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Streaming Review: TOO MANY GIRLS – The 1940 Film is a Fun Frolic
'Too Many Girls' is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by George Abbott.
BWW Book Club: Read an Excerpt From Michael Riedel's RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BROADWAY
BroadwayWorld Book Club is officially off and running! Or should we say, reading! The first BroadwayWorld Book Club selection is Jennifer Ashley Tepper's The Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 1.
The Drama Desk Awards to Posthumously Honor Hal Prince with Namesake Lifetime Achievement Award
The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will celebrate the life and legacy of American theater producer and director Harold 'Hal' Prince with the Drama Desk's newly established lifetime achievement honor.
Breaking: A STRANGE LOOP Wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Michael R.
VIDEO: Who Will Win the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2020 award winners' (originally scheduled for Monday, April 20) for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music.
Theatre Arlington Presents DAMN YANKEES
Waiting on deck in Downtown Arlington's Cultural Arts District is the Theatre Arlington's musical, Damn Yankees by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott, with music and lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler.
Temple Theaters Presents BY GEORGE, IT'S JOY!
Initially, Temple Theaters planned an event for March 2020 featuring the Alumna, performer, and luminary of American musical theater, Joy Valderrama Abbott (EDU '52) .
Cast Announced For 42nd Street Moon's THE PAJAMA GAME
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon has announced the full cast and creative team for the Company's next production, the beloved Tony Award-winning a?oeBest Musicala?? THE PAJAMA GAME.
BWW Review: Play Ball with DAMN YANKEES at MPAC
Spring is in the air which means the start of baseball season.
Renée Taylor's MY LIFE ON A DIET to Play Three Performances at The Gateway in Bellport
Back by popular demand! Renée Taylor's award-winning autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET will play three performances at The Gateway in Bellport on February 28th at 8pm, and Februaru 29th at 3pm and 8pm.
BWW Review: THE PAJAMA GAME at Opéra De Rennes
After the concert version of West Side Story and an extensive tour of the musical Bells Are Ringing, director Jean Lacornerie and musical director Gérard Lecointe have chosen to collaborate again, delivering to the French public a comparatively little known musical of the 50s, The Pajama Game, whic
BWW Interview: Emily Skinner of COME TO THE MOON at 42nd Street Moon Tells Tales of Working with Hal Prince, Cher and More
The inimitable Emily Skinner will be headlining 42nd Street Moon's gala fundraiser a?oeCome to the Moona?? on Tuesday, February 4th at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
92Y Will Celebrate Jerry Herman at LYRICS & LYRICISTS
From Hello, Dolly! and Mame to La Cage aux Folles, no one has written 'showtunes' with as much exuberance as Jerry Herman whose musicals offer an optimistic approach to the human condition, finding common ground with his audience by showing us that the differences between us are, in fact, what unite
Tales from the West Side: An In-Depth Look at the Evolution of WEST SIDE STORY
Go inside the creation and 63-year evolution of the musical theatre masterpiece, West Side Story.
Renee Taylor's MY LIFE ON A DIET is Coming to Bucks County Playhouse
Renée Taylor's award-winning autobiographical comedy MY LIFE ON A DIET will play Bucks County Playhouse, January 30 a?" February 2 as part of the Playhouse's Visiting Artists Series.
LYRICS & LYRICISTS at 92Y Opens Season Celebrating Yip Harburg
Lyrics & Lyricists opens its new season with a salute to Yip Harburg, who appeared on the 92nd Street Y stage for L&L's first show in December 1970.
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