Brian d'Arcy James in Giant, which received 9 nominations. Credit: Joan Marcus
58th Annual Drama Desk Awards Presented May 19 in NYC
The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which honor outstanding achievement by professional theatre artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway, are presented May 19 at 8 PM at The Town Hall.
Musical theatre fans began rejoicing when Deadline.com recently reported that 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights to a film remake of the musical Guys and Dolls. Playbill.com asked its readers who they would like to see portray the cold-ridden Adelaide.
Frances Ruffelle rose—or, rather, skyrocketed—to fame at 19 when she was cast as Eponine, the spunky street urchin in the musical Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil.
The West End production of War Horse continues to wow audiences and is currently booking through Feb. 15, 2014. Antony Antunes, Richard Booth and Sergio Priftis — the trio of puppeteers who bring rival horse Topthorn to life — share a recent two-show day.
To make tickets more affordable to students and other theatregoers on a budget, many Broadway shows have implemented rush, lottery, and standing-room-only (SRO) policies.
