Jeremy Schonfeld performs the title track from his newest CD, “37 Notebooks” live in the Broadway Bullet studio. There is an interview with Jeremy and 1 more live performance in Vol. 207 of the Broadway Bullet Podcast.
We have an absolutely JAM PACKED episode for you this week, so buckle up and enjoy the ride!
Actors Jordan Lage and Mary McCann from the Atlantic Theatre talk about “Almost an Evening”; we get up close with Karen Olivo from “In the Heights”; learn about “The Caucasian Chalk Circle”; Jeremy Shonfeld lets us know about his new CD and Birdland performance; dance troupe, Company XIV, tells us about “The Judgement of Paris”; we hear about the show “Wild Imaginings” from the teen theatre group, Little Fig Stage; and the stars and producer of “Sweet Mama Stringbean” share their stories with us.
Through all of this we have 5 songs, including two live, in-studio performances from Jeremy Schonfeld. We also have a super sweet discount offer to “Almost an Evening” written by Oscar winner, Ethan Coen and starring Oscar winner, F. Murray Abraham. To find out how to see this show for $35, visit www.almostanevening.com/broadwaybullet
We also have Marty Cooper on the Positive Side, Theatre news and more… so what are you waiting for?
Welcome to Broadway Bullet, and boy do we have a lot of stuff for you today. So let's get the ball rolling, shall we?
We have Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe (in their first interview for the production) from the new musical, opening after CURTAINS takes it's final bow, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, as well as music from the show and the singing producorial couple. Also from (Re:)Directions Theatre Company, playwright Steven Ives and Director Tom Berger drop in to talk about their new production BORDERTOWN. Abby Baum and Tripp Pettigrew come by to talk about the musical TRIUMPH OF LOVE and we get to hear a couple of songs from the Original Cast Recording.
Also this week Marty is back with us and we have as always those Top of the Trades and Callboard that you love so much.
So what are you waitingfor? Hop on board the Broadway Bullet for all destinations on and Off Broadway!
A CROSS DRESSER, THE Queen, the Bard, and a merry band of actor’s… No this is not the opening to a very bad Elizabethan joke. What it is is the set up for a very well done play by Timothy findley at Nicu’s Spoon Theatre.
The setting is an old barn, the time is the eve of the execution of Sir Robert, Earl of Essex. queen Elizabeth I has chosen to spend the hours before the death of her beloved “Robin” in the company of her favorite playwright. What ensues is one man teaching royalty how to be feminine and royalty teaching one man how to be masculine.
The script, penned beautifully by Timothy Findley, is deft and witty. We go from one liner to one liner in and out of metaphor and metaphysics. And in the end what Mr Findley has given us is a play that is so well tailored it fits the company of actors performing it like a fine Italian suit. Read more of this article »