been a steady presence on the small screen as the instantly likable star of Newhart, Bosom Buddies, Goodtime Girls and tons more, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:47PM
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Broadway for Straight Men? Yankees Help Promote 'Bronx Bombers' by Jeff Lunden, Jeff Lunden

The new show, which chronicles greats like Yogi Berra, Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson, is courting the non-theatergoing male with a push from the team and Major League Baseball. This story fir…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Batter Up! Peter Scolari and the Broadway Cast of Bronx Bombers Meet the Press by Megan Meadows

Buy yourself some peanuts and Cracker Jack! After an off-Broadway run at Primary Stages, Bronx Bombers is coming to Broadway, and on December 18, Peter Scolari and the cast of the Great…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:40PM
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

60 Seconds with TAKING CARE OF BABY Playwright Dennis Kelly by Manhattan Theatre Club

60 Seconds with TAKING CARE OF BABY Playwright Dennis Kelly American premiere play by Dennis Kelly Directed by Erica Schmidt with Francois Battiste, Reed Birney, Kristen Bush, Amelia Campb…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:42PM
Friday, October 25, 2013

Exclusive Photo! New York Yankees Great Yogi Berra Meets His Bronx Bombers Counterpart Peter Scolari by Broadway.com

The New York Yankees may have missed the playoffs this year, but they’re headed to Broadway in Bronx Bombers. The third in Eric Simonson’s sports trilogy (after Lombardi and Magi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:47AM
Monday, October 21, 2013

Start Spreading the News: Yankees Drama Bronx Bombers Heads to Broadway by Beth Stevens

Bronx Bombers is coming to the major leagues this winter: Broadway. The new play, written and directed by Eric Simonson (the scribe behind the sports dramas Lombardi and Magic/Bird…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Casting Complete for MTC's Taking Care of Baby, Starring Margaret Colin & Reed Birney by Ryan Gilbert

Casting is now complete for the American premiere of Tony winner Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby. Manhattan Theatre Club's off-Broadway production, starring Margaret Colin and Ree…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PM

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