Disney’s hit musical Newsies opened on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre March 29. Directed by Jeff Calhoun with choreography by Christopher Gattelli, the production played 16 previews and 1,004 performances before closing August 24, 2014. Newsies earned eight Tony Award nominations and won Best Original Score and Best Choreography.
Listen to Celia Keenan-Bolger and Phillipa Soo in Latest Episode of Sunday Pancakes
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The latest episode of Celia Keenan-Bolger’s new podcast, Sunday Pancakes, features Hamilton Tony nominee Phillipa Soo. In “Prioritizing Your Personal Life,” the pair talk about the ongoing struggle to improve our work-life balance and tools to ensure you can continue to make space for your own needs.
Women’s History Month Quiz: The Songwriters
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Take this short quiz celebrating some of the women who write the songs that make the Great White Way sing. Need to brush up first? Here’s a study guide.
Click through the gallery below to see how much you know about some milestone moments in Broadway history.
Women’s History Month Quiz: The Songwriters
Look Back at Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, and More in Gypsy on Broadway
Following its concert presentation at City Center Encores! in 2007, Gypsy returned to Broadway, opening at the St. James Theatre on March 27, 2008. The revival, directed by librettist Arthur Laurents, played 27 previews and 332 performances before closing on January 11, 2008. The production garnered seven Tony Awards, winning three: Best Actress in a Musical for Patti LuPone, Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Laura Benanti, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Boyd Gaines.
Finishing the Hat: Honor Stephen Sondheim With These 15 Brilliant Lyrics
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Seminal composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim celebrated his birthday March 22. Known for his complex compositions and clever wordplay, Sondheim has earned eight Tony Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement honor in 2008, as well as eight Grammy Awards, one Academy Award, and a Pulitzer throughout his six-decade career on Broadway.
In honor of the musical theatre luminary, we are looking back at some of our favorite Sondheim lyrics.
Finishing the Hat: Honor Stephen Sondheim With These 15 Brilliant Lyrics
In the News: Southwark Playhouse to Stream Dave Malloy’s Preludes, David Rockwell Tapped to Design the Oscars
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Read on for more headlines you may have missed in today’s news.
London’s Southwark Playhouse Will Live Stream Concert Production of Preludes
A concert production of Dave Malloy’s Preludes will live stream for three performances only from London’s Southwark Playhouse May 7-8.. Malloy (a Tony nominee for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) has written a brand new song for the piece, which will get its world premiere in the Southwark concert production. Alex Sutton directs the cast that includes Rebecca Caine, Norton James, Georgia Louise, Tom Noyes, Keith Ramsay and Steven Serlin. For schedule and ticketing, visit SouthwarkPlayhouse.co.uk.
Video Auditions Roundup: The Phantom of the Opera, Merry Wives, Pericles, More Seeking Performers
A reopening may be on the horizon, but with theatres, still dark for the time being, casting directors are encouraging performers to send in video auditions. Here’s a selection of upcoming Equity auditions around America, in chronological order by the submission deadline.
23 Jukebox Musicals That Brought Your Favorite Music to Broadway
Jukebox musicals are shows that feature pre-existing scores by some of music’s greatest icons. Whether using the songs to the tell the story of the artist like Tina: The Tina Turner Musical or telling new stories with pre-existing music like Moulin Rouge!, jukebox musicals give a star’s catalog new life onstage.
Celebrate Broadway’s All Shook Up Starring Cheyenne Jackson, Jenn Gambatese, and More
The original Broadway production of All Shook Up opened at the Palace Theatre March 24, 2005. The musical, featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, played 33 previews and 213 performances before closing September 25, 2005.