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When Color-Blind Casting Get Complicated

By STEPHEN ROBINSON

Monday, August 13, 2018 • Musicals • 2 comments Share This

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A black theatre fan argues that certain white roles shouldn't be played by actors of color --- I've loved musical theatre as long as I can remember. When I was young, I would listen to my original cast recordings of Oklahoma and Candide and My Fair Lady over and over and over, and imagine myself as Curly McLain and Candide and Henry Higgins. But my...

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Seeing My Story in 'Avenue Q'

By RONNI KRASNOW

Wednesday, August 08, 2018 • Musicals • 4 comments Share This

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In honor of the musical's 15th anniversary, a fan looks back at how the musical continues to impact her life --- I was already in my mid-thirties when Avenue Q debuted Off-Broadway in 2003 at the Vineyard Theatre. Even though the fresh-out-of-college puppet protagonist Princeton (originally performed by John Tartaglia) was a generation younger than...

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How a Nashville Songwriter Penned a New Jersey Rock Musical

By BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

Tuesday, August 07, 2018 • Musicals • 1 comment Share This

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Mark Allen makes his Broadway debut with Gettin' the Band Back Together --- Nashville-born Mark Allen published his first song when he was just ten years old and spent his early years collaborating with country and gospel performers. But Broadway has always been his dream. The 39 year old has finally arrived with Gettin' the Band Back Together, a...

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What's It Like to Star in a Cult Musical?

By RAVEN SNOOK

Thursday, July 26, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Thu Jul 26, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Stephanie Hsu on why her role in Be More Chill is so groundbreaking --- Stephanie Hsu realized something was happening when she started getting tagged in fan art of her Be More Chill character: theatre-obsessed teenager Christine Canigula. She was surprised that young people from all over the world had discovered an obscure musical that only ran for...

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Big, Blonde and Beautiful in Her Broadway Debut

By RAVEN SNOOK

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

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How Bonnie Milligan is breaking body stereotypes in Head Over Heels --- From the very first reading of the Go-Go's musical Head Over Heels in 2014, Bonnie Milligan knew she was perfect for the part of Pamela, a hilariously narcissistic Elizabethan princess. That's probably because the show's original book writer, Avenue Q Tony winner Jeff Whitty,...

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Which Broadway Choreographer Is Making His NYC Directorial Debut?

By LAUREN PHOENIX KAY

Monday, July 23, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

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How Joshua Bergasse is putting his own stamp on Smokey Joe's Cafe --- At a recent matinee of the Off-Broadway revival of Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller, iconic numbers such as "On Broadway" and "Hound Dog" inspired audience members to sing and dance in their seats. During "Stand By Me," an entire throng jumped up, all clapping...

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Resurrecting Old New York in 'This Ain't No Disco'

By MICHAEL MARTIN

Thursday, July 19, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

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How set designer Jason Sherwood put Studio 54, The Mudd Club and Andy Warhol's Factory all on one stage --- How do you conjure three legendary hot spots from New York's past in an intimate Off-Broadway venue? That's the formidable challenge 28-year-old scenic designer Jason Sherwood faced with This Ain't No Disco at Atlantic Theater Company. A world-premiere...

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