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Review of the Saturday, October 15 matinee performance. At Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. 2 hours, 45 minutes. Starring Euan Morton, Jenny Fellner, Stephen F. Schmidt, …
BROADWAY MESSAGE OF THE WEEK:October 11 was National Coming Out Day, and Jujamcyn Theatre President Jordan Roth had an important message to share. CLICK HERE to read what he had t…
MS. BROADWAY OCTOBER 2011ANDREA MCARDLE WHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: In 1977, she took Broadway and the world by storm as Little Orphan Annie. She would later star in the West En…
The other day, I shared my thoughts on one of the two new musicals that are a part of the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival. That production, while not quite ready for the bi…
Yesterday marked the start of previews for the Broadway engagement of the play Other Desert Cities. Last year, it was the hit of the off-Broadway season, had a slightly different cast …
#1 (2 weeks in a row)The Book of MormonThe Broadway Box Office Top 10 for the week of October 3 - 9:1. The Book of Mormon (Musical) Eugene O'Neill Theatre (1)2. Disney's The…
Review of the Saturday October 8 matinee performance at the Lucille Lortel Theatre off-Broadway in New York City. 100 minutes, no intermission. Starring Jonathan Groff, Rutina…
A word of caution if you Google "man and boy": be sure to add either "Broadway" or "Roundabout" after it BEFORE you hit enter. Otherwise you might find yourself in the midst of some ra…
I come to this commercial with the advantage of having seen the show already. And I can affirm that it is a terrific representation of the show it advertises.The very set up of the com…
Fellow blogger and Godspell producer Ken Davenport suggested, in his recent blog, that Broadway might have a "Box Office Top Ten" much like the one movies often quote. Well, I took it to hea…
Review of the September 25 matinee performance at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway in New York City. 2 hours, 45 minutes, including one intermission. Starring Myles Erlick, Emily Skinner, Da…
Playbill Online reported recently that six teenage girls and three adult women had to be asked to leave the Paper Mill Playhouse at the September 29th performance of Disney's Newsies. …
I guess it isn't too surprising to hear from Newsies star Jeremy Jordan that the Disney film upon which the show is based is part of what made him want to be a musical theatre actor. O…
Now in previews:Man and Boy: Previews: September 9; Opens October 9Relatively Speaking: Previews: September 20; Opens October 20The Mountaintop: Previews: September 13; Opens October 13
Mr. Broadway October 2011Jeremy JordanWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY:OTHER INFORMATION:Age: 26Education: Ithaca College, Class of 2007Personal: Engaged to Ashley Spencer who is in Priscilla Queen of …
To me, the only surprising thing about the idea that the new stage musical version of Disney's Newsies might be headed to Broadway, is that it is finally in print. I had an inkling the…
Here are some more puzzles for you to enjoy this weekend. CAUTION: These two are much more difficult! Have fun!Jigsaw Puzzle #10 (198 pieces)This is FRAVER's interpre…
Caution: The following blog contains Glee Season 3 plot spoilers.Much ink and TV time has been spent discussing the Season 2 downfall of Glee. And many an ultimatum has been thrown aro…
Expecting bad weather, my friends and I spent a good part of Saturday monitoring the New York City weather forecast. It fluctuated between a 30% to an 80% chance. Ick, right? Wel…
At the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, New York City. 2 hours, 40 minutes, with an intermission. Starring Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Ron Raines, Danny Burstein, Elaine Paige, Jane Houdyshe…
Here is the TheatreScene for September 19 - 25, 2011!BROADWAY BOX OFFICE (September 12 - 18): Top Gross: Wicked: $1.479MPhoto by Joan Marcus Top Attendance: The…
Tomorrow, probably my favorite theatre charity event of the year takes place, the Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction. And this year marks the event's 25th year! It takes plac…
