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I’m about to say something that no actor has ever admitted out loud: Auditioning is hard, you guys. Sure, I know it’s difficult to believe, but waking up at 5 AM and standing in a line on the street with disgruntled actors while being gawked at by German tourists to hopefully get the opportunity to sing 16 bars of “Out There” at a table of homosexuals (and the women who love them) can sometimes be trying. It almost makes you want to give up. But do you want to know why we don’t? Because of the audition studios.

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Dear Theatre Critics,

July has been a dark month for you. It seems you can say nothing right! After years of artists cowering in fear of what you might say about them, artists are standing up for themselves (and for each other) to call you out on the way you abuse the hand that feeds you. 

When we talk about accessibility in theatre, the conversation invariably strays towards the ever-increasing price of theatre tickets, rendering the experience of seeing professional theatre in New York largely untenable for the majority of tourists and residents alike. We all know theatre is too expensive and ticket prices should be reduced for the sake of […]

The post How Do You Solve a Problem Like Really Expensive Theatre Tickets? appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

#ServerLife Everyone should work in the hospitality industry so that we can all share the common experience of how much it sucks. Almost three years ago, I started working at a restaurant in Jersey where I met a girl who told me that her cousin worked at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Of […]

The post A Case of Kismet, Girl Power, and the THEATRUH! How I Met Kimberly Eaton, Producetress Extraordinaire appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

The buzz surrounding Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Hamilton is deservedly not quieting down anytime soon, yet the spring season of new musicals is upon us – and there aren’t any slackers among them. Here’s a look at just a few of the most anticipated titles for the latter half of the season. 1. DISASTER! (Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick) […]

The post After HAMILTON: New Musicals for Spring 2016 appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

Recently, one of the biggest topics in the media has been the lack of racial representation in this year’s Academy Awards. This is the second year in the row in which the nominees in the acting categories are all caucasian. Many people think there should be more representation in these awards, while others argue that […]

The post #OscarsSoWhite and Representation on Broadway in 2016 appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

This post originally appeared on hesherman.com. Republished with permission.  If you’re a dedicated fan of the musical Hamilton, or if you follow me on social media, you may well have come across the streetside #Ham4Ham show videos I’ve been sharing since late July. As I write, they’ve collectively been viewed on YouTube about 890,000 times – […]

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As one year closes and another opens, I always find myself mulling through the Playbill.com projected openings for what I might expect in the coming theatre seasons. Following a year filled with family tragicomedy, Gene Kelly stunners, and rapping presidents, 2016 has a lot to live up to. So, here are some of the 2016 […]

The post New Year, New Musicals: A Preview of the 2016 Broadway Musicals appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

As a writer, it is very difficult to try and find actors who are not only interested in your work but are interested in you as a person. Being that I'm recently single, there are moments of weakness, moments when I long for a little bit of companionship, and here is my lesson (#lessont or […]

The post Isabel Santiago (#isabeltressmixtress) and Making Friends in Musical Theatre appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

This week’s blog is inspired, as everything is these days, by Hamilton. I recently discovered a historic gem in my own neighborhood and was thrilled to find out it had ties to everyone’s favorite contemporary musical. Then I began to realize that NYC is the birthplace not just of American Musical Theatre, but also of […]

The post The 7 Best NYC Historical Sites Referenced in Musical Theatre appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

Working as a lyricist has been one of the biggest challenges of my life. How can you find the strength to change your life for the better of your friends, your family, and your community? My name is Tomas Ruiz (@andruiz_ on the Twitter) and I serve as the lyricist half of Maglione and Ruiz, […]

The post Opening Doors: The Music of Maglione & Ruiz, Lyons & Pakchar, and Rosser & Sohne appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

Spring Awakening is back on Broadway this fall with a newly imagined production by the Los Angeles-based company Deaf West Theatre. I’m here with a friendly reminder that this production exists and to tell you a little bit more about what makes it so important. For some context, Deaf West was founded by Ed Waterstreet […]

The post Deaf West’s Spring Awakening: On Its History and Why It Matters appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

Musical revivals are fun for so many reasons. They can either bring back a classical show in its original staging, which gives younger generations a chance to experience a classic production (like 2011’s Anything Goes revival), or they can update it for today’s audience and put a fresh spin to it (like the 2013 revival […]

The post 8 Broadway Revivals I Want to See appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

As the summer dwindles down under the August sun, the nooks and crannies of New York City are newly alive and pulsating with the magic of theatre! Featuring 200 different pieces falling all over the theatrical spectrum, The New York City Fringe Festival or FringeNYC presents its’ 19th annual season with a little something for […]

The post FringeNYC has a Stalker! appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

When I think of musical theatre, I think of New York City. Broadway, Times Square, Central Park, the Upper West Side – there are enough sightseeing opportunities in New York to last a lifetime. But it’s not just the gorgeous views, unique architecture, and incredible public transportation that keep people here; it’s the feeling you […]

The post Top 10 Contemporary MT Songs about New York City appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.

I know this woman. Her name is Kate. She is a warrior. A warrior, I tell ya. She’s a warrior for the arts. For theatre. For dance. For music. For film. She’s a warrior for expression. She’s a warrior for people – people from all different walks of life. And she’s most certainly a warrior […]

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