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Friday, September 4, 2015

Career Transition for Dancers' 30th Anniversary Pearl Jubilee by Matthew Wexler

Dance celebrations continue this September as Rolex presents Career Transition For Dancers' 30th Anniversary Pearl Jubilee: A Star-Studded Retrospective on Monday, September 28, …

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

54 Below Welcomes Michael Feinstein's Return to NYC by Matthew Wexler

In case you thought New York City’s cabaret scene was shriveling like grapes at harvest time, think again. 54 Below has been resilient in its efforts to celebrate the American songb…

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NYC Dance Alliance Foundation Honors Debbie Allen by Matthew Wexler

“You wanna become a dancer? You’re going to have to work… work your little tights off.” So famously said Debbie Allen’s character in the TV series Fame. Well…

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Three to See: September by Matthew Wexler

"Try to remember the kind of September When life was slow and oh so mellow." " The Fantasticks New York's theater scene is anything but slow and mellow this fall, as the season gears up with…

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Broadway's Imperial Theatre Dims Its Lights for Kyle Jean-Baptiste by Matthew Wexler

The Broadway community mourns the loss of actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who passed away early Saturday morning at age 21. The marquee of Broadway's Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th St…

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Monday, August 31, 2015

Review: 'Ripple of Hope' at Fringe NYC by Matthew Wexler

by Samuel L. Leiter One of my regrets over the past three decades, ever since my daughter became a grade school teacher in the New York public school system, has been my failure to record he…

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Broadway's Kyle Jean-Baptiste Dies in Accidental Fall by Matthew Wexler

Reports confirm that Kyle Jean-Baptiste"the first black actor ever to play Jean Valjean on Broadway in Les Misérables" died last night after an accidental fall off of a fire escape. R…

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Friday, August 28, 2015

The Drama League Announces 'Up Close' Series by Matthew Wexler

Want a front row seat and inside scoop from some of your favorite Broadway stars? The Drama League has announced their Fall 2015 Schedule of events and workshops at the …

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Boston Gay Men's Chorus Welcomes Megan Hilty by Matthew Wexler

The Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) welcomes Megan Hilty and Seth Rudetsky as Mark Cortale's Broadway @ series comes to the Citi Shubert for the first time ever on Friday, Sept. 18. Hilty, st…

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

A 'Pawsome' Deal For Broadway's 'Sylvia' by Matthew Wexler

The box office of the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48th Street) will go to the dogs on Friday, August 28, 2015, when it opens for business for A.R. Gurney's comedy Sylvia. Has your…

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Monday, August 24, 2015

Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner Reunite in Provincetown by Matthew Wexler

In 1998, Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner became the first actresses ever nominated together for a Best Actress Tony Award, for their performance as the conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton…

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Saturday, August 22, 2015

New Musical 'Allegiance' Partners with Inspire Change by Matthew Wexler

Producers Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus have announced a partnership with Inspire Change, an innovative arts program that works alongside commercial theater productions to…

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Friday, August 21, 2015

Don't Miss: Star-Studded Reading of 'Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde" by Matthew Wexler

Damn you, Kremlin. Earlier in 2015, Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project were working with the Moscow New Drama Theatre and the U.S. State Department to produce a r…

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Theater Buff: Patrick Ortiz of 'Mamma Mia!' by Matthew Wexler

Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler's nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. Afte…

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NYTW Announces $25 CheapTix by Matthew Wexler

New York Theatre Workshop has announced a new CheapTix program, which will make all single tickets to the first two performances of every NYTW production available to the general public a…

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Gloria Estefan: A Benefit for Viva Broadway by Matthew Wexler

Get on your feet! A limited number of VIP seats are available for Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: A Benefit Concert for Viva Broadway. The concert will take place on Monda…

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Monday, August 17, 2015

Box Office Open! 'On Your Feet' Heads to Broadway by Matthew Wexler

The Marquis Theatre Box Office (46th Street between Broadway & 8th Avenue) officially opens today, Monday, August 17 for ON YOUR FEET!, the new Broadway musica…

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Listen: Howard Crabtree's 'Whoop-Dee-Doo!' by Matthew Wexler

On the surface, Howard Crabtree's 1993 gay musical revue Whoop-Dee-Doo!, is pure frivolity that is sure to elicit chuckles, if not out loud laughs. Dig a bit deeper, however, and Crabtree…

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Photo Call: 'The Wiz' at SummerStage by Matthew Wexler

Tony winner George Faison gathered original cast members including Phylicia Rashad, Dee Dee Bridgewater and André De Shields, along with an ensemble of today’s best dancers and singer…

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Hello, Lola! Kinky Boots Welcomes Wayne Brady to Iconic Role by Matthew Wexler

Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced today that Emmy Award-winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady will take over the coveted role of 'Lola' in the Tony Award-…

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Don't Miss: Molly Pope Likes Your Status by Matthew Wexler

"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned," wrote William Congreve, the 17th century English playwright and poet. He would have had quite the dr…

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

15 Minutes with 'The Wiz' Tony Winner George Faison by Matthew Wexler

George Faison, internationally celebrated producer, writer, composer, director, choreographer and dancer, made history in 1975 when he became the first African American to win a Tony Award f…

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Monday, August 10, 2015

Sutton Foster, New York Pops, and a Season to Remember by Matthew Wexler

Want more Broadway Blog? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! The New York Pops celebrated its new summer home at Forest Hills Stadium with two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. T…

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Friday, August 7, 2015

Review Round-Up: 'Hamilton' on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

Are the critics as enamored with Hamilton since its move from The Public Theater to the Great White Way? Let’s see what they have to say! “I am loath to tell people to mort…

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Opening Night! 'Hamilton' on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

The most anticipated show of the season has arrived! Hamilton opens tonight at the Richard Rogers Theatre and producers have big plans. Up first will be the daily drawing for lotter…

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Three to See: August by Matthew Wexler

HAMILTON Touted as the greatest theatrical endeavor to hit Broadway since A Chorus Line, Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop retelling of Alexander Hamilton's life and times has raked in a whopping…

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Monday, August 3, 2015

Become a Broadway Producer! by Matthew Wexler

Do you want to become a Broadway producer but don’t have $25,000 to gamble with? Standing Room Capital, a private online membership platform allowing individuals to invest as little as…

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Saturday, August 1, 2015

First Look: 'Bent' at Mark Taper Forum by Matthew Wexler

It's been more than 25 years since Martin Sherman's Bent, a groundbreaking drama about the rare power of love in the most inhumane conditions, opened on Broadway. The Center Theatre Group/Ma…

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Review: 'Three Days to See' at Transport Group by Matthew Wexler

"How did Helen Keller burn her cheek? She answered the iron." "If Helen Keller fell in the woods, would she make a sound?" "Helen Keller walks into a bar. Then a table. And then a chair." Mo…

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

Review Round-Up: 'Ruthless' by Matthew Wexler

Before there was JonBenét Ramsey and Honey Boo Boo, there was Tina Denmark, the fictional tyke created from the twisted mind of Joel Paley, who wrote Ruthless! (along with music by Marvin L…

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Breaking: Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige Join Cast of "The Wiz Live!" by Matthew Wexler

Ready to bring their A-list talent to an unprecedented primetime event, Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige " multi-award winners, giants of the recording industry and stars of both the small an…

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