Logan Culwell-Block

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Photos: Get a 1st Look at Norm Lewis in Ceremonies in Dark Old Men Off-Broadway

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

A new Off-Broadway revival of Lonne Elder III's Ceremonies in Dark Old Men is underway and headed for an April 18 opening night Off-Broadway at Theatre at St. Clements, and newly released production shots are offering a first look at the production. Take a look in the gallery below. Performances continue through May 18, with Clinton Turner Davis at the helm. Norm Lewis leads the cast, sharing the stage with Felicia Boswell, James Foster Jr., Morgan Siobhan Green, Jeremiah Packer, Calvin M.
American Sign Language-Infused Waitress Will Perform at Lincoln Center

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

Deaf Broadway's 2025 offering will be an American Sign Language-infused performance of Waitress, the 2015 Sara Bareilles-Jessie Nelson musical based on the 2007 film. The performance will be given July 23 in Damrosch Park. As in previous Deaf Broadway performances, Waitress will feature a full, live Deaf cast performing the show in ASL to a prerecorded audio performance of the musical. Sandra Mae Frank, seen on Broadway in Deaf West Theatre's Spring Awakening revival, will direct.
Julie Benko Will Lead My Fair Lady Concert at Theatre Aspen

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway favorite Julie Benko (Funny Girl, Harmony) will star as Eliza Doolittle in a one-night-only concert performance of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady at Colorado's Theatre Aspen July 15. The performance will be held in the Michael Klein Music Tent, with further casting to be announced. Maggie Burrows will direct the concert, with Andy Einhorn conducting the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra.
Edinburgh Fringe Hit Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Sets Off-Broadway Return at The Public

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

The Public Theater is bringing back Julia Masli's Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha for an Off-Broadway encore run, performing in the company's Anspacher Theater May 30-June 22. The show sees Masli, a trained clown, using a bronze leg and a handbell to clear all your worries. “Hahahahahahahahahaha,” says Masli in a statement about her excitement for bringing the show back to New York.
Edinburgh Fringe Hit Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Sets Off-Broadway Return at The Public

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Logan Culwell-Block

4 hours agoKelly Marie Tran is no stranger to breaking barriers in Hollywood. In 2017, she became the first Southeast Asian actress to star in the Star Wars franchise; and in 2021, she voiced Disney’s first Southeast Asian princess in Raya and the Last Dragon. At the 2022 Oscars, Tran, a daughter of Vietnamese …
Shaina Taub Will Receive Founders' Award at 2025 Theatre Education Conference

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

Two-time Tony winner Shaina Taub (Suffs) will receive the 2025 Educational Theatre Association's Founders' Award at the 2025 Theatre Education Conference, being held June 22-24 in Bloomington, Indiana. The honor recognizes artists whose work has made profound impacts on the growth and development of theatre education, research, and practice. Taub will also join EdTA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Katona for a keynote conversation during the conference.
Shoshana Bean, Hailey Kilgore, Brandon Victor Dixon, More Will Celebrate Diane Warren at Carnegie Hall

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

New York Pops will honor songwriter Diane Warren during the Pops' 42nd Birthday Gala April 28 at Carnegie Hall. A starry list of performers has been assembled for the evening, each of whom will sing songs from Warren's catalogue.
Read the Reviews for New Adam Gwon Musical All the World's a Stage

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

Keen Company's world premiere of the Adam Gwon musical All the World's a Stage opened April 15 at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row, and the reviews are in. Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein is directing, his final production before his 12-year tenure leading the Off-Broadway company comes to an end with the completion of this current season. Performances will continue through May 10. See what critics are saying about the new work below.
See Who's Starring in Prince F****t Off-Broadway

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

Playwrights Horizons and Soho Rep have found casting and a creative team for their upcoming world premiere of Jordan Tannahill's Prince Faggot, set to play Playwrights' Peter Jay Sharp Theater beginning May 30 and continuing through July 6. Opening night will be June 16. Shayok Misha Chowdhury is directing the co-production. The ensemble cast will feature Rachel Crowl (Between Two Knees), K.
Beanie Feldstein Joins Upcoming Season of Only Murders in the Building

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

Hulu's Only Murders in the Building has picked up more Broadway talent for its upcoming fifth season, with Hello, Dolly! and Funny Girl star Beanie Feldstein set to join the cast in an undisclosed role, according to Deadline. Just about all we know about the upcoming season is that it will investigate the murder of doorman Lester, whose death was revealed at the end of the most recent season.