88 stories by "Gil"
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If you're not going to close a show in January, when are you? I still find this list interesting, and was surprised I didn't do one last year:AladdinBeautifulBook of MormonA Bronx …
Shakespeare in the Square, a group of performers that originally began as an NYU student club, is exiting the university setting with a 2-hour (not counting intermission) production of the F…
First off, since I keep getting this question: Broadway Abridged is indeed (obviously) on a break, at minimum. I'm working on some new works on my own right now, so it's a matter o…
Last week I had the pleasure of taking in "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" in its new uptown location. I sort of had no idea what I was going in to see; I knew it was…
After an acclaimed run, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 has transferred to the theatre district. The show "invites you to join Tolstoy's brash young lovers for an evening yo…
There is a joke about every Disney theme park ride in the world being the same thing over and over again, to the general tune of "you've been invited to experience a new creature/techno…
"Is there anything I need to know about Blue Man Group going in?"How do you even describe Blue Man Group? It's three guys, painted blue, who do a series of vignettes that…
Alan Cumming is back on Broadway doing a limited run of his tour-de-force almost-one-man Macbeth, and it is a must-see. Set in a psychiatric ward, Cumming plays a deeply disturbed man wh…
"Papa, Mister Hooper's camera is getting awfully close. ""Yes Cosette, that's called a 'bad touch'."...
Each year on the first Sunday after New Years (January 6th this year), a large number of Broadway shows close. Some limited runs, some Holiday shows, but the balance are shows that profited …
I am in the wrong audience for Elf. I think the movie on which it is based is Just Okay. I stopped enjoying Will Ferrell movies at some point after Anchorman, unless you …
Peter and the Starcatcher closes on January 20th, and if you haven't had a chance to see this show I've one more free pair of tickets I'm giving away. You get:One entry if…
Dear Reader,Summer is long past over, and this website doesn't get updated much when I'm in the middle of writing a musical, and for one of these two reasons you're sad. But cheer …
My thoughts based on the preview I saw:There currently are some problems based on it being in previews, and I don't know why this is surprising to people. Sound problems, pacing...…
This year, the Independent Theater Bloggers Association is proud to announce the 2012 recipients of the Fourth Annual Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Awards. Patrick Lee was on…
It is what it is....
Poor Leslie Odom, Jr. You'd think it's bad enough that he already has to be in that Leap of Faith musical....
Fine. As requested, the rest of your ideas for prequels and how much they all suck.Rocky Horror -- The Prequel: How did Frank-n-Furter become so fucked up? Let's find out…
Lots of you suggested what *you* thought a good prequel-musical idea would be, and most of your ideas sounded... well.. god-awful. For shame. The winner (by randomness) a…
Uma Thurman makes an acting decision to play the part of Marilyn dressed like Glenn Close in 101 Dalmations...
And lo, Ráúl Éspárzá saw this mockup, and said, "Yea, this shall be the vehicle for my return to musicals." And the people of Broadway said, "But&…
"No Kelli, carry the show, not *me*!"...
