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Boy, you sure are an inquisitive bunch! Hundreds of you took last week's Musical Know-It-All Quiz and I hope you did well! Here are the answers and results - looks like a co…
It's the biggest week of the year for Broadway fans, and Sunday is the biggest night! For a lot of shows, how things turn out at the awards show could make or break them. For oth…
The very first winner of the #MissingTonyAward for Best Ensemble of a Musical is the Ensemble of An American in Paris!In the course of just one performance this impressive group sings, acts …
Review of the Saturday matinee performance on May 30, 2015 at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Darren Criss, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Tits of Clay as The Angry Inch. …
Marla Schaffel and James BarbourJane Eyre, based in the novel of the same name, was the third of the four nominees for Best Musical 15 years ago that I've talked about. What really set…
Wonder Woman poses with hers!Last week, the Trendsday Poll asked you to tell what you do with your Playbill before, during and after the show. Here's what 207 of you told us:BEFOR…
Holler If Ya Hear Me was the first musical of the 2014 - 2015 seasonWith the great news about the season just ended - record attendance, record grosses - I thought it would be fun to see wha…
Every once in awhile, the Tony Awards nominating committee gets it right. This year, they really did when they nominated everyone in the principal cast of the already award-winning Fun…
This week, I'll continue my look back at the Best Musical Tony nominees from 15 seasons ago. Just as with The Full Monty last week, this week's show was full of established …
Ladies, first! You know you are Something Special! when (theater) royalty pays a visit, likes the show, and poses with the cast afterwards. That's exactly what happened when Dame…
You get one at every Broadway show, most off-Broadway shows and many national theaters. I'm talking about the Playbill magazine the usher hands you before you head off to your seat, fu…
The very first winner of the #MissingTonyAward for Best Ensemble of a play is the Cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time!Though he's the lead, Alex Sharp (and the equally …
Mike and I are sharply divided on one thing about Something Rotten!: the show logo. I LOVE IT! Mike, not so much. I love the smooshed tomato. I love the very detailed carto…
There are a lot of similarities between the 2000 - 2001 Broadway season and the one just ended. There are similar performers and creative types aplenty. And it's fun to look back…
With a slight lull in Tony mania this week, the TheatreScene was more about future shows and friends of this blog getting some high profile press. But first, a little Tony business:Don…
You voted for the Tony Award you think should be given on June 8th. Then you made your nominations. Below are your Top 5 nominees for Best Ensemble of a Play and Best Ensemble of…
They are the ultimate Broadway backup band. They've been the guys behind 5 Hedwigs and 2 Yitzhaks. They are The Angry Inch!Left: Skszp aka Justin Craig (Music Director, Guitar, K…
Installing a new marquee at Studio 54The 2015 - 2016 season is already underway, with An Act of God already in previews, and the first new musicals starting up in June and July (Amazing Grac…
One of the biggest hits of the season is the wonderful revival of The King and I at Lincoln Center. I found it to be wonderfully directed and acted. Bartlett Sher proves again th…
We are at the point in the awards season where all of the nominations have been announced and the predictions and Monday morning quarterbacking are in full swing. But some of the nices…
It's hump day and you know what that means, readers! It's time for quick survey of your theater thoughts of the week.This week's poll has to do with last week's. You'll see that …
Not since Follies has there been such a ghostly, ethereal presence so integral to the plot and staging as there is when Young Anton and Young Claire take the stage in The Visit. And th…
The Last Ship was one of my favorite shows of the season just past. As I mentioned in my review (HERE), I did not go into it thinking I'd like it, let alone love it after seeing the to…
Kander and Ebb have a Best Score nomination; Terrence McNally has a Best Book nomination. Chita Rivera has a Best Actress nod, too. And all of them are associated with a Best Musical n…
Well, the TheatreScene was all about the Tonys this week, right? Well, almost!The Serious and Tony-Nominated Moves of The Curious IncidentFirst things first - even though I only correc…
