VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For COME FROM AWAY Creators Benefit Concert Of First Musical In Toronto
by Alan Henry
- Jan 15, 2020
In July 2009, in the backroom of a narrow shop, two young, first-time playwrights performed their first musical at the Toronto Fringe. The show had a quirky title that immediately got it attention. When the first audiences saw it, they knew they were witnessing something unique from writers who had a very promising future. The show became a Fringe sensation. Four months later, David Mirvish, the largest Canadian commercial theatre producer, presented a longer vision of the show at the 700-seat Panasonic Theatre (now the CAA Theatre), where it was extended five times. Go inside rehearsals for the one night benefit in the video below!
TV: Barnes and Noble Goes Broadway! Steven Sorrentino Talks the LABN Program
by Nicole Rosky
- Aug 10, 2014
BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge recently stopped by the Upper East Side store (150 East 86th Street), where he chatted with Director of Author Promotions and Special Events, Steven Sorrentino about all of the store's latest offerings for theatre-loving guests. Check out the full interview below!
STAGE TUBE: National Museum of American History Receives Jim Henson Puppets for Birthday
by Christina Mancuso
- Sep 25, 2013
The National Museum of American History received a new donation of more than 20 Jim Henson puppets and props on the anniversary of his birthday—Sept. 24, 1936—from the Henson family. Miss Piggy and the Swedish Chef from The Muppet Show, Bert and Elmo from Sesame Street, and Red Fraggle and Traveling Matt from Fraggle Rock are among the new additions. They will join the museum's current Jim Henson Collection, which includes Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog and the cast of Sam and Friends.