Richard Schoch

Verily

So meta (in a good way)

Anyone Can Whistle

Patricia Hodge can do no wrong.

Exactly

Why, for centuries, have people kept turning up at Shakespeare’s Birthplace?

@richardschoch.bsky.social reveals the 18th-century publicity stunt that turned the humble house where Shakespeare was born into the tourist attraction it is today.

Read now: https://bit.ly/44D4moD

And so was the next Sweeney, George Hearn

Wot I calls enterprise

Falling faintly…and faintly falling…

7 Heartwarming Details You Can See Only in the Merrily We Roll Along Live Stage Film You may have seen the Tony-winning Broadway revival in the theatre, but the new film offers an intimate perspective.

Did I overanalyze every frame of the new Merrily We Roll Along pro-shot? Yes, yes I did.

No, it was not.

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The legendary mind behind Wicked, Godspell, The Baker's Wife, and more has shaped the sound of modern musical theatre!

Come and hear what all the fuss is about when Pippin opens on December 11th!

🎟️ Book now: nowshow.ing/pippin

"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts

"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe

Exciting!

A Conversation with Joel Fram Music director for Maria Friedman's Merrily & Marianne Elliott's Company

New today! We speak to the brilliant Joel Fram, music director for Maria Friedman’s MERRILY and Marianne Elliott’s COMPANY. 🎈

Joel shares so many great stories of these two landmark productions & working closely with Sondheim:

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Robert Preston as Barnum with Barbara Cook as Charity Barnum (not the other Charity obv)

Visited by the ghost of Mary Rodgers

Sweeney Todd. High school senior, compulsive listener. I was 17 going on 1849.

This is unfair to the Tulsa School District!

We're celebrating #OAWeek!

@awinkler90.bsky.social & @richardschoch.bsky.social 'Shakespeare in the Theatre: Sir William Davenant and the Duke’s Company' is available to read open access via Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/3C1PrrL

To think about him

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The best news!!!

They all look terrific!

On Sept. 29, 1983, A Chorus Line became the longest running show in Broadway history. (It has since been surpassed by Les Misèrables, Cats, and Phantom of the Opera). For the record-breaking performance, director Michael Bennett assembled over 300 current and former cast members and created an unforgettable evening of theatre, where the actors from various companies of the show tag-teamed the entire performance, starting with the then-current cast in the opening number. The original cast (minus Pam Blair) stepped in for the "names" section, several Cassies joined Donna McKecknie for the Cassie dance, there were numerous Pauls for the Paul monologue, the "alternative scene" ("What would you do if you couldn't dance any more?") was performed in multiple languages representing the many international companies of the show, and the evening concluded in this incredible finale, with hundreds of Chorus Line alums filling the Shubert Theatre with "One" amazing singular sensation. (The stage had to be reinforced to support them all.) [This portion was televised as part of a program called "Live and In Person". Though I was one of the ACL cast members that appear here, I do not claim rights or ownership. It is presented here for your enjoyment as part of history.] A Chorus Line - Broadway 3,389th performance finale

Forty-two years ago tonight, Michael Bennett and 332 dancers made history as A Chorus Line became the longest-running show in Broadway history.

Thanks @playwrightnow.bsky.social I’m so glad that you enjoyed HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE @atriabooks.bsky.social #sondheim #musicals #broadway

Thank you — I’m so glad you found the book worthwhile. 😊🎶🎭📚

Thrilled to be discussing Sondheim in Belfast this week with Cameron Menzies, director of @niopera.bsky.social new production of ‘Follies’. Come join us! 👇 #sondheim #belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

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Nothing on Broadway Hits Harder Than Audra McDonald’s ‘Rose’s Turn’

The who, why and how of a "Rose's Turn" like no other. Audra McDonald and her colleagues took me through the labyrinth of creating an annihilating showstopper in "Gypsy."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/t...

Thanks @carmenchloie.bsky.social We ❤️❤️❤️ independent bookstores 📚📚📚