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Brian Stokes Mitchell Hosts a Talk Show with Broadway Stars
Actor Brian Stokes Mitchell will be hosting a new streaming talk show focusing on fellow artists like him who have made the jump from stage to film, television or music.
Special Tony Awards Given to 2 Shows, 1 Advocacy Nonprofit
The Tony Awards may be months away, but three groups can already celebrate: The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, "David Byrne's American Utopia" and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Freestyle Love Supreme" are getting special awards.
Review: 'Hold These Truths' Celebrates Pacifist Hero
In Jeanne Sakata's one-person play actor Jomar Tagatac is superb as Gordon Hirabayashi, a sunny Quaker activist staring down the federal government's World War II-era internment orders.
Justin Vivian Bond to Headline B'Way Production of 'Tales of the City'
Ten years after its first production in San Francisco, "Tales of the City, The Musical" is headed to Broadway with Justin Vivian Bond in the role of Anna Madrigal — a historic first for Broadway.
Review: Candid 'Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It' Proves Rita Moreno is a Legend
A candid, warts-and-all look at the long career of a true star of stage, screen, TV and nightclubs, with emphasis on the unfortunate legacy of limited opportunities due to Hollywood typecasting and stereotyping due to ethnicity.
Dancing For Pride: Fresh Meat Festival's 20th, Online
Fresh Meat Productions, a dance and performance troupe headed by trans dancer-choreographer Sean Dorsey, celebrates both Pride and its 20th anniversary with a two-week festival featuring more than 40 performers.
Men of Color on Virtual - and Live - Stages
Solo shows with men of color include Jomar Tagatac in "Hold These Truths," Rotimi Agbabiaka's "Manifesto," Brandon Kyle Goodman's "The Latrell Show," and Theatre Rhino's duo show, "Pillow Talk," all online, some in-person, too.
Review: 'Revolution Rent' a 'Season of Love' in Havana
Andy Señor Jr., who played Angel in the original Broadway production of "Rent," takes on the task of staging the play in Havana in 2014 in this engaging documentary.
Gay-Themed 'The Hot Wing King' Wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
"The Hot Wing King" by Katori Hall, a play set around a hot wing cooking competition, has won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for drama during a theater season that saw most venues largely shuttered.
Review: 'In The Heights' is Rousing, Pulse-Pounding and Hypnotic
"In the Heights" is a rousing, pulse-pounding and hypnotic screen adaptation, magnificently directed by Jon M. Chu, who pays homage to a slew of movie musicals and reinvents what the genre can do.
Original Stars Joining Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Fans of the Broadway adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" will get a treat when the show restarts on this fall — Jeff Daniels and Celia Keenan-Bolger, two of the play's original stars, are returning.
Comic Pride: Marga Gomez Hosts Who's Your Mami
On June 17 lesbian comedy legend and host Marga Gomez will offer "Who's Your Mami Comedy: Pride Edition" with Sampson McCormick, Sandra Valls, Karen Ripley, and Jesus U. BettaWork.
The Play 'The Lehman Trilogy' Plots Its Broadway Return
"The Lehman Trilogy" was able to make only four preview performances on Broadway before the pandemic shut its doors. Now it plans to return to tell the story of an American financial giant's downfall with a new cast member.
Acclaimed LA LGBTQ Theater Company Dismisses Artistic Director After Claims of Sexual Misconduct
Michael Shepperd, the artistic director of LA's Celebration Theatre, was fired last Tuesday after allegations of sexual misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Long-Delayed Tony Awards Finally have a Date
The long-delayed Tony Awards have been given a fall air date and a four-hour streaming canvas to celebrate the pandemic-shortened Broadway season that upended the theater world.
Coming in September: Boston's SpeakEasy Stage Announces 31st Season
After a long 18-month intermission, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly re- open its doors on Friday, September 24, 2021, for the start of its 31st Season.
'Hadestown' Jumps Ahead of Pack to Welcome Broadway Patrons
"Hadestown," the brooding musical about the underworld, has set its Broadway reopening date on Sept. 2, jumping ahead of such megahits as "Hamilton" and "Wicked" to position itself as the first show to welcome audiences on Broadway since the pandemic.
'Flower of Iowa' :: Playwright Lance Ringel Imagines Male Intimacy During WWI
Lance Ringel's expansive novel centers on native 18-year old Tommy Flowers, who was raised in rural Iowa and sent to France by the U.S. Military in June 1918, the final months of World War I.
Cabaret, Comedy & a Class Act: 42nd Street Moon, New Conservatory Theatre Center's New Offerings
A gay duo offers up new takes on classic sitcom theme songs, the long-gone Billie Holiday is revived in a play with her music, and half a dozen trans performers go virtual.
Watch: Patti LuPone Says 'Welcome Back to Broadway!'
LuPone, a two-time Tony Award winner, released a video message to theater fans around the globe, on behalf of the Broadway community.
Review: 'Hold These Truths' Celebrates Pacifist Hero
In Jeanne Sakata's one-person play actor Jomar Tagatac is superb as Gordon Hirabayashi, a sunny Quaker activist staring down the federal government's World War II-era internment orders.
Review: 'The Pink Unicorn' an Intimate Experience in Virtual Theater
Boston's peakEasy Stage Company embraces the COVID-era necessity of theater making via streaming, and explores the possibilities that come with it, with its production of Elise Forier Edie's play "The Pink Unicorn."