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Tag Archives: Michael R. Jackson
A Strange Loop Review Roundup
New York theater critics have given universally positive reviews to the Broadway transfer of the Pulitzer-winning musical A Strange Loop. The creative team includes Michael R. Jackson (book, music, lyrics), Stephen Brackett (direction), Raja Feather Kelly (choreography), Charlie Rosen (orchestrations), … Continue reading
2021 NYSAF Summer Musicals
New York Stage and Film has announced the musical works-in-progress for its 2021 summer season, including a new show by Pulitzer winner Michael R. Jackson, performed in person at venues around Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The series begins with performances of songs … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Shows
Tagged Interstate, Li & Yan, Mexodus, Michael R. Jackson, NYSAF, South, White Girl in Danger
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2020 Fred Ebb Award
Michael R. Jackson and the team of Ben Bonnema and Christopher Staskel have been named the winners of the 16th annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theater songwriters. Named in honor of the late, Tony-winning lyricist, the awards will … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Stage
Tagged Bonnema & Staskel, Fred Ebb Award, Michael R. Jackson
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2020 Obie Awards
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
Posted in Awards, Stage
Tagged A Strange Loop, Cambodian Rock Band, Camille A. Brown, Celia Rose Gooding, Dave Malloy, David Cale, Donna Murphy, Fela!, for colored girls, Joe Ngo, LaChanze, Marie's Crisis, Merrily We Roll Along, Michael R. Jackson, Obie Awards, Octet, Rent, Shaina Taub, We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time
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2020 Antonyo Award Winners
Last night, Broadway Black, in association with the Black Theatre Society, presented the inaugural Antonyo Awards to recognize the achievements of black theater artists both on Broadway and Off-Broadway in the 2019-20 New York theater season. The virtual ceremony, hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Stage
Tagged A Strange Loop, Adrienne Warren, Antonyo Awards, Broadway Black, Camille A. Brown, Celia Rose Gooding, Chuck Cooper, Cyrano, Daniel J. Watts, Dharon E. Jones, Duncan Sheik, for colored girls, Jagged Little Pill, Jasmine Cephas Jones, LaChanze, Michael R. Jackson, Skinfolk, Susan Birkenhead, The Secret Life of Bees, Tina, West Side Story
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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
Posted in Awards, Stage
Tagged A Strange Loop, Adrienne Warren, Christian Borle, Dave Malloy, Drama Desk Awards, for colored girls, Harold Prince, Jagged Little Pill, Larry Owens, Lauren Patten, Little Shop of Horrors, Martha Redbone, Michael R. Jackson, Moulin Rouge!, Octet, Sonya Tayeh, Stephen Brackett, Tina, Tom Kitt, West Side Story
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2020 OBA Awards
On April 28, journalist Michael Musto announced the nominees for the 10th annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, including an honorary award to book writer and lyricist Gretchen Cryer as one of OBA’s Legends of Off Broadway. This morning, Charles Busch and Julie … Continue reading
2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
This afternoon, award administrator Dana Canedy announced the 104th class of Pulitzer Prize winners. The prize for drama, given “for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life,” also includes a $15,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Stage
Tagged A Strange Loop, Michael R. Jackson, Pulitzer Prize, Soft Power
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2020 N.Y. Drama Critics’ Circle Awards
Michael R. Jackson’s musical A Strange Loop was honored this morning by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle as best musical of the 2019-20 season. The critic’s circle also awarded a special citation to David Byrne’s staged concert version of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Strange Loop, American Utopia, critics circle, David Byrne, Michael R. Jackson
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