Tag Archives: Little Shop of Horrors

Subway Churro

This past weekend, John Mulaney was welcomed into the “Five-Timers Club” of Saturday Night Live by Candice Bergen, Tina Fey, Elliott Gould, Steve Martin, Conan O’Brien, and Paul Rudd. Among the sketches during the show was the Broadway-themed “Subway Churro,” … Continue reading

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The Viewsical!

In celebration of Halloween, the “Hot Topic” on the October 29 episode of The View was movie musicals, as the five talk show co-hosts donned costumes representing a handful of iconic screen characters. Ana Navarro dressed as Eva Perón (Evita), Sunny … Continue reading

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Broadway Week: Little Shop of Horrors

Last night, the Off-Broadway revival cast of Little Shop of Horrors inaugurated “Broadway Week” on The Tonight Show. The Urchins (Salome Smith, Joy Woods, Aveena Sawyer) began with the opening title song and were joined by Seymour (Jeremy Jordan), Audrey … Continue reading

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Broadway Legends: Howard Ashman

Two-time Oscar-winning writer Howard Ashman was born May 17, 1950, in Baltimore. At age 6, he discovered his passion at Children’s Theater Association. His first known writing was L’il Abner’s Poke Chops, which he also directed and starred in at … Continue reading

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2021 Ovation Award Nominees

The LA Stage Alliance has announced the nominees for its 2021 Ovation Awards, its 31st annual prizes, honoring regional productions in the 2019-20 season. There were 137 shows registered from 36 organizations, resulting in 174 artists being evaluated and 40 … Continue reading

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2021 Grammy nominees

The nominees for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were revealed November 24, and they include an unprecedented six recordings in competition for Best Musical Theater Album. In most years since 1959, when the category was created, there have been at … Continue reading

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2020 Drama League Winners

This morning, the Drama League announced the competitive winners of its 86th annual awards for the condensed 2019-20 New York theater season. The productions chosen by the nationwide organization of theater artists, industry professionals, and audience members for its top … Continue reading

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2020 Drama Desk Winners

Last night, Frank DiLella of NY1’s On Stage hosted the 65th annual Drama Desk Awards (watch here), originally scheduled for May 31. Leading the nominations were the musicals Soft Power (11), The Wrong Man (9), and Octet (8), but only … Continue reading

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Essential Musicals: The Fantasticks

As the size (and cost) of Broadway productions began to grow in the 1950s, several theater-makers left Times Square and settled in Greenwich Village, fashioning intimate playhouses out of bars, brownstones, and abandoned cinemas. By 1954, the Off-Broadway movement had … Continue reading

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2020 Outer Critics Circle Honorees

Yesterday by video feed, Kristin Chenoweth, Bryan Cranston, Patti LuPone, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Patrick Stewart announced the 70th annual Outer Critics Circle Award honorees for the 2019-20 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. In lieu of selecting traditional nominees and one winner in each category, this … Continue reading

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