As BroadwayWorld reported last week, during a recent performance of Broadway's Hand to God, an audience member quietly made his way up on the stage of the hit comedy to plug his cell phone in to what he believed to be a working outlet. That audience member -- Nick Silvestri -- held a press conference outside the Booth Theatre earlier today in regards to the incident on Thursday, July 2. See what he had to say below!
Here's Patti LuPone's and HAND TO GOD's chance for vindication. Goldstar just released the results of its recent theatre etiquette survey, plus they asked ALLEGIANCE's George Takei, Twitter's BroadwayGirlNYC and the world's youngest theatre critic, Iain Armitage, to weigh in on the subject. Scroll down for their findings!
Broadway in Bryan Park kicked off its 2015 program yesterday - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of STOMP, FUERZA BRUTA, IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU (Farah Alvin, Nick Spanger and Jillian Louis) and WICKED (Caroline Bowman, Kara Lindsay, Matt Shingledecker). Check out full photo coverage from the festivities below!
The 2015 Tony Awards are airing on CBS tonight, June 7 at 8pm, co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond! The red carpet is streaming live right now, and BroadwayWorld has more photos of the stylish arrivals. Scroll down for our second batch of photos and click here for the first album!
After visiting a performance of Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND, six-year-old theatre critic Iain Armitage and his idol, New York Post theater columnist Michael Riedel, hangout at Sardi's restaurant to review the show together.
Annoying Actor Friend enlisted a pack of theatre talent to present the inaugural AWARESIE AWARDS today, June 1. Click below to see them announce the winners (full list below)! The AWARESIE AWARDS honor excellence on Broadway, Broadway Internet, and more specifically: Shit the Tonys Leave Out.
Everyone's favorite pint-sized theatre critic Iain Armitage stopped by after a performance of Broadway's GIGI to interview leading lady Vanessa Hudgens. Click below to see what she had to say!
Six-year-old theatre critic Iain Armitage is back with another video, this time congratulating the 2015 Tony Award Nominees, and sending a special shout out to those that didn't receive nominations for their incredible work.
He's at it again! Six-year-old theatre critic Iain Armitage is back with another video, this time detailing the art of collecting Playbills. Check out what he has to say below!
Virginia's Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of SOON, a new musical by Nick Blaemire (Glory Days, A Little More Alive). The show began performances at the ARK Theatre on March 10, and BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!
He's at it again! 6-year-old theatre critic Iain Armitage has made his thoughts known about Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON, which just opened at the Public Theater. Check out what he thought about the new musical below!
The Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots is still bringing audiences to their feet nightly at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). The show has enlisted the help of Broadway's favorite pint-sized critic, Iain Armitage, to spread the message of the musical to kids everywhere. Check out what he and some of the show's tiniest guests had to say below!
6-year-old theatre critic Iain Armitage from Arlington, Va. hasn't reviewed Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON at the Public Theater yet, but he has performed an excerpt of the opening song. Watch him rap it out below, and stay tuned for his review!
THE LAST SHIP creator and now star Sting recently sat down with 6-year-old theatre critic Iain Armitage from Arlington, Va. -- and adorablness ensued. Watch the interview below!
Tickets for the 2015 KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY are on sale for the public tomorrow, starting at 11:00am E.S.T. KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, which will take place Friday, January 9th, 2015 to Thursday, January 15th, 2015, is an annual event when kids ages 6 to 18 can see participating Broadway shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult. A KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY ticket includes pre-theatre activities, restaurant discounts, parking discounts, educational programs, and more. JUDITH LIGHT a two-time Tony Award winner, will serve as the National Ambassador for the 19th KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY. This year KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY salutes Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit, an organization where Light remains a longtime board member.
This year's program launched earlier today and BroadwayWorld takes you inside the event with Light, her friend Tony Danza and more!
NYC's newest and most revered theatre critic has once again given his verdict on a new Broadway show. This time, Iain Armitage gives his expert opinion on SIDE SHOW, saying Daisy and Violet's voices, 'Charm your ears.' He also gives his own social commentary on the use of the word 'freaks' in the show.
Iain is at it again! BroadwayWorld recently brought you a slew of reviews from a special fan- six-year-old Iain Armitage. Since then, the little theatre critic's thoughts on theatre have gone viral on Youtube. Below, check out his most recent review of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which he FINALLY got to see!
On October 20, 2014, Florence Lacey (Broadway's Follies, Evita and Signature's Sunset Boulevard), Megan Lawrence (Broadway's Hair and Signature's Cabaret), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Broadway's Les Miserables and Signature's The Witches of Eastwick), Natascia Diaz (Broadway's Man of La Mancha and Signature's The Threepenny Opera) and Nick Blaemire (Broadway's Godspell and Signature's Glory Days) performed alongside 75 Signature Theatre artists and an 18-piece orchestra as Virginia's Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre celebrated its 25th Anniversary. With performances from 27 shows over the last 25 years, including Sweeney Todd, The Rhythm Club, Urinetown, The Boy Detective Fails, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Dreamgirls, Chess, and many more. Scroll down for photos!
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