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The very beginning of May 1996 was the time Broadway history began to be made. Of course, back then, no one knew what a true phenonemon Chicago: The Musical would become. At the …
Hello, Friends!Has this been a week or what? First an earthquake and now, a hurricane named Irene. Considering the loss of life, property and the potential for so much worse, it …
With Hurricane Irene causing the postponement of the historic 6,137th performance of Chicago until at least Monday, I am putting off my retrospective of the revivals stars, past and present,…
Tonight's performance of Chicago marks a momentous occasion in American musical theatre history. Tonight will be the Kander and Ebb revival's 6, 137th performance on Broadway. Lo…
Twitterland was all a-Tweet today as people joked and complained about the potential of Hurricane Irene moving up the East Coast and potentially damaging several major cities and impacting u…
Review of Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. 1 hour, 35 minutes. Starring Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Ashley Fink, Lea Michele, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Chord Over…
* - This is the first in a series of blog series that will focus on various Broadway flops that , despite its flop status, I thoroughly enjoyed and/or have come to appreciate.Grind a musical…
Here are three more Broadway related "jigsaw puzzles." Enjoy!Click on each link to do each puzzle. It is pretty self explanatory. Click and drag the pieces. When they fit, you'll h…
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 15: Broadway Ladies: Ms. August 2011: Alexandra Socha
August 16: Broadway Math (Answers Below!)
August 17: If They Could See Him Now: The Bob Foss…
A few weeks ago, I had a blog of Broadway musical lyrics that I (and you) found to be particularly clever, catchy or meaningful - sometimes all three. Several of you have since been so…
Whether you loved, hated or missed it altogether, last season's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was an exciting opportunity to see some of Broadway's heaviest hitters in one place …
One of the up sides of recent seasons has been the abundance of well-known actors who have graced the Broadway stage. In many, if not most, cases, this has been a great thing. Fi…
One of my theatre heroes, Bob Fosse, will be honored in 2012 by the United States Postal Service will commemorate great choreographers, Fosse's will be one of four stamps in the series…
All the "back to school" ads on TV have inspired me to think "academically." Below are 10 "math problems" where the numbers are made up numbers that have to do with Broadway songs, sho…
Ms. Broadway August 2011Alexandra SochaWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Well, she is part of an all-star cast of one of off-Broadway's new musicals. She more than holds her own in this co…
THE SHORT VERSION THIS WEEK!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 8: Name-Droppers (Answers below)August 9: Broadway Jigsaw PuzzlesAugust 10: Why Catch Me Caught MeAugust 11: 195…
Gay men Munchkins Fans of all things Oz! Rejoice! If the stars align as it now looks like they might, New York City will have to pave its streets in yellow bricks and…
Review of the evening preview performance on Saturday, July 16 at the New World Stages - Stage 1, off-Broadway in New York City. Starring Adam Chanler-Berat, Matt Shingledecker, Arianda Fern…
Recently, a good friend of mine celebrated her 60th birthday. Together, we have seen a number of Broadway shows, and we frequently chat about shows that were all the rage in the 15 yea…
Timing, they say, is everything. And I can't help but wonder how different the fate of my favorite musical of last season, Catch Me If You Can, would be. Had the show opened duri…
I thought it might be fun to do some Broadway-related jigsaw puzzles. Here are three. One is a production photo. One is a show logo. And the third is a New York City …
Some of the snootier set of theatregoers love to name-drop to all of their friends about all of the celebrities they've see onstage and in the house. It usually goes something like thi…
WELCOME TO AUGUST, THEATRE FANS!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 1: CONTEST: Win Tickets to FOLLIES on Broadway **August 2: POLL RESULTS: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Next ProjectA…
YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO ENTER THE FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST! LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT FOR DETAILS!One hundred years ago today, the world had no idea what just hit it. On August…
FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST FINAL TRIVIA QUESTION BELOW TODAY'S BLOG! COLLECT ALL FIVE ANSWERS FROM THIS WEEK'S BLOGS AND ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO FOLLIES ON BROADWAY!I really had no intenti…
