Listen: NYMF kicks off July 9, Michael Jackson’s Lab, All-Female Glengarry, Lohan Plows into West End

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1) http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/police-arrest-man-accused-of-sexually-abusing-3-teenagers-outside-broadway-show/

Police Arrest Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 3 Teenagers Outside Broadway Show

 

2) http://www.nymf.org/

We are just a few weeks away from the start of The New York Musical Festival, or NYMF as it is otherwise known. For four weeks, beginning July 9, audiences will get a chance to see 12 new musicals and a host of readings, concerts and other events.

 

3) http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-aimed-michael-jackson-musical-sets-fall-developmental-lab

Broadway-Aimed Michael Jackson Musical Sets Fall Developmental Lab BY RYAN MCPHEE

4) https://people.com/theater/glengarry-glen-ross-all-female-production-broadway/

All-Female Production of Glengarry Glen Ross Coming to Broadway: Source

 

5) https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/oct/03/lindsay-lohan-in-speed-the-plow-what-the-critics-said-theatre-reviews

Lindsay Lohan in Speed-the-Plow: what the critics said

According to the reviews, the ‘arrestingly husky’ Lohan has ‘genuine if unstable star presence’ and ‘breathless naivety’ in her West End debut

 

6) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/theater/frozen-sven-reindeer-broadway.html

 

The Secret Life of Sven

How a onetime acrobat and a “Lion King” puppet designer brought a speechless reindeer to life in Disney’s stage adaptation of “Frozen” on Broadway.

By Michael Paulson

Photographs by Karsten Moran

 

 

7) https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192666/phylicia-rashad-cast-in-tarell-alvin-mccraneys-own-series-david-makes-man/

Phylicia Rashad Cast in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s OWN Series David Makes Man

 

8) http://www.playbill.com/article/40th-anniversary-screening-of-grease-set-for-nyc-with-choreographer-patricia-birch

40th Anniversary Screening of Grease Set for NYC, With Choreographer Patricia Birch BY SHOSHY CIMENT

 

9) https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Judith-Light-and-Idina-Menzel-Among-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fames-Class-of-2019-20180626

Judith Light and Idina Menzel Among Hollywood Walk of Fame’s Class of 2019

10) http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/3119987/harry-potters-play-secrets-revealed-by-steven-hoggett

Harry Potter’s Play Secrets Revealed by Steven Hoggett: Interview BY PATRICK PACHECO

11) https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jun/26/disabled-actors-elephant-man-richard-iii

From The Elephant Man to Richard III, disabled actors are reclaiming roles

It’s time to stop ‘cripping up’ – it turns disability into a defining feature, disrupts the story and makes the audience become voyeurs of difference

12) https://nitelifeexchange.com/keeping-the-music-playing-how-four-major-nonprofits-are-protecting-americas-musical-legacy/

Keeping the Music Playing—How Four Major Nonprofits Are Protecting America’s Musical Legacy By Marilyn Lester