Ones to Watch: Derek Klena
Derek Klena has just finished playing your cartoon boyfriend Dmitry in Hartford Stage‘s pre-Broadway run of Anastasia. If you missed it, don’t worry: producers announced this week that Klena is set
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What to See Instead of Hamilton
It is a truth universally acknowledged that you will need to sell one (1) arm, one (1) leg, and one (1) kidney to afford a ticket to Hamilton. Just before the show
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Our 3 Favorite Tony Awards Moments
The 2016 Tony Awards were a hit. James Corden was a stupendous host. All the musical performances were wonderful. The #HamforTonys bits before commercial breaks were creative. The speeches were
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Our Fingers Are Crossed for These Tony Award Nominees!
One of my favorite awards shows of the year is almost here: the Tony Awards! Broadway’s biggest night is sure to be full of laughs (thanks to this year’s host
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To See or Not to See: Anastasia
Fans of the animated film Anastasia have something to rejoice: a Broadway-bound musical adaptation of the film just opened at the Hartford Stage in Connecticut. Helmed by the film’s original songwriters
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To See or Not to See: Incognito
Encoding. Storing, Retrieving. Those are three things the brain does; they are also the three parts of Nick Payne’s newest brilliant play, Incognito. As with Payne‘s other work (namely the
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To See or Not to See: Shuffle Along
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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To See or Not to See: Waitress
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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To See or Not to See: Tuck Everlasting
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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Man Crush Monday: Tituss Burgess
In the process of bingeing season 2 of Netflix’s laugh-out-loud standout Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, we were reminded how much we love Tituss Burgess, who portrays the hilarious Titus Andromedon, Kimmy’s roommate
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