On the scene: ‘The Scottsboro Boys' talkback by Jesse North

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 …

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‘Pitmen Painter' Christopher Connel gives his brush a final stroke by Jesse North

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…

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‘Pitmen Painter' Christopher Connel gives his brush a final stroke by Jesse North

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…

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ASTEP New York City Christmas returns for third year 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…

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Ticket giveaway: ‘Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles’ by Jesse North

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 …

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 42 by Jesse North

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…

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 41 by Jesse North

Talking points: Happy Thanksgiving, Rushers! Mary Poppins dance captain Suzanne Hylenski on what it's like to tap dance upside down Elling's shocking closing notice Broadway grosses What did…

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Broadway Brain: ‘Mary Poppins' dance captain Suzanne Hylenski turns choreography on its head—literally by Jesse North

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…

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Broadway Brain: ‘Mary Poppins' dance captain Suzanne Hylenski turns choreography on its head—literally by Jesse North

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…

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Review: Elling by Jesse North

Playing former mental hospital patients, Denis O'Hare and Brendan Fraser are friends and roommates attempting to make their way in a society where they do not feel comfortable. O'Hare as Ell…

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 40 by Jesse North

Talking points: SRTV celebrates 40 episodes—thank you! Hunter Ryan Herdlicka's star-filled show at Feinstein's Colin Quinn: Long Story Short and other non-traditional Broadway fare Bro…

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‘Les Miserables’ reboots at Paper Mill Playhouse by Jesse North

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…

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Concert recap: Hunter Ryan Herdlicka at Feinstein’s by Jesse North

Bernadette Peters and Jan Maxwell were there. Yes, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, who is making his Broadway debut as the morose Henrik in A Little Night Music, attracted quite the crowd to his seco…

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 39 by Jesse North

Talking points: Emotions run high at The Merchant of Venice opening Catch Me If You Can announces cast Next to Normal to close January 16 2011 Tony Awards will be held at the Beacon Theatre …

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 38 by Jesse North

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 …

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Review: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Jesse North

There's a lot happening on stage at Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, but unfortunately, not enough of the right things. This new David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane musical is jam-packed…

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Scottsboro Boy James T. Lane double dips in the Kander and Ebb catalogue by Jesse North

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…

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Review: The Scottsboro Boys by Jesse North

The creators of The Scottsboro Boys are out to make audiences squirm in their seats with discomfort. This new musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb tells the true story of nine black men who w…

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Review: Lombardi by Jesse North

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…

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 36 by Jesse North

Talking points: Part 2 of Ensemble Watch with The Lion King's Ray Mercer and Jean Michelle Grier. Ray talks about his giraffe, Gus, and how he mounts the 14-foot puppet. At This Performance …

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Broadway Brain: Stage manager Matthew Shiner keeps his eye on all ’39 Steps’ by Jesse North

The sharpest eye in a theater belongs to the production stage manager. Sequestered to the stage's wings, these vigilant crew members order every lighting and technical cue of a show into act…

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 37 by Jesse North

Talking points: Happy Halloween! Broadway theaters to participate in trick or treat Stage manager of The 39 Steps Matthew Shiner tells tales from the wings In The Heights to close in January…

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 36 by Jesse North

Talking points: Part 2 of Ensemble Watch with The Lion King's Ray Mercer and Jean Michelle Grier. Ray talks about his giraffe, Gus, and how he mounts the 14-foot puppet. At This Performance …

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Review: Lombardi by Jesse North

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…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Ensemble Watch: ‘The Lion King,’ Part 2 by Jesse North

In Part 2 of Ensemble Watch with The Lion King's Ray Mercer and Jean Michelle Grier, Mercer talks about his giraffe, Gus, and how he manages on those stilts (14 feet high!). Grier reveals he…

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