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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

The Broadway Review: 'Old Friends' offers new memories for lifelong Sondheim fans and first-timers alike by Ruthie Fierberg

Director Matthew Bourne brings a visually stiff but emotionally satisfying Sondheim tribute to New York audiences. 

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Friday, April 4, 2025

How to communicate with designers about the vision for your ad by Ruthie Fierberg

A lesson in design vocabulary that will help you set the tone and tell your show's story.

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Why 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child''s producers changed the show " twice " and how they did it by Ruthie Fierberg

Lead producers Colin Callender and Sonia Friedman, playwright Jack Thorne and production stage manager Rolt Smith divulge the details.

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Little-known theater jobs: director of the TDF Costume Collection by Ruthie Fierberg

Stephen Cabral supervises a 16,000-square-foot warehouse full of costumes " including donations from Broadway shows " which are rented to Broadway shows, "Saturday Night Live," school produc…

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'Boop!' aims to be a feat of theatrical design, dance and heart by Ruthie Fierberg

Director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell, composer David Foster, star Jasmine Amy Rogers and more describe their approach to the unique musical.

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Little-known theater jobs: chief recording engineer by Ruthie Fierberg

Oscar Zambrano is the owner of his own recording studio, Zampol Productions, which has worked on Broadway recordings and cast albums.

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Monday, March 24, 2025

How the live camera work in Broadway's 'Sunset Boulevard' elevates its theatricality by Ruthie Fierberg

Director Jamie Lloyd, choreographer Fabian Aloise and co-video designer-cinematographer Joe Ransom spill the details behind using simulcast for the ultimate musical experience.

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Friday, March 21, 2025

The women on Broadway are sexy and owning it by Ruthie Fierberg

From "Gypsy" and "Death Becomes Her" to "Smash" and "John Proctor Is the Villain," the 2024-2025 season highlights women in a refreshing way.

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

On the tour of 'The Book of Mormon,' every day's a latter day by Ruthie Fierberg

Director-choreographer Jennifer Werner describes how the creative team preserves a Tony Award-winning musical worth believing in.

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Combining history and imagination to write Broadway's 'Buena Vista Social Club' by Ruthie Fierberg

Book writer Marco Ramirez reveals the origins and elements of his fresh script.

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

Little-known theater jobs: Stage directors and choreographers society director of contract affairs by Ruthie Fierberg

In her union position, Kristy Cummings advocates for healthcare, pension, labor protections and more for professional stage directors and choreographers.

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Friday, February 28, 2025

Why George Clooney and Grant Heslov turned 'Good Night and Good Luck' into a play by Ruthie Fierberg

Clooney and Heslov wrote the Oscar-nominated 2005 film of the same name whose adaptation is now coming to Broadway.

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Mara Isaacs and Ronee Penoi's Producer Hub lands $1 million grant by Ruthie Fierberg

Producer Hub, led by Michael Francis, has also announced staffing updates.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Second Stage Theater expands board of trustees with 9 new appointments by Ruthie Fierberg

Artistic director Evan Cabnet welcomes new board members to the nonprofit.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Little-known theater jobs: special effects supervisor by Ruthie Fierberg

Lillis Meeh has been the interim supervisor for Broadway's "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" since 2018. Here, Meeh shares (some) secrets.

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Friday, February 21, 2025

What is ad trafficking? by Ruthie Fierberg

A quick overview of the ad-making process

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Cynthia Erivo to host 2025 Tony Awards by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award winner will make her Tony-hosting debut.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Blakely Slaybaugh to join 'The Lion King' by Ruthie Fierberg

New actors playing Young Nala have also been announced.

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

Creating a funny design for Broadway's 'Oh, Mary!' " Part 2 by Ruthie Fierberg

Director Sam Pinkleton and designers Holly Pierson and Leah J. Loukas share untold stories behind the comedy's costumes and wigs.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

A peek behind the instrumentation of 'Kimberly Akimbo' with orchestrator John Clancy by Ruthie Fierberg

How the drummer became a four-time Tony Award nominee and helped create the sound of the Tony-winning Best Musical.

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The myths behind the music in 'Hadestown' by Ruthie Fierberg

Outside of the musical, who are Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades and Persephone?

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Creating a funny design for Broadway's 'Oh, Mary!' by Ruthie Fierberg

Director Sam Pinkleton and members of the design team discuss ridiculous wigs, Disney-inspired lighting and costumes.

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Monday, February 10, 2025

National Endowment for the Arts announces changes to future grantmaking by Ruthie Fierberg

The organization has updated grant guidelines and deadlines for fiscal year 2026.

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Exclusive: Dessie Moynihan to retire from Shubert Organization by Ruthie Fierberg

The vice president of creative projects has been with the company for 36 years.

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'Urinetown' finally has the orchestrations of Bruce Coughlin's dreams by Ruthie Fierberg

Tony Award-winning orchestrator Coughlin reveals how the 2025 Encores! production features the sound he had imagined for Broadway.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Designing the costumes of the original 'Cabaret' by Ruthie Fierberg

In this exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, costume designer Patricia Zipprodt explains the origins of her concepts for the iconic Kander and Ebb musical.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025

What's the difference between a lead producer, executive producer and co-producer? by Ruthie Fierberg

Defining the roles and corresponding responsibilities of different producer titles

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

'Hell's Kitchen' wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album by Ruthie Fierberg

Hear from Adam Blackstone and Brandon Victor Dixon on the win for the original Broadway cast album of the Alicia Keys musical.

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