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Hey, readers! I hope you are having a terrific summer! Here's an offer you can't refuse - FREE TICKETS! And, what could be better that a hot new play in these last hot days…
What a difference eight years can make in history. When You Can't Take It With You opened on Broadway in 1938, the US was two decades out of the first World War, and when On the Town o…
With the recent casting announcements for NBC's Peter Pan Live, and the news that Finding Neverland will be coming to Broadway this season, I thought looking at Peter Pan would be a gr…
I got this really interesting press release and video yesterday, and I just had to share it with you! And, loyal readers, why not use the special discount they sent, too?! Big St…
Review of the Saturday, July 26th 10 PM performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. Musical Staging by Spencer Liff. Di…
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I got this from the folks over at The Phantom of the Opera, and I am thrilled to pass it on to YOU! GOOD LUCK!BROADWAY'S LONGEST-RUNNING SHOW OF ALL TIMETHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERAANNOUNC…
With this week's release of the teaser trailer for Disney's Into the Woods, I couldn't help but wax nostalgic for the original Broadway production, and for the Broadway revival. I love…
Ms. July 2014Lena HallWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Maybe it's because she's giving one of three gender-bending roles currently on Broadway. Or maybe it's because she's also co-starred with …
Mr. July 2014Curtis HolbrookWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: It's been an interesting month for one of my all-time favorite performers. He's been co-starring with (as the Times Square billboard …
The recent announcement that Rocky will be closing soon got me to thinking about the huge billboard that adorns the front of the Winter Garden Theatre. It is hard to believe that …
Like many a young theatre novice, I was introduced to the classic scores by listening to the original Broadway cast recordings since the shows were long gone. That was how I was first …
I am ashamed to admit that as a Sondheim fan, I had never seen Follies until the revival that opened at the Marquis Theatre on September 12, 2011. Even more, I am ashamed to admit…
IT COULD BE WORSE SEASON 2 STARTS TOMORROW!Love, love, loved Season 1!!! Can't wait to see what happens to Jacob (Wesley Taylor), Ben (Adam Chanler-Berat) and Sam (Mitchell Jarvis) whe…
With yesterday's announcement that American Psycho would be coming to New York. This won't be the first time a killer gets to sing - Assassins had a rogue's gallery of one-time killers…
Re-visit review of the Wednesday, July 2nd matinee performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. Starring Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Curtis Holbrook, James Snyder, Jenn Col…
These days for a new Broadway show to be heard above the din of Times Square, the buzz and squawking of social media, and the one-upsmanship (for the good and bad) of critical notices and pu…
It was seven years ago today that Xanadu opened on Broadway. Given the pre-show buzz, it is truly AMAZING that it had a year plus run (49 previews, 512 performances at the Helen H…
It has been called "exciting," "ground-breaking," and I, myself, called Fun Home "brilliant" and "monumental." (Review HERE) This beautiful collection only serves to solidify…
Review of the Saturday, July 5 matinee at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Eisenhower Theatre in Washington, DC. Starring Emily Padgett, Erin Davie, Ryan Silverman, Matthew …
It's hard to believe, but the critically-acclaimed Tony-nominated revival of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan (show website HERE) is nearing the end of its limited run in…
Broadway has had famous composing teams throughout is long history - Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, Lerner and Loewe, Bock and Harnick, Kander and Ebb... For the last twenty-four…
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In my very first Throwback Thursday blog, I thought I'd take a look back to five seasons ago (2010-2011) at the two plays that really wowed me and continue to be standard setters. One …
Well, we're now nearly two weeks post-Tony Awards, and the annual purge of shows is fully under way. Summer, like the dead of winter, can be a slow time on Broadway, and producers pull…
