Tag Archives: Company

2022 Tony Nominations

Posted on May 9, 2022 by boz

This morning, Tony winner Adrienne Warren and three-time nominee Joshua Henry announced the nominations in the 26 competitive categories of the American Theatre Wing’s 75th annual Antoinette Perry Awards, which will be hosted by Tony nominee and Oscar winner Ariana … Continue reading →

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Time: Best Theater of 2021

Posted on December 23, 2021 by boz

This week, deputy editor Eben Shapiro of Time magazine published his list of “The 10 Best Theater Performances of 2021,” honoring “the best theater had to offer in this year when audiences returned, sometimes tentatively, to their seats and performers … Continue reading →

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Company Review Roundup

Posted on December 9, 2021 by boz

New York theater critics have given generally positive reviews to the long-awaited Broadway transfer of the 2018 Olivier-winning West End revival of Company. The creative team includes George Furth (book), Stephen Sondheim (music, lyrics), Marianne Elliott (direction), Liam Steel (choreography), … Continue reading →

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Company Tiny Desk Concert

Posted on November 15, 2021 by boz

Company resumes its Broadway previews this week after a 20-month hiatus. There were just nine performances before New York’s theaters went dark last year due to the pandemic. Now the cast celebrates their return with a Tiny Desk performance filmed for … Continue reading →

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Side by Side

Posted on June 24, 2021 by boz

Last night, a week after returning to live audiences since the pandemic began, Stephen Colbert welcomed two-time Tony winner Christine Baranski to The Late Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater. “We are the first show back up on Broadway,” Colbert … Continue reading →

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Patti Prepares Her Return

Posted on May 12, 2021 by boz

On the heels of the announcements earlier this week from more than a dozen Broadway productions about their planned reopening dates, after remaining dark for more than a year due to the pandemic, Patti LuPone has released her own video … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Boyd Gaines

Posted on May 11, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to four-time Tony-winning performer Boyd Gaines, born May 11, 1953, in Atlanta. During a “gypsy childhood,” due to his salesman father’s frequent job transfers, Gaines attended some dozen grammar schools, eventually graduating high school in California. He began … Continue reading →

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Broadway Legends: Elaine Stritch

Posted on February 2, 2021 by boz

Four-time Tony nominee Elaine Stritch was born Feb. 2, 1925, in Detroit. She studied acting with Erwin Piscator in New York at the New School for Social Research, where she made her professional stage debut in the 1944 play Bobino. … Continue reading →

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Making Musicals: The Rhythm

Posted on April 20, 2020 by boz

As you begin to write music, keep two things in mind. First, the music helps us understand the feeling underneath the words. Is the character feeling happy and excited or anxious and afraid? The music will let us know. That … Continue reading →

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