Sunday, May 22, 2016
“What we do deeply, deeply matters,” George C. Wolfe, director and book writer of Shuffle Along, told a group of out-of-town theater owners and presenters in another week focused…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:19AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 21, 2016
Gabe meets Annie for the first time in the bar of a bowling alley. He asks her to watch him bowl in the tournament the following Saturday. "No! Definitely no. " "Why not?" "Because if it's b…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:32PM[SHARE]Friday, May 20, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hamilton won 2016 Drama League Awards, for  distinguished performance and Outstanding Musical, respectively. The Humans won for Outstanding Play. The Colo…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 19, 2016
"Don't get me wrong, I do care about this country," Joe Morton as comedian Dick Gregory says in Turn Me Loose. "Where else but in America can a poor black boy like Michael Jackson grow up to…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:55PM[SHARE]“Don't get me wrong, I do care about this country," Joe Morton as comedian Dick Gregory says in Turn Me Loose. "Where else but in America can a poor black boy like Michael Jackson grow…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 18, 2016
There are so many theater festivals in New York during the summer  that there is arguably more theater to see during the "off season" than during the regular theater season, and it is oft…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:39AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 17, 2016
While Broadway is reacquainting audiences with Shuffle Along, Off-Broadway is opening our eyes to another landmark Broadway show from the 1920s " this one an all-Jewish, lesbian-themed drama…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:30PM[SHARE]While Broadway is reacquainting audiences with Shuffle Along, Off-Broadway is opening our eyes to another landmark Broadway show from the 1920s " this one an all-Jewish, Lesbian-themed drama…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:30PM[SHARE]Monday, May 16, 2016
The choreographers for Shuffle Along, Hamilton AND On Your Feet all won the 2016 Fred and Adele Astaire Award, which also awarded Jane Krakowski for her tango in She Loves Me. Shuffle Alo…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:49PM[SHARE]There is one odd and persistent lapse in a Broadway season just ended that is being touted as the most inclusive in memory. Many of the Broadway shows that opened this season focus on what u…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:06PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 15, 2016
Daphne's Dive, a play about a family of regulars at a North Philly bar, is put together by a family of exciting artists: Samira Wiley (Poussey in Orange is the New Black) and Daphne Rubin-Ve…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:28PM[SHARE]Daphne's Dive, a play about a family of regulars at a North Philly bar, is put together by a family of exciting artists:Â Samira Wiley (Poussey in Orange is the New Black) and Daphne Rubi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:24PM[SHARE]Friday, May 13, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton has been a phenomenon for more than a year now. How much have you been paying attention? Answer these 20 questions and find out. …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 12, 2016
Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote 11 Broadway musicals; five remain among the most popular ever written. Rodgers and Hart wrote some three dozen. Rodgers and Sondheim wrote only one, which neith…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:59PM[SHARE]Rodgers and Sondheim wrote only one, which neither of them liked. Do I Hear A Waltz? is a perfect selection of the Encores! concert series at New York City Center. The late Richard Rodgers s…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:53PM[SHARE]There are  many theater awards, which makes the most talented performers extra busy in May, appearing at ceremonies and receptions, such as the one for the 2016 Drama Desk Award nominees …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:59AM[SHARE]Do you remember which play or musical made you fall in love with theatre? Yesterday, Jonathan Mandell attended the Drama Desk Awards reception and asked this year’s nominees …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:25AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Here are the results of the survey in which I asked you to pick your personal preferences (not predictions) in 15 of the 22 categories in the 70th annual Tony Awards. Best Play Nominated: Ec…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:58AM[SHARE]Monday, May 9, 2016
She Loves Me, Long Day’s Journey into Night, The Humans, and Bright Star were among the winners of the 66th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. Complete list below. OUTSTANDING NEW BRO…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:11AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 8, 2016
Hamilton received more Tony nominations than any show in its 70 year history. Other things are happening besides the Tony Award nominations, and other theater awards " including some two doz…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:30AM[SHARE]Friday, May 6, 2016
The title character in the musical Dear Evan Hansen is a clinically anxious high school student who is so friendless that he can't get any classmates to sign the cast on his broken arm, exce…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:13PM[SHARE]The title character in the musical Dear Evan Hansen is a clinically anxious high school student who is so friendless that he can't get any classmates to sign the cast on his broken arm, exce…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:13AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 5, 2016
The New York Drama Critics’ Circle has named Stephen Karam’s The Humans as 2016 Best Play and George C. Wolfe’s Shuffle Along as Best Musical. New York Drama Critics’…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:36PM[SHARE]Make your pick for 15 of the 22 categories in the 70th annual Tony Awards, honoring Broadway's best. The awards ceremony will take place on June 12 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City,, a…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:23PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 4, 2016
From now until the Tony broadcast on June 12th, theater fans will undoubtedly sound like baseball fans, as they weigh in with predictions, protests and probabilities. This is true every year…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:01PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Hamilton leads the the 70th annual Tony Awards with a record 16 nominations. Best Play Eclipsed Author: Danai Gurira Producers: Stephen C. Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey, Paula Marie Black, Carole …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:54AM[SHARE]The Theatre World Awards for outstanding New York stage debuts during the 2015-2016 theatrical season have been given to: Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple Carmen Cusack, Bright Star Khris D…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:40AM[SHARE]Monday, May 2, 2016
Below is the list of nominations for 2016 Fred and Adelle Astaire Awards for Broadway (and Off-Broadway) dancing. Winners will be announced May 16 and the NYU Skirball Center for the Perform…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:09PM[SHARE]The Tony nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, Tuesday, May 3, which will launch weeks' worth of predictions, preferences and objections. Let's start a day early! Below is the list…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:28AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 1, 2016
Futurity, Guards at the Taj and The Robber Bridegroom were big winners at the 31st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. Complete list of winners Outstand…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:55PM[SHARE]May may be seen as the month when theater people are awaiting the Tony Awards in June, but there are also nearly two dozen plays, musicals and “unique theatrical experiences” ope…
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