How Often Are Broadway Plays Adapted Into Musicals?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 8, 2023
This time, the reader question was: With Purlie Victorious returning to Broadway, what are other plays that were revived on Broadway after their musical adaptations premiered?
Young People's Theatre Announces 2023- 24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2023
Embarking on its 58th season, Young People's Theatre (YPT) embraces the powerful sense of community – of experiencing a story together – that only live theatre can bring.
The De Mille Working Group Presents 'Agnes de Mille and the Female Narrative'
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2023
To honor Agnes de Mille on the 30th Anniversary of her passing, The De Mille Working Group will present a public program featuring live performances, panel discussion, and historical film footage, 6:00-7:30 P.M. on Monday, April 3 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium.
Good Theater Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Ambitious and Affecting CAROUSEL
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Nov 17, 2022
The current production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s CAROUSEL at the Good Theater represents the realization of a lifelong dream for Executive/Artistic Director Brian P. Allen, and the show that he has conceived and directed is both ambitious and genuinely affecting. Marshalling all the resources that this small company can command, Allen has created a chamber version of this 1945 masterpiece that preserves the heart of the tale and pays homage to what is arguably Rodgers & Hammerstein finest score.
Good Theater to Present CAROUSEL Beginning in November
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 15, 2022
Good Theater will continue its 20th anniversary season with Carousel, running November 9th through December 4th. Based on the play Liliom by Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár, Carousel features a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Richard Rodgers. Since it premiered on Broadway in 1945, it has seen several Broadway and West End revivals, as well as a 1956 film adaptation, shot primarily in Boothbay Harbor and Camden, ME.
Watch for a Postmodern Take on CAROUSEL, Starring Gian Magdangal, Karylle Tatlonghari
by Oliver Oliveros - Sep 12, 2022
Stage director Toff De Venecia is toying at a postmodern take on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic 'Carousel,' which is widely known for its 'reinvention' of what the Broadway musical should be in 1945, along with its beloved songs 'You’ll Never Walk Alone,' 'If I Loved You,' and 'June is Bustin’ Out All Over.'
Review: Lyric Theatre's CAROUSEL Dazzles on the Civic Center stage
by Adrienne Proctor - Jul 7, 2022
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma presents a dazzling spectacle on the Civic Center stage. The second of their three summer musicals, CAROUSEL is a beautiful musical, complete with epic dance numbers and opera-level singing. The orchestra onstage adds to the romantic quality of this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.
Review: CAROUSEL Has June Bustin' Out All Over at Broadway At Music Circus
by Courtney Symes - Jun 30, 2022
The world has changed a lot since 1945, when Carousel opened on Broadway. The Tony Awards hadn’t been established yet. Interracial marriage was not yet legal. Its score speaks of a bygone era when people comported themselves with a certain modesty and societal rules were very different. One would wonder how such a show has survived through the years, but Rodgers and Hammerstein’s second musical has themes that are relevant today. Domestic violence, poor choices, hope, and redemption are all things that society still experiences.
Vancouver Opera to Host A Conversation On Creative Adaptation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022
Opera Speaks will return to Vancouver Opera on April 22nd. Join panelists in person for this free discussion themed around Creative Adaptation. This lively 90-minute dialogue centres on the nature of adaptation in support of the upcoming production of HMS Pinafore.