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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Creating a Tony Awards opener without any lyrics by Ruthie Fierberg

Orchestrator and arranger Macy Schmidt tells Broadway News how the number celebrating the awards uptown venue came to be.

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The 2022-2023 season marks a resurrection of the big Broadway musical by Ruthie Fierberg

From "New York, New York" to "& Juliet" to "Sweeney Todd" and more, grand-scale productions have made a comeback.

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Exclusive: Broadway's 2022 solo 'A Christmas Carol' to become a feature film by Ruthie Fierberg

Directed by Michael Arden, this version of 'A Christmas Carol' is different from the previous filmed stage capture.

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John Kander reflects on his decades-long Broadway run by Ruthie Fierberg

The 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient tells Broadway News about the key to his partnership with Fred Ebb, how he's escaped writer's block and more.

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Pulling off the musical-chairs casting of the 2022 'Into the Woods' revival by Ruthie Fierberg

Producer Jordan Roth, director Lear deBessonet and stars Sara Bareilles and Patina Miller describe what it took to achieve the revolving door of players.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

'Here Lies Love' producers release a statement about ongoing negotiations with musicians union by Ruthie Fierberg

A dispute over the musical's intention not to use live musicians surfaced on May 31.

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These two high school roommates once dreamed of reviving 'Parade.' Now they've done that " and more by Ruthie Fierberg

Tony-nominated director Michael Arden and designer Dane Laffrey collaborated on "Parade and "A Christmas Carol" " and that's just this season.

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For '& Juliet' producer Eva Price, 'jukebox musical' is not a dirty word by Ruthie Fierberg

The current Tony nominee wants to erase the stigma of what a musical with preexisting songs can be.

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

When a role is also a responsibility by Ruthie Fierberg

2023 Tony Award nominees Brandon Uranowitz, Ben Platt, Katy Sullivan, NaTasha Yvette Williams and J. Harrison Ghee feel an added urgency to their impact on audiences.

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Monday, June 5, 2023

In a climate where producing plays is tougher than ever, 'Fat Ham' took the risk by Ruthie Fierberg

The producers of 'Fat Ham' share their strategy behind selling the new work to a Broadway audience.

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Nominees Announced for 2023 Actors' Equity Ensemble Award by Ruthie Fierberg

The Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) has announced the shows nominated for its annual award. The ACCA Award is the only of its kind, honoring the cont…

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Exclusive: Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody to host 2023 Drama Desk Awards by Ruthie Fierberg

Plus a list of presenters for the June 6 event.

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How Samuel L. Jackson shed his star power for Broadway's 'Piano Lesson' by Ruthie Fierberg

Jackson's celebrity was a selling point for the August Wilson revival, but his disappearance into his character made it work.

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Nominees announced for 2023 Actors' Equity ensemble award by Ruthie Fierberg

The prize from the union's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs honors the original chorus members of new musicals.

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'Waitress, The Musical - Live on Broadway!' to play free Times Square screening by Ruthie Fierberg

The movie capture of the Broadway musical will premiere simultaneously at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

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What would musicals sound like without orchestrations? by Ruthie Fierberg

The 2023 Tony-nominated orchestrators share their composers' audio demos alongside final orchestrated recordings to reveal how the full and final sound of a musical gets made.

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber to Star in Revival of Doubt by Ruthie Fierberg

Tony Award-winning actors Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber have signed on to lead a Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley's award-winning drama Doubt. Scott Ellis will direct the production, …

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Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber to star in revival of 'Doubt' by Ruthie Fierberg

The new production will be produced by Roundabout Theatre Company.

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Manhattan Theatre Club names Chris Jennings as new executive director by Ruthie Fierberg

Jennings, who will succeed Barry Grove in the renamed position, spoke to Broadway News about his goals for the theatrical institution.

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window' reshapes the legacy of Lorraine Hansberry by Ruthie Fierberg

Stars Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan, producer Jeremy O. Harris and more reveal their new perspective on a playwright the public thought they knew.

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Monday, May 29, 2023

Writers Guild asks members not to attend 2023 Tony Awards by Ruthie Fierberg

Some members of the union are Tony-nominated playwrights.

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Friday, May 26, 2023

'Broadway Bets' breaks fundraising record by Ruthie Fierberg

The annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS event took place May 22.

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker join 'The Wiz' producing team by Ruthie Fierberg

"The Wiz" revival will begin on Broadway in spring 2024.

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Governor Hochul renews tax credit program for Broadway productions by Ruthie Fierberg

What the extension of the program means for the industry

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

'Into the Woods' leads winners of 2023 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards by Ruthie Fierberg

See the full list of this year's honorees.

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Kwame Kwei-Armah joins Manhattan Theatre Club as artistic advisor by Ruthie Fierberg

Kwei-Armah is the artistic director of London's Young Vic.

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Among this year's first-time Tony nominees are performers who have been trodding the boards for decades by Ruthie Fierberg

Recognizing the workhorses of Broadway

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Pasadena Playhouse to Receive 2023 Regional Tony Award by Ruthie Fierberg

Los Angeles' Pasadena Playhouse has been named the recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award, which recognizes excellence at a regional company based in the U.S. As part of this hono…

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023