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Article | November 10, 2014
Primary Stages Launches Oral History Project, a Video Archive of Pioneers Who Created Off-Broadway Movement
Primary Stages has launched the Primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral History Project, a new endeavor to capture the oral history of the New York Off-Broadway and Off Off-Broadway theatre movement through first-hand accounts of the pioneers who created it.
Article | By Matthew Blank | November 29, 2011
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Blood and Gifts and "Pan Am" Star Jeremy Davidson
Jeremy Davidson, currently appearing in the Lincoln Center Theater production of J.T. Rogers' Blood and Gifts, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
Article | By Matthew Blank | November 29, 2011
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Blood and Gifts and "Pan Am" Star Jeremy Davidson
Jeremy Davidson, currently appearing in the Lincoln Center Theater production of J.T. Rogers' Blood and Gifts, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
Article | By Molly Higgins | March 1, 2024
See Who's Starring in The Old Globe's U.S. Premiere of Ride
Sarah Meadows directs the musical, which follows Annie Londonderry's endeavor to ride a bicycle around the world.
Article | September 22, 2014
Anecdotes from Anatevka: Joanna Merlin, Adrienne Barbeau, Alfred Molina, Neva Small, Pia Zadora, Cheryl Stern and More Recall Fiddler on the Roof
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, which opened Sept. 22, 1967, at the Imperial Theatre.
Article | By Robert Simonson | August 15, 2016
Fyvush Finkel, Living Link to Yiddish Theater Past, Dies at 93
The comic actor successfully transitioned from a life in Yiddish theater to a mainstream career.
Article | By Leah Putnam | June 22, 2023
Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About Rock & Roll Man at New World Stages?
The new biomusical about legendary DJ Alan Freed opened Off-Broadway June 21.
Article | By Leah Putnam | March 4, 2022
Read the Reviews for Aleshea Harris' On Sugarland
The Is God Is and What to Send Up When It Goes Down playwright's new play opened at Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop March 3.
Article | By Robert Viagas | December 30, 2016
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2016
We say farewell to Edward Albee, James M. Nederlander, David Bowie many more, from onstage and behind the scenes.
Article | By Andrew Gans | February 9, 2015
68th Annual Tony Awards Honored with Directors Guild Award
Glenn Weiss and the directing team of the 68th Annual Tony Awards — which were hosted by Hugh Jackman — were honored Feb. 7 with a Directors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports-Specials.
Article | By Matthew Blank | June 10, 2014
PHOTO CALL: Andrea Martin, Sheldon Harnick, Chita Rivera, Pia Zadora, Adrienne Barbeau and More Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof
Stars of stage and screen gathered June 9 at The Town Hall for Raising the Roof, a celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Broadway classic Fiddler on the Roof.
Article | By Harry Haun | August 16, 2013
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Soul Doctor — Shlomo in Slo-Mo
Jazzing up Judaism has always been a young man’s game, but anybody who tries it always seems to be following in the conflicted footsteps of Al Jolson’s "Jazz Singer," weaving between the straight-and-narrow of by-the-Torah traditionalism and the bright lights of show biz. Such was the crooked path pursued by Rabbi Sholomo Carlebach, whose Soul Doctor shingle went up Aug. 15 at Circle in the Square.
Article | July 29, 2001
Grave White Way Dies in L.A. July 29 After Two Extensions
The Grave White Way, a new musical in which five former Broadway actors struggle to get into Musical Theatre Heaven, closes after two extensions July 29 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre. The new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies) opened May 11 to strong reviews from Variety, the L.A. Times and the Hollywood Reporter.
Article | July 16, 2001
Grave White Way Musical Extends Again in L.A. Through July 29
Five former Broadway actors are struggling to get into Musical Theatre Heaven in The Grave White Way, a new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies), which opened May 11 to strong reviews from Variety, the L.A. Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Now the comedy, which features a revue of the Broadway flops the five central characters have forced on the world, extends a second time, now through July 29 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre.
Article | June 15, 2001
L.A.'s Grave White Way Goes on Through July 15
Five former Broadway actors are struggling to get into Musical Theatre Heaven in The Grave White Way, a new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies), which opened May 11 to strong reviews from Variety, the L.A. Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Now the comedy, which features a revue of the Broadway flops the five central characters have forced on the world, extends through July 15 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre.
Article | May 11, 2001
L.A. Is The Grave White Way With Celeb Guests May 11-June 17
Five former Broadway actors are struggling to get into Musical Theatre Heaven in The Grave White Way, a new musical by Joe Patrick Ward (Hysterical Blindness and Other Southern Tragedies), opening May 11 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre. Their hope lies with their various talents, but that's definitely not enough; instead, theatre celebrities must make an appearance to plead the pathetic thespians' cases.
Article | November 24, 1997
Fyvush Finkel Gets Star on NY "Yiddish Walk of Fame" Nov. 24
Fyvush Finkel got his start in the Yiddish theatre and won an Obie Award for his 1988 Broadway work in Cafe Crown, but didn't attain true celebrity until he played a lawyer on TV. As Douglas Wambaugh on CBS' "Picket Fences," Finkel won two Emmy Awards and became a household name for his bulbous nose, outsized personality and warmly conveyed Jewish gestures.
Article | By Ruthie Fierberg | April 29, 2019
The 12 Stars of Broadway’s Come From Away Reveal Show Secrets Over Beer and Board Games
Inside the “family picnic” with the full cast of the hit musical by David Hein and Irene Sankoff.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | June 13, 2024
Photos: Cole Escola, Maleah Joi Moon, Rachel McAdams, More Honored at the 2024 Theatre World Awards
The annual honors recognize Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | May 14, 2024
Cole Escola, Maleah Joi Moon, Rachel McAdams, More Win 2024 Theatre World Awards
The annual honors recognize Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts.

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