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What Does It Mean to Be Human?

By DIEP TRAN

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Wed Oct 17, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Andrew R. Butler's new folk musical is set two centuries from now but speaks to today --- A man with long, unruly red hair and a matching beard takes the Ars Nova stage with a guitar. He says his name is Rags Parkland and he's going to be singing some tunes. He strums his instrument and croons a love song -- but his object of desire is surprising....

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Giving 'Oklahoma!' Bold New Moves

By ALLISON CONSIDINE

Friday, October 12, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Fri Oct 12, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

How choreographer John Heginbotham helped revitalize the Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece --- Guggenheim Fellow John Heginbotham has been creating his own celebrated contemporary dance-theatre pieces since founding his eponymous company in 2011. Choreographing classic musicals wasn't really high on his wish list -- until boundary-pushing director...

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How Well Do You Know Irving Berlin?

By BRIAN SCOTT LIPTON

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

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Hershey Felder examines the legendary songwriter's life and work in his new solo show --- Pianist, performer and playwright Hershey Felder has made a career out of chronicling the lives and music of composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven on stage. But he expands his musical range to the Great American...

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Your Broadway Fall Preview! 2018 Edition

By RAVEN SNOOK

Friday, September 07, 2018 • Musicals • 1 comment Share This

Fri Sep 7, 2018 • Musicals • 1 comment Share This

A guide to 17 upcoming (or recently opened) productions Although the 2018-2019 Broadway season officially began when The Boys in the Band opened back in June, it kicks into high gear this fall with 15 new productions bowing on the boards. (We've also included two that opened over the summer and are still running.) As usual, autumn is play heavy, with...

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WATCH: Backstage at the Autism-Friendly Performance of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'

Monday, August 27, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Mon Aug 27, 2018 • Musicals • 0 comments Share This

Last month, we kicked off our autism-friendly performances for the 2018-2019 season with SpongeBob SquarePants. We were thrilled to get a chance to share this exuberant musical with families who have children on the spectrum before it closes on September 16. Cast member Kelvin Moon Loh took over our TDF Instagram feed to give theatre lovers a backstage...

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I Know You Love That Musical, But Please Don't Sing Along

By ERIKA GOULD

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 • Musicals • 119 comments Share This

Wed Aug 22, 2018 • Musicals • 119 comments Share This

The theatre is not your shower or a karaoke bar --- Has this ever happened to you at a Broadway musical? House lights dim, stage lights go up, actors begin singing the opening number… and so does the audience? Personally I find this trend disheartening, and it seems to get worse every season. As an avid theatregoer, I pay top dollar to hear...

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If It Doesn't Rhyme, I Don't Mind

By LINDA BUCHWALD

Monday, August 20, 2018 • Musicals • 4 comments Share This

Mon Aug 20, 2018 • Musicals • 4 comments Share This

In defense of musical theatre lyrics with imperfect rhymes I'm a hard-core musical theatre nerd and I don't understand why so many people gripe about lyrics featuring imperfect rhymes. They don't bother me. In fact, I sometimes prefer them since they're more surprising than perfect rhymes such as love and dove (yawn). Imperfect rhymes work especially...

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