Wednesday, January 21, 2026
(Howard Bryant’s article appeared in the Guardian, 1/21/2026.) The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his lega…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:23PMThe groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnished
In August 1972, the front page of the New York Times…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMWednesday, December 10, 2025
A FIRST-HAND REPORT ON NEW YORK THEATRE . . . FROM A HALF-CENTURY AGO
Alan Bates in the title role of Simon Gray’s “Butley,” which played the old and venerable Morosco Theatre (197…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:00AMTuesday, December 2, 2025
The world premiere of The Disappear, a new comedy about relationships and art by Erica Schmidt, has completed casting. Performances begin January 8, 2026, ahead of a January 15 opening night…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PMTuesday, October 14, 2025
Austin Pendleton is an actor, playwright, theatre director, and instructor. His six-decade career has included roles in films including Catch-22, What’s Up, Doc?, The Front Page, The Mupp…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AMThursday, August 21, 2025
Sherie Rene Scott has joined The Queen of Versailles as the standby for the role of Jackie Siegel for select performances. The musical, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will begin performanc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PMTuesday, April 29, 2025
John Niven’s debut play explores rivalry between the two British bands who vied for the No 1 spot in the charts in 1995
It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMFriday, April 4, 2025
Like television journalist Edward R. Murrow’s historic broadcasts, the stage adaptation of the 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck” has a seriousness of purpose that is again dram…
SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:23AMThursday, January 23, 2025
George S. Kaufman, as photographed by Edward Steichen (1930).January 23, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
It’s a pity that today, for the most part, George S. Kaufman is…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:04AMSunday, June 23, 2024
Terry Baum Affirms A Woman’s Love for Eleanor Roosevelt by Robert M. Gardner Lorena Hickock, the first woman reporter to have her by-line on the front page of the New York Times, meets Ele…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:56AMSunday, June 16, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024
Emmy Award winner and Tony nominee Holland Taylor and Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominee Ana Villafañe will star in the world premiere of the new play N/A. Tony Award winner Dian…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMThursday, May 9, 2024
The director Jack O’Brien and the writer, director and producer George C. Wolfe will each receive the 2024 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
A Tony Award-winning…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PMMonday, April 22, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Robert Morse as Jerry/Daphne and Tony Roberts as Joe/Josephine in “Sugar” (1972). Photo by Martha Swope.April 9, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
Fifty-two years ago …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 06:55AMMonday, July 31, 2023
A Crisis in America’s Theaters made the front page this week: “There is less theater in America these days. Fewer venues. Fewer productions. Fewer performances,” Michael Paulson wrote…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:39AMSaturday, April 8, 2023
Michael Bennett (1943–1987).April 8, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
Had he lived, today would mark Michael Bennett’s 80th birthday. He died in Tucson, Arizona in 1987…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:35AMSaturday, December 10, 2022
As an inveterate theatergoer since the age of twelve, I’ve chronicled in these columns and elsewhere about the days when I saw shows on a weekly basis in the late 60s and early 70s. I’ve…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:06PMTuesday, October 25, 2022
Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker are returning to the Broadway stage next year. They will star in Pictures From Home, a new play based on the photo memoir by Larry Sultan and …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PMMonday, October 24, 2022
The show: “42nd Street” at Goodspeed opera House in East Haddam
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SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:09AMMonday, October 3, 2022
Known for her turn as Candy Ferocity in the series Pose, Angelica Ross is now taking center stage as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway and making history in the process. Ross, who is the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PMTuesday, June 21, 2022
Self-portrait of Al Hirschfeld at his drafting table in his Koken barber chair.The artist Al Hirschfeld, a theatrical treasure of the highest order, was born 119 years ago today. Chroniclin…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:56AMThursday, April 28, 2022
With her gripping sea-bound thriller Corinna, Corinna, playwright Chloë Moss shines a spotlight on the dangers faced by women working in the shipping industry
Playwright Chloë Moss grew up…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMThursday, April 21, 2022
Morse, while appearing on Broadway in the revival of THE FRONT PAGE in 2016, appeared on THEATER TALK with co-stars Holland Taylor and Lewis J. Stadlen. The Broadway legend reminisced about …
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PMRobert Morse as J. Pierrepont Finch in “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (1961).It’s with a heavy heart I attempt to put into words what Robert Morse meant to me as a…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:45PMThursday, March 3, 2022
Tony Walton, the prolific Oscar and Tony Award-winning set and costume designer of Broadway shows, off-Broadway productions, film, television, ballet and opera, has died at the age of 87. Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PMThursday, February 24, 2022
Photograph by Milton Meltzer depicting Hilda Haynes as Millie, James McMahon as Al Manners, Stephanie Elliot as Judith Sears, and Charles Bettis as John Neville. NYPL Digital Collections, Im…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMSunday, January 16, 2022
Leeds PlayhouseDeveloped between teams in Leeds and Tokyo, this spectacular reimagining brings new complexity to JM Barrie’s story
Ella Hickson’s adaptation of JM Barrie’s world-famous…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMMonday, December 13, 2021
Chaotic life, lots of sex, little sense of purpose … the Anglo-Aussie’s hilarious takedown of Fleabag and the booming ‘messy-woman genre’ was halted by Covid. Now, after a year and a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMTuesday, November 16, 2021
Tony winner Michael McGrath has joined the cast of the world premiere of the Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time. McGrath takes over the role of Narrator from the previously ann…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PMTuesday, June 22, 2021
Some top-tier Broadway stars have joined the cast of Disappointment Blvd. According to Deadline, Hereditary and Midsommar director and scribe Ari Aster's forthcoming A24 film will star Osca…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMFriday, April 23, 2021
Halston, the Ryan Murphy-produced series that stars Ewan McGregor as the famed fashion designer, will arrive on Netflix on May 14. As previously announced, Broadway's Krysta Rodriguez plays…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PMMonday, February 8, 2021
Sherie's Broadway credits include The Front Page, Everyday Rapture, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations; Drama League honor), The Little Mermaid, Elto…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02AMWednesday, October 14, 2020
We started off this month's Musical of the Month, Hairspray with a look back at the origins and facts behind the original Broadway production. This week, we take a closer look at that cas…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:12PMTwo time Tony winner Robert Morse, who most recently appeared in the play revival The Front Page, starred in the original Broadway cast of the Frank Loesser workplace musical How To Succeed …
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:00AMMonday, August 10, 2020
Lily Savage, The League of Gentlemen, Fleabag and a host of telly sensations started out on tiny stages at the extravaganza. In its absence, who will be next?
Paul O’Grady’s first night …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMThursday, March 26, 2020
Curtains was a unabashed old-fashioned Broadway musical. Big sets, lots of costumes, splashy production numbers and a large cast. The book boasted an impressive twelve principal roles and a …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:03AMMonday, March 9, 2020
John Slattery had a moment after college where he was offered a great job in the hotel business and it was tempting - financial security, travel and lots of other perks. He sat down with…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMFriday, February 21, 2020
Once again, I’m getting the chance to catch up with the award-winning singer/songwriter, Michele Brourman.
After a sold-out solo debut at Birdland Theatre in 2019, 2020 has started off wi…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 04:48PMTuesday, February 18, 2020
Producer Ryan Murphy has released the first look at his upcoming Halston series on Netflix, starring Ewan McGregor as the famed fashion designer who designed for Jackie Kennedy and who the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36PM 
