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Ultra bitchy girls, clueless parents, a couple of outcasts and a burn book are all the ingredients of the new musical Mean Girls which opened yesterday on the Great Pink Way (only on We…
Long time readers of this blog know of my love for all things show logo. Truthfully, this season has been kind of lackluster in that department, and picking my 5 favorites was pretty easy.&n…
I've been a fan of David Yazbek since his first Broadway score for The Full Monty. I've loved every one of his subsequent scores, even the love-it-or-hate it Women on the Verge of…
She's had success in television, on film, and on the stage. Her career spans comedy, drama, and even horror. And now she's co-starring with two of the greatest actresses in the b…
He first caught my eye in the haunting Broadway run of The Visit, playing Young Anton to Roger Rees' Anton. What a beautiful dancer. Since then, I've followed his career in regional theater,…
I decided instead of a considered, thought out review of the broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE on NBC, I'd jot down my thoughts as the show is happening. I mean, if they h…
Review of the Saturday, March 24, 2018 matinee preview performance at the Golden Theatre in New York City, New York. Starring Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill, with Joseph Mede…
As you may have guessed from my previous #MyBroadwayThing blogs, I'm a collector. And so it follows that over the last three and a half decades, I've done my fair share of show merch c…
The end of season push has begun again, and there are a ton of shows opening this spring! That means we've got lots of work to do to add new members to the Broadway Olympics Team. This…
I'm sad to have learned of the death of Tony Award-winning actor Sammy Williams over the weekend. I never had the privilege of seeing him perform, and I never had the honor of meeting t…
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing the new film, Love, Simon at a preview screening last night. I wish a film like this was around when I was a teenager struggling with my iden…
This week, we'll be picking the ONE song from the New Broadway Cast Recording of Once On This Island. If you've seen this spectacular revival, you know how beautifully sung this score …
JEFF'S TOP 5THEATRE DISTRICT WATERING HOLESOver the years, Mike and I have been known to enjoy an adult beverage or three during our Broadway binge trips. We like to try new places, but tend…
Broadway loves repeating itself - nearly back to back revivals of The Glass Menagerie, and the so-soon-after-the original-closed production of Into the Woods, and the every-few-years return …
I think I may be the only person in the USA who has never seen a single episode of American Idol. Though I have enjoyed many of the finalists in various Broadway shows, I'm always surprised …
If you Google Ari'el Stachel, you'll find a ton of articles. (Heck, Playbill posted a pictorial about him over the weekend!) You'd think he was the breakout star of The Band's Visit or …
Review of the Sunday, February 25, 2018 matinee performance at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Tamyra Gray, Norm Lewis, Alex Newell, Lea Salonga, Hailey Kil…
Review of the Saturday, February 24, 2018 evening performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City. Book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Scenic design b…
Review of the Saturday, February 24, 2018 matinee performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub, John Cariani, Ari'el Stachel,…
Review of the Friday, February 23 performance at the Barrow Street Theatre. Starring Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Jake Boyd, Michael James Leslie, Eryn Lecroy, John-Michael Lyles, John Rap…
The image to your left is the one that started it all for me. My very first Broadway show began what has become an obsessive collection. Before that fateful August afternoon in 1983, I…
In honor of Disney's Frozen, which began previews this week over at the St. James, this week's Friday 5 is all about my 5 favorite Disney stage shows.I've seen 10 Disney Theatricals producti…
