Sound Advice Recap is weekly listing of new/upcoming recordings and books of interest to musical theatre lovers. Highlights this week include the new Broadway cast recording of Some Like It Hot on CD, and the books Creating Back to the Future: The Musical, and Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy.
The 2023-20234 season of Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia will feature no less than six musicals and related seminars and streaming events. The line up includes:...
The cast will feature Grammy Award winner Melissa Manchester as Mrs. Brice and introduce Katerina McCrimmon in the starring role of Fanny Brice....
Producer Garth Drabinsky has appealed the dismissal of his antitrust lawsuit against Actors' Equity Association....
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has revealed the Nominating Committee for the 2023-2024 Broadway season, so producers, directors, writers, composers, designers and performers know who to suck up to until the nominations are announced.
Anthony Lyn (associate director), Clement Ishmael (music supervisor), Marey Griffith (associate choreographer) and Lisa Dawn Cave (production supervisor) on the process and challenges of bringing the musical to international audiences....
In an in-depth interview, Andrew Rannells discusses his Broadway #MeToo experiences, step-parenting, his relationship with Tuc Watkins, becoming a step-parent, the joy of theater, anti-LGBTQ politics, the Tonys, lockdown loneliness and closeted Hollywood actors.
The first ever Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along has extended its engagement by two months. Originally announced to run through 21 January 2024, the show will now run through 24 March. Performances start on 19 September 19, 2023 at the Hudson Theatre....
Saw a local production of City of Angels recently. These are my thoughts on the show and why I think it hasn't been a bigger success. I do not talk about any specific production, but about the show's songs and particularly its book. SPOILERS FOLLOW....
Jeanine Tesori is arguably the most talented, versatile composer working in musical theatre today, as a listing of her shows shows: Thoroughly Modern Millie; Shrek; Caroline, or Change; Violet; Soft Power; Fun Home; Kimberley Akimbo. This article and accompanying video interview provides an overview of her career.
Six is the shortest musical currently running on Broadway, at only 80 minutes. The new revival of Camelot is currently the longest, clocking in at 2 hours 55 minutes....
The performer, who is Black, takes issue with her employment termination due to an alleged desire to prevent a "white savior story" in the Tony-winning production.
