Today's top stories include the premiere of the film adaptation of tick, tick...BOOM! Check out photos from the premiere, and read all of the reviews for the film so far! Plus, Chicken & Biscuits has moved up its closing date, get a first look at the tour of Oklahoma!, meet the cast of Flying Over Sunset, and more!
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by Student Blogger: Max Martinez -
One of the songs from the project, 'Pura Vida', particularly caught my attention. It is about environmental preservation and nature. Pura Vida literally means 'pure life', but in Costa Rica it's like a motto; it's an expression used in almost every conversation. It means that everything is fine, but it can also mean thank you. When I first listened to the song I wondered if Jonathan Larson had ever been to Costa Rica. How did he come up with the phrase?
by A.A. Cristi -
El Encuentro Nacional de Danza (ENDMéxico) 2021 y el coloquio Ecosistemas de la danza. Prácticas y contextos se llevarán a cabo del 15 al 21 de noviembre, de manera presencial y virtual, actividades que realizará el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Danza, y el Complejo Cultural Los Pinos, en colaboración con las alcaldías Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc y Miguel Hidalgo.
by Michael Major -
Check out a new “Encanto” featurette that takes viewers behind the scenes of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 60th feature film with directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-director Charise Castro Smith, producer Yvett Merino, songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, and stars Stephanie Beatriz and John Leguizamo.
by Michael Major -
Jon. M Chu has been tapped to direct a new animated film adaption of Dr. Seuss' Oh The Places You'll Go. The film will bring the iconic stories and characters into an all-new musical movie! Bad Boy Productions has been selected to adapt the 1990 book into a screenplay.
by Michael Major -
Last night, Netflix hosted the World Premiere of tick, tick...BOOM! with cast members Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Judith Light and Vanessa Hudgens, and director Lin-Manuel Miranda. tick, tick…BOOM!, is an adaptation of the musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent.
by Angeles Diaz -
La sección de vídeos de Viaje por la Zarzuela realizado por el Teatro de la Zarzuela en youtube hoy habla con los protagonistas de LA TABERNERA DEL PUERTO. Esta obra compuesta por Pablo Sorozábal en 1936, y se representará en el Teatro de la Zarzuela del 19 al 28 de noviembre de 2021. Participan Sofía Esparza, Ruth González, María José Moreno y Vicky Peña.
by Stephi Wild -
The new film adaptation of tick, tick...BOOM! had its world premiere at AFI Fest on November 10, and will have a limited release on November 12, before streaming on Netflix on November 19, 2021.
by Angeles Diaz -
Hoy es el 25º aniversario del revival de CHICAGO, que convirtió el musical en un icono, incluso más que de la producción estrenada originalmente en 1975 que sólo logró mantenerse en cartel dos años en Broadway.
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Today's top stories include Billy Crystal's return to Broadway in Mr. Saturday Night! Plus, watch a new trailer for the upcoming West Side Story film, clips from the South Korean production of Hadestown, a new clip of Andrew Garfield in tick, tick...BOOM!, and more!
by A.A. Cristi -
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present the grand opening of its new exhibition Hecho en Puerto Rico: Four Generations of Puerto Rican Puppetry, curated by Dr. Manuel Morán and Deborah Hunt, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, with a virtual tour led by the curators on Ballard Institute Facebook Live.
by Andrea Domanico -
Il 4 e il 5 dicembre 2021 si terrà la 15esima edizione del concorso nazionale di Musical , MUSICALDAY, e Broadwayworld Italia ne farà parte! Due giornate in cui piccoli e grandi artisti da tutta Italia potranno dimostrare le proprie capacità performative davanti a giurie di qualità con professionisti del mondo del musical theatre. Ideato da Irene Romano, dal 2007 Musical Day non è solo una competizione ma un evento unico che unisce gli appassionati e i lavoratori del teatro musicale italiano.
by Michael Major -
Netflix's film adaption of tick, tick...BOOM! will be featured in the December issue of Vogue! The profile includes new interviews with director Lin Manuel Miranda and star Andrew Garfield. Check out photos from the photoshoot featuring Miranda and Garfield now!
by Cindy Marcolina -
As the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of Matilda The Musical heat up in the West End, we spoke to Landi Oshinowo, who plays Mrs Phelps, Matilda's local librarian, at the Cambridge Theatre. Known for roles such as The Colour Purple, Ain't Misbehavin', and Big Fish, Landi told us all about working with children on and off stage, her favourite lines in the show, and why people love it so much.
by Michael Major -
Watch Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson in a new clip from '30/90', the opening song in Netflix's new adaption of tick, tick...BOOM!, directed by Lin Manuel Miranda. The film also features Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, MJ Rodriguez, Bradley Whitford, The Roots' Tariq Trotter, with Judith Light, and Vanessa Hudgens.
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
North Star Theater Company is staging Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, '21 Chump Street,' and Susan Glaspell's drama, 'Trifles,' at the Performing Arts Center at Sussex County Community College in Newton this December.
by Stephi Wild -
“West Side Story” will receive a Lower East Side welcome on December 9, 2021, with a screening at Essex Crossing, hosted by Puerto Rican restaurant Que Chevere, to benefit bilingual Latino children's theater Teatro SEA and its annual Three Kings Day holiday celebration.
by Michael Major -
A new clip of Stephanie Beatriz singing a song from 'Encanto' has been released. 'Welcome to the Family Madrigal' was written by Lin Manuel Miranda as one of the eight new original songs in the film. The cast also includes cast also includes John Leguizamo, María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Mauro Castillo, and more.
by Kristen Hirsch Montag -
With a face and head of glorious hair you may recognize at first glance, Sasha Hutchings (Laurey) opens OKLAHOMA!'s national tour in Minneapolis at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum in the first Equity tour of the show in 40 years. The actor gives some insight into the reimagined production and more in 6 Questions.
by Michael Major -
John Leguizamo appeared on Good Morning America this morning to discuss his new film, Encanto.He shares what it was like getting to live out his 'closeted rapper' dreams getting to perform a rap by Lin Manuel Miranda and the impact of being part of a film that represents his Columbian culture. Watch the full interview now!
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