The play was rarely performed again for nearly a century. The day of its London revival in 1703 was noteworthy for one of the most severe storms in English history. Because of its blasphemous content, the play was blamed for the storm’s calamities, and Queen Anne ordered a week of prayer during which all theaters were closed.
The Missouri community theater troupe known as the Springfield Little Theater sets the bar high for its seasonal entertainment. With ambitious Broadway classics like Beauty and the Beast and The Producers under its belt, this local ensemble of talented, hardworking performers lays it all on the line for its audiences.
Glorious theaters and lavish opera houses were the cultural hub of southern and midwest U.S. cities. Many historic sites are still opened to the public for tours or ticket performances.
Between the success of Broadway shows in the past using a collection of popular music and the current trends of utilizing pop of past and present, there are millions to be made in licensing. So what is the big mystery and how does it work?
My review of Broadway’s 2008 Tony Award winning musical In The Heights.
A talented and determined lady who made her way to Broadway, and kept dancing into her 70s. Eleanor Chapin’s story is not only inspirational, it’s amazing.
A Broadway usher’s examination of the things that audience members should avoid doing and things that they should do to make their theater experience easier.
Broadway theaters in New York will bid (or will have already bid) farewell to three long-running musicals by early June. Closed in December: The Drowsy Chaperone. Closed in January: The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee. Closing in June: Rent.
Rent is about young people who must live for the moment because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed for any of them. They know that romantic love takes time, time that these individuals don’t have, therefore they must seize the day and live each day as if it were their last.
