37 stories by "Tristan Halstead"
Ivan van Hove's topical, bleak production, Tony-nominated for Best Revival of a Play, left me breathless, exhausted and disturbed. Due in part to Sophie Okonedo‘s heartbreaking p…
Because it’s not like she has anything better to do than to continuously astound and astonish us. Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo has been on a roll these past couple of weeks, gifting…
At long last, as reported by The Chicago Tribune, the Chicago production of the Broadway smash Hamilton finally has its cast. The principle company includes Broadway veteran Wallace Smith an…
Oh, ROCKY! October is only three months away, and we can’t help but shiver with antici… pation as the long-rumored “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” re-imagining will a…
And now a sigh of relief. Upon Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Phillipa Soo’s departure on July 9th, producer Jeffrey Seller announced our new Hamilton leads: Shuffle Along&#…
They're back! The letter ‘M’ has never looked so good. The four-time Tony nominated musical Motown makes its long-awaited return to Broadway this summer. Featuring a book by Berr…
UPDATE: 6/16/2016- It has been confirmed that Javier Muñoz will, indeed, be taking over the role of Alexander Hamilton after Lin-Manuel Miranda takes his final bow (for now) on July 9t…
Black performers continue to make their mark on Broadway this week. Two years after Norm Lewis made history as the first Black actor to don the white mask and perform the iconic, titular …
On Broadway’s biggest, and now most historic night, ten of the 14 Tony-nominated musicals of the 2015-2016 season brought light and life to the CBS telecast held at the Beacon Theatre.…
Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover and the Broadway cast of Shuffle Along made an appearance on the premiere of NBC's brand new variety show "Maya & Marty" starring "Satur…
After days of speculation, Cats has finally found its glamour cat Grizabella in Leona Lewis, the season 3 winner of "The X-Factor" in the UK, as confirmed by The Shubert Organization and The…
In an already thrilling awards season, Black performers made up a third of the honorees at the 2016 Theatre World Awards presented on May 23rd at the Circle in the Square. In its 72nd year, …
