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Why NAATCO is mounting Shakespeare's rarely done epic --- Mia Katigbak has wanted to stage Shakespeare's three-part history saga Henry VI ever since she saw a production at the Public Theater two decades ago. For years, the co-founder and artistic director of the National Asian American Theater Company (NAATCO) pitched the epic as a potential project...

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If It Doesn't Rhyme, I Don't Mind

By LINDA BUCHWALD

Monday, August 20, 2018 • Musicals • 4 comments Share This

Mon Aug 20, 2018 • Musicals • 4 comments Share This

In defense of musical theatre lyrics with imperfect rhymes I'm a hard-core musical theatre nerd and I don't understand why so many people gripe about lyrics featuring imperfect rhymes. They don't bother me. In fact, I sometimes prefer them since they're more surprising than perfect rhymes such as love and dove (yawn). Imperfect rhymes work especially...

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How Do You Direct Two Musicals at Once?

By CAREY PURCELL

Friday, August 17, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Fri Aug 17, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Andy Sandberg opens Neurosis and R.R.R.E.D. Off-Broadway --- Working on two shows simultaneously has driven Andy Sandberg to drink -- large quantities of Pepsi Max. "The actors frequently tease me because I am constantly carrying two-liter bottles in my hand," says the director, who's helming the romantic musical comedy Neurosis and the political...

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What Does a Show Starring Everyday New Yorkers Look Like?

By RAVEN SNOOK

Thursday, August 16, 2018 • Off-Broadway • 1 comment Share This

Thu Aug 16, 2018 • Off-Broadway • 1 comment Share This

How the Public Theater's Public Works initiative is creating new artists and new audiences --- Usually a theatre producer's primary worry is how to get butts in the seats. But when the Public Theater launched its Public Works initiative in 2013, the big concern was how to get all those bodies onto the Delacorte stage -- 200 diverse New Yorkers from...

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Even When I See a Show Solo I'm Never Alone

By PETER TURO

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

Wed Aug 15, 2018 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

One theatre lover reflects on the impact other audience members have on his experiences --- Usually, I wait to criticize a show until after I've left the theatre. But I once loathed a production so much, my verbal abuse slipped out mid-performance. It was under my breath, but my words were pointed: "End this show. End it now!" That kind of experience...

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She's the Other 'Pretty Woman' in this Musical and She's Fierce

By JANICE C. SIMPSON

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Tue Aug 14, 2018 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Tony nominee Orfeh returns to Broadway as another sexy sidekick --- When director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell needed to cast the brassy, belting bestie in Broadway's Pretty Woman: The Musical, the two-time Tony winner knew exactly who to call: Orfeh. The last time Mitchell directed the mononymous actress, she earned a Tony nomination as the feisty...

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When Color-Blind Casting Get Complicated

By STEPHEN ROBINSON

Monday, August 13, 2018 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

Mon Aug 13, 2018 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

A black theatre fan argues that certain white roles shouldn't be played by actors of color --- I've loved musical theatre as long as I can remember. When I was young, I would listen to my original cast recordings of Oklahoma and Candide and My Fair Lady over and over and over, and imagine myself as Curly McLain and Candide and Henry Higgins. But my...

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Meet the Hardest Working Man in New York Theatre

By RAVEN SNOOK

Friday, August 10, 2018 • Acting • 0 comments Share This

Fri Aug 10, 2018 • Acting • 0 comments Share This

Between acting, directing, writing and teaching, Tony nominee Austin Pendleton is always busy -- and that's how he likes it --- While most of his industry peers take a break during the dog days of August, Austin Pendleton is working up a sweat in NYC, juggling multiple projects. Earlier this summer, he spent his days directing the revival of John...

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