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Friday, March 18, 2016

FLASH FRIDAY: Barbara Cook, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick Discuss SHE LOVES ME in 1978 by Michael Dale

SHE LOVES ME was a forgotten musical until a Town Hall concert and a BBC television production revived interest.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: SHE LOVES ME, a Sublime Production of a Perfect Musical Comedy by Michael Dale

Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi head a sterling cast in Scott Ellis' ravishing production.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM[SHARE]

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Museum of The City of New York Explores New York's Yiddish Theater: From the Bowery to Broadway by Michael Dale

A extensive new exhibit immerses guests into New York's one-vibrant Yiddish Theater community.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:31PM[SHARE]

NYC Creates Grant Program To Increase Staff Diversity In City's Cultural Institutions by Michael Dale

New York responds to an earlier study revealing non-performing employee base of arts non-profits don't reflect the city's diversity.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PM[SHARE]

VIDEOS: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda and HeForShe's Emma Watson on Feminism and Freestyling by Michael Dale

As UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Watson promotes HeForShe's mission to galvanize men and boys as advocates for gender equality.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:09PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Hartford Stage's ROMEO AND JULIET Inspires High School Student To Help Mend Wounds by Michael Dale

A student apologizes for an incident at a high school basketball game when students from both schools attend a matinee.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PM[SHARE]

HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda Calls For Congress To Help Resolve Puerto Rico's Economic Crisis by Michael Dale

His column for the Spanish-language El Nuevo Dia calls for legislation to address the U.S. territory's declining economy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AM[SHARE]

George M. Cohan and Eugene O'Neill: Two Irish-Americans Who Helped Define Broadway by Michael Dale

A St. Patrick's Day toast to the Father of the American Musical Comedy and The Father of the American Drama.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

TWITTER WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda Hints HAMILTON Will Remain The Ten Dollar Founding Father by Michael Dale

Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew says HAMILTON fans will be 'very happy.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:14PM[SHARE]

Chita Rivera Pays Homage To Childhood Dance Teacher Doris Jones by Michael Dale

In 1941, the Jones-Haywood Dance School in Washington D.C. was one of the country's few places where minority students could learn classical ballet.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

VIDEO: Playwright Anne Washburn Says Sound Is Huge In Her New ANTILA PNEUMATICA by Michael Dale

The last time Anne Washburn was represented at Playwrights Horizons, MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY was the talk of the town.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10PM[SHARE]

VIDEO FLASHBACK: MY FAIR LADY Opens On Broadway Sixty Years Ago Tonight by Michael Dale

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe's superb mixture of acerbic wit and lilting romance remain's one of Broadway's greatest musicals.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:10PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's Impassioned Speech On Rebuilding Puerto Rico by Michael Dale

The Broadway star and author capped off his trip to Washington D.C. with a speech urging congress to help the island's economic growth.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: 'Beware The Ides of March!' Shakespeare's Legendary Warning For March 15th by Michael Dale

The role of the Soothsayer has but nine lines in Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR, but numbers two and three sure are memorable.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: AVENUE Q Hits Times Square For World Puppetry Day by Michael Dale

Lovers of puppetry arts have been celebrating every March 21st since 2003.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda Asked How Aaron Burr Would React to Donald Trump by Michael Dale

MirandaMania has hit D.C. hard and a reporter asks the musical theatre scribe for his opinion on how Aaron Burr would feel about Donald Trump.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PM[SHARE]

Monday, March 14, 2016

Bid To Meet THE KING AND I's Kelli O'Hara and Support Playwrights Horizons by Michael Dale

Charitybuzz's latest online auction offers a chance to meet the Tony-winning star during the last month of her run.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32PM[SHARE]

VIDEO PROFILE: Remembering Howard Ashman On The 25th Anniversary Of His Passing by Michael Dale

The lyricist of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE LITTLE MERMAID and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and was lost to AIDS at age 40.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:44PM[SHARE]

China's Theatres Zapping Cell Phone Users With Laser Beams by Michael Dale

Arming China's theatre ushers with laser beams has effectively decreased cell phone use during performances.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:35PM[SHARE]

Stephen Sondheim: 'Giving Young People A Hearing' Will Increase The Variety of Broadway Musicals by Michael Dale

Broadway's greatest living composerlyricist spoke at the National Theatre of the fragile nature of commercial theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PM[SHARE]

New York Superintendent Bans Swastikas From High School Production of THE PRODUCERS by Michael Dale

Parents complained when a photo of the set was posted on a student's Facebook page.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Transgender-Themed SOUTHERN COMFORT, Another Groundbreaking Musical at The Public by Michael Dale

Annette O'Toole gives an outstanding performance in a musical based on Kate Davis' documentary.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AM[SHARE]

Sunday, March 13, 2016

BWW Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Returns With A Rollicking And Sexy Revival by Michael Dale

Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman's Mississippi musical steals hearts with style.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:15PM[SHARE]

Friday, March 11, 2016

Thursday, March 10, 2016

VIDEO: Frank Langella Plays A Former Tap Dancer in Florian Zeller's THE FATHER. Or Does He? by Michael Dale

The 3-time Tony Award-winner returns to Broadway in Florian Zeller's Moliere Award winner.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Partially Paralyzed Michael Patrick Thornton Uses Robotic Exoskeleton As RICHARD III by Michael Dale

The co-founder of Chicago's Gift Theatre had been acting from a wheelchair since spinal strokes.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: David Harrower's Olivier-Winning BLACKBIRD Challenges Society's Attitude On A Discomforting Subject by Michael Dale

Michelle Williams and Jeff Daniels are excellent, playing out a controversial situation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:53PM[SHARE]