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Review: Good news! The Mark Taper Forum is back. Bad news? ‘American Idiot’ misfires
2 months, 1 week ago

Review: Good news! The Mark Taper Forum is back. Bad news? ‘American Idiot’ misfires

LA Times  

The cast of Green Day’s “American Idiot” at the Mark Taper Forum, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre. Daniel Durant and Mars Storm Rucker, center, and the cast of Green Day’s “American Idiot” at the Mark Taper Forum. Otis Jones IV, left, Ali Fumiko Whitney and James Olivas in Green Day’s “American Idiot” at the …

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How Maria Friedman and Jonathan Groff cracked the riddle of Sondheim’s ‘Merrily’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

How Maria Friedman and Jonathan Groff cracked the riddle of Sondheim’s ‘Merrily’

LA Times  

“Merrily We Roll Along” director Maria Friedman and star Jonathan Groff at the Hudson Theatre in New York on May 21, 2024. “Anyone who’s ever had anything to do with ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ — it touches them in a way that I think few other pieces of theater do.” “Merrily We Roll Along” Director Maria Friedman. A central challenge …

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A new ‘Spring Awakening’ has a diverse cast. It’s more transgressive than ever
1 year, 2 months ago

A new ‘Spring Awakening’ has a diverse cast. It’s more transgressive than ever

LA Times  

This past weekend, I attended the wedding of a wonderful arts journalist who, along with his playwright groom, delivered the most beautifully written vows I’ll probably ever hear. And when she recently asked about the topic, the actor’s 84-year-old mother responded repeatedly: “I cannot talk about it.” That conversation turned out to be a resource; it took place in front …

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"Funny Girl" gives Lea Michele a stage to poke fun at those literacy rumors
2 years, 3 months ago

"Funny Girl" gives Lea Michele a stage to poke fun at those literacy rumors

Salon  

The audience at Lea Michele's opening night as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of "Funny Girl" brought as much drama as the musical performance playing out onstage. The boisterous crowd included Ryan Murphy, creator of the long-running series "Glee," which starred Michele; actors Jonathan Groff, Drew Barrymore and Zachary Quinto; New York governor Kathleen Hochul; and filming TikTok-ers. Addressing …

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What Made Spring Awakening So Good Happened Offstage
2 years, 7 months ago

What Made Spring Awakening So Good Happened Offstage

Slate  

In Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known, a new HBO documentary from director Michael John Warren, 37-year-old actor John Gallagher Jr. reflects on the journey of a fictional 19th century German teenager named Moritz. Fifteen years after playing that deeply troubled teen onstage—and earning a Tony Award for Moritz’s anguished sobs and impressive high notes—Gallagher timidly admits: “If I were offered …

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Cast of Broadway’s ‘Spring Awakening’ reunite and reminisce
2 years, 7 months ago

Cast of Broadway’s ‘Spring Awakening’ reunite and reminisce

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — While many of John Gallagher Jr.'s peers went to college, he didn’t. His university became “Spring Awakening.” Gallagher spent much of what would have been his prime college years — from 20 to 23 — starring in the original, envelop-pushing Broadway show that musicalized teen angst. The new documentary “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” airing Tuesday on …

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