Category: Broadway
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Enjoyed “Of Mice and Men” today. Congrats to…
Enjoyed “Of Mice and Men” today. Congrats to… http://ift.tt/1kik0Zh
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Taco Bell Takes a Page Out of Broadway Producer David Merrick’s Playbook
In 1962, David Merrick invited seven people (who happened to have the same names as seven major theatre critics) to see Subways Are For Sleeping and then wined and dined after the performance. Afterward he asked them what they thought and, of course, since they’d been treated so well, they offered their praise. Merrick used…
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Arguing the Originality of Broadway?
The Daily Beast has an article from March 17th lamenting the lack of originality in today’s Broadway musicals. Some of her points may be valid, but there is a glaring error in her criticism. Author Michele Willens gets nostalgic for the “good old days” when Broadway was full of original shows. She says, “Remember the…
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Broadway Hilariously Responds to Russia’s “Gay Propaganda” Laws
Broadway, known to tackle a social issue or two, takes on Putin’s “gay propaganda” ban in this new video “Russian Broadway Shut Down – Government Deems All Theatre Homosexual Propaganda.” Created by John Walton West and composed by Jason Michael Snow, it features a Who’s Who of Broadway stars including Harvey Fierstein, Andrew Rannells, Stephen…
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PHOTO: For a split second, I thought staff was hawking boots outside @KinkyBootsBway. #opticalillusion
from Instagram: For a split second, I thought staff was hawking boots outside @KinkyBootsBway. #opticalillusion http://instagram.com/p/evZse5QaKJ/
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Breaking Tradition: That Time Tevye Forgot His Line
Back in my undergrad days, when I was a Theatre major, I was thrilled when I was, as my mother put it, “cast as the title role” in Fiddler on the Roof. During the audition the director asked, “Are you afraid of heights?” I answered in the negative which was a lie but I knew…
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Broadway Bares 23: United Strip of America – TOMORROW NIGHT!
Tomorrow night, June 23, 2013, close to 400 people will come together in a celebration of life (and travel) in the 23rd installment of Broadway Bares, the annual burlesque fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. With approximately 200 dancers — plus a jumbo-sized crew — this event will hopefully out-raise all other Broadway Bares events…
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The Best Little Author in Texas Has Passed; Larry L. King at 83
Larry L. King, the man whose article in Playboy about the flamboyant campaign to shut down a Texas brothel inspired the Tony Award-nominated musical, and movie starring Dolly Parton, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas died Thursday at the age of 83. The Chicken Ranch had, in one form or another, been in operation for 129…
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#AngryJulieAndrews reacts to news of Carrie Underwood starring as Maria Von Trapp (Parody)
How does #angryjulieandrews feel about Carrie Underwood playing Maria von Trapp in NBC’s live broadcast of The Sound of Music?
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Neil Patrick Harris + Nerdist + Henson + Shirtless = Favoritest New Thing Ever
Thank you Nerdist for bringing together my favorite things. Screw the brown paper packages tied up with string and forget the bright copper kettles! Neil Patrick Harris is joining forces with the Nerdist Channel on YouTube to present “a revealing exposé of the inner workings of Neil Patrick Harris’ subconscious”. The video below is a…
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