Clare Kummer
Latest News on Clare Kummer:
Lost Broadway Theaters Still Standing... Continued! (Sep 28, 2025)
Lost Broadway Theaters That Are Still Standing (Sep 21, 2025)
10 of Broadway's Female Firsts You Might Not Know About (Nov 17, 2024)
Lost Broadway Theaters Still Standing... Continued! (Sep 28, 2025)
Lost Broadway Theaters That Are Still Standing (Sep 21, 2025)
10 of Broadway's Female Firsts You Might Not Know About (Nov 17, 2024)
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Lost Broadway Theaters Still Standing... Continued!
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 28, 2025
Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 28, 2025
Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!
Lost Broadway Theaters That Are Still Standing
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 21, 2025
Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 21, 2025
Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.
10 of Broadway's Female Firsts You Might Not Know About
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 17, 2024
In this column, I wanted to give readers 10 fun facts on firsts achieved by women on Broadway. Female writers are much more than just statistics, and women deserve recognition for more than just breaking a barrier to an accomplishment.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 17, 2024
In this column, I wanted to give readers 10 fun facts on firsts achieved by women on Broadway. Female writers are much more than just statistics, and women deserve recognition for more than just breaking a barrier to an accomplishment.
Theater Stories: COME FROM AWAY, PASSION, JEKYLL & HYDE and More About the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2021
This week's Theater Stories features the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre! Learn about the theatre's namesake, Gerald Schoenfeld; the theatre's best-known shows like The M-Fer With the Hat, the Glengarry Glen Ross revival, The Humans, Come From Away, and much more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2021
This week's Theater Stories features the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre! Learn about the theatre's namesake, Gerald Schoenfeld; the theatre's best-known shows like The M-Fer With the Hat, the Glengarry Glen Ross revival, The Humans, Come From Away, and much more!
UnsungMusicals 45 MINUTES FROM COONTOWN Begins Limited Engagement Tonight
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. (Ben West, Artistic Director) presents the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, created, written and performed by Ben West, the founder of UMC and a 2017 recipient of Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, with musical continuity and arrangements by Fran Minarik, and direction and musical staging by Parker Esse.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. (Ben West, Artistic Director) presents the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, created, written and performed by Ben West, the founder of UMC and a 2017 recipient of Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, with musical continuity and arrangements by Fran Minarik, and direction and musical staging by Parker Esse.
UnsungMusicalsCo Presents Limited Run of 45 MINUTES FROM COONTOWN
by Julie Musbach - Aug 26, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. presents the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, created, written and performed by Ben West, the founder of UMC and a 2017 recipient of Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, with musical continuity and arrangements by Fran Minarik, and direction and musical staging by Parker Esse.
by Julie Musbach - Aug 26, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. presents the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, created, written and performed by Ben West, the founder of UMC and a 2017 recipient of Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, with musical continuity and arrangements by Fran Minarik, and direction and musical staging by Parker Esse.
Photo Flash: UnsungMusicalsCo. Presents 45 MINUTES
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. (Ben West, Artistic Director) presents the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, created, written and performed by Ben West, the founder of UMC and a 2017 recipient of Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, with musical continuity and arrangements by Fran Minarik, direction and musical staging by Parker Esse, and music direction by Dionne McClain-Freeney.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. (Ben West, Artistic Director) presents the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, created, written and performed by Ben West, the founder of UMC and a 2017 recipient of Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, with musical continuity and arrangements by Fran Minarik, direction and musical staging by Parker Esse, and music direction by Dionne McClain-Freeney.
UnsungMusicalsCo. Announces 2019 Calendar Of Events in NYC, CT, and Washington, DC
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. (Ben West, Artistic Director) has announced, today, its Fall 2019 Calendar of Events scheduled at various mid-Atlantic locations. First up is the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, which traces the history of black musical theatre and is the second installment in The Show Time! Trilogy; the season continues with Sex, Satire, and Song, an exhibit curated for Yale University; Diversity and the Birth of Broadway, a two-part lecture series for the Library of Congress; and concludes with the new musical revue *The Passing Show of 2019. UMC's 2019 season launched in March with the UMC Writers Lab*.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2019
UnsungMusicalsCo. (Ben West, Artistic Director) has announced, today, its Fall 2019 Calendar of Events scheduled at various mid-Atlantic locations. First up is the new documentary musical 45 Minutes from Coontown, which traces the history of black musical theatre and is the second installment in The Show Time! Trilogy; the season continues with Sex, Satire, and Song, an exhibit curated for Yale University; Diversity and the Birth of Broadway, a two-part lecture series for the Library of Congress; and concludes with the new musical revue *The Passing Show of 2019. UMC's 2019 season launched in March with the UMC Writers Lab*.
BWW Exclusive: Counting Down to Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 3 - The Schoenfeld Theatre
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Aug 22, 2016
Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to give you a sneak peek of the new book, with a look at: The Schoenfeld Theatre...
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Aug 22, 2016
Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to give you a sneak peek of the new book, with a look at: The Schoenfeld Theatre...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Clare Kummer written?
Clare Kummer has written 21 shows including Chinese Love (Bookwriter), The Opera Ball (Bookwriter), Good Gracious Annabelle (Playwright), The Rescuing Angel (Playwright), A Successful Calamity (Playwright), Be Calm, Camilla (Playwright), Rollo's Wild Oat (Playwright), The Choir Rehearsal (Bookwriter), The Robbery (Playwright), Bridges (Playwright), The Mountain Man (Playwright), Banco (Playwright), One Kiss (Bookwriter), Annie Dear (Bookwriter), Pomeroy's Past (Playwright), So's Your Old Antique (Playwright), Amourette (Playwright), Her Master's Voice (Composer), Three Waltzes (Bookwriter), Spring Thaw (Playwright), Many Happy Returns (Playwright).
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