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The Traditional Japanese Theater Genre That’s Like ‘Rocky Horror’
Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: November 4 2020 @ 2:59 pm
“Stepping into a taishū engeki show is like being welcomed into a wild and flamboyant secret society. As performers in outlandish costumes dance on stage, delighted fans dance along in unison from their seats. Somehow, everyone knows the moves. Periodically, an excited fan will scurry up to the stage with an envelope or wrapped gift, […]
Hollywood Likes Broadway Again
Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: November 4 2020 @ 1:26 pm
After decades of sporadic adaptations, Hollywood has suddenly thrown a lot of financing — and entire brass sections — at theatermakers. Which means that film’s latest special effect is a millenniums-old art form that’s mostly feet and breath and plywood. – The New York Times
When Bernstein, Sondheim, And Robbins Tried To Adapt Brecht
Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: November 4 2020 @ 12:02 pm
It was a decade after West Side Story, and Jerome Robbins got the idea to make one of Bertolt Brecht’s didactic plays into a musical. Though Sondheim in particular required some convincing, it eventually became a promising project, with John Guare writing the book and Zero Mostel engaged to star. Finally, the piece was set […]
Watch Broadway's André De Shields & Garth Kravits Team Up to Perform 'A Change Is Gonna Come'
Source: Broadway.com | Posted: November 3 2020 @ 2:40 pm
It's always a gift to experience the vocal stylings of André De Shields! The Hadestown Tony winner and Broadway's Garth Kravits, who together form the duo Yin & Yang, have joined forces for a rendition of Sam Cooke's civil rights anthem "A Change Is Gonna Come." In addition to Hadestown, De Shields was nominated for Tony Awards for The Full Monty and Play On!, while Kravits is known for his numerous stage and screen credits, including Broadway's Gettin' the Band Back Together and The Drowsy Chaperone. Accompanied by Steven Cuevas on piano, the performers offer a fresh spin on the classic tune. Check it out below!
Jeremy O. Harris Has Gotten HBO To Pay For Experimental Theater Stagings
Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: November 3 2020 @ 1:04 pm
“Harris, who is 31, has moved fast through the New York theater world — in a truncated season, Slave Play garnered 12 Tony nominations — and he now has a contract with HBO, the much-anticipated film Zola in the can, and Hollywood at or near his feet. But he hasn’t dumped the old toy for […]
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