TV: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Tributes the Birthday of Irving Berlin with 'God Bless America'May 11, 2018To a rousing ovation, the cast of the Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen performed a curtain call tribute in honor of the patriotic song "God Bless America," which this year is celebrating its 100th Anniversary, on the eve of Mr. Berlin's 130th birthday. Dear Evan Hansen is playing on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre which was built by Mr. Berlin and his business partner Sam H. Harris and opened in 1921 to house his famed Music Box Revues. The Shubert Organization currently owns and operates the Music Box.
Education Round Up: New York City Theatre Companies with an Eye on Arts EducationMay 18, 2018Theatre is a universally enjoyable experience, but there are always ways to enhance the impact. Theatre is entertainment, and yet it can do so much more. As the young audiences for productions grow, local companies respond with carefully curated outreach programs that give students of all ages the chance to engage in the theatre community and learn from everything it has to offer.
Review Roundup: Classic Stage Company's SUMMER AND SMOKEMay 4, 2018Classic Stage Company presents a new production of Tennessee Williams' SUMMER AND SMOKE, directed by Jack Cummings III, Artistic Director of The Transport Group, at CSC (136 East 13th Street) for a limited engagement through May 25. Opening night was Thursday, May 3. Let's see what the critics had to say...
VIDEO: In Rehearsal with Encores! ME AND MY GIRLMay 2, 2018Encores! will present Me and My Girl as the final production of the Encores! at 25 season at New York City Center. Get a preview below in rehearsal with stars Christian Borle and Laura Michelle Kelly!
VIDEO: WICKED Performs for Jerad Bortz at the EASTER BONNET COMPETITIONApril 30, 2018Humor, hope and heart were at the core of the performances at the 32nd annual Easter Bonnet Competition. Wicked dedicated their performance to cast member Jerad Bortz and his husband Steven Skeels, who suffered a devastating car crash that left Bortz paralyzed from the chest down. Watch the video below!
Meet the Cast of THE BOYS IN THE BAND- Now in Previews!April 30, 2018Directed by Joe Mantello and produced by Ryan Murphy and David Stone, The Boys in the Band will play a strictly limited 15-week Broadway engagement at the Booth Theatre, beginning previews today, April 30. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!
VIDEO: Go Inside the 2018 EASTER BONNET COMPETITIONApril 25, 2018Humor, hope and heart were at the core of the performances at the 32nd annual Easter Bonnet Competition, which raised $5,721,879 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Go inside the performances below!