@bwaynationdavid.bsky.social
This book would not exist without the UW School of Drama!
"The #Broadway musical is a very democratic art form. It comes from the people. Because the originators themselves came from the streets, it’s not an aristocratic #art form, the way most art forms had been prior to it," said David Armstrong, @uofwa.bsky.social affiliate instructor of #drama.
Q&A: How marginalized artists invented the Broadway musical
A new book from David Armstrong, University of Washington affiliate instructor of drama, is an historical and cultural account of how the Broadway musical was predominantly created by people...
www.washington.edu
September 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This book would not exist without the UW School of Drama!
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A new study shows that when young audiences are shown what actually goes into creating a Broadway production, their perceived value of a ticket more than triples, with many saying they'd be willing to pay over $500. www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-...
Gen Z Is Willing to Splurge on Broadway Tickets, Study Shows
New research reveals that while 72% of Gen Z and Millennials believe Broadway tickets are too expensive, they're significantly overestimating the cost and drastically underestimating the value. When young audiences are shown what actually goes into creating a Broadway production, their perceived value of a ticket more than triples, with many saying they'd be willing to pay over $500. We have all of the details here!
www.broadwayworld.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A new study shows that when young audiences are shown what actually goes into creating a Broadway production, their perceived value of a ticket more than triples, with many saying they'd be willing to pay over $500. www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-...
BONUS ISSUE: "Broadway Nation" is a textbook example of looking at theater from the margins
open.substack.com/pub/thebroad...
open.substack.com/pub/thebroad...
BONUS ISSUE: "Broadway Nation" is a textbook example of looking at theater from the margins
Hot-off-the-presses college text argues that Broadway was forged by outsiders and underdogs
open.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:35 AM
BONUS ISSUE: "Broadway Nation" is a textbook example of looking at theater from the margins
open.substack.com/pub/thebroad...
open.substack.com/pub/thebroad...
On this week’s Broadway Nation is the 2nd half of my conversation with author @ronfassler.bsky.social, whose latest book is "The Show Goes On — #Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements."
You can find it on the @broadwaypodnetwork.bsky.social and everywhere #podcasts are found!
#broadwaynation
You can find it on the @broadwaypodnetwork.bsky.social and everywhere #podcasts are found!
#broadwaynation
June 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On this week’s Broadway Nation is the 2nd half of my conversation with author @ronfassler.bsky.social, whose latest book is "The Show Goes On — #Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements."
You can find it on the @broadwaypodnetwork.bsky.social and everywhere #podcasts are found!
#broadwaynation
You can find it on the @broadwaypodnetwork.bsky.social and everywhere #podcasts are found!
#broadwaynation
My guest on #broadwaynation this week is author @ronfassler.bsky.social, whose latest book is titled "The Show Goes On — Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements."
It's a fascinating collection of insider theater stories that span from the 1930s to the present day. Everywhere podcasts are found!
It's a fascinating collection of insider theater stories that span from the 1930s to the present day. Everywhere podcasts are found!
June 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My guest on #broadwaynation this week is author @ronfassler.bsky.social, whose latest book is titled "The Show Goes On — Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements."
It's a fascinating collection of insider theater stories that span from the 1930s to the present day. Everywhere podcasts are found!
It's a fascinating collection of insider theater stories that span from the 1930s to the present day. Everywhere podcasts are found!
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Just give me 10 hours of Broadway Ads from the 60s to the 2010s. #broaday #musicals #evita
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQO...
Evita on Broadway 1980 TV commercial
YouTube video by robatsea2009
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April 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just give me 10 hours of Broadway Ads from the 60s to the 2010s. #broaday #musicals #evita
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQO...
An incomplete list, but interesting!
May 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
An incomplete list, but interesting!
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For those of us who like things neat and orderly, the 2024–25 Broadway season has been very pleasing indeed.
Out of 42 shows, there were:
14 new musicals
14 new plays
14 revivals
Of those 14 revivals, there were:
7 musical revivals
7 play revivals
And overall, there were:
7 British productions
Out of 42 shows, there were:
14 new musicals
14 new plays
14 revivals
Of those 14 revivals, there were:
7 musical revivals
7 play revivals
And overall, there were:
7 British productions
April 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For those of us who like things neat and orderly, the 2024–25 Broadway season has been very pleasing indeed.
Out of 42 shows, there were:
14 new musicals
14 new plays
14 revivals
Of those 14 revivals, there were:
7 musical revivals
7 play revivals
And overall, there were:
7 British productions
Out of 42 shows, there were:
14 new musicals
14 new plays
14 revivals
Of those 14 revivals, there were:
7 musical revivals
7 play revivals
And overall, there were:
7 British productions
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You rarely get to see dynamic in-performance photos from Broadway musicals this early (i.e., 1931), as opposed to the usual carefully posed shots, so this one's always been a great favorite of mine.
Happy Fred Astaire's birthday!
[shown here performing "Hoops" with sister Adele in The Band Wagon]
[shown here performing "Hoops" with sister Adele in The Band Wagon]
May 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You rarely get to see dynamic in-performance photos from Broadway musicals this early (i.e., 1931), as opposed to the usual carefully posed shots, so this one's always been a great favorite of mine.
My guest on Broadway Nation this week is author Ron Fassler, whose latest book is titled “The Show Goes On — #Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements" — a fascinating collection of insider #theater stories that range from as far back as the 1930s & go right up to today. @ronfassler.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My guest on Broadway Nation this week is author Ron Fassler, whose latest book is titled “The Show Goes On — #Broadway Hirings, Firings, and Replacements" — a fascinating collection of insider #theater stories that range from as far back as the 1930s & go right up to today. @ronfassler.bsky.social
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Do people even know about the Cherry Sisters anymore?
Do look them up, if you're so inclined. It's quite the saga.
Do look them up, if you're so inclined. It's quite the saga.
February 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Do people even know about the Cherry Sisters anymore?
Do look them up, if you're so inclined. It's quite the saga.
Do look them up, if you're so inclined. It's quite the saga.
New episode! My guest again this week is Christopher Connelly, author of the fascinating new book:
HELEN MORGAN — THE ORIGINAL TORCH SINGER AND ZIEGFELD'S LAST STAR.
Everywhere podcasts are found!
HELEN MORGAN — THE ORIGINAL TORCH SINGER AND ZIEGFELD'S LAST STAR.
Everywhere podcasts are found!
February 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New episode! My guest again this week is Christopher Connelly, author of the fascinating new book:
HELEN MORGAN — THE ORIGINAL TORCH SINGER AND ZIEGFELD'S LAST STAR.
Everywhere podcasts are found!
HELEN MORGAN — THE ORIGINAL TORCH SINGER AND ZIEGFELD'S LAST STAR.
Everywhere podcasts are found!
Wonderful to see Bert Williams's 150th Birthday highlighted in the New York Times, even if several of the "facts" and assertions are incorrect. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/a...
The Black Blackface Performer Who History Tries to Forget (Gift Article)
Bert Williams, the first modern Black entertainment star, was born 150 years ago. The contradictions at the heart of his career are still relevant today.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Wonderful to see Bert Williams's 150th Birthday highlighted in the New York Times, even if several of the "facts" and assertions are incorrect. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/a...
This week on #Broadway Nation, you can hear the 2nd half of my recent conversation with @dougreside.bsky.social. His new book, "Fixing The Musical — How Technologies Shaped the Broadway Repertory." relates how cast recordings, film & video versions, & even illegal bootlegs have shaped the #Musical.
December 21, 2024 at 7:24 PM
This week on #Broadway Nation, you can hear the 2nd half of my recent conversation with @dougreside.bsky.social. His new book, "Fixing The Musical — How Technologies Shaped the Broadway Repertory." relates how cast recordings, film & video versions, & even illegal bootlegs have shaped the #Musical.
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#RIP Helen Gallagher. Before ‘Ryan’s Hope,’ she danced on Broadway. “I was not an Agnes de Mille dancer,” she said. “But with Jerry Robbins, I was able to catch what he wanted, which was the hyper, jitterbugging energy of what was going on in the streets.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/h...
Helen Gallagher, ‘Ryan’s Hope’ Stalwart and Broadway Triple Threat, Dies at 98
The singer, dancer and actress won Tonys for her turns in 'Pal Joey' and 'No, No, Nanette' and starred in 'Mame,' 'Sweet Charity' and 'The Pajama Game.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:19 AM
#RIP Helen Gallagher. Before ‘Ryan’s Hope,’ she danced on Broadway. “I was not an Agnes de Mille dancer,” she said. “But with Jerry Robbins, I was able to catch what he wanted, which was the hyper, jitterbugging energy of what was going on in the streets.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/h...
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your theater loving friends & family? I had the great pleasure of reading & featuring all of these terrific books on Broadway Nation during 2024. I highly recommend them all!
December 6, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your theater loving friends & family? I had the great pleasure of reading & featuring all of these terrific books on Broadway Nation during 2024. I highly recommend them all!
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Put some Ropes in a ribbon and bow; ‘Greasepaint Puritan’ is 50% from the University of Michigan Press, with the discount code HOLIDAY24, and it’s one of the featured books in the 2024 Holiday Gift Guide: press.umich.edu/Blog/2024/11....
November 24, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Put some Ropes in a ribbon and bow; ‘Greasepaint Puritan’ is 50% from the University of Michigan Press, with the discount code HOLIDAY24, and it’s one of the featured books in the 2024 Holiday Gift Guide: press.umich.edu/Blog/2024/11....
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Our review of Mary Poppins, on stage at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle through December 29.
www.thesoundonstage.org/stage-review...
@theatrecritics.bsky.social
www.thesoundonstage.org/stage-review...
@theatrecritics.bsky.social
Stage Review - Mary Poppins (5th Avenue Theatre) — The Sound on Stage
Mary Poppins is a undoubtedly a classic, and as a follow-up to last year’s award winning White Christmas, The 5th Avenue Theatre is hoping that by staging it this holiday season that lightning can str...
www.thesoundonstage.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Our review of Mary Poppins, on stage at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle through December 29.
www.thesoundonstage.org/stage-review...
@theatrecritics.bsky.social
www.thesoundonstage.org/stage-review...
@theatrecritics.bsky.social
My guests on Broadway Nation this week are Dustyn Martincich & Phoebe Rumsey the editors and co-authors of the recent book: Dance In Musical Theatre — A History of the Body in Movement.
Everywhere podcasts are found!
Everywhere podcasts are found!
December 6, 2024 at 7:11 PM
My guests on Broadway Nation this week are Dustyn Martincich & Phoebe Rumsey the editors and co-authors of the recent book: Dance In Musical Theatre — A History of the Body in Movement.
Everywhere podcasts are found!
Everywhere podcasts are found!
I was very honored to be included in this year’s Broadway Salutes event, although I was unable to make it to NYC for celebration at Sardi’s. Congratulations to all the honorees!
November 23, 2024 at 5:49 AM
I was very honored to be included in this year’s Broadway Salutes event, although I was unable to make it to NYC for celebration at Sardi’s. Congratulations to all the honorees!
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people who hate musicals talk about it endlessly... it kind of sounds like it's a really big emotion that might be best expressed through song for them
November 20, 2024 at 2:04 PM
people who hate musicals talk about it endlessly... it kind of sounds like it's a really big emotion that might be best expressed through song for them
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I am not saying you have to like musicals. I am only saying I don't trust people who don't like musicals
November 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I am not saying you have to like musicals. I am only saying I don't trust people who don't like musicals
I was honored to be included in this year’s Broadway Salutes event, although I was not able to get to NYC to attend the ceremony at Sardi’s. Congratulations to everyone involved!
November 21, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I was honored to be included in this year’s Broadway Salutes event, although I was not able to get to NYC to attend the ceremony at Sardi’s. Congratulations to everyone involved!
Be sure to catch my conversation with @lauriewiner.bsky.social on my Broadway Nation podcast!
November 19, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Be sure to catch my conversation with @lauriewiner.bsky.social on my Broadway Nation podcast!
New episode! My guest again this week on my Broadway Nation podcast is noted journalist and theater critic Laurie Winer @lauriewiner.bsky.social, who returns for part two of our discussion of her book, "Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of The Musical." It is a fascinating conversation!
November 17, 2024 at 5:25 PM
New episode! My guest again this week on my Broadway Nation podcast is noted journalist and theater critic Laurie Winer @lauriewiner.bsky.social, who returns for part two of our discussion of her book, "Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of The Musical." It is a fascinating conversation!