How Breaking the Binary is Filling a Crucial Gap in the Theater Industry Ecosystem
Breaking the Binary, the Obie Award-winning new work development and community building hub, is launching its third annual festival this week. Helmed by George Strus, the company’s Founding Artistic Director and the recently announced recipient of this year’s Prince Fellowship, the Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival will run at Playwrights Horizons from October 21-27.
The Theatre Community Mourns the Loss of Ken Page
Ken Page, Broadway star of The Wiz, Cats, and more, has died at age 70. Tributes have been coming in from members of the theatre community, as well as friends and castmates of Ken's. Read some of the social media posts here.
Conversations with Creators: Meet International Creative Michael McCrary
MICHAEL McCRARY is an International creative based in New York City. He has created over 15 digital videos that have reached millions of views collectively across Instagram and Youtube. He has worked creatively with Todrick Hall (first AD on ICON), RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 contestants Plasma and Sapphira Cristal (Bloody Mary, DROMP, ENOUGH, the CRISTAL BALL), and Omar Jose Cardona (the VOICE Season 22). As a choreographer he has worked for TD Bank, Metropolis Productions, Mary Kay, Hasbro, Toys R US, Macys, Basic Fun! and RWS Global (MSC, Iberostar). Michael started his business Michael McCrary VIBE in 2022. His business creates custom digital content, live events, and stage shows for various artists and brands both nationally and internationally. VIBE also operates a dance education program in Greenville, South Carolina training youth and adult dancers. Michael is a guest faculty member at the world-renowned Broadway Dance Center, NYC.
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Interview: A STRANGE LOOP's James Jackson Jr Makes His Cabaret 'Debut' at Pangea
Obie Award-winner James Jackson, Jr., most recently seen in Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop and White Girl in Danger, is no newcomer to cabaret. However, on Saturday June 1st, 9:30 pm and Sunday June 2nd at 7 pm, the singer will be making his “debut” all over again in the satirical CABARET...DEBUT, a Pride month kickoff show at Pangea.
L Morgan Lee Will Perform at Branford's Legacy Theatre This Weekend
Join Tony Award Nominee L Morgan Lee-most recently known for her breakout performance in 'A Strange Loop' on Broadway-in a concert filled with Broadway classics, gems by new writers, and unexpected deep-cuts that explore her dreams about love, life, and a world of possibilities.