Exclusive Podcast: BROADWAY'S BACKBONE with Stephen Flaherty
by Broadway's Backbone - December 28, 2017 Stephen Flaherty has two shows currently running on Broadway with 'Anastasia' and 'Once on this Island', a Tony award for 'Ragtime' and says that having an artistic faith is the best way to survive as a writer. In this episode he discusses how he had to audition for two of his biggest jobs, what tru...
Review Roundup: AN ACT OF GOD at Signature Theatre
by Alan Henry - October 16, 2017 AN ACT OF GOD plays at Signature Theatre through November 26, and the critics are weighing in!...
Karen Alvarado, Ashley Bufkin and More Star in GHOST HUNT: The Hall-Mills Double Homicide
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2020 THINKERY AND VERSE and BUTCH MERMAID have announced their collaboration in the world premiere experiential production of GHOST HUNT: The Hall-Mills Double Homicide, based on their more traditional Hall-Mills stage-play, THOU SHALT NOT, which was set to premiere this spring in New York City. ...
3-D THEATRICALS Announces Wednesday Line-up Of Online Classes, Talkbacks, Workouts And More
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2020 Southern California's 3-D Theatricals' 3D+U has announced its WEDNESDAY LINE-UP. The spotlight is on YOU and we can get through this together. Being socially distant may be the biggest role you will ever have to play. Let's come together while being apart with workshops, workouts, classes and talkba...
THOU SHALL NOT, A Site-Specific Stage Play Based On The Hall-Mills Murders Of 1922
by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2019 In 1922, near the banks of the Raritan River, a small city priest and a choir singer were slaughtered in the most infamous unsolved double homicide of the 20th century. Incompetent cops, political operatives, and the poorest and most powerful families in New Jersey were all swallowed in the circus t...
CBS Announces UNITED WE SING: A GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES Hosted By Harry Connick, Jr.
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 29, 2020 CBS and the Recording Academy® announced today a new two-hour special event UNITED WE SING: A GRAMMY® SALUTE TO THE UNSUNG HEROES hosted by GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning singer and actor Harry Connick, Jr., celebrating essential workers across America. The special will be broadcast Sunday, June 21 (...
Matthew Broderick to Lead Performers at York Theatre Co's Gala Honoring Susan Stroman; Sierra Boggess, Laura Osnes, Tony Yazbeck and More in Lineup
by Julie Musbach - October 29, 2018 The York Theatre Company has announced that Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderickwill host a company of 60 performers honoring Five-time Tony Award-winning musical theatre director/choreographer Susan Stroman (Oklahoma!; The Producers; Crazy For You; Showboat; Big, The Musical) with the 2018 Oscar Ham...
Review Roundup: Harry Connick Jr. Brings A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER To Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2019 Harry Connick Jr - A Celebration of Cole Porter, honoring one of America's most respected songwriters, just opened on Broadway last week. Featuring a vibrant, 25-piece orchestra and a modern, multi-media presentation, this entirely new production brings back to Broadway both the magic of Cole Porter...
The Last Twenty-Two Years: A Timeline of Two-Time Tony Winner Norbert Leo Butz
by Nicole Ciravolo - March 17, 2018 Two-time Tony Award Winner Norbert Leo Butz is about to take the stage again this year in the Broadway Revival of My Fair Lady as Alfred P. Doolittle -- a part that won George Rose the Tony back in 1976. Butz is one of only nine actors who have won the Best Actor Tony twice (alongside stars like Nat...
BWW Flashback: Harry Connick, Jr. Takes on Broadway with Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James, and Jessie Mueller!
by Paul Smith - July 28, 2019 From New Orleans to New York, Harry Connick, Jr. is returning to the Broadway stage. As reported earlier this week, Connick, Jr. will bring A Celebration of Cole Porter to the Broadway stage this winter.With the announcement of his return, take a look at Connick's hits with theatre in the past. ...
3D Theatricals Announces April 20 Line-up For 3D+U Online Series
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2020 3D+U is back with its FUN AND FREE MONDAY Line-Up. The spotlight is on YOU, and we can get through this together. Being socially distant may be the most significant role you will ever have to play. Let's come together while being apart with workshops, workouts, classes, and talkbacks. ...
John Cullum to Debut First Ever One Man Show at Feinsteins/54 Below
by Julie Musbach - August 05, 2019 Broadway's Golden Age of Theatre comes alive next month when New York's Feinstein's/54 Below presents legendary two-time Tony Award winning actor John Cullum in his first ever one man show, John Cullum: An Accidental Star. Performances will be Sept. 2 nd and Sept. 4th through 7th, at the 254 W. 54t...
BWW Morning Brief October 17th, 2017 - WAITRESS Tour, OFFICE HOUR Off-Broadway and More!
by Danielle Ashley - October 17, 2017 Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Today's big news: The national tour of WAITRESS kicks off tonight in Cleveland, previews begin tonight for Julia Cho's OFFICE HOUR at The Public and more!...
Harry Connick, JR. is Coming to the Majestic Theatre in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 14, 2020 While Harry Connick, Jr. is the virtual definition of a multi-talented star, with notable triumphs as a television personality and an actor, the foundation of his art remains his music. After 30 million albums sold worldwide and a music, film, television and Broadway career spanning three decades, H...
Exclusive Podcast: Broadway's Backbone with Broadway Veteran Charlotte d'Amboise
by Broadway's Backbone - August 10, 2018 In this episode: Chicago's Charlotte d'Amboise started dancing with Balanchine at 8 years old and hasn't stayed still since. It was a moment in a character class where she felt in her soul 'there I am' that began her path to Broadway. An admitted workhorse, Charlotte most enjoys working with people ...
BWW Prompts: Who Should Star in the Once on This Island Adaptation?
by BWW Prompts - August 01, 2020 We asked our readers who they would dream cast in the upcoming Once on This Island adaptation....
Exclusive Podcast: BROADWAY'S BACKBONE with Book Writer, Joe DiPietro
by Broadway's Backbone - April 09, 2018 In this episode: Broadway's Shannon Lewis grew up in a rural Canadian suburb and at age 19 was hand picked by Susan Stroman to make her Broadway debut, after a 'Crazy for You' casting director saw her in a Toronto theme park show. The essence of this podcast is having integrity, the importance of th...
Black Female Suicide Survivor Brings Her Story To Steppenwolf's Lookout Series With GET OUT ALIVE
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2020 Get Out Alive to debut as part of Steppenwolf's winter LookOut Series. Written & performed by independent artist Nikki Lynette; Directed by Roger Ellis, credits from across the United States, including NYC premiere of Laura Pittenger's Thou Shalt Not....
Harry Connick Jr. to Star in the World Premiere of THE STING in Pre-Broadway Engagement at Paper Mill Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2018 Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced today Harry Connick, Jr. will star as Henry Gondorff in the world-premiere production of The Sting. The musical is based on the 1973 fi...
Dylis Croman Returns to the Role of Roxie in CHICAGO
by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2019 Dylis Croman has returned to the Broadway production of Chicago as Roxie Hart, beginning last night, July 29. She will play the role through August 18....
Harry Connick Jr. to Star in the World Premiere of THE STING in Pre-Broadway Engagement at Paper Mill Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2018 Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced today Harry Connick, Jr. will star as Henry Gondorff in the world-premiere production of The Sting. The musical is based on the 1973 fi...
Exclusive Podcast: Broadway's Backbone with Broadway Shoe Designer Phil LaDuca
by Broadway's Backbone - July 13, 2018 In this episode: Broadway show shoe designer Phil LaDuca began his career singing and dancing on Broadway with choreographers like Agnus De Mille. Now choreographers like Jerry Mitchell are calling him to design shoes for singers and dancers. Phil LaDuca is a definition of having a second act in lif...
Austin Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 18th Anniversary Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - October 27, 2020 The Austin Jewish Film Festival will celebrate its 18th year, a year of significance. ...
3-D Theatricals Announces April 22 Line-up For 3D+U Online Series Of Classes, Talkbacks, Workouts and More
by Stephi Wild - April 22, 2020 3D+U is back with its fun and free Wednesday Line-Up....
TV: Harry Connick Jr. Gets Ready to Croon His Way Back to Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - December 10, 2019 Following appearances in Thou Shalt Not, The Pajama Game, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, and two separate concerts, Harry Connick Jr. returns to Broadway this season for the sixth time. This time around, the crooner takes on the classic songbook of one of America's most respected songwriters, C... |