Why wait in line at the crack of dawn to see Shakespeare in the Park if you don’t have to? The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s free production of Romeo N Juliet at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater at Marcus Garvey Park has audiences returning again an …Read more
Openings are always important. You’ve got the audience in the seat, now how to make them excited about staying there? It seems like every other week someone will mention that contemporary musical theatre is in crisis and there are no good musicals wi …Read more
Chuck Ragsdale is the star and writer of Stage 17’s Fabby Knows Best, a web series that follows a professional bon vivant who shares her knowledge on life, liberty, and the pursuit of #Fabbylous — all in the bouncy key of C. StageBuddy sat down wit …Read more
The New York Musical Theatre Festival is back, with 25 new productions, 8 concerts, 10 readings and a whole lot more. Check out our reviews and interviews below. Reviews Academia Nuts As We Lie Still Clinton Cloned! Coming of Age Der Gelbe Stern (Th …Read more
The sixth incarnation of the RULE OF series, started by playwright/actor/director Brett Epstein, is here, and the plays keep getting better and better. In Rule of 7×7, seven playwrights follow seven rules to create seven new plays presented for one …Read more
We hear the notes of a piano, the clinking of glasses, the murmurs of a crowd and then a voice, “good evening ladies and gentleman, welcome to Philadelphia’s liveliest spot in South Philly: Emerson’s Bar and Grill” says the announcer, before introduc …Read more
The largest musical theater festival is here, and if you’re a theater lover they’ve got just the thing for you. With musicals ranging from serious to strange and everything in between, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) showcases new shows …Read more
My first introduction to the ancient tale of Mulan was through Disney as a kid. The story of a daughter who goes to war disguised as a man in place of her father, aiding successfully to win the battle. Great music, fun characters and exquisite anim …Read more
You might know Adrienne C. Moore from the Netflix sensation Orange is the New Black, on which she plays Cindy Hayes. In person, she’s funny, courageously bold, endearingly sweet, and a pleasure to speak with. This summer, she’s gracing the stage as …Read more
Happy Fourth of July! There’s nothing more American than a good stage musical. Literature, books, music but no other art-form is as ensconced in American tradition as the stage musical. It’s the reason the major players in the contemporary (20th cent …Read more
