Backstage with Richard Ridge: Lonny Price Opens Up About the Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
by Nicole Rosky
- 11/26/2016
One of the truly legendary musicals in the history of Broadway, Merrily We Roll Along opened to enormous fanfare in 1981, and closed after sixteen performances. For the first time, Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened draws back the curtain on the extraordinary drama of the show's creation - and tells the stories of the hopeful young performers whose lives were transformed by it. Directed by Lonny Price, a member of the original cast, the film is a bittersweet meditation on the choices we all make, and the often unexpected consequences of those choices -- through success and failure. Featuring exclusive appearances by Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Jason Alexander, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Guettel, Frank Rich and the original Broadway cast of Merrily We Roll Along.
Below, Richard Ridge chats with Price about his journey with the musical, the creation of the documentary, and so much more!
VIDEO: WGN America Shares First Look at Season Three of SALEM
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- 10/06/2016
WGN America has released a behind-the-scenes first-look at season three of the hit supernatural thriller SALEM, featuring never-been-seen footage and commentary from the cast, including renowned recording artist Marilyn Mason on his role this season as the bloody barber surgeon Thomas Dinley.
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 4/25/16- THE SECRET GARDEN
by Nicole Rosky
- 04/25/2016
Today in 1991, The Secret Garden opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 709 performances.The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's book and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon. Directed by Susan H. Schulman with choreography by Michael Lichtefeld, the cast featured Daisy Eagan, Mandy Patinkin, and Rebecca Luker. It won the 1991 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Daisy Eagan), and Best Scenic Design (Heidi Landesman).
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 4/13/16- THE WILD PARTY
by Nicole Rosky
- 04/13/2016
Today in 2000, The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre (now the August Wilson Theatre), where it ran for 68 performances. The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by LaChiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. The Broadway production coincidentally opened during the same theatrical season (1999-2000) as an off-Broadway musical with the same title and source material. Its plot centers on a party - fueled by bathtub gin, cocaine, and uninhibited sexual behavior - hosted by Queenie and Burrs, whose relationship is disintegrating. The cast included Toni Collette (making her Broadway debut) as Queenie, Mandy Patinkin as Burrs, and Yancey Arias as Black.
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Chloramphenicol' Episode of HOMELAND
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- 03/31/2016
On the next episode of HOMELAND tiled "Chloramphenicol", patriotism is tested after a flaw during a mission puts Philip; Elizabeth; William; and Gabriel in danger while Nina puts her life on the line back in Russia.
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 11/30/15- Mandy Patinkin
by Nicole Rosky
- 11/30/2015
Happy Birthday, Mandy Patinkin! Mandy Patinkin won the Tony Award for his Broadway debut in Evita and was again nominated for Sunday in the Park with George and The Wild Party. He also appeared on Broadway in Trelawny of the 'Wells,' The Shadow Box, The Secret Garden, Falsettos, and his solo concerts Dress Casual, Celebrating Sondheim, and Mamaloshen. Other theatre credits include The Split, Savages, Enemy of the People, and most recently The Tempest at Classic Stage Company. Mandy continues to tour his concerts Dress Casual, Celebrating Sondheim, Mamaloshen, and An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin.
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