How Common Are Autobiographical Plays and Musicals?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 6, 2024
This time, the reader question was: With Yellow Face on Broadway, have there been other semi-autobiographical shows on Broadway where the writer made themself a character?
DECKY DOES A BRONCO Makes US Debut Sept. 12
by Julie Musbach - Sep 10, 2019
Douglas Maxwell's internationally acclaimed and often-produced drama DECKY DOES A BRONCO will make its long-awaited US premiere this September. Directed by Ethan Nienaber, previews began September 6 at The Royal Family Performing Arts Space with opening night slated for Thursday, September 12.
VIDEO: Lucas Hedges Discusses His 'Big Break' on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 24, 2018
Last night, Lucas Hedges sat down to talk with Jimmy Fallon on 'The Tonight Show.' During the interview, Hedges discusses his 'big break' in his dad's film Dan in Real Life, getting acting notes from his Mid90s child co-star, and calls attention to pain experienced by LGBTQ youth with his film Boy Erased.
David Cromer Completes Cast of Kenneth Lonergan's THE WAVERLY GALLERY
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 9, 2018
BroadwayWorld has just learned that actor and award-winning director David Cromer completes the cast for the Broadway premiere of Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery. Cromer, who won a 2018 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical for The Band's Visit, will play the role of 'Howard Fine.'
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Season Opens May 30 With THIS IS OUR YOUTH
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 1, 2018
The 2018 theater season opens at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater with This Is Our Youth, by Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Katherine M. Carter and starring Michael Goldsmith, John Evans Reese and Ruby Wolf. Designers for This Is Our Youth are Edward Morris (Scenic Design), Caitlin Cisek (Costume Design), Conor Mulligan (Lighting Design), and Beth Lake (Sound Design). Performances are at 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, June 1-22. Two preview performances, May 30 and 31, begin at 7:30 p.m.
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Season Opens Today With THIS IS OUR YOUTH
by BWW
News Desk - May 30, 2018
The 2018 theater season opens at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater with This Is Our Youth, by Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Katherine M. Carter and starring Michael Goldsmith, John Evans Reese and Ruby Wolf. Designers for This Is Our Youth are Edward Morris (Scenic Design), Caitlin Cisek (Costume Design), Conor Mulligan (Lighting Design), and Beth Lake (Sound Design). Performances are at 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, June 1-22. Two preview performances, May 30 and 31, begin at 7:30 p.m.
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Season Opens May 30 With THIS IS OUR YOUTH
by Julie Musbach - May 7, 2018
The 2018 theater season opens at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater with This Is Our Youth, by Academy Award winner Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Katherine M. Carter and starring Michael Goldsmith, John Evans Reese and Ruby Wolf. Designers for This Is Our Youth are Edward Morris (Scenic Design), Caitlin Cisek (Costume Design), Conor Mulligan (Lighting Design), and Beth Lake (Sound Design). Performances are at 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, June 1-22. Two preview performances, May 30 and 31, begin at 7:30 p.m.
BWW Profile: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA's Oscar-Nominated Stage and Screen Writer, Kenneth Lonergan
by Courtney Henley - Feb 23, 2017
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA is without a doubt one of the most praised films coming out of this awards season. It's been nominated for six Academy Awards, and has already taken home a Golden Globe and two BAFTAs. Starting Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, and Lucas Hedges, the film tells the story of a man who, in the wake of his brother's death, finds himself named sole guardian of his nephew. The movie, written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Kenneth Lonergan, will make you cry, and if it doesn't, you need to watch it again because you clearly missed something the first time around.