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How well do you know your 21st century Broadway lyrics? Over the first 20+ years of the new millennium there have been dozens of new scores written, and this week's game will test your knowl…
At This Performance:
Andrew Call in American Idiot
When I started this new monthly column, several performances by terrific understudies leapt to mind right away. One of them I didn't even …
One That Got Away:
The 39 Steps (2008)
I have often said that one of the things I like best about theater is that it can do so many things that film just can't do, despite all of the tec…
This Week in Broadway History:
March 30 - April 5
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March 30, 1898: The Ibsen classic Hedda Gabler premiered on Broadway.
March 30, 2000:Â T…
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of …
For every Kinky Boots and Waitress, there's The Last Ship and Taboo. Being a successful pop songwriter like Cyndi Lauper or Sara Bareilles doesn't automatically translate to being a hi…
The Glass Menagerie may just be my favorite play of all. That love has set a very high bar for what an excellent production of it would be to me. I've seen probably a dozen productions at al…
I really did enjoy Kinky Boots. It was spectacular, funny and touching. The performances across the board were excellent. A lot to appreciate and admire. And yet, I wasn't bowled over. Once …
This Week in Broadway History:
March 23 - 29
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March 23, 1995:Â The revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! opened its 548 per…
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of …
For most of the 80's, this billboard enticed theater-goers in Times Square to "come and meet those dancing feet" in the smash hit musical 42nd Street. It must have worked - the show ran an i…
I'm old enough to remember looking forward to getting theater magazines in the mail. It was always a thrill when my Playbill Magazine and TheaterWeek would show up in the post box. I'd run u…
Chances are you've seen his work, even if you don't recognize Paul Tazewell's name. With a Broadway career that began with 1996's Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk and continues through …
This Week in Broadway History:
March 16 - 22
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March 17, 2005:Â The Tony-winning Best Musical of 2005, Spamalot, opened at the Shubert Theatre, w…
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of …
This game proved so popular, we just had to come back with even more Leading Ladies! Remember, you can only use each name once!
Broadway Games:
Which Leading Lady...?
A. Tonya Pinkins …
Having been a legit theater for just over 92 years, it should not be a surprise that during its history the Ethel Barrymore Theatre has had some notorious tenants on its stage. Among them, t…
They say characters in a musical sing when plain spoken words aren't enough. Emotions come out in a number of ways in musicals, to be sure. But one of my favorite things about such songs are…
This Week in Broadway History:
March 9 - 16
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March 9, 2008: The first musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights, opened at the Richard Rodger…
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of …
Broadway Games:
Which Leading Man...?
(use each answer only once)
A. Ben Platt   B. Steve Kazee   C. Norbert Leo Butz
D. Aaron Tveit   E. Danny Burstein
F. …
At This Performance:
Jordan Dobson & Mia Pinero in West Side Story
The last time I was in a Broadway theater, literally, was January 26, 2020. Ironically, it was the Broadway Theat…
One That Got Away:
Shuffle Along
(2016)
This month's One That Got Away didn't have to get away at all. You see, we went to the city specifically to see Shuffle Along, or the Making of…
This Week in Broadway History:
March 2 - 8
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Bus Stop
March 2, 1955: The new William Inge play, Bus Stop, opens at the Music Box, and stars Kim S…
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of …
