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Broadway Musicals on Jeopardy!

Posted on March 9, 2022 by boz

Last night, the category for the Final Jeopardy! round was Broadway Musicals. First-time defending Jeopardy! champion Maureen O’Neil of Rye Beach, N.H., came up with the correct answer and increased her overall winnings by $18,800, for a two-day total of … Continue reading →

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2022 WhatsOnStage Nominations

Posted on December 13, 2021 by boz

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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2020 Tony Award Winners

Posted on September 27, 2021 by boz

The long-awaited ceremony for the 2020 Tony Awards not only celebrated the 2019-20 Broadway season but also the return of live stage performances after 18 months of pandemic lockdown. In a bifurcated broadcast, the majority of awards were presented during … Continue reading →

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Revolution Rent Preview

Posted on June 3, 2021 by boz

HBO has released the first trailer for the documentary Revolution Rent, which follows Andy Señor Jr. as he prepares an adaption of Rent in Cuba during 2015, which gives him the chance to explore his family’s homeland and heritage. Señor … Continue reading →

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Celebrating America

Posted on January 21, 2021 by boz

Some of Broadway’s biggest names participated in a medley of Rent’s “Seasons of Love” and Hair’s “Let the Sun Shine In” during the concert Celebrating America, which aired Jan. 20 as part of the festivities of President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Performers … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Renée Elise Goldsberry

Posted on January 2, 2021 by boz

Happy birthday to Tony-winning performer Renée Elise Goldsberry, born Jan. 2, 1971, in San Jose, Calif. She earned her bachelor’s in theater from Carnegie Mellon in 1993 and her master’s in jazz from USC in 1997. That year, Goldsberry moved … Continue reading →

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Tina Fey to host One Night Only

Posted on November 18, 2020 by boz

Mean Girls librettist Tina Fey will host NBC’s One Night Only: The Best of Broadway, a two-hour special airing December 10 at 8 p.m. ET that will celebrate Broadway with performances from the casts of the musicals Ain’t Too Proud, Chicago, … Continue reading →

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2020 Obie Awards

Posted on July 15, 2020 by boz

After two delays, the Village Voice and the American Theatre Wing presented the 65th annual Obie Awards last night in a recorded livestream on YouTube (watch here), celebrating the 2019-20 Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theater season. Host Cole Escola opened the evening … Continue reading →

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Making Musicals: Workshops and Productions

Posted on April 29, 2020 by boz

After a series of private, closed, and open readings, you will probably be anxious to see your musical on stage. Before you rush to book a theater, though, it’s a good idea (creatively and financially) to take one more step … Continue reading →

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