26 stories from Theater in the Now
Name: Patti MurinHometown: Hopewell Junction, NYEducation: BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University (kind of ironic, considering the plot of our show)Select Credits: Xanadu (Euterpe, …
Name: Paul Edwin McGill IIIHometown: Pittsburgh, PAEducation: Profesional Performing Arts High School in NYCSelect Credits: La Cage aux Folles (2004) (Swing, Marriott Marquis); A Chorus Line…
Name: Zakiya YoungHometown: Downingtown, PAEducation: B.A. Communication, University of PittsburghSelect Credits: The Little Mermaid (Mersister, Lunt-Fontanne); It's a Bird...It's a Plane...…
Ok. Let's get the exposition out of the way now. A long time ago, a musical venture known as Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark emerged on the Great White Way lead by legends Julie Taymor and Bon…
There should be a rule about how many Broadway flops you're allowed before you receive a lifetime ban. Frank Wildhorn, I'm looking at you. And here we were thinking it would be hard to be wo…
It's been an exciting year in theater all over NYC! Did you have a show that moved you tears? A show that brought you excitement that you couldn't stop smiling for days? Maybe even a show th…
Name: Alex WyseHometown: Cleveland, OhioEducation: Boston UniversitySelect Credits: Lysistrata Jones (Cinesias, Walter Kerr Theater/Transport Group); Academy (Benji, Maltz Jupiter Theater/Da…
Well it's here! The movie of the summer? Potentially. It looks like a blast with some fun performances, but I'm still bitter with deletion of three of the best characters!
It's simple as this: grieving sucks. It's hard and takes many forms. In the sharp and hauntingly beautiful Exit Carolyn, we watch as three characters' lives are affected by the death of a lo…
It's pretty safe to say that most people have a moment in their life where they feel trapped, longing for an escape. Whether it be trapped in work or in love or just the general strain of li…
Well it happened! And it was an amazing night! The audience was on their feet the second the blackout happened. The party was out of control. Not only was it at the Copacabana, but it was al…
The list just keeps getting bigger and bigger! Next up is Broadway heartthrob Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, the leader of the student revolution. Now the biggest question of this movie is, who ge…
Just when you thought you couldn't jam pack another name into the Les Miserables movie, they do! Joining Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Hathaway, and Russel Crowe is Borat himself, Sacha…
With the buzz that the production will move to Broadway after it's run at the Alley in Houston, the Off Broadway smash hit The Toxic Avenger has a cast. Leading the cast as Toxie is Constant…
Name: Laura RamadeiHometown: Silver Spring, Maryland and Evergreen, ColoradoEducation: Denver School of the Arts; NYU, Tisch, Stella AdlerSelect Credits: Keep Your Baggage With You At All Ti…
It's been reported that the coveted role of Eponine in the already star-studded Les Miserables movie is down to four: 2 Blondes, a Red Head, and a Jew. (Sounds like a band to me!) Vying for …
The original cast of War Horse will play their final performance on January 8th to make way for 15 new cast members. Andrew Durand of Spring Awakening and The Burnt Part Boys fame will play …
Name: Jake LoewenthalHometown: West Hartford, CTEducation: Fordham UniversitySelect Credits: BUNKED! A New Musical (Lucille Lortel " NY Fringe '10), Open the Dark Door, Jack Perry is Alive (…
After a fantastic invited dress, our audiences came in just as vocal and excited! Each audience responded to different moments, but silent they were not. It's always great to have a standing…
Daniel Radcliffe's reign at How to Succeed...is coming to a close. Want proof? Darren Criss's show poster has been released. It's only time that the Nick Jonas poster appears on the world wi…
What a performance! It's always important to get an audience engaged from the start. And boy was this house on the edge of their seat from start to finish! Our invited dress was phenomenal! …
Day three of tech began with a warm welcome to the fans with an autograph signing this afternoon. Fans were able to meet the cast and our composer Alicia Keys. Despite the rain, we had a nic…
Name: Becca BallengerHometown: Boise, ID Education: Interlochen Arts Academy, B.A. in Theatre from Fordham UniversitySelect Credits: Little Town Blues (Olivia, Wild Project…
Looks like the paper boys have a job! Newsies will be making the leap to Broadway this Spring. The big question will be if leading man Jeremy Jordan will lead the paper revolution or will he…
