There are many things that Broadway knows how to do well. From the big opening numbers, to the set pieces they convey. Broadway has also been known to keep us swooning with love songs. There are of course the classics like ‘If I Loved You’ from Carousel, the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, or something with a bit more humour for those who fall for the one who makes them laugh like ‘Do You Love Me’ from Fiddler On The Roof which opened on Broadway in 1964. Ranking the top 5 Broadway love songs was not easy when taking everything into consideration.
The epic dual love story telling of the iconic Orpheus and Eurydice, and Persephone and Hades is back on the West End starting 10th of February, 2024 with a stellar cast. Tickets for Hadestown went on sale starting earlier this year in late May, 2023. The last time the Tony winning musical Hadestown was in the city of London was from Nov 2nd, 2018 to January 26th, 2019 at the National Theatre. Five years later, the Greek tragedy returns. Now the audience will experience the underworld at the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. A mere fourteen minutes from their last venue via the Bakerloo line.
Welcome back, TheatrePeople! This week is a special one. I had the opportunity to interview a fantastic, innovative Sound Designer, Jessica Paz. Among many things, Jessica is the Tony Award-winning sound artist behind Anaïs Mitchell’s groundbreaking production, Hadestown. Jessica is incredibly kind and generous, and you’ll feel her deep love of live theatrical performance and the power of storytelling in every line of this. I hope you’re as thrilled by her interview as I am! Enjoy!
Hello TheatrePeople! Boy, do I have special surprise for you this week. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Afra Hines.
The 2019-2020 Broadway season looks to be an exciting one. From plays and musicals to concerts, solo shows and illusions, the 48 shows currently scheduled this season look to provide a diverse array of talent to New York stages.
When co-creator Nikka Graff Lanzarone and I started our theatre-focused podcast in 2013, we spent a lot of energy thinking about what to call it. We wanted a name that focused on the artists who play supporting roles in musical theatre, celebrating both their creativity and their skill sets. We settled on the title “The Ensemblist,” modifying the word “ensemble” into something more technical but undeniable theatrical.
In the weeks following the Tony Awards on June 9th, Broadway has seen the closing of many of shows: King Lear, Network (June 9), Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (June 16), Hilary & Clinton (June 23), All My Sons, Kiss Me Kate (June 30) and The Ferryman, My Fair Lady, Ink (July 7). In the coming weeks they will be joined by, Be More Chill, The Prom, What the Constitution Means to Me, Frankie & Johnny…, Cher, Pretty Woman and King Kong! Thousands of people have enjoyed these shows; however, they will soon be gone.
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards certainly did not disappoint. An evening of glamour, show stopping performances, breathtaking speeches and even some commercial-break-karaoke, set this year’s awards show apart from the 72 that preceded it in more ways than one.
I’m one of those theatergoers that runs away screaming at the idea of “audience participation.” I avoid improv comedy like the plague because I disdain being called upon to provide a suggestion. When attending the theatre I like to be out of the line of the sight of actors, as catching the eye of one of the performers could take me out of the storytelling.
