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2022 WhatsOnStage Nominations

On a livestream from the Off West End’s The Other Palace, Labour of Love playwright James Graham and Get Up, Stand Up! performer Gabrielle Brooks announced the nominees for the 22nd annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The West End transfer of Frozen … Continue reading

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2021 Hall of Fame Inductees

The American Theater Hall of Fame has announced its 2021 inductees: designer Bob Crowley, director Gerald Freedman, composer Alan Menken, writers Lynn Nottage and Anna Deavere Smith, and actor Leslie Uggams. To be eligible for induction, a theater professional must … Continue reading

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Broadway Birthday: Nicholas Hytner

Happy Birthday to Olivier- and Tony-winning director Nicholas Hytner, born May 7, 1956, in Manchester, England. He studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, where he cowrote the 1977 Footlights Revue and directed the Brecht-Weill opera Rise and Fall of the City … Continue reading

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Carousel Review Roundup

The N.Y. Philharmonic’s concert staging of the 1945 musical Carousel, based on Ferenc Molnar’s 1909 play Liliom, received near universal acclaim. The concert was taped for “Live from Lincoln Center” and will air starting April 26 on PBS. The creative … Continue reading

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