306 stories by "Jesse North"
The holiday season truly has begun, because one of my favorite Broadway events has announced its return. The ASTEP New York City Christmas concert will play its third annual show at Joe̵…
Talking points: Attending the NYMF opening night party with Baz Luhrmann and Claire Danes Rediscovering The Lion King A second go at Time Stands Still Win a free pair of tickets to Time Stan…
Making a return after its triumphant run on Broadway last winter, Time Stands Still is back for more box office bang. Donald Marguiles' drama starring Laura Linney, Brian d'Arcy James, Eric …
Talking points: The great career stories of Patti LuPone: A Memoir The best soundbites from the audiobook of Patti LuPone’s memoir Saying goodbye to Next to Normal Broadway grosses Wha…
The latest installment of the At This Performance concert series brought big laughs Sunday night. The concert that gives Broadway understudies and standbys the spotlight saw performers choos…
Small-town discontent is at the heart of That Championship Season, but in this revival, there are no small names to be found in the cast. Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Noth, Jason Patric, and Jim…
Talking points: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark plays its first, much talked about, preview Stage Rush favorites The Scottsboro Boys and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson post closing notices Ameri…
The holiday shopping season has begun, and Stage Rush is here to make it easier for you to find that perfect gift! We are giving away a pair of tickets to see Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles …
In Lee Hall's drama The Pitmen Painters, Christopher Connel plays the key member of a group of British miners who gain the art world's attention with their paintings. Although Connel's Olive…
Editor’s note: Stage Rush will be on vacation over the holidays; coverage will resume on January 3. Talking points: Seeing The Fantasticks for the first time Broadway Mad Libs with Mat…
Late last September, it would probably have been difficult to find a Broadway actor who was more engulfed in the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb than James T. Lane. The Philadelphia native…
Talking points: The five shows coming to Broadway this spring that we’re most excited about: Priscilla: Queen of the Desert Arcadia How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Th…
Kathryn Stockett does not want her best-selling novel The Help to be adapted for Broadway. She shot down the notion during a post-show talkback at Driving Miss Daisy Wednesday night, citing …
At first glance, Lombardi runs the risk of traveling into cheesy TV biopic territory. Led by two televisions stars who haven’t been relevant to pop culture since the 80s, the play focu…
This article was published on Discover Jersey Arts, for which I am the theater blogger The Paper Mill Playhouse is soon to be at the center of national theatrical attention when it hosts the…
Talking points: I’m obsessed with Jennifer Sanchez’s comedy at the latest At This Performance concert Broadway.com editor in chief Paul Wontorek and how he built the number-one t…
Talking points: Revisiting James T. Lane, currently a Scottsboro Boy Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown suffers the A-list cast curse Broadway grosses Well Rushers, what do you think …
Talking points: Interviewing Billy Elliot's Gregory Jbara and reminiscing about our connection to my hometown/his prior feature film location Experiencing my first, first preview of a Broadw…
The Scottsboro Boys may be in its final week on Broadway due to disappointing ticket sales, but theatergoers packed the Lyceum Theatre for Thursday night's performance. Following a sold-out …
Talking points: Pitmen Painters‘ Christopher Connel on his favorite New York spots Broadway grosses What do you think, Rushers? Can you see Connel playing Dad in Billy Elliot the Music…
Talking points: New play about Chris Farley, The Fatman Cometh, has Broadway/off-Broadway potential Who is the best man in That Championship Season Julie Taymor is out of Spider-Man. Why we …
The new Broadway season has just begun and it's time to get you Rushers out there and into these new shows! Stage Rush has a pair of tickets to Lombardi, a new play about the iconic American…
Talking points: Broadway on Broadway concert lacks new material Stage Rush's top 3 most-anticipated musicals of the fall Diving into John Tartaglia's mind in Imaginocean Broadway grosses Wer…
It was an evening that would make any performer green. Tony winner Idina Menzel, famed for her emerald-skinned turn as Elphaba in Wicked, made her New York Philharmonic debut Saturday night …
While the company members of the Opera Populaire over at Phantom of the Opera and ballerinas of Billy Elliot have been dancing masterfully for years, performers in long run shows need help m…
