Energy of the Stage
The wealth was shared at Sunday night’s Tony awards ceremony, with, perhaps, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,” Neil Patrick Harris and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” Kenny Leon’s “A Raisin in the Sun” revival and Audra McDonald (adding a sixth Tony to her trophy case) as the biggest winners.
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“I thought it was the most far-fetched thing you can imagine,” director Michael Mayer says of ‘American Idiot,’ the Green Day musical. “Why is this punk band going to be interested in musical theater?” The show plays the Fox Theatre through May 4.
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The 68th Tony awards will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 p.m. June 8 from Radio City Music Hall. Hugh Jackman, a rather staid choice compared to Neil Patrick Harris’ kicky performances the past few years, hosts.
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Motown, the groundbreaking record label founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959, is enjoying a renaissance of sorts. Just one example: “Motown: The Musical,” selling out on Broadway six months into its run, a possibly headed to the Fox Theatre once it tours.
Read MoreThe Tony awards, handed out Sunday night in New York, proved big for women, African-American actors and host Neil Patrick Harris. Local CBS affiliate WGCL? Not so much.
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“Fela! The musical runs Feb. 28-March 3 at the Fox Theatre. When pop diva Michelle Williams (Aida, The Color Purple, Chicago) first heard Fela Kuti’s music, she was mesmerized. Like …
Read MoreThe Pulitzer Prize-winning musical began when lyricist Brian Yorkey saw a TV news report about electroconvulsive therapy. Who would have imagined what that germ of an idea would become.
Read MoreThe six-member cast of the Alliance Theatre’s “Next to Normal” features a mix of New York- and Atlanta-based actors.
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“The King and I” plays the Fox Theatre on Sept. 5-11. When The King and I opened on Broadway in 1951, Yul Brynner’s Siamese monarch wasn’t even a leading character. Although …
Read MoreIn any Broadway-style production, the leading actors usually get more than their fair share of the limelight. But quite often it’s the lesser-known supporting players who help the headliners shine brightest. The national tour of Memphis features two ensemble members with deep Georgia roots – Christopher Gurr of Americus and Jody Reynard of Austell.
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