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TimesTalks Presents Audra McDonald in Musical Revival of 'Shuffle Along'

Audra McDonald has had a jam-packed year, what with a reprise role as Ms. Billie Holiday in the West End debut of "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" as well as a return to the critically acclaimed "Shuffle Along." For the latter, a TimesTalk will be held Friday, Feb. 19 to give audiences a deeper insight into the six-time Tony winner and her role in the 1921 musical.
By Ian Holubiak

  • Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher Adapt 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to the Stage

    It was announced this week that producer Scott Rudin acquired the rights for "To Kill a Mockingbird" and has hired none other than Aaron Sorkin to adapt it to the stage. Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) will also join the team.
    By Ian Holubiak

  • Disney ‘Frozen the Musical’ Coming to Broadway in 2018 with Kristen Anderson & Robert Lopez

    Winter is coming and it's coming in 2018. That is right, Frozen the Musical is coming to Broadway in just two short years. That means just as you are finally to get “Let it Go,” out of your head, you going to get have it stuck right back in skull again. The Disney musical will feature the same writing team of husband and wife Robert Lopez (E.G.O.T winner, Book of Mormon, Avenue Q) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Disney’s Finding Nemo the Musical) providing the music and Jennifer Lee penning the book.
    By James Knight