"Another Day's Begun," a new book on the contemporary importance of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" mentions some major productions of the play that happened in Connecticut. The state was also …
Episode 28! Join the Broadway Bradshaws for Valentines Day part 2 at the Magic Kingdom! Review of Tony's Town Square (SMOOCH ALERT) including #CARBS and #GrownupDrinks, Riding Tomorrowland S…
Embodying the Thornton Wilder character "helped heal something inside me that I hadn't even realized had been broken," says one.
The February to June Darebin Arts Speakeasy season features a program of premieres and performances bigger than ever before, bursting
Howard Sherman, author of a new book about the play: "It's a play that people think they know. People want to paint it as this old-fashioned love letter to the past. And that's not what it i…
Howard Sherman is a writer, arts administrator, and former executive of the American Theatre Wing. His recently published book, Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN in the 21st Ce…
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Howard Sherman about his new book, "Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century," which interviews participants from an array of pr…
Urie and Larimore discuss social media and technology in an eerily prescient play.
WGA West president David Goodman knew taking on Hollywood's largest talent agencies would be an uphill battle from the start. But the veteran showrunner who led the guild's campaign to refor…
Alton Fitzgerald White, Lillias White and André De Shields join Flushing Town Hall for a series of events commemorating Black History Month. The post Broadway's Best Headline Flushing Town …
The author of a new book about Our Town on his evolving relationship with the work---Sometimes you fall in love with a play at first sight. With others, it takes a few viewings. For Howard S…
Hal Holbrook, who died Monday at the age of 95, particularly endeared himself to Connecticut through his impression of Hartford icon Mark Twain and his performances as The Stage Manager in l…
The event was filmed at Town Hall and will air on February 12.
To honor Black History Month, Flushing Town Hall presents its Black History Trilogy, a three-part series of Broadway luminaries showcasing the speeches and music of influential African-Ameri…
With the country splintered, its institutions shaken, a book documenting a classic American play affirming shared life experiences and bedrock values seems especially timely. Published Jan.Ã…
"Another Day's Begun," an oral history by Howard Sherman, features more than 100 actors and directors involved in productions of the classic Thornton Wilder play.
The costs of a musical out-of-town have risen 'dramatically' over the last decade. Commercial tryouts can cost $5mm. Non-profit enhancements can be $2mm-$3mm. With that kind of price tag…
Sherman's new book is a compendium of oral histories about 21st century productions of this Wilder classic.
The Pulitzer-winning drama, set in the small town of Grover's Corners, has a beating heart that will resonate through the years It is frequently called the quintessential American play, but …
(Laura Collin-Hughes's article appeared in The New York Times, 1/6; via Pam Green. In a Broadway production of "Our Town," Helen Hunt, right, played Emily Webb with Jason Gedrick, left, …
Catching a glimpse of the beloved community in a quirky, inclusive corner of the U.S.
With a history of the Thornton Wilder classic coming soon, we talk with performers who found personal inspiration in the play's beating heart.
The musical opened on Broadway on December 28, 1944.
There's a line in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder that says, "Does anyone ever realise life while they live it … every, every minute?" It's a powerful question, and …