Schele Williams will direct and JaQuel Knight is choreographing a new production of the show, with additional material by Amber Ruffin. It will start its tour in Baltimore.
Category: Theater (Broadway)
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‘The Wiz’ Aims for Broadway After a U.S. Tour
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Playing Neil Diamond: A Dream Role, and a ‘Crazy Privilege’
The New York Times – Music:Will Swenson, the star of “A Beautiful Noise,” has come a long way from his days as an eighth grader wooing girls with his Diamond repertoire.
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Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute
The New York Times – Music:The worldwide sensation and American-style musical theater form an awkward alliance onstage.
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Corey Hawkins, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in ‘Topdog/Underdog’ and the Art of Deception
The New York Times – Movies:Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discuss their electrifying performances in the Broadway revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
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Robbie Fairchild Celebrates a Different Kind of Opening Night
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Robbie Fairchild, a Tony-nominated former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet, opens the doors to his floral-arrangement business.
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Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink)
The New York Times – Music:Shakespeare’s tragedy becomes a girl-power romp in a cotton candy jukebox musical, featuring songs by the Swedish hitmaker Max Martin.
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How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far)
The New York Times – Movies:A surprising collaboration between an entertainment giant (Disney) and an avant-garde artist (Julie Taymor) birthed the most successful musical in history.
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For ‘KPOP,’ a Broadway Transfer Is More Like a Reinvention
The New York Times – Music:The show’s creative team talks about revamping the immersive Off Broadway hit so that it moves “around the audience” at Circle in the Square Theater.
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Review: In ‘Almost Famous,’ the Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll Flatlines
The New York Times – Music:Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film, set in the world of bands and groupies, does not survive its Broadway musical transplant.
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Seymour Press, a Behind-the-Scenes Fixture on Broadway, Dies at 98
The New York Times – Music:He started playing in Broadway orchestras in 1957, and eventually he began recruiting those orchestras as well.
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‘New York, New York,’ a Film-Inspired Homage, Plans Broadway Bow
The New York Times – Movies:The new musical, based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film, features songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb and is directed by Susan Stroman.
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Lucy Simon, Singer and Broadway Composer, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:She and her sister Carly Simon were a folk duo in the 1960s. Years later, she wrote the Tony-nominated music for “The Secret Garden.”