The Human Comedy - 1984 - 1984 Broadway Articles Page 4
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 7, 2018
On Friday, August 31st (on what would have been his 110th birthday) Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning Armenian-American novelist, screenwriter, painter, poet and songwriter William Saroyan had his Fresno home turned into an interactive museum with a Grand Opening Celebration in Fresno, CA.
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 6, 2017
New Repertory Theatre presents Ideation, September 2-24, 2017 in the MainStage Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA. The press opening will be today, September 6 at 7:30pm.
by Emily Bruno
- Sep 5, 2017
This fall, film movement takes audiences behind the scenes of a drama-filled season at one of the world's greatest cultural institutions with THE PARIS OPERA.
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 3, 2021
The Studios of Key West, the island-city's preeminent arts center, will open its 2022 live theater season with Richard Ericson's reimagining of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' Shakespeare's comedy of love and sex in fairyland. Twilight performances at Hugh's View, the venue's rooftop performance space, will include a 360° sweep of Key West's famed sunset, while wild desire, jealousy, and outrageous comic revenge play out on the open-air arena.
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 27, 2018
New Repertory Theatre presents the New England Premiere of We Will Not Be Silent, the docudrama by playwright David Meyers. Directed by New Rep Artistic Director Jim Petosa, the production runs October 13 through November 4, 2018 in the main stage theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA.
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 23, 2022
Full casting is announced for the UK tour of the classic Ealing Comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob, based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 23, 2022
Full casting is announced for the UK tour of The Lavender Hill Mob, based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter. New cast members include Victoria Blunt (Audrey), Guy Burgess (Farrow), Aamira Challenger (Fernanda), Tessa Churchard (Lady Agnes), John Dougall (Sir Horace) and Tim Sutton (Sammy).
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 2, 2021
BroadwayHD is celebrating the re-opening of Broadway with exciting new productions coming exclusively to the platform, as well as a special playlist dedicated to some of the most iconic theater hits of all time.
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 30, 2018
The 2018 Parajanov-Vartanov Award went to Academy-award winner Susan Sarandon and American Mirror - Intimations of Immortality directed by Arthur Balder and produced by David Shara, premiered at DOC LA, Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, presented by the Parajanov-Vartanov Institute.
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 21, 2020
The Nevada Conservatory Theatre (NCT) at UNLV, along with its sister arts organizations, has faced a year of challenge and uncertainty, yet always holding true to its mission to entertain, provoke, and inspire. With this in mind, NCT is pleased and extremely proud to announce its season, made possible by interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues in the UNLV Department of Film.
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 18, 2017
In turns ironic, light-hearted and cruel, encompassing both music and ballet, THE PARIS OPERA puts the spotlight on great artistic passions and tells the story of life backstage at this iconic and indispensable performing arts institution.
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 18, 2017
This fall, film movement takes audiences behind the scenes of a drama-filled season at one of the world's greatest cultural institutions with THE PARIS OPERA.
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 16, 2018
Playing On Air announced today the three winners of the inaugural James Stevenson Prize for comedic short plays. First Prize ($7,500, plus a Playing On Air recording for radio and podcast distribution) has been awarded to Hate Baby by Gracie Gardner. (Gardner is also the winner of the 2017 Relentless Award and author of the New York Times Critic's Pick Athena.) Second Prize ($2,000) has been awarded to Hedgehog Years by Lily Akerman. Third Prize ($1,000) has been awarded to Horse Latitudes (Who Wants to be an Equine Extra?) by Elizabeth Logun.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 15, 2021
Barrington Stage Company has announced the 2021 Associate Artists – scenic designer Beowulf Boritt, actress Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and costume designer Alejo Vietti.
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 10, 2018
Casting has been announced for COME FROM AWAY the Tony Award-winning musical which will land in Dublin for its long-awaited European premiere at the Abbey Theatre from 6 December 2018 to 19 January 2019 before transferring to London's West End next year for performances at the Phoenix Theatre from 30 January 2019.
by Emily Bruno
- Oct 10, 2017
In turns ironic, light-hearted and cruel, encompassing both music and ballet, THE PARIS OPERA puts the spotlight on great artistic passions and tells the story of life backstage at this iconic and indispensable performing arts institution.
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 8, 2017
In addition to presenting 120 productions, the world's largest solo theatre festival has launched a series of Master Classes, for theater artists, students, and enthusiasts with all levels of experience.
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 4, 2022
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor. Those words from Charles Dickens ring as true today as when they were written. Dickens' A Christmas Carol will be presented by the Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) for all audiences.
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 30, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Olga Merediz, Gloria Estefan and more will be honored by Critics Choice at the 2021 Celebration of Latino Cinema!
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 18, 2022
The Lavender Hill Mob based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter opens in Brighton next week.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 3, 2022
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Alone, a new musical by Dean Tyler K. We can pass hundreds of people in a day, and every one of them has a story that we will never know.
by Alan Henry
- May 24, 2018
BroadwayWorld has just learned that following on the heels of NBC's critically acclaimed rock musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert' comes the true original rock musical, 'Hair Live!,' which will be broadcast in the spring of 2019 in front of a live audience.
by Stephi Wild
- May 16, 2018
Playing On Air announced today the names of the three celebrity guests joining sponsor Josie Merck on the jury for their inaugural James Stevenson Prize, which will award three monetary prizes for new short comedic plays that honor and perpetuate the spirit and wit of Mr. Stevenson.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 31, 2022
Who lives, who dies, and who tells your story? The Broadway Rewind's 'History Has Its Eyes on You' celebrates music from Broadway favorites including Assassins, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Bonnie and Clyde, Cabaret, Come from Away, Chaplin, Evita, Hamilton, Parade, Six, Side Show, Ragtime and more.
by Don Grigware
- Mar 2, 2018
Thom Babbes credits at Actors Co-op include Summer and Smoke, Ah, Wilderness (Best Director/StageSceneLA), The Miracle Worker and Wait Until Dark. He has directed workshop productions of new works, Dietrich (based on Dietrich Bonhoeffer) by John Martins III, The Real Real Thing by Frank Higgins and Washington Irvine's Sketchbook by Frank Higgins and Southhamton County (based on Nat Turner's slave rebellion) which Mr. Babbes wrote. Other credits: Sun City by Jim Geoghan at Stella Adler Theater, Hollywood. A writer as well, Mr. Babbes recently adapted William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy for the stage. Screenplays include Deadly Dreams and Body Chemistry (Concorde New Horizons), The Audition - A Short Film (Co-Writer - Winner Best Screenplay & Best Comedy 2008 - 168 Hour Film Festival), X-treme Weekend - Short Film (Co-Writer, screened at multiple fests USA and Canada.) Insurrection (Samuelson Prods.), Bleeding Writing and Arithmetic (Kings Road Ent.), The Substutute (Apollo Pictures), Island of Lonely Men (Sotela Pictures).
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 2, 2018
Actors Co-op Theatre Company (Ovation Award-Winner 2017 Best Play, Intimate Theatre for 33 Variations) is proud to present the 1962 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, directed by Thom Babbes, produced by Carly Lopez. This tragic historical drama offers a brilliant portrait of Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII. A Man for All Seasons opens tonight, Friday, March 2 at 8:00 pm, and will run through Sunday, April 15 at the Actors Co-op David Schall Theatre, 1760 N. Gower Street, 90028 (on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood) in Hollywood.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 9, 2022
The new musical RUBIES with book and lyrics by Dennis Hanrahan and music by Laura I. Kramer (A Letter To Harvey Milk) will get an invite-only industry presentation on Friday, June 10.
by Linnae Medeiros
- Jun 21, 2019
Wepa! The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical In the Heights is on its way, and we can barely contain our excitement seeing Usnavi and the whole gang on the big screen! To tide you over until then, we've gathered all the info you need to know about the movie, from the casting to sneak peeks from the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda! Check it all out!
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 13, 2022
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Alone, a new musical by Dean Tyler K. We can pass hundreds of people in a day, and every one of them has a story that we will never know.
by Grace Cutler
- Jul 9, 2022
The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin: Live from the Broadway Makers Marketplace releases a new episode today starring Broadway Star Donnie Kehr and Cori Gardner.
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Jul 7, 2021
The Pamela Z, Theofanidis and Wingate, and Beglarian pieces are part of Apollo’s 20x2020 project, launched in 2014 with a mission to commission 20 new multicultural works before the end of the decade.
by Michael Major
- Jan 30, 2022
Meet all of the Broadway actors in THE GILDED AGE! The new series features appearances by Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kelli O'Hara, Carrie Coon, Claybourne Elder, Donna Murphy, Katie Finneran, Debra Monk, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patrick Page, Michael Cerveris, and more.
by Blair Ingenthron
- Jan 20, 2023
Broadway journeyman Donnie Kehr has announced the release of his solo album BEAUTIFUL STRANGE on January 24, 2023 on ROB Records/JAZZHEADS.
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 15, 2020
Town Hall Theatre is excited to announce the next show in its 75th a?oeTRANSFORMATIONSa?? Season, Anton Chekhov's final elegiac comedy masterpiece, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, in a new translation by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. THE CHERRY ORCHARD will have 12 performances, including two previews, February 27 through March 21, 2020, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $18 - $30, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com.
by Nancy Grossman
- Jan 15, 2019
Nearly a century and a half after Nora Helmer walked out on her husband Torvald and their three children in Henrik Ibsen's 1879 classic A DOLL'S HOUSE, playwright Lucas Hnath proposes a well-thought reply to the speculation of what became of her in A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2. Its 2017 Broadway staging received eight Tony nominations, with Laurie Metcalf taking home the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, and the Huntington Theatre Company's co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre joins a roster of 27 theaters making it the most-produced play in the country during the 2018-2019 season.
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 27, 2023
LA Theatre Week, a two-week-long celebration of the performing arts, will be happening from March 13 to 26. With tickets to more than 75 productions starting at just $20, beginning on February 27th, audiences will be able to experience high-caliber shows at prices that democratize access to the best of LA culture.
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 23, 2018
Actors Co-op Theatre Company (Ovation Award-Winner 2017 Best Play, Intimate Theatre for 33 Variations) is proud to present the 1962 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, directed by Thom Babbes, produced by Carly Lopez. This tragic historical drama offers a brilliant portrait of Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII.
by Michael Major
- Feb 20, 2023
While the series' recurring cast includes Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and more, guest stars have included Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, Joanna Gleason, Adrienne Warren, Jinkx Monsoon, Norm Lewis, Norbert Leo Butz, and more. Check out a list of Broadway guest stars on Blue Bloods now!
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 18, 2019
Fuel have today announced the cast for the UK tour of Inua Ellams' critically acclaimed Barber Shop Chronicles which returns by popular demand.
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 14, 2017
Musical Theatre Network & Mercury Musical Developments & Lyric Hammersmith are delighted to announce that Kate Marlais will be The Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer at the Lyric Hammersmith commencing March 2018.
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 11, 2017
Karena Johnson, Artistic Director of Hoxton Hall, today announces full cast for the world premi re of Oranges and Elephants, the first production in the venue's all-female spring season Female Parts. The musical centres on two rival female gangs in Victorian London blending Music Hall, Fairground and Musical Theatre storytelling.
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 30, 2019
Lyric Stage opens our 2019-2020 Seasona?"The Wonder Women of Season 27a?"with EVITA, which runs September 20-22, 2019 at Dallas' historic Majestic Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 3, 2021
BroadwayHD announced today that it will bring Lambert Jackson Productions’ virtual production of the musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, filmed at the London Coliseum in late 2020 exclusively to the platform in honor of the hit show’s twenty-fifth anniversary.
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 20, 2021
Apollo Chamber Players today releases their fifth studio album, With Malice Toward None, on Azica Records. The album is a breathtaking collection of globally-inspired compositions and collaborations, with each composer sharing their own personal interpretations of folk music.
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 19, 2019
Ted Sperling, Artistic Director of MasterVoices, announced details of the acclaimed ensemble's 78th season, celebrating the joy of choral singing and the power of the human voice to unite, inspire and connect since 1941. Highlights include three major musical presentations at top venues, including a New York premiere, and the World Premiere of a new work, commissioned by the Company. Throughout the season there will be collaborations with leading singers, artists, ensembles and organizations, some who are familiar with and others who are new to the Company.
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 27, 2019
Town Hall Theatre Company (THT) is thrilled to announce four compelling plays and musicals for its milestone 75th 2019/20 Season, entitled TRANSFORMATIONS. Town Hall's TRANSFORMATIONS Season opens with Matthew Lopez's fabulously sassy comedy The Legend of Georgia McBride; continues with the West Coast premiere of an enchanting original new take on the classic Brothers Grimm story Cinderella: A Fairytale; followed by Anton Chekhov's final masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard; and closes with the stirring Tony-nominated musical Violet. Subscription package sales are now available.
by Sherry Shameer Cohen
- Apr 1, 2022
Money, prestige, power, social status. These are things we can't get enough of, if only on on television. And theatre lovers can't get enough of acclaimed talents such as Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Donna Murphy, and others who are on the hit HBO show, The Gilded Age.
by Nicole Rosky
- Apr 1, 2021
Today (April 1) in live streaming: it's Game Night on Stars in the House, Matt Doyle visits Backstage Live and more!
The Human Comedy Frequently Asked Questions
What other awards has The Human Comedy been nominated for?
Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Galt MacDermott.
What awards has The Human Comedy been nominated for?
Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Galt MacDermott.
What productions of The Human Comedy have there been?
The Human Comedy has had 5 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1983, Off-Broadway which opened in 1983, Broadway which opened in 1984, Broadway which opened in 1984 and which opened in 2006.
What is the songs are in The Human Comedy and what's the order?
Opening
In a Little Town in California
Ulysses Reaches the Crossing
Hi Ya, Kid
The Black Man Waved
He Didn't Think
Home for Him
Homer, Homer
We're a Little Family
Bicycle Ride
The Assyrians
Noses
Fourteen Words Collect
You're a Little Young for the Job
I Can Carry a Tune
Happy Birthday
What Do I Sing?
Anniversary Song
I Think the Kid Will Do
Beautiful Music
Here, Boy!
Cocoanut Cream Pie
When I Am Lost
I Said, Oh No
Mama
Daddy Will Not Come Walking Through the Door
Death Is Not an Easy Thing
The Birds in the Sky
Remember Always to Give
Long Past Sunset
In Our Little Town
Don't Tell Me
Train
You Want to Go to Corbett's
The Fourth Telegram
Give Me All the Money
You Coming Here Now
Everything Is Changed
The World Is Full of Loneliness
How I Love Your Thingamajig
Come On Toby
Everlasting
Wherever Did You Learn to Sing?
An Orphan I Am
I'll Tell You About My Family
I Think About
Mary Arena
It Doesn't Seem Right
I Wish I Were a Man
Marcus, My Friend
My Father's Name
My Sister Bess
Meanwhile
Bear Trap
This Is Ulysses
Hello, Darling!
I've Known a Lot of Guys
Now, Darling
Diana
I See You've Got a Letter
Dear Brother
As the Poet Said
The Birds in the Trees
Parting
Slowly the Reality
Nightmare
Mr. Grogan, Wake Up
Hello, Doc
What Am I Supposed to Do?
Your Brother
I'm Home
Somewhere, Someone
Quieten Down
I'll Always Love You
The Passing of the Train
Fathers and Mothers (And You and Me)
In a Little Town in California
Ulysses Reaches the Crossing
Hi Ya, Kid
The Black Man Waved
He Didn't Think
Home for Him
Homer, Homer
We're a Little Family
Bicycle Ride
The Assyrians
Noses
Fourteen Words Collect
You're a Little Young for the Job
I Can Carry a Tune
Happy Birthday
What Do I Sing?
Anniversary Song
I Think the Kid Will Do
Beautiful Music
Here, Boy!
Cocoanut Cream Pie
When I Am Lost
I Said, Oh No
Mama
Daddy Will Not Come Walking Through the Door
Death Is Not an Easy Thing
The Birds in the Sky
Remember Always to Give
Long Past Sunset
In Our Little Town
Don't Tell Me
Train
You Want to Go to Corbett's
The Fourth Telegram
Give Me All the Money
You Coming Here Now
Everything Is Changed
The World Is Full of Loneliness
How I Love Your Thingamajig
Come On Toby
Everlasting
Wherever Did You Learn to Sing?
An Orphan I Am
I'll Tell You About My Family
I Think About
Mary Arena
It Doesn't Seem Right
I Wish I Were a Man
Marcus, My Friend
My Father's Name
My Sister Bess
Meanwhile
Bear Trap
This Is Ulysses
Hello, Darling!
I've Known a Lot of Guys
Now, Darling
Diana
I See You've Got a Letter
Dear Brother
As the Poet Said
The Birds in the Trees
Parting
Slowly the Reality
Nightmare
Mr. Grogan, Wake Up
Hello, Doc
What Am I Supposed to Do?
Your Brother
I'm Home
Somewhere, Someone
Quieten Down
I'll Always Love You
The Passing of the Train
Fathers and Mothers (And You and Me)
