168 stories by "Ben Rimalower"
From Side Show to Wicked, from loving affirmations of friendship to backbiting and backhanded comments, duets between two women have long served as showstoppers in musicals. Playbill.com off…
Dream-casting Broadway productions is a national pastime of theatre lovers. Choosing the actors for the next revival or new production is how we entertain ourselves waiting for the train…
Do you love musicals? And do you love musicals about musicals? Read Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower's choices for the top 10 meta-musicals.
What shows were intended to come to Broadway, but never made it? Playbill.com Ben Rimalower presents a selection of productions that haven't made it to the Great White Way just yet.
There's no shortage of exciting new musicals opening this spring on Broadway. But true lovers of theatre always want more. Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower looks at the talented …
As the Stephen Sondheim song goes, some people are "just a Broadway baby." And some began performing onstage when they were just about babies. Playbill.com offers up a list of ten …
Who are your favorite stars to watch rock out... on Broadway? Rock 'n' roll may not be the first words that come to mind when thinking of The Great White Way, but a surprising number…
This past week, three-time Tony-nominated Broadway favorite Marin Mazzie brought her acclaimed club act back to 54 Below, where she debuted it in 2012.
There are countless ways to cope with a break up: good friends, a long cry, a box of chocolate and a glass (or two) of wine are just a few. But there are few actions more therapeutic than si…
When it comes to Evita, theatre lovers have many options to choose from to hear the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Madonna and Antonio Banderas brought the life of the First Lady…
What Broadway musicals would you like to see revived on Broadway, and who should star in them? Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers up his choices. Casting agents, take note!
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the most popular and frequently performed showtunes.
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower looks back at some of the most surprising and exciting casting decisions made in recent Broadway productions.
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers his selections for the best showtunes from cast albums released in 2014.
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers suggestions for the best cast albums to listen to while taking a road trip.
Sandra Bernhard returns to Joe's Pub this holiday season with her latest show, Sandra Bernhard Is #Blessed. Playbill.com caught up with the star, who opened up about embracing s…
What's the name on everybody's lips? Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower looks at the most surprising and original actors to step into the fishnets and heels of Chicago on Bro…
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the essential recordings by award-winning actress and singer Julie Andrews.
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a selection of the most exciting and distinctive bass-baritones from Broadway history.
As her new album "Have Faith" hits stores, Mary Testa offers memories of her lengthy career onstage from "singing two intervals wrong" for Stephen Sondheim to standing by…
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the most exciting and essential songs by prolific composer Frank Wildhorn.
In honor of Thanksgiving, Playbill.com revisits an interview with Tony winner Donna McKechnie about her now-legendary performance of "Turkey Lurkey Time" in the original Broadw…
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of his favorite late-night TV show appearances by Broadway stars. Click through to see which actors kept him up past midnight.
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a mea culpa to the performers and songs that should have been included in his previous articles.
Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the essential cast recordings he could not live without.