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Written by: Margaret Hall
Tovah Feldshuh Announces The Feldshuh Fund for Women’s Health
You’re Not Expected to Listen to Overtures: An Interview with Broadway’s David Chase
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Written by: Margaret Hall
Whatever happened to overtures? This musical theatre mystery is a hot topic, and Playbill is on a mission to uncover the answers for our readers.
Last week we hammered out how the purpose of the overture has changed throughout Broadway history. This week, Playbill met with celebrated Broadway dance arranger and music supervisor David Chase to get an expert’s perspective.
How Matilda the Musical Had to Change Itself From Stage to Film
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When Matthew Warchus, Dennis Kelly, and Tim Minchin set out to adapt their Olivier- and Tony-winning Matilda the Musical into a film, they knew they would have to kill some of their babies. Metaphorically.
“Oh Christ, it’s completely different,” says composer Minchin when talking about the differences between the stage show and the film adaptation, which is currently playing on Netflix. He speaks admiringly of his colleagues Kelly and Warchus—all three artists have the rare honor of being creators who got to oversee the film adaptation of their stage property. “Usually people find it hard to truly throw out what they need to throw out in order to make the jump [to film],” says Minchin. “I don’t think I could have done what Matthew and Dennis did, which is to just really reimagine it and completely change the script—just fundamentally change it, and yet you come out feeling like you’ve seen the same story.”
Cast Set for North Shore Music Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors
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Regional News
The Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical will begin performances at the Massachusetts venue in September. Casting is complete for the North Shore Music Theatre‘s upcoming production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken‘s Little Shop of Horrors, which will play the Massachusetts venue September 20-October 2.
Schedule of Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows for the 2022-2023 Season
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Written by: James Miller, Playbill Staff
2022-2023 SEASON
This list is updated regularly. It is organized by start of previews.
Playbill will update these listings when new information is made available. For a list of all Broadway-related COVID-19 protocols, please click here.
THE QUEENS OF SIX ARE TAKING OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THIS OCTOBER!
South Florida – August 23, 2022 – The Queens of SIX (@sixustour) are taking over South Florida this October! The Broward Center (@browardcenter) in Ft. Lauderdale and the Arsht Center (@arshtcenter) in Miami are proud to kick off South Florida’s new Broadway season with the electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award®-winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss this fall. Fans will have two opportunities to catch the Tony Award®-winning musical beginning at the Broward Center from October 11-23, and at the Arsht Center from October 25-30.
Why Funny Girl Might Be for You: The Broadway Applause Series Salutes Funny Girl!
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Written by: Brittani Samuel
The “greatest star” is back! More than five decades after its original Broadway debut, Funny Girl is running now under the bright lights of the August Wilson Theater. The 1964 Tony-nominated musical-turned-movie was the vehicle that launched American songstress Barbra Streisand’s entertainment career into the stratosphere. Now, the role of the lovable, plucky hopeless romantic Fanny Brice is bringing delight to a new generation of musical theatre lovers. Here are six reasons why you do not want to miss Funny Girl’s long-awaited revival.
1997 TV Cinderella, Starring Brandy, Sets 25th Anniversary Reunion Special on 20/20
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Film & TV News
1997 TV Cinderella, Starring Brandy, Sets 25th Anniversary Reunion Special on 20/20
The event will feature original cast members Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber, and more.
The 1997 TV production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring Brandy and the late Whitney Houston, has set a 25th anniversary reunion special for ABC-TV’s 20/20, airing August 23 during Disney’s World Princess Week. The one-hour-long event will feature original cast members Brandy and Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Veanne Cox, along with Billy Porter, Todrick Hall, Jade Jones, and more reflecting on the impact of the movie musical. The special will be followed by the first broadcast TV airing of the film in more than two decades.
See Brennyn Lark and Keri René Fuller Join Broadway’s SIX
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Written by: Michael Wiltbank
SIX welcomed its newest royals Brennyn Lark and Keri René Fuller August 9 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. See them take their first curtain call below.
Hamilton Launches Pro-Choice Fundraiser Ham4Choice
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Written by: Raven Brunner