This season, Broadway has seen a lot of its classics come back! Waiting for Godot, No Man’s Land, Glass Menagerie and others have seen their time again on stage. What makes them great? Why do they still work? And how are they different than their original (or even previously revived) relatives? A lot has to […]
January is upon us! Though it’s a time of new beginnings and resolutions for some, it’s a sad time on the Great White Way as we lose a slew of shows. Dubbed “Black January,” it’s the period following the holiday season where a cluster of productions end their run on Broadway. This year’s line-up included […]
The ball has dropped and the New Year is upon us! The New Year brings us new show, new stars, and another Tony Award broadcast. While we wait for the Tony nominations to be announced, I wanted to share some of my Broadway wishes for the next Broadway season. Houdini’s Disappearing Act The Broadway production […]
It’s every actor’s worst nightmare: You’re on stage, the audience loves you, and the cast is doing great! And then suddenly, someone forgets a line! Something happened to a prop! What happens now? The difference between film and TV and the theater, is that there is nobody there to yell ‘cut!’, and there’s no way […]
Last week, theatergoers in London had a terrifying experience when the ceiling of the Apollo Theater came crashing down during the performance of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Right before the first intermission, audience members heard crackling noises before parts of the ceiling fell, taking out lighting pictures and part of […]
Today, I was called to the front lines to talk about who I would put for Theatre Royalty of the many amazing Theatre Adults from across the world! Without further ado…. Theatre King(s): King Colm Wilkinson – Okay, I may be biased because I love Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera more than anything, […]
During one of today’s regularly scheduled performances of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime, the ceiling to the Apollo Theater on London’s West End collapsed. The theater, which was built in 1901, apparently endured a heavy rainstorm earlier today, though whether this caused the incident is yet to be determined. Other causes […]
Note from the Editor: We recently tasked our bloggers with coming up with their top picks when it came to “Broadway Royalty.” Here you’ll find one entry from a younger blogger, while tomorrow we’ll have a second opinion from an older member of our team. It is interesting to see who ranks at the top […]
As I enter my second semester of my junior year, I thought I should look back to see what I wish I knew as a freshman wanting to be a theater major. I want to give some advice to those of you curious about studying theater in college or maybe already in your first semester […]