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Date of Death: December 30, 1979 (77)

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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Review Roundup: RUSSIAN TROLL FARM Opens at At Vineyard Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 8, 2024


See what the critics are saying about Russian Troll Farm at Vineyard Theatre.

GREAT PERFORMANCES to Air Audra McDonald Concert, Public Theatre's HAMLET & More This Spring
by Michael Major - Feb 5, 2024


Audra McDonald's London Palladium Concert, The Public Theater’s production of Hamlet, Elton John And Bernie Taupin: The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song concert special and a star-studded Rogers & Hammerstein celebration are coming to PBS. The specials will feature Ato Blankson-Wood, Aaron Tveit, Marisha Wallace, and more.

Photos: First Look At RUSSIAN TROLL FARM At Vineyard Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2024


See production photos for Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award winner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak.

Richard Holbrook to Reprise Cabaret Show at 54 Below in February
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 27, 2024


54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, will present four time MAC Award nominee Richard Holbrook in a special encore of his critically acclaimed , sold-out 20th anniversary show, Twenty Plus Four In 2024 this February. Find out more here!

The Classical Theatre Of Harlem To Receive $75,000 Grant From The National Endowment For The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2024


The Classical Theatre of Harlem has announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $75,000.00.

Video: See Audra McDonald, Aaron Tveit And More In MY FAVORITE THINGS In Concert, Coming To UK Cinemas This February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2024


CinemaLive will present the cinema release of My Favorite Things: Rodgers and Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert on 14 and 18 February 2024. Check out the newest trailer!

Review: To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - Jan 23, 2024


Liz Callaway embodies and breathes the essence of Stephen Sondheim. In the very personal and professional tribute concert To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim, there is an utter fusion of the performer’s love and respect for her musical mentor and the choice and intimate presentation of the Sondheim songs that Ms. Callaway interprets.

Single Tickets On Sale Tomorrow For Music Theater Works 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2024


Music Theater Works has announced single tickets for its 2024 season of productions at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 12 p.m.

OKLAHOMA! Showing On the Main Stage of The Lake Worth Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2024


Lake Worth Playhouse announces the production of Oklahoma! on the Main Stage as part of our 71st Season.

Music Theater Works Announces The Cast And Creative Team For THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 19, 2024


BroadwayWorld announces the upcoming production of HAMILTON at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The show will feature an all-star cast and promises to be a must-see for theater lovers. Get all the details here.

Trey Ellis, Rona Siddiqui, Anthony Fedorov & More to Join Goodspeed's 12th Annual JMF Writers Grove
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024


Goodspeed Musicals has revealed the participants for the 12th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals.

MUSE/IQUE Announces 2024 Six Concert Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2024


MUSE/IQUE announces its 2024 season: “Make Some Noise: Music and Stories of American Defiance and Hope”; six concerts that celebrate transformative American artists and thinkers who rejected norms and limitations to forge a new and better future. 

Cast Set for Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's THINGS WE DON'T SAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2024


Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has revealed the cast and production team of 'Things We Don't Say,' a new song cycle by EllaRose Chary and Brandon James Gwinn.

New Dramatists Will Honor Michael Greif At Annual Spring Luncheon This May
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2024


New Dramatists will honor Michael Greif, the acclaimed director of this season's Days of Wine and Roses, The Notebook and Hell's Kitchen at its Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tuesday, May 14.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS & More Set for 5-Star Theatricals 2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2024


5-STAR THEATRICALS has revealed its 2024 season of shows!  All of 5-Star’s productions are locally produced, auditioned and rehearsed in Southern California, and this year, will perform in both the Kavli and Scherr Forum Theatres at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center.  

An Evening With Peter Filichia Will Be Featured at the Grand Re-Opening of Hamilton Stage
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024


American Theater Group (ATG), Central NJ’s professional regional theater company, will present an evening with veteran theater critic and Broadway insider Peter Filichia during the grand re-opening celebration of the newly-renovated Hamilton Stage in Rahway, NJ, on Sat. Feb. 3rd at 7pm. 

Elton John Achieves EGOT Status With Emmy Win
by Michael Major - Jan 15, 2024


Elton John is now an EGOT. He won a Tony Award in 2000 for Best Original Score for Aida with Tim Rice. He was awarded with his first Oscar in 1995 for 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' from the Lion King. Other EGOT winners include Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Marvin Hamlisch, Helen Hayes, Alan Menken, Rita Moreno, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and more.

Musical Creators' Institute Will Offer Online And In-person Courses In Musical Theater Writing For The Spring Of 2024
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2024


With a faculty led by Sam Carner, Adam Gwon, Andrea Daly, Kevin Hammonds, Marlo Hunter, Anna K. Jacobs, Andy Collopy and more, the Musical Creators' Institute pursues its mission to support up-and-coming lyricists, composers, librettists, and directors in building new work.

How Often Do Actors Go On to Write Musicals?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jan 14, 2024


This time, the reader question was: What is the history of theatre actors who later wrote musicals as well? 

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