John Carucci, Associated Press Updated 9:27 am, Monday, April 23, 2018 Now Playing: The documentary “Bathtubs Over Broadway,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival explores the secret world of industrial musicals. Tony-winner Susan Stroman admits ‘cutting her teeth’ on these types of shows before making it on Broadway. (April22) Media: Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you've never heard of lavish musicals like "The Bathrooms Are Coming" or "Diesel Dazzle" you're not alone. Yet, these elaborate productions have borrowed the talents of some of Broadway's biggest names. Tony-winning director Susan Stroman admits she "cut her teeth" on what was known as the industrial musical — extravagant productions the general public never got to see. Instead, they were meant for corporations to show to clients, dealers and investors. Now, a new documentary called "Bathtubs Over Broadway" allows audiences into this secret world. Stroman, … [Read more...] about New film explores the best Broadway musicals you never saw
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Art patrons score four-course dinner, two Broadway performances and Southwest Airlines swag
Fifth annual Houston Arts Alliance concert dinner at Hotel ZaZa attended by Mayor Sylvester Turner raises $270K By Amber Elliott Published 9:38 am, Thursday, April 12, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', … [Read more...] about Art patrons score four-course dinner, two Broadway performances and Southwest Airlines swag
With Broadway tours booming, Overture Center announces 7 shows for 2018-19 season
Tours of Broadway musicals are attracting big audiences in the Madison area — and in markets across the country, where ticket sales for shows that made a name in New York are continuing to grow.Seven Broadway shows that have never before played Overture Center for the Arts will make stops at the Downtown Madison performing arts center in 2018-19, Overture officials announced Monday.“This is really what we’ve been aiming for all along – to have new things, exciting things, things people have been asking for because they’re hearing the buzz about what’s happening in New York,” said Overture president and CEO Ted DeDee. “And we now have some that are not only Wisconsin premieres, but are also appearing only here at Overture, and nowhere else in the state.”“Something Rotten!,” “School of Rock,” “Finding Neverland,” Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I,” “Miss … [Read more...] about With Broadway tours booming, Overture Center announces 7 shows for 2018-19 season
Tina Fey brings her “Mean Girls” to Broadway
Tina Fey won plenty of laughs by playing Sarah Palin next to Amy Poehler's Hillary Clinton on "Saturday Night Live" back in 2008. Now, Tina Fey is the off-stage force behind the new musical "Mean Girls," opening tonight on Broadway. How she brought her original hit movie to the Great White Way is the story she recently shared with Jane Pauley: For some people Tina Fey is synonymous with "Mean Girls." She wrote the 2004 movie. So, maybe Pauley arrived for her interview a little nervous. "Well, just don't worry about it," Fey said. "If it's something I'm uncomfortable with, I'll just flip this table." "You'll just flip this table! All right, with me hangin' on!" "Toward you, yes!" "Mean Girls" was a kind of anthropological dig through the treacherous terrain of a very particular slice of American teen girl psyche. And now, 14 years after the movie, audiences are lining up again, for "Mean Girls," the musical. And tonight is opening night. Fey is not in the show. But she wrote the … [Read more...] about Tina Fey brings her “Mean Girls” to Broadway
Preview: Tina Fey finally lives her Broadway dream
Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Tina Fey has earned international acclaim as a comedy writer, actress, author and producer, but she's always wanted her name in a copy of the Broadway publication Playbill, she tells Jane Pauley in an interview for CBS' "Sunday Morning," to be broadcast April 8. Fey has finally gotten a chance to see her dream come true. Fey, who wrote the 2004 hit movie "Mean Girls," about a group of teenagers all fighting for social status, is also the writer of the Broadway musical adaptation of the film. The stage production opens Sunday, April 8, at New York's August Wilson Theatre. "I didn't grow up in New York City. So, if we came to New York to see a show and we got this real Playbill, it was just so special," Fey tells Pauley. "I really did feel, like, a burning desire to have my name in one of those Playbills someday." Fey sits down with Pauley to talk about her career; her path to Broadway; what she was like in high school, and her life on- and off-stage … [Read more...] about Preview: Tina Fey finally lives her Broadway dream