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This Diva's Doing Her Leavel Best in 'Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends'

2 weeks ago | tdf.org | Jen Gushue

The Prom Tony winner Beth Leavel returns to Broadway in a new Sondheim revue---Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga may be the names above the title of the new revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, previously seen and loved in London and Los Angeles and now on Broadway courtesy of Manhattan Theatre Club. But there's another Tony Award-winning diva in this cast of 19 powerhouse performers: Beth Leavel, the scene-stealing star of The Drowsy Chaperone, Young Frankenstein and The Prom.
The Jonathan Larson Project Interview Jennifer Ashley Tepper Interview

1 month ago | tdf.org | Jen Gushue

The conceiver and two stars of the new musical The Jonathan Larson Project on why his unknown songs are so relevant today---For three decades, Rent has been the gateway show for many musical theatre lovers. The fact that its creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly of an aortic dissection at age 35 the day before its first preview only added to its mythos.
Tina Landau and Kate Diaz Interview for Redwood on Broadway

2 months ago | tdf.org | Carey Purcell

The co-creators discuss collaborating with Idina Menzel on her first Broadway show in a decade---Life-altering trauma, drug addiction and a climactic California wildfire—the new musical Redwood at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre explores some eerily timely themes. Yet the show, which stars Wicked Tony winner Idina Menzel as an anguished middle-aged woman seeking solace in a forest, has been gestating for two decades.
Meet the Man Behind the FX in Broadway's 'Death Becomes Her'

Nov 21, 2024 | tdf.org | Carey Purcell

Tim Clothier is behind the eye-popping illusions in the campy new musical---Tim Clothier knows how to keep secrets. The illusionist's magic is on eye-popping display in the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, but he won't let anyone peek inside his bag of tricks. That doesn't make them any less impressive. A fan of the 1992 dark comedy that inspired the show, Clothier knew translating the film's special effects to the stage would be quite the challenge.
Exciting & Inexpensive Theatre: 15 Shows to See Off-Off Broadway in November

Nov 15, 2024 | tdf.org | Andrew Block

Catch inventive riffs on Shakespeare and Greek tragedies, a drag queen comedy, a puppet rock opera and more---Adventurous audiences know that some of the biggest theatrical thrills are found on NYC's smallest stages. These shows are also great for theatregoers on a budget. In fact, TDF members can see dozens of Off-Off Broadway productions for as little as $11! Not a TDF member?
James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Renshaw and Christina Sajous Interview for A Wonderful World - The Louis Armstrong Musicals

Nov 14, 2024 | tdf.org | Carey Purcell

Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Renshaw and Christina Sajous talk about their rich collaboration on A Wonderful World---During Louis Armstrong's five-decade career, the celebrated trumpeter and gravelly vocalist composed more than 50 songs, appeared in more than two dozen movies and recorded more than 80 albums. He was also married four times. Given those stats, it's fitting that more than one director was needed to bring his life story to Broadway.
With Their Broadway Debut, They Finally Got Their Happy Ending

Nov 13, 2024 | tdf.org | Sarah Rebell

Will Aronson and Hue Park on the incredible cross-cultural journey of Maybe Happy Ending---It's hard to write a musical, especially an original one not based on existing IP. It's even harder to write two versions of that original musical in two different languages! But for musical theatre writers Will Aronson and Hue Park, their hard work on Maybe Happy Ending, currently running at Broadway's Belasco Theatre, has paid off.
With Three Shows in One Season, Whitney White May Be the Busiest Director in NYC

Nov 5, 2024 | tdf.org | Sarah Rebell

The Tony nominee talks about helming Walden, Liberation and the Broadway premiere of The Last Five Years---Whitney White understands the importance of listening. In fact, she considers it a key quality in a leader. The in-demand director, who earned a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut last year with Jocelyn Bioh's Jaja's African Hair Braiding, is helming three major New York productions over the next six months… and that's in addition to her work as an actor, musician and writer.
Why Andy Karl Was Chomping at the Bit to Return to Off Broadway in 'Teeth'

Oct 30, 2024 | tdf.org | Joey Sims

The three-time Tony nominee on playing two disturbed characters in the outrageous musical satire---Last time Andy Karl performed at Off Broadway's New World Stages, he was in Altar Boyz, a pop musical satirizing Christian boy bands spreading the gospel of chastity.
The Bushwick Starr: A New Theatre Grows in Brooklyn

Oct 25, 2024 | tdf.org | Billy McEntee

After three years of renovation, the innovative nonprofit opens its new permanent home---At a time when Off-Off Broadway theatres are increasingly endangered (just look at the closing of the Kraine and the current Catholic church kerfuffle at the Connelly), the opening of a new venue is cause to celebrate. And while The Bushwick Starr is far from new—the Obie Award-winning Brooklyn nonprofit has been producing genre-defying shows since 2007—its state-of-the-art facility at 419 Eldert Street is.