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The Reviews for HADESTOWN are In…

April 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Critics adore Hadestown, giving the most appealing recommendation for the underworld you’re ever likely to hear. Blending Greek mythology with a Big Easy vibe and featuring a captivating score that ranges from pulsing, rhythmic folk-pop to downright heavenly arias, the critics are impressed with the balance achieved by the musical’s creative ...

AWARDS SEASON 2019: Drama League Award Nominations

April 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

The first big crop of nominees for this season are in with nods to critical favorites like Oklahoma!, fan favs like Be More Chill, and flops that closed quickly like Head Over Heels Who’ll take home the big prizes? Find out May 17 at 11:30 am. Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Ain’t Too Proud Be More Chill Beetlejuice ...

AWARDS SEASON 2019: The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

April 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

It’s awards season once again and we couldn’t be more excited!!! The season kicked off with the presentation of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama to Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Fairview. The play, a “hard-hitting drama that examines race in a highly conceptual, layered structure, ultimately bringing audiences into the actors’ community to ...

The Reviews for OKLAHOMA are In…

April 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

And critics might say they’re in love. This naturalistic re-imagining of Oklahoma! may be less its traditional Broadway polish, but that’s one of the reasons the critics call it “wide-awake, jolting and altogether wonderful.” Set in the center of a mid-western arena, where guns adorn the walls and chili bubbles on the stage, the ...

The Reviews for AIN’T TOO PROUD Are In…

March 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

The reviews for Ain’t Too Proud are in, and the critics may be split about where this one lands in the overall jukebox musicals standings, but there’s no disagreement about the immense talent being showcased onstage. The performances of the original five Temptations (by Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, and David ...

The Reviews for KISS ME KATE are In…

March 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

The reviews for Kiss Me Kate are in, and the critics appreciate this Cole Porter classic for the wondrous Kelli O’Hara as Kate and intelligent updates that replace some of the piece’s misogyny with some much needed #metoo. First thing’s first – Kelli O’Hara shines as her own brand of Lilli (the reviewers even note a bit of ...

The Reviews for BE MORE CHILL are In…

March 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

The reviews for Be More Chill are in, and the critics are split. Is this the musical that finally speaks the truth of the tween experience? Some say so, celebrating the combination of pop-inspired music, highly emotive acting, and a frenetic, over-sugared energy that all reflect the life and tastes of modern high school kids (at least those outside the ...

Coming Home: BroadwayCon 2019

January 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

We are always really excited when January hits and it’s time for BroadwayCon. But 2019 was a little bit different. This year, we were not in the huge Javits Convention Center, but at the New York Hilton Midtown, where the very first BroadwayCon began. It was a homecoming for a lot of us and the entire weekend really did feel like home. Yes, there were ...

The Reviews for THE CHER SHOW are In…

December 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

The critics have spoken and The Cher Show is bound to be a good time for big time fans, but maybe less of a winner for the rest of us. The songs are, of course, hits, the leads acquit themselves (Stephanie J. Block, Teal Weaks, and Micaela Diamond deliver fine performances as Cher in the Star, Lady, and Babe stages of her career), and the costumes by Bob ...

The Reviews for THE PROM are In…

November 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

The reviews for The Prom are in, and the critics are in love with this new musical – original musical, we might add – directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. The creative team of Bob Martin (book), Chad Beguelin (book, lyrics), and Matthew Sklar (music) has crafted a fun new musical that manages to poke blues and reds equally enough to ...

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