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It is testimony to how much I enjoy Sara Bareilles' score for Waitress (well, most of it) that I'm going to try and limit my criticism of the show itself. Suffice it to say, I have severa…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
THIS IS IT! The Championship Round starts TODAY! The wi…
I know I spend a great deal of time writing about Sondheim and Kander and Ebb on this blog. That's not to say I don't enjoy others. Having recently enjoyed a re-visit to The Phantom of the O…
The look and scale of Meet Me in St. Louis was emblematic of shows in the late 80's/early 90's. Everything about it was huge - the sets (including a gigantic, multi-floor, rotating Victor…
Today we celebrate the 5 cast members from Ain't Too Proud who are making their Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great review…
It was the 2000-2001 Broadway season, and we didn't know it, but the world was in the brink of changing forever. The fall of 2000 brought me one of my all-time favorite musicals; the spring …
So, why "Standing at Zero"? You know the numbers across the front of the stage? Zero is center, and we are putting one performer front and center. This month's honoree is one of many unsung …
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
Just 4 cast members left! Too darn hot, indeed. Once again…
This week's Friday 5 is a fun Jeopardy! style quiz - 1 category, 5 answers. Don't forget - you must answer in the form of a question! Good luck!
The category is:Â
3 ROLES1 ACTRESS
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Today we celebrate the 3 cast members from Kiss Me, Kate who are making their Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great reviews, a …
With the success of last year's Around the World in 80 Musicals (and thank you for your support on that!), we are happy to bring you a new series: Around the U.S.A. in 80 Musicals! Over t…
So, for a change I'll be blunt. If ever there was a show logo/advertising element that defines the idea of "phoning it in," the logo for Kiss Me, Kate the revival being presented by Round…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
And then there were 8. There were some shocking eliminatio…
Today, we celebrate 7 new Broadway debuts from the first new musical of 2019, Be More Chill.
Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great reviews, a terrifi…
In honor of her birthday yesterday, we celebrate our 5 favorite performances of one of our favorite Broadway legends, Donna Murphy. This two-time Tony winner is a wonderful gem. We are still…
Back in the days of snail mail and definitely pre-Amazon, there were things I really looked forward to getting in the mail. In my high school and undergrad years, I belonged to two mail orde…
She is comedy gold in everything she does. And she's spread laughter on stages across the country on national tour, off-Broadway and on. She's played a spelling bee hostess, a fairy tale wit…
Hard to believe he began his career at age 6, on Star Search (for you youngsters that was my generation's American Idol and The Voice). He began his Broadway career as Gavroche in the origin…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
Last week, you narrowed the cast of Kiss Me, Kate down t…
2019 is in full swing, and now we are approaching the crunch of spring openings, with shows trying to get in under the wire for all of the awards. Exciting times for sure! This spring, we ar…
Looking back on it, The Who's Tommy was pretty advanced thinking for Broadway in the early 90's, and not just because it had three actors playing the main character. A true rock opera …
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. Published by Grand Central Publishing. Copyright 2016. Hardcover. 288 pages.Regardless of how I feel about the show itself…
I would imagine that creating a logo for a show so firmly rooted in its fandom was a difficult task. Internet fans are famously loyal, and just as famously (infamously) easy to lose. I'm bet…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
There's even a song in Kiss Me, Kate called "Too Darn Hot!…
A few weeks ago, we had a Friday 5 Broadway Quiz, and the response was a bit of a pleasant surprise. Seems you liked it, so we'll do it again. Maybe we'll make it a regular thing, once a mon…
