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Thursday, March 10, 2016

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]

VIDEO: Mark Rylance's Academy Award Takes A Surprise Bow At NICE FISH by Michael Dale

Steven Spielberg watches his BRIDGE OF SPIES star get a surprise.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56PM[SHARE]

HAMILTON's Popularity Increases Tourism At The Founding Father's Gravesite by Michael Dale

Alexander Hamilton, Eliza Hamilton and Hercules Mulligan are all buried in Lower Manhattan's Trinity Church.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:46PM[SHARE]

BLACKBIRD's Jeff Daniels On Doing The Plays That Scare You by Michael Dale

Not satisfied with the way he played the role Off-Broadway in 2007, the actor searches deeper into disturbing emotions.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

VIDEO: Scenes from Danai Gurira's Warm and Evocative Family Drama, FAMILIAR by Michael Dale

With ECLIPSED transferring to Broadway and FAMILIAR extended at Playwright's Horizons, Danai Gurira is one of New York's hottest playwrights.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM[SHARE]

Elizabeth Hamilton's Efforts Made HAMILTON Possible, Says Biographer Ron Chernow by Michael Dale

The widow knew she needed to work hard to preserve her late husband's legacy against those who would erase it.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PM[SHARE]

Casting Controversy: Cincinnati Production of AVENUE Q Dreams Of A White Christmas Eve by Michael Dale

The company defends their casting choice despite the actor's non-Japanese appearance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:52PM[SHARE]

VIDEOS: The 1970s Disaster Movies That Inspired DISASTER! by Michael Dale

From earthquakes to tidal waves to shark attacks, it wasn't safe to go to the movies that decade.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: DISASTER! is Goofy Fun Set To A Campy 1970's Beat by Michael Dale

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's musical send-up of 1970s disaster flicks has a solid company of pros having fun.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:17AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Bid To Meet Lin-Manuel Miranda When He Signs Your Advance Copy of HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION, Support Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance by Michael Dale

CharityBuzz's new on-line auction benefits TheNorthern Manhattan Arts Alliance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Take a Bottle Dance Lesson From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Dance Captain Marla Phelen by Michael Dale

It's one of Broadway's most famous dances. Can you keep your balance

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42PM[SHARE]

SHUFFLE ALONG's Audra McDonald: The Intentionally Unglamorous Broadway Life by Michael Dale

The six-time Tony winner's consistent presence on Broadway has made her a symbol of its increasing diversity.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PM[SHARE]

Broadway 'Previvals': How Might LES MISERABLES Been Cast In 1964? by Michael Dale

Theatre fans love to fantasy cast revivals, but what if the show you're casting played on Broadway earlier than it actually did.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Marco Ramirez's Inventively-Crafted?Boxing Drama THE ROYALE Spars With Racism by Michael Dale

Director Rachel Chavkin offers a tense, rhythmic and evocative mounting of a play inspired by the career of Jack Johnson

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Site-Specific INSIGNIFICANCE Played Out In A Luxury Hotel Room by Michael Dale

Terry Johnson's drama depicts encounters between Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:57AM[SHARE]

Monday, March 7, 2016

VIDEO: Julie Taymor Creates World Theater Fellowship for Young Theater Directors by Michael Dale

Each year four applicants will receive stipends to support project initiatives outside of western culture.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25PM[SHARE]

Bid For A Backstage Tour With AMERICAN PSYCHO's Jennifer Damiano, Support Transport Group by Michael Dale

CharityBuzz's new on-line auction benefits Off-Broadway's Transport Group.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Brilliant HAMILTON Parody Depicts Rap Musical Bio of German Chancellor Angela Merkel by Michael Dale

Don't know anything about German Chancellor Angela Merkel You will after watching this rap video.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PM[SHARE]

TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Emmy Raver-Lampman Photographed In Costume Using 1839 Lens by Michael Dale

The latest vintage HAMILTON photograph taken by Josh Lehrer.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Get Your Education! Genius Releases '9 Classic Rap References In HAMILTON' by Michael Dale

The website famous for crowdsourced musical annotating demonstrates classics quoted by Lin-Manuel Miranda

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PM[SHARE]

Hey, Mr. Producer! Donald Trump Was Once A Broadway Baby by Michael Dale

For three months in 1970, the Trump name could be seen above a Broadway title.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PM[SHARE]

AVENUE Q's Kate Monster, Unable To Appear On MSNBC's Post-Debate Show, Releases Statement On Democrats' Debate by Michael Dale

The leading lady puppet was on stage performing when her musical was cited by CNN's Don Lemon.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: AVENUE Q Co-Composer/Lyricist Jeff Marx Reacts To Being Quoted At Democrats' Debate by Michael Dale

CNN's Don Lemon quotes Everyone's A Little Bit Racist' while questioning Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Richard Nelson Offers a Taste Of A New Rhinebeck Family in HUNGRY by Michael Dale

The playwright follows his quartet of Apple Family plays with the first of an election year trilogy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AM[SHARE]

Sunday, March 6, 2016

BWW Review: Broadway Transfer of Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED Is a Major Achievement by Michael Dale

Plays about the different ways women choose to respond to institutionalized rape during wartime are not standard Broadway fare.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51PM[SHARE]

Friday, March 4, 2016

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Bid For Private Acting or Writing Classes With Gretchen Cryer, Support Global Water Challenge by Michael Dale

Take three one-hour sessions with the author and star of I'M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14PM[SHARE]