Broadway
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HuffPost: Smile Broadway! You’re on Instagram
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Facebook is so over. At least, that’s what a college-age coworker told me this summer while discussing arts marketing. The mega social network may be waning with a younger demographic, but a recent Facebook acquisition is growing exponentially.
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The Wrap: PBS Vs. MTV: The Ultimate Reality TV Showdown
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Now thirtysomething, had I aged out of the reality TV demographic? No, I had just been ruined by the cultural arts.
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NYC Mayor’s Office Puts a Spotlight On Broadway
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Spotlight on Broadway presents a series of videos that document the history of Broadway’s 40 theaters. It is the combined efforts of the mayor’s office and the Broadway League that these rich stories can be told in a digitally accessible manner.
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TEDxBroadway: Just a Dream Away
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While there often tends to be a sense of skepticism when speaking of Broadway’s future, TEDxBroadway was more about thinking positive, and brainstorming for the sake of live theater. Bazadona rattled off a list of needs for the viability of Broadway: incredible original productions, full theaters with diverse audiences, a wider platform to share our…
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The Voice’s Chris Mann Teaches Broadway’s Kids
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Chris Mann had been a guest teaching artist at Rosie’s Broadway Kids, an organization in New York City geared towards helping kids receive an arts education.
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Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, Meet Steve Jobs
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Then there is the current Broadway duo of Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone. Let’s just say, these Broadway stalwarts are making an effort to stay socially relevant.
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Follies Score Soars in New Production
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One major aspect of this production that helps give it a “classic” sound is the lavish 28-piece orchestra. More recently, many Broadway shows have been orchestrated to be played by a smaller number of musicians. “It’s thrilling to have a full-sized orchestra,” Follies’ musical director boasted.
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Broadway Means Big Business Across America
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Broadway means big business for the city of New York, as this past season brought in nearly $10 billion for the local economy, grossing upwards of a billion dollars for the theatrical community. When you look outside of Times Square, around the country, Broadway means even bigger business for local communities.
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The Challenging Battle to Bring War Horse Puppets to Life
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“It’s been a huge challenge and a huge privilege,” War Horse’s playwright, Nick Stafford, recently told me after winning a Tony Award. “In the beginning, it seemed like an impossible task to write this play. To have the main character not be able to speak was a challenge.”
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Brooke Shields Gets Ready to Lead Addams Family on Broadway
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For the past two weeks, the show’s creative team has been working with Shields as she prepares to replace Bebe Neuwirth as the matriarch of the ghoulish family.