TDF Stages Archive
An online theatre magazine
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I’m Heidi, Too
Seeing the revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play reminded me of how much it influenced my life — I’m always a bit anxious when I go to a Broadway revival of a show that I loved in its original incarnation. First off, it makes me feel old (or, more accurately, middle-aged—I suspect I’ll be […]
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Protecting Your Indie Spirit in Brooklyn
In a new home, Triskelion Arts helps keep scrappy dance alive — In 2000, five young dancers rented a loft on a mostly-deserted street in a still-questionable Brooklyn neighborhood called Williamsburg. They toiled to make Triskelion Arts, the new space, a home not only for their own choreographic endeavors, but also a center for artists […]
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This Musical is More Moving in the Round
Inside the new design of Broadway’s Fun Home — When the floor starts collapsing, we barely notice. It’s only afterward, when all the trap doors have silently slid open, that we realize this family’s house has become a gaping maw. One foot wrong, and someone could disappear into darkness. In that moment, the set of […]
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Not Everyone Can Dance Like This
Inside the killer choreography of An American in Paris — While the dance world at large continues to wage an uphill battle (see: the closing of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet), Broadway is enjoying a surge of dance-heavy shows. The charge is led by three musicals currently on the boards. Gigi and On the Town – […]
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Why Should Students See Hamilton?
The student matinees are, it turns out, the highlights of my life. I can’t begin to describe how it feels.
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When Your Lines Are Like Lyrics, How Do You Speak?
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We Think You’re Marrying the Wrong Guy
Inside the creation of Broadway musical It Shoulda Been You — Musical theatre songwriters have been known to drive themselves crazy seeking suitable source material for shows. They rack their imaginations, plunder public-domain literature titles, ask studios for rights to movie scripts, and track down playwrights or their heirs. It was somewhat easier for composer […]
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How to Be a Courtesan (on Broadway, At Least)
Performance secrets from Gigi ‘s female ensemble
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How TDF Member Teresa Coico Met Hugh Jackman’s Dog
Welcome to Meet the Member, where TDF members let you know which shows they love Today’s member : Teresa Coico, who joined TDF in 2005. She currently lives in New Jersey and works at Community Education Centers, which runs programs to help prisoners reenter society. — Mark Blankenship, Editor of TDF Stages : Hi Teresa! […]