After nearly a decade away, Adrienne Kennedy reasserts herself as a singular, seminal voice in the American theatre with He Brought Her Heart Back, now onstage at Polonsky Shakespeare Center’s Theatre for a New Audience. In barely 50 minutes, the pla …Read more
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? The newest Broadway musical. And if you think Spongebob Squarepants sounds like a terrible idea for a Broadway musical – you’re not alone. That’s exactly what director Tina Landau thought when she was asked to …Read more
Since France is the birthplace of cinema, it’s no surprise that the French were also animation pioneers. Years before the Lumière brothers thrilled and terrified audiences with their moving images of trains and horses, Émile Reynaud was conjuring ima …Read more
The Dear Evan Hansen vibe was strong at BroadwayCon 2018. And most of Evan’s fans showed up for the Dear Evan Hansen Show Spotlight on Saturday. Dave Quinn of People Magazine chatted with book-writer Steven Levenson and actors Noah Galvin (playing Ev …Read more
At BroadwayCon 2018, we got a first listen to Disney’s newest Broadway musical: Frozen. Songwriting husband and wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (who worked on both the film and Broadway show) joined actor Greg Hildreth, who plays th …Read more
With a 21-year run and counting, Chicago is the longest-running American musical on Broadway (Phantom is British, if you’re wondering). At BroadwayCon 2018, Chicago debuted a new music video for the famous number “All That Jazz.” In fact, it’s the sh …Read more
At BroadwayCon 2018, we got to hear from the cast of one of the most anticipated shows on Broadway this season: The Band’s Visit. Cast members Jonathan Raviv, Etai Benson, George Abud, and Sharone Sayegh discussed the show’s beauty, diversity, and au …Read more
About ten years ago, Brandon Burk was a popular fixture on the Las Vegas Strip performing in Tony & Tina’s Wedding. One night after a show, he got behind the wheel after drinking many strong cocktails, drove the wrong way down Nevada’s I-95 freew …Read more
One of the most anticipated events at BroadwayCon each year has got to be the BroadwayCon First Look. Where else can you hear first hand about the hottest new shows hitting Broadway in the coming year? BroadwayCon 2018’s First Look introduced us to f …Read more
The Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn will screen Adam Rifkin’s The Dark Backward as part of their Weird Wednesdays series on 01/31. We spoke to the director about his inventive neo-noir, working with the late Bill Paxton, and his love of film. You’ll be …Read more
