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Friday, January 22, 2016

FLASH FRIDAY: Jack Benny and George Burns in HELLO, DOLLY!?; It Might Have Happened by Michael Dale

Producer David Merrick brought in a parade of stars to follow Carol Channing, but there was one that got away.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM[SHARE]

Philadelphia's InterAct Transforms The Drake Ballroom Into New Theatre Hub by Michael Dale

Five resident theatre companys will share a new space with a full-time lobby.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:26PM[SHARE]

Ian McKellen And Judi Dench To Star In BBC Two's SHAKESPEARE LIVE! by Michael Dale

The special program broadcast from the Royal Shakespeare Company is part of a variety of BBC shows commemorating the 400th anniversary of The Bard's passing.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PM[SHARE]

Thursday, January 21, 2016

VIDEO: Behind The Scenes Fun as the SCHOOL OF ROCK Kids Visit GOOD MORNING AMERICA by Michael Dale

The energetic gang breaks out into song when asked about their favorite music.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:05PM[SHARE]

Billy Joel Pledges $1 Million To Keep Long Island High School For The Arts Open by Michael Dale

The music legend stays true to his word from two months ago to help save the BOCES school from financial hardship.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:39PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Watch ECLIPSED's Lupita Nyong'o React To Seeing Not Just Her Name, But Her Face On A Broadway Marquee by Michael Dale

The Academy Award winner makes her Broadway debut in Danai Gurira's tense and gripping drama.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:48PM[SHARE]

PHOTO FLASHBACK: White House Historical Association Posts Pics of 1776 Cast Performing For President Nixon by Michael Dale

In 1970, the Broadway company of 1776 played a special performance at The White House.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:55PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Idris Elba Addresses Parliament on Diversity in British Film and Television by Michael Dale

The one year anniversary of the UK's Channel 4's 360 Diversity Charter comes at a time when Hollywood debates the lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Disney Testing PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Minneapolis H.S. by Michael Dale

This weekend's performances by students at Edina High School will help Disney develop a student version of the Broadway hit.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:10PM[SHARE]

New York City Announces Sixth Consecutive Year of Record Tourism Growth with 58.3 Million Visitors in 2015 by Michael Dale

New York's reputation as a safe and fun tourist destination has been steadily growing in record numbers.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:47PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Linda Lavin's Sublime, But Richard Greenberg's OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR is Hardly One To Remember by Michael Dale

The invaluable stage star makes the most of Greenberg's unreliable memory play.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

New York's Ziegfeld Movie Theatre to Be Renovated Into Event Space by Michael Dale

The 1,300 seat venue is Manhattan's last sing-screen movie house.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:25PM[SHARE]

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Announces $1 Million For Arts Funding by Michael Dale

The three-tiered plan will provide individual grants, expand the city's artist-in-residence program and establish an arts resource desk at City Hall.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03PM[SHARE]

Chicago Support Group NOT IN OUR HOUSE Combats Sexual Harassment In Theatre by Michael Dale

In less than a year, the organization founded by actor Lori Myers has addressed issues of conduct both in and outside the workplace.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM[SHARE]

Blair Brown, Stephen Lang and Fritz Weaver Perform LINCOLN'S FAVORITE SHAKESPEARE at Metropolitan Museum by Michael Dale

Our 16th president was a great fan of the performing arts and educated himself by reading Shakespeare.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PM[SHARE]

VIDEOS: Tantalizing Peeks at Company XIV's Sensual SNOW WHITE by Michael Dale

Directorchoreographer Austin McCormick.brings his brand of baroque eroticism to the classic fairy tale.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PM[SHARE]

At National Theatre, London's Black Actors Rely On African-American Plays by Michael Dale

Cast members of MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM tell of the lack of opportunity to tell stories penned by their country's black playwrights.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW, a Vivid Portrait of Urban Collapse by Michael Dale

The engrossing workplace drama provides the final third of the playwright's Detroit trilogy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Five Fun Facts About HELLO, DOLLY! by Michael Dale

One of Broadway's most beloved musicals looked like a disaster in out-of-town previews.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:52PM[SHARE]

It Takes A Horace! Who Should Star In HELLO, DOLLY! Opposite Bette Midler? by Michael Dale

Dolly is a great comic role, but it requires a great foil playing opposite her.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Inuit Throat Singer Tanya Tagaq Reclaims The False Images of NANOOK OF THE NORTH by Michael Dale

A thrilling theatre piece providing an improvised soundscape to a troubling classic film.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:52AM[SHARE]

Monday, January 18, 2016

VIDEO: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Takes Its Final Broadway Bow by Michael Dale

Jefferson Mays has parting words for the cheering crowds after slaying them in the aisles.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:49PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Museum of Modern Art Presents Screenings of Rare 1913 Bert Williams Film, LIME KILN CLUB FIELD DAY by Michael Dale

Broadway's first black star in film footage lost for over 100 years.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:50PM[SHARE]

VIDEOS: Five Broadway Songs That Confronted American Audiences On Racism by Michael Dale

Five moments when Broadway songwriters risked shocking and angering patrons with discomforting truths.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM[SHARE]

BWW Review: Ahamefule J. Oluo Combines Jazz and Stand-Up In Bio-Piece NOW I'M FINE by Michael Dale

The stand-up comic accents tales of hardship with his own compositions played by a jazz orchestra.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29AM[SHARE]

Friday, January 15, 2016