In 2014, I was invited to an digital influencer night Disgraced on Broadway. Till this day, it remains to be one of the most moving pieces of theatre I have ever seen. Karen Pittman was a tour de force, and watching her was like taking a masterclass in acting. Since then, she’s been seen on television…
COMING SOON to Feinstein’s/54 Below – Interludes: A New (Orleans) Play
Claire Christine Sargenti, playwright and star of Interludes: A New (Orleans) Play makes her Feinstein’s/54 Below debut in the return of her award winning FringeNYC solo performance. Violence, passion, and faith catapult twelve uniquely spirited characters on a unifying journey through the chaos of life (and death) in the City That Care Forgot. Pure, honest, and…
A Write Teacher(s) Playlist: January
Hello Beautiful People, I hope your New Year’s is off to a great start! Here’s our playlist for January: Bright Lights and Cityscapes (Sara Bareilles) How Far I’ll Go (Moana Soundtrack) Dangerous Woman (Ariana Grande) Motion Picture Soundtrack (Radiohead) Something I Can Never Have (Nine Inch Nails) I’m Here (The Color Purple Broadway Revival Cast…
January Bookshelf
Happy New Year, Readers! I hope your holiday season was relaxing and littered with books. This month, The Write Teacher(s) recommends the following titles: The Great Comet: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway (2016) The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (2016) Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir by Mary Higgins Clark (2002) I hope you’ll…
Christmas Wishes & New Year Hope
Hello Beautiful People, The year is coming to a close, and I wanted to say thank you, on behalf of all of us at thewriteteachers.com. Your readership, your kind words, your heart for art – it means the world to each and every one of us. As the year comes to a close, I…
Actors & Actresses Q&A: Ariana DeBose
It’s here! The last Q&A we’ll be posting in 2016. And I for one, am so glad it’s with the lovely Ariana DeBose. I first met Ari in 2014 when she so graciously agreed to sing in an annual concert that I produce, LOVE SONGS for V-Day. Since then, she’s been lighting up Broadway in…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: The Great Comet of 1812
GOODNESS. Let the record show – I had absolutely no intention of writing anything about Nastasha. Or Pierre. Or The Great Comet of 1812. I wasn’t there in a work capacity. I was just there to see the show. I was on a date with my boyfriend. It was pure leisure. But OH! What an evening….
BroadwayHD Streams Roundabout Theatre Company’s Holiday Inn in January
Online theater streaming service BroadwayHD will live stream Roundabout Theatre Company’s “Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical,” produced in association with Universal Stage Productions, starring Tony Award nominee Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer, Tony Award nominee Megan Lawrence, Danny Rutigliano, Megan Sikora and Corbin Bleu. Captured live on 14high-definition cameras at Roundabout’s Studio 54….
AMAZON’S AWARD WINNING SERIES “MOZART IN THE JUNGLE” to Feature Off-Broadway’s Gazillion Bubble Show star MELODY YANG as part of its third season
Celebrated bubble artists, Guinness World Record holder, and star of the log running Off- Broadway Hit The Gazillion Bubble Show, Melody Yang is featured in the third season of the upcoming award-winning Amazon series “Mozart In the Jungle.” In the third season of Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle, a musicians’ strike forces the fictional New…
COMING SOON: Candide at New York City Opera
This January, the legendary Broadway visionary Harold Prince returns to New York City Opera to direct a new production of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. The production, choreographed by Emmy AwardÒ-winning and Tony AwardÒ-nominated choreographer Patricia Birch, brings together a versatile cast of Broadway veterans and rising opera stars to tell the story of Candide’s adventures and…