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Results tagged “theatre”
Top Five: Summer Theatre Picks!
Jun 26, 2012
Well, it's summertime again and with the Tonys behind us, things are a little quieter in the New York theatre world, but they're still heating up around the country. Here are five Character Approved shows...
Father's Day: Five Broadway Picks!
Jun 12, 2012
Father's Day is this Sunday, and if you're looking for that perfect gift for Dad, the Character Approved Theater Blog is here to help! Dinner and a show is a great way to spend time...
Jerry Mitchell Bares it All
Jun 7, 2012
Produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Broadway Bares XXII: Happy Endings will spin tales for a good cause on Sunday, June 17, for two performances only, at Roseland Ballroom in New York City....
John Lithgow as Joseph Alsop: A Tour de Force
May 31, 2012
In the 1940s through the 1960s, columnists were celebrities and Washington DC's Joseph Alsop was the starriest of them all. Beloved, feared, and courted in equal measure by the Washington political world at whose center...
Oh, What an Afternoon! Drama League 2012 Winners
May 21, 2012
The Drama League Awards are the oldest theatre honors in the United States, dating all the way back to 1922. Recipients are chosen by thousands of members nationwide who attend both Broadway and off-Broadway productions....
As Time Goes By, GHOST Lives On
May 17, 2012
Recently on Broadway, there has been a slew of stories that have gone from stage to screen, screen to stage, and sometimes in both directions. This spring, GHOST The Musical is debuting with a top-notch...
Bravas to Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow
May 7, 2012
Coming to New York City to play an iconic, real-life character of whom many New Yorkers and music fans have strong, fervent, memories is a daunting task to say the least. Now running on Broadway,...
Stars, Glitz & Glamour! 2012 Tony Nominations Announced
May 4, 2012
The 2012 Tony Awards Nominations were announced yesterday morning, and the theatrical world will officially be in awards-season mode through Sunday, June 10, 2012, when the awards are broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from...
From the Jersey Boys to the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up: Rick Elice!
Apr 19, 2012
Rick Elice began his career as an actor, and then moved into the world of advertising where he was creative director at Broadway's powerhouse ad agency Serino Coyne. After 18 years producing advertising for more...
Honoring an American Musical Master: Alan Menken
Apr 9, 2012
Alan Menken is, simply put, a legend in the world of musicals. His works include Beauty And the Beast, A Christmas Carol, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Tangled, Mirror Mirror,...
Des McAnuff, Superstar
Mar 14, 2012
Last year, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber went to see the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's new production of Jesus Christ Superstar and wholeheartedly endorsed it, saying, "It is very probably the best acted performance of the show...
Women's History Month: Elena Roger, an EVITA for 2012
Mar 8, 2012
When you see a great theatrical performance, it can stay with you for a lifetime. In 2006, I had one of those rare experiences seeing Elena Roger storm her way through the iconic role of...
Beamed Back to Broadway: William Shatner
Mar 2, 2012
William Shatner has had an unparalleled and one-of-a-kind career that's spanned the worlds of stage, screens big and small, music, writing, and even the rodeo over the past five decades. Now he's making a long...
Black History Month: Lydia R. Diamond
Feb 9, 2012
To have your play produced on Broadway is naturally very exciting, and when it's your Broadway debut all the more so. But, when that debut is produced by 14-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys, who has...
The Best Man: James Earl Jones
Feb 1, 2012
Just saying, reading, or typing the name James Earl Jones immediately brings to mind a booming voice and an unmatched presence. Theatre fans have been entertained by the legendary Jones since the late 1950s. This...
Situation Cares... and So Do We!
Jan 27, 2012
Earlier this month, Situation Cares, the charitable arm of the theatrical and live entertainment marketing organization Situation Interactive, hosted the Casino for Cares fundraiser at Reflections Studios. The event featured casino games, live entertainment, a...
Norm Lewis Brings Dignity and Passion to Porgy
Jan 20, 2012
Norm Lewis has already had quite the Broadway career, and it just got bigger this month with the well-received opening of Porgy & Bess on Broadway, in which he stars as the iconic Porgy opposite...
Cynthia Nixon: Always Full of Wit
Jan 13, 2012
When Wit premiered in New York back in 1998, it ran off-Broadway for more than 500 performances, earning honors such as the Pulitzer Prize, the Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Award, Drama League,...
Thanks For Everything Douglas Carter Beane
Jan 5, 2012
Funny man Douglas Carter Beane is a playwright and screenwriter known for his work on To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, as well as the plays The Little Dog Laughed (Tony® and Olivier...
Top 10 of 2011: Theatre
Dec 30, 2011
Holy 2011! This has been one of the craziest theatre years in recent memory, so I've been on a wild ride looking back at some of my favorite moments. Here are my top ten Character...
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