Jay Armstrong Johnson

Benefit Performance News/Preview: “I Put a Spell on You: Witches ERA” at Sony Hall on Monday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m.

October 10, 2023 | Uncategorized > | "I Put a Spell on You: Witches ERA", Ali Forney Center (AFC), Harms of Homelessness, Jay Armstrong Johnson, LGBTQ+ Youth

Jay Armstrong Johnson welcomes a new cast of characters for this year’s Halloween concert-meets-dance-part “I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA,” including Tony Award Nominee Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo), Tony Award Nominee Robyn Hurder (Moulin Rouge!, A Beautiful Noise), recording artist Mila Jam, reigning SIX Queen Taylor Iman Jones (The Devil Wears Prada)RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15’s Marcia…

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Broadway Review: “Parade” at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (Currently On)

March 23, 2023 | Broadway > | "Parade", Alex Joseph Grayson, Alfred Uhry, Ashlyn Maddox, Aurelia Williams, Bailee Endebrock, Ben Platt, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Beth Kirkpatrick, Caroline Fairweather, Charlie Webb, Christopher Gurr, Courtnee Carter, Dane Laffrey (scenic design), Danielle Lee Greaves, Douglas Lyons, Eddie Cooper, Emily Rose DeMartino, Erin Rose Doyle, Florrie Bagel, Harold Prince, Harry Bouvy, Heather Gilbert (lighting design), Howard McGillin, Jackson Teeley, Jake Pedersen, Jason Robert Brown, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Joan Marcus, Jon Weston (sound design), Joseph Verlezza, Kelli Barrett, Kimberlee Wertz (music coordinator), Lauren Yalango-Grant & Christopher Cree Grant (choreography), Manoel Felciano, Max Chernin, Micaela Diamond, Michael Arden, Paul Alexander Nolan, Prentiss E. Mouton, Ryan Vona, Sean Allan Krill, Sophia Manicone, Stacie Bono, Susan Hilferty (costume design), Sven Ortel (projection design), Tanner Callicutt, Telsey + Co / Craig Burns, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tom Murray (music director/conductor), Tom Watson (hair and wig design), William Michals

The musical “Parade” opened on Broadway in 1998 and was subject to a short run, closing in February of 1999 before eventually winning two TONY awards for Best Book of a musical by Alfred Uhry and Best Original Score by Jason Robert Brown. This original production received critical acclaim but was received poorly by audience members, sighting the subject matter…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Scotland, PA” at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre

Bloody, gory, horror films certainly have been around for quite a while and have been successful in creating a cult audience that supports the genre. Transforming one of these for the stage would certainly be an audacious task. To go one step further, choose the horrific tale of Macbeth penned by William Shakespeare and take some extreme liberties to create…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Mad Ones” at 59E59 Theaters

November 29, 2017 | Off-Broadway, the mad ones musica; > | "The Mad Ones", 59E59, 59E59 Theaters, Brian Lowdermilk, Emma Hunton, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Joseph Verlezza, Kait Kerrigan, Krystina Alabado, Leah Hocking, Prospect Theater Company, Richard Termine, Stephen Brackett

The New York premiere of the not-so-new musical “The Mad Ones” is making its New York premiere and being presented by Prospect Theater Company at 59E59 theaters. It is a coming of age story that is propelled by the Jack Kerouac’s iconic 1957 novel “On the Road” but laden with clichés, superfluous situations and a skimpy script that tries to…

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