‘Billy Elliot’ to Close on Broadway, Leaving Ballet Girls Dancing in the Dark
Billy Elliot gets ready to close its doors on Jan. 8th 2012. Photo: Kate Racovolis No one was more surprised this month when the producers of “Billy Elliot” abruptly announced that the acclaimed...
View ArticleTicket Promoters Lure Broadway Attendees
TKTS Ticket Booth in Times Square. Photo: AP: Mark Lennihan Each day before the lights of the theater dim and the curtains rise, tourists, students and theater buffs overflow the TKTS booth at Times...
View ArticleTheater community raises funds to combat HIV/AIDS
Since 1986, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has held a flea market to raise funds against HIV/AIDS. Photo: Christian Gollayan. New York’s theater community came together on Sept. 21 to raise funds...
View ArticleHamilton cast draws voter registration crowd
Cast members Roddy Kenedy, Morgan Marcell, and Tinairi Vazquez pose for a photograph at the Ham4Vote voter registration event outside the Richard Rogers Theater in midtown. Photo: Madison Darbyshire....
View ArticleBlack Broadway Artists Make History While Challenging Racial Norms in Theater
“Chicken and Biscuits” at the Circle in the Square Theater on Broadway. Photo by Gabriella Maestri As the theater district reopens after going dark in March 2020, seven African Americans plays will...
View ArticleBroadway is Bustling; Sensory-Friendly Shows, Not So Much
The Lion King billboard on Broadway. Photo by Natalie Demaree Barbara Gold Strate hoped to share her love of theater with her young daughter, but when the 2-year-old was diagnosed with autism, Strate...
View ArticleThe Role of Intimacy Directors on Broadway
“A Strange Loop” is an award-winning Broadway musical with an intimacy director in the cast. Photo by Elena Luwa Yin Nudity and love scenes on stage are nothing new. But a burgeoning profession that is...
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