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Lea Salonga Joins the Cast and Producing Team of HERE LIES LOVE on Broadway

The producers of Here Lies Love, the groundbreaking musical from the minds of Grammy®, Oscar®, and Tony Award® winner David Byrne (concept, music and lyrics) and Grammy Award® winner Fatboy Slim (music), announced today that Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga, a global Filipina legend, will join the show’s Broadway cast for a special guest engagement this summer. Salonga, who is also joining the … Continue reading Lea Salonga Joins the Cast and Producing Team of HERE LIES LOVE on Broadway

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Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award Winner and DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star André De Shields’ Story, “When Iris Eyes Were Smiling” on The Moth Radio Hour’s “Guiding Lights” Through Oct. 31

The Moth Radio Hour episode entitled, “Guiding Lights,” featuring stories by Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning Death of A Salesman star André De Shields, Bud Trillin, and Francine Lobis Wheeler, is airing on nationally on public radio stations from Tuesday, October 25 – Monday, October 31, 2022. Click here for local air times. In this episode, stories of the voices that inspire us, comfort us, and … Continue reading Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award Winner and DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star André De Shields’ Story, “When Iris Eyes Were Smiling” on The Moth Radio Hour’s “Guiding Lights” Through Oct. 31

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Lily Ling Makes Herstory as the First Person of Asian Descent to Conduct HAMILTON on Broadway

I met Lily Ling, a Chinese Canadian music director, conductor, pianist, and educator at a 4th of July rooftop party in New York. She had literally gotten off a plane, checked into her hotel and come to the party. I got to know this extraordinary woman over the course of the evening and less than a month later, Ms. Ling made her Broadway debut as … Continue reading Lily Ling Makes Herstory as the First Person of Asian Descent to Conduct HAMILTON on Broadway

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New Cast Announced for Broadway’s INTO THE WOODS Includes Ann Harada, Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus, Krysta Rodriguez, Katy Geraghty, Jim Stanek, Montego Glover, Andy Karl and More

All new casting has been released for the New York City Center Encores! production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s revival of Into the Woods at the St. James Theatre. Into the Woods has now extended, by popular demand, through October 16. Joining the company on September 6 are Stephanie J. Block as the Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as the Baker, Krysta Rodriguez as Cinderella, … Continue reading New Cast Announced for Broadway’s INTO THE WOODS Includes Ann Harada, Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus, Krysta Rodriguez, Katy Geraghty, Jim Stanek, Montego Glover, Andy Karl and More

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Arts and Entertainment, Press Release

Chapman Roberts’ Lawsuits Battle Behemoths of Broadway Theater to Win Credit and Compensation for his Work on the Musical, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ

NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Close to 30 years after creating widely-acclaimed vocal arrangements of music for the 1995 multi-Tony Award-nominated, Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical revue “Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller,” theater veteran Chapman Roberts is the plaintiff in a David-and-Goliath lawsuit, charging that he is not been credited or compensated for subsequent stagings of the musical, that continues to wow audiences … Continue reading Chapman Roberts’ Lawsuits Battle Behemoths of Broadway Theater to Win Credit and Compensation for his Work on the Musical, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ

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The Green Room 42 is presenting HADESTOWN Stars Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney in Double-Bill Tonight

The Green Room 42 is presenting a special double bill of the two stars of Broadway’s Hadestown, Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney, on Sunday, June 5. Eva Noblezada is so excited to be returning to the Green Room 42 stage. It’s a very simple show. She sings songs. Everyone laughs. And we all remember how much we missed live performances. Oh, and there may be … Continue reading The Green Room 42 is presenting HADESTOWN Stars Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney in Double-Bill Tonight

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Jun. 12: The 2022 Tribeca Festival™ Storyteller Series: Cynthia Erivo: BACK TO BROADWAY with André De Shields

On Sunday, June 12 at 2:00pm, the 2022 Tribeca Festival™ Storyteller Series is presenting Tony winner Cynthia Erivo Goes Back to Broadway, an intimate conversation between Ms. Erivo and Tony, Grammy and Emmy winning star André De Shields as they discuss Broadway’s comeback, at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios, 50 Varick St. in New York. The program will feature exclusive clips of a forthcoming documentary entitled Back … Continue reading Jun. 12: The 2022 Tribeca Festival™ Storyteller Series: Cynthia Erivo: BACK TO BROADWAY with André De Shields

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Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke, André De Shields and Khris Davis to Begin Previews in the Limited Run of the Acclaimed Young Vic / West End Production of DEATH OF SALESMAN at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre on Sept. 19

The critically-hailed Young Vic / West End production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is coming to Broadway’s Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street) for 17 weeks only, starting this fall. Performances for the limited engagement will begin on September 19. American Express® Card Members have exclusive early access to tickets for Death of a Salesman now through June 8th at 9:59 am EDT … Continue reading Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke, André De Shields and Khris Davis to Begin Previews in the Limited Run of the Acclaimed Young Vic / West End Production of DEATH OF SALESMAN at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre on Sept. 19

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