John Proctor is the Villain, a play centering on an opinionated bunch of high school English students starring Sadie Sink, opened at Broadway's Booth Theatre on April 14. "It's just such a natural, authentic and powerful depiction of girlhood," Sink told The Broadway Show on the play's opening night. Of first reading Kimberly Belflower's script, [...]
Bill Burr’s multilayered show-business resume ranges from stand-up comedy and stream-of-consciousness podcasting to screen acting, writing and directing. Whether he’s gunning down a stormtrooper in The Mandalorian, questioning the existence of open-casket funerals in the Hulu standup special Drop Dead Years or dropping 20 F-bombs in two minutes on his Monday Morning Podcast, Burr possesses [...]
Hailey Kilgore and Tamsen Fadal(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) It's April on Broadway, which means there's something new to see every night of the week! Stay in the know with the latest episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. Hailey Kilgore plays her final performance as Hadestown's Eurydice on May 4. See her sit down [...]
As Jerry Stevens, resident composer in the fictional Broadway universe of Smash, John Behlmann is constantly hit with the cutting words, "I never liked you, Jerry!" Lucky for him, there's a welcoming home right here at Broadway.com where he's signing in for "Jerry Duty," the latest backstage vlog taking audiences behind the scenes of the behind-the-scenes musical romp. [...]
Robyn Hurder and the cast of "Smash"(Photo: Matthew Murphy) Smash, inspired by the NBC TV series, is all about the uphill battle of getting a musical to the stage. The cast of the new Broadway show, now running at the Imperial Theatre, celebrated that very feat on opening night. "When I got the call about directing Smash, 'yes' [...]
Gloria Estefan(Photo: Ben Hider/Getty Images) Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Gloria Estefan and Joy Huerta to Host Special Talkback at Real Women Have CurvesOn April 22, Gloria Estefan and Joy Huerta (of the band Jesse & Joy) will host a talkback following the evening performance of Real Women Have Curves, the show Huerta [...]
Sadie Sink(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Kimberly Belflower's John Proctor is the Villain, starring Sadie Sink and directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor, opened at Broadway's Booth Theatre on April 14. The play centers on an five young women—fueled by optimism, fury and a love of Lorde—dissecting The Crucible. Broadway.com hit the Booth to see the stars, creatives and [...]
Lisa Left Eye Lopes, Rozonda Chilli Thomas and Tionne T-Boz Watkins of TLC(Photo: Ron Davis/Getty Images) They’re not chasing waterfalls—but they may be chasing Broadway. A musical about and driven by the songs of the female R&B superstars TLC—the group behind such enduringly smooth and sass-forward hits as “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls”—will have its world [...]
Lisa Left Eye Lopes, Rozonda Chilli Thomas and Tionne T-Boz Watkins of TLC(Photo: Ron Davis/Getty Images) They’re not chasing waterfalls—but they may be chasing Broadway. A musical about and driven by the songs of the female R&B superstars TLC—the group behind such enduringly smooth and sass-forward hits as “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls”—will have its world [...]
“Splish Splash.” “Mack the Knife.” “Dream Lover.” No doubt Bobby Darin’s songs have been part of our cultural fabric for almost 70 years. But beyond the hits, Darin was a charismatic and versatile performer who overcame childhood illness to will his way to stardom. Alas, Darin’s full life was cut short when he died at [...]
