New to the New York City Center stage is the desolate thriller The Ruins of Civilization. Starring Tim Daly, Rachael Holmes, Roxanna Hope and Orlagh Cassidy, this play is set in a dystopian
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Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed is a perfectly imperfect addition to this Broadway season. Though burdened with an uneven book,
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Michael Wartella is currently endearing himself to audiences as the doggedly determined detective-to-be, Hugo, in the sweet new musical, Tuck Everlasting. He has had his share of theater experiences across
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Waitress, a new musical by singer Sara Bareilles, is based upon the movie of the same name (starring one of our favorites, Keri Russell). This musical adaptation has catchy songs,
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Laura Benanti is the Queen of Broadway. In her roughly eighteen years treading the boards, she has proven again and again that she is the real deal: a virtuoso leading
Continue ReadingForest Whitaker began The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative in order to facilitate peacebuilding and reconciliation in areas of war, violence, and conflict. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to join
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A few weeks ago, we were gushing over Broadway’s new groovy hit Disaster! and recently we were lucky enough to speak to two of the masterminds behind the show: producing
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Tuck Everlasting is a story read in many elementary and middle school classrooms across the country to broach the subject of the circle of life. Natalie Babbitt wrote Tuck Everlasting back
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The 2016 Tony Award nominations will be announced tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.– the 2015-2016 Broadway Season has been leading to this moment! Let’s call a spade a spade: Hamilton will likely dominate
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It’s not often that a show captures an audience in such a poignant and beautifully tragic way as Dear Evan Hansen does. The musical, which premiered at Arena Stage last
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