168 stories by "Ben Rimalower"
We toiled to narrow down this list of the Top 10 Songs by Stephen Sondheim.
Cabaret is one of the most successful, popular and influential musicals ever written. You can call it's Kander and Ebb's masterpiece or a defining triumph for Hal Prince or Bob Fosse and in …
I can remember so well senior year of college when my friend Claudio came back from a trip to New York all abuzz over little drag rock show he'd seen Off-Broadway called Hedwig and the Angry…
The West End and Broadway musical Song amp Dance has taken up a lot of space in my CD collection. In addition to the Original London Cast Recording starring Marti Webb recorded live at the P…
Nothing quite got me going like hearing Alice Whitfield and the cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris braggadociously belting about 'the time when Brussels was king.'
Like the rest of you, I've spent this week obsessing over 'Fosse Verdon' on FX and especially Gwen Verdon, played brilliantly on the series by Michelle Williams, in a performance that makes …
Oh my god, I have literally nothing to say about Les Miz. Well, maybe not nothing... not literally It's not gonna be hard to throw these out, I'll tell you that much. I have so many freaking…
As I'm going through all my Gypsy CDs yes, to ensure I have them all either on my hard drive or accessible in the cloud, before throwing them out, I'm finding myself weirdly most drawn to Ty…
Well, the next step in my declutteringdigitizing journey is throwing out my Chess CDs, not that they take up much space. I only have the Original Concept Recording and the Broadway cast. I'm…
In 10th Grade, I was in the chorus of a production of Oklahoma in the auditorium of my synagogue and it was the best theatrical experience I've ever had. I remember getting home from the clo…
I thought throwing out my Annie CDs would be easy--I thought I only had one Obviously that would be the indispensable Original Broadway Cast Recording with Dorothy Loudon and Andrea McArdle.…
Okay, this week, I only have to throw out two CDs, but it hurtsI'll never forget May 31, 1992--the 46th Annual Tony Awards. I had just turned 16 and was eagerly tuning in to absorb the Broad…
This week's decluttering is only freeing up a tiny bit of space in my collection, but it represents an enormous place in my heart. The only version of The Wiz I have on CD is the AMAZINGIF Y…
Well, my little piggies and wolves, the next CDs I'm eliminating from my apartment are all the recordings of all the versions of Into The Woods. I'm talking London cast, movie version, Broad…
Well, next up in decluttering my apartment is clearing out the big, tall stack of different Guys and Dolls CDs I've spent a few decades collecting. I think I could hack this particular task …
Ben Rimalower revisits favorite musical theater recordings as he digitizes and declutters his collection. This week's spotlight is on the Original Broadway Cast CD of The Rink starring Chita…
The Tony-winning Broadway legend explains to Ben Rimalower how the iconic Act 1 finale came about in this 2013 interview.
Playbill was on hand at the 20th anniversary event celebrating Broadway's best female actors. Find out who sang what and how cancer survivor Marin Mazzie was celebrated.
No matter how often you hear them, these popular showtunes never get old.
Our list of the essential recordings by award-winning singer and actress Barbra Streisand.
In anticipation of singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright's return to Carnegie Hall, we talk all things Judy Garland and what she means to the LGBT community.
Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman chat about Kiki and Herb coming out of retirement following their Tony-nominated run in 2007.
We're all aware of the crossover of actors between stage and screen, but what about the performers who do both concurrently? Krysta Rodriguez, Conrad Ricamora and Santino Fontana managed…
The current Broadway revival of Spring Awakening broke new ground with its production for hearing and Deaf audiences. It got us thinking: What other shows' artistry could be ele…
They've razzle-dazzled us on a Broadway stage, but there are some big-time stars theatre lovers would like to get up close and personal with on a smaller stage. We present a list…
