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Category: theatre
What’s The State Of Our (Theatre) Nation?
A lot happened at the country’s largest theatre conference, and it happened during some intensely theatrical times in our nation’s political history. What does it all mean?
The (Intense) Costume Work That Goes Into A Comic Con
“‘I wanted to be a dragon, but it would have taken a year to put that costume together,’ he said. ‘I wanted my wife to be the mother of dragons from Game of Thrones.’ Pat said no. ‘I told him I’m a little old for that,’ she said. ‘That’s a job for a 21-year-old, not a 55-year-old.'”
The UK Gov’t Inquiry Into The Iraq War Is Now An Edinburgh Fringe Event
“From 8 August, a host of comedians, authors and politicians, including Stewart Lee, Omid Djalili and Ian Rankin, are to stage a [non-stop] complete reading of Sir John Chilcot’s 6,000-page report on the Iraq war, invasion and occupation.”
Fur Will Be Flying: ‘Cats’ Is Back On Broadway, And, Well, Not Everyone Is Happy About It
“Who wants Cats again? I posed the question to people of all stripes and have come to realize that the question is itself a theatrical acid test: It gives way to passionate replies on both sides. No one seems indifferent.”
Where The Stars Who Just Left ‘Hamilton’ Are Headed Next
For Leslie Odom Jr., Philippa Soo, and Daveed Diggs, there are films, television shows, a new musical, and a cabaret show. For Lin-Manuel Miranda, there’s probably world domination. (Don’t smirk – it’s just possible his father could be working in the White House next year.)
Why Come Back To Broadway To Direct A Show You Did There Decades Ago? Trevor Nunn, James Lapine, And Scott Ellis Explain
“Theater rewards the fresh take – a new work, or a new set of eyes on a familiar story. But Broadway this year is home to three shows that are being directed by men who oversaw the same shows, also on Broadway, decades ago. Why are they back? Here are edited excerpts from conversations with the directors about their experiences and expectations the second time around.”
Arizona Theatre Company Saved In Last-Minute Fundraising Rally
“Arizona Theatre Company has raised the $2 million necessary to keep the organization on stage, the group announced Monday. … Last week, the board decided to give notices to employees on Monday. Soon after, many donors began to open pocketbooks rather than just give verbal support.”
Musicals Are Everything Right Now, But How Did We Get Here?
You know how: “There’s no doubting that Miranda’s smart, sharp, multi-Tony-award-winning retelling of the life of the man on the $10 bill, from his Caribbean childhood in St Kitts and Nevis to his untimely death in New York’s Greenwich Village after a duel, is reaching parts other musicals can only dream of, thanks to its inventive combination of thoroughly modern music and a good old-fashioned tale of ambition, jealousy, desire and despair.”
Broadway’s Love Affair With Hip Hop Goes Way Beyond ‘Hamilton’
Or at least, hip hop’s love affair with Broadway goes back way before Lin-Manuel Miranda even had one major hit show (don’t miss that time rapper k-os opened a track with a sample from Sound of Music’s nun chorus).