Photo Coverage: HAMILTON Stars Answer Students' Questions at #Eduham Matinee!December 15, 2016#EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by Gilder Lehrman to incorporate material from the musical into the American History curriculum.
Check out photos from the latest #EduHam below!
Photo Coverage: Meet the Company of MCC's Next Play, YENDecember 14, 2016Stage and screen stars Ari Graynor, Stefania LaVie Owen, Justice Smith and Lucas Hedges will soon star in the American premiere of Yen, Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, directed by MCC alum Trip Cullman.
FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Company of MCC's YENDecember 13, 2016Stage and screen stars Ari Graynor, Stefania LaVie Owen, Justice Smith and Lucas Hedges will soon star in the American premiere of Yen, Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, directed by MCC alum Trip Cullman.
Photo Coverage: Rory O'Malley Gets Ready for OUT OF THE BASEMENT at Feinstein's/54 BelowDecember 12, 2016Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon, Hamilton) didn't come out of the closet, he came out of the basement. He survived childhood in the midwest by escaping to his subterranean rec room to perform musicals…by himself…for himself. He's finally ready to premiere his campy masterpieces in the most famous basement on Broadway, Feinstein's/54 Below, which continues tonight, December 12.
Photo Coverage: IN TRANSIT Arrives on Broadway!December 12, 2016IN TRANSIT, Broadway's first a cappella musical officially opened last night, December 11, at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the after party below!
Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of IN TRANSIT!December 12, 2016IN TRANSIT, Broadway's first a cappella musical officially opened last night, December 11, at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals below!
Photo Coverage: IN TRANSIT Company Takes Opening Night Bows!December 12, 2016IN TRANSIT, Broadway's first a cappella musical officially opened last night, December 11, at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the curtain call below!
Photo Coverage: Dramatists Guild Fund Salon with Matthew Sklar and Chad BeguelinDecember 9, 2016Dramatists Guild Fund Salons offer you a behind-the-scenes peek into the creative process of the writers of the American Theater presenting award-winning dramatists as they share never-before-heard stories behind their most beloved works. In addition to sharing their inspiration, they also often invite the stars who brought their work to life onstage. The most recent subjects of this series were composer Matthew Sklar and lyricist/ book writer Chad Beguelin.
Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of Broadway's THE PRESENTDecember 9, 2016Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh will be joined by the entire original cast of The Present when Sydney Theatre Company's production of Andrew Upton's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's first play opens on Broadway. The limited season commences previews at the Barrymore Theatre on 17 December 2016, opening on 8 January and closing on 19 March 2017. See brand new photos of the cast of the production below.
Up on the Marquee: Cate Blanchett in Sydney Theatre Co. THE PRESENTDecember 9, 2016Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh will be joined by the entire original cast of The Present when Sydney Theatre Company's production of Andrew Upton's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's first play opens on Broadway. The limited season commences previews at the Barrymore Theatre on 17 December 2016, opening on 8 January and closing on 19 March 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show's Broadway marquee below!
FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Company of THE PRESENT on Broadway!December 8, 2016Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh will be joined by the entire original cast of The Present when Sydney Theatre Company's production of Andrew Upton's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's first play opens on Broadway. The limited season commences previews at the Barrymore Theatre on 17 December 2016, opening on 8 January and closing on 19 March 2017.
Photo Coverage: Orfeh and Andy Karl Get Ready for LEGALLY BOUND at Feinstein's/54 BelowDecember 8, 2016Warm up on a cold winter's night with Broadway's hottest couple, Orfeh and Andy Karl in their Feinstein's/54 Below debut, Legally Bound (December 8-14). After love at first sight during the couple's time in Saturday Night Fever on Broadway, then getting married in 2001, this duo has established themselves as individuals and together as a theatre power couple. They famously appeared alongside one another in Legally Blonde, earning Orfeh a Tony nomination for her role as Paulette in 2007. Andy received back to back Tony nods himself, one for his star turn as the title character in Rocky in 2014, and another for his role as Bruce Granit in the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century in 2015. He most recently starred as Phil Connors in the West End's Groundhog Day musical, bound for Broadway in 2017. Reuniting together again onstage, Orfeh and Andy Karl will be joined by musical director Steven Jamail for an unforgettable evening of chart-toppers, show-stoppers, and a sprinkling of holiday magic. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright.
Photo Coverage: Broadway Pays Tribute to Edward AlbeeDecember 7, 2016Yesterday afternoon, friends and colleagues of the late Edward Albee paid tribute to the playwright at the August WilsonTheatre (245 W. 52 St.). Mr. Albee died at age 88 on September 16, 2016 at his home in Montauk, NY.
FREEZE FRAME: Broadway Remembers Edward AlbeeDecember 6, 2016Earlier today, friends and colleagues of the late Edward Albee paid tribute to the playwright at the August WilsonTheatre (245 W. 52 St.). Mr. Albee died at age 88 on September 16, 2016 at his home in Montauk, NY.
Photo Coverage: Lincoln Center Theater's THE BABYLON LINE Celebrates Opening NightDecember 6, 2016Lincoln Center Theater presents Richard Greenberg's new play THE BABYLON LINE in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65th Street). The production, directed by Terry Kinney, features Maddie Corman, Randy Graff, Julie Halston, Michael Oberholtzer, Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Reaser, and Frank Wood, and opened last night, December 5.