An insider’s view of the Tony Awards
The 72nd Tony Awards hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles will be broadcast this Sunday evening. I had the opportunity to chat with Frances Egler, who is the Tony Awards voter for the Kimmel Center.
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The 72nd Tony Awards hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles will be broadcast this Sunday evening. I had the opportunity to chat with Frances Egler, who is the Tony Awards voter for the Kimmel Center.
Beginning in 1987 as the play Pyjamas Pour Six by French farceur Marc Camoletti, it was then translated and rewritten in 1991 by Robin Hawdon, and retitled Don’t Dress for Dinner. It enjoyed a long run on the London stage.
The Arden Theatre Company closes its 30th season with a new production of Fun Home.
Opening night on May 23 was a wild affair, with an audience so responsive as to be like, totally mind-blowing, man. Every movement on the stage provoked applause from the eager, mostly young, audience, and they had every reason to applaud. This re-imagined Mamma Mia! is a winner.
An Act of God, which recently appeared on Broadway to critical acclaim, now enjoys a spanking-new production with a cracker-jack cast at New Hope’s legendary Bucks County Playhouse.
Out gay playwright Christopher Durang’s new drama Turning off the Morning News is now playing at the intimate Berlind Theatre at the McCarter Theatre Center.
Pennsylvania Ballet has announced the promotion of ten dancers for the 2018-2019 season
An Ohio native, James Ihde came to Philadelphia in 1993, when he began his association with Pennsylvania Ballet as an Apprentice. James Ihde will now retire after a twenty-five year career with Pennsylvania Ballet. This weekend, James will dance his last performances, culminating in his final performance Sunday afternoon in George Balanchine’s Jewels.
The McCarter Theatre Center presented pianist Jeremy Denk in recital. Mr. Denk’s program included Mozart’s Rondo in A Minor, Prokofiev’s Visions Fugitives, Beethoven’s Sonata, and Schubert’s Sonata in B-flat major.
At first glance, you may think, ‘Do we need an old chestnut like Carmen?’ If it’s Opera Philadelphia’s new Carmen, then the answer is yes, yes, and yes!
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