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Mr. May 2014Nick CorderoWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Hmmm. A no-brainer. Nick Cordero is giving a career-defining performance in Bullets Over Broadway. It is one of those things you just kno…
Well, loyal readers (and all theatre-loving new ones!), I can't believe this is the FOURTH time we've had The JKTS Awards! Where does the time go, huh? This year, like always, we striv…
Review of the Sunday, May 11 matinee at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Audra McDonald. Directed by Lonny Price. 90 minutes, no intermission. Through …
Review of the Saturday, May 10 evening performance at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City. Presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Starring Reed Birney, John Cullum,…
Review of the Saturday, May 10 matinee performance at New World Stages, Stage 1, in New York City. Starring Barrett Wilbert Weed, Ryan McCartan, Jessica Keenan Wynn, ElleMcLemore, Alic…
Review of the Wednesday, May 7 matinee performance at the Cort Theatre in New York City. Starring Daniel Radcliffe and the Michael Grandage Company. Directed by Michael Grandage.…
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THIS IS A NEW NOMINATIONS BALLOT SET. IF YOU VOTED LAST WEEK, YOU CAN VOTE THIS WEEK. IF YOU DID NOT VOTE LAST WEEK, YOU CAN STILL VOTE THIS WEEK!Last week, you nominated - in record n…
While the Broadway community continues to hold its collective breath waiting for all the award winning to begin, there are plenty of things to keep us fans happy! Here are three of the…
Last week, you nominated - in record numbers, thank you all - all those worthy nominees that the Tony Nominating Committee overlooked. This week, your voice will be heard again, celebr…
You know, I've been compiling this list in my head since the beginning of the season. But as a blog entry (or two), it really came together as I stood there in the St. James Theatre, having …
Sitting with my mouth agape at the end of a show usually means I am stunned by what I see, and in the very best way. Pippin, as a whole show, had me open-mouthed throughout. …
What a season 2013-2014 was, huh? SIXTEEN new musicals and new musical revivals opened, and with it came a giant wave of talent...and heat. For the second time, you have selected those…
The Tony Awards Nominating Committee has had their say. Now it is your turn! For the 4th year (thank you!), I am asking all of you to be the nominating committee AND the voting b…
So, now we are in that "limbo period" between the Tony nominations and the Tony Awards, between the last rush of new show openings all over New York and the fall rush of new openings. …
Just like most of you reading this, I watched the 2014 Tony Award nominations with high expectations and a guarded feeling that no matter what happened there would be disappointments and sur…
The 2014 - 2015 Season has begun! But first...The First Opening Night: July 14. 2013The Last Opening Night: April 24, 2014Well, Smash got cancelled, and Spider-Man closed. But Br…
Well, the 2013 - 2014 Broadway season is in the history books. My theatre-going buddy, Mike, and I were fortunate enough to see every new musical and musical revival. As is trad…
Review of the Sunday, May 20 matinee preview performance presented by The Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54. Starring Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams, Danny Burstein and Linda Emond, w…
Ms. AprilLaChanzeWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I've been a fan of hers since I first heard the cast recording of Once on This Island, and I finally got to see her in the 1995 revival of Compa…
Review of the Saturday evening preview performance at the Belasco Theatre. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. Book by John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics by Stephen Trask.…
Mr. AprilJames SnyderWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: On the face of it, it may seem that his matinee idol looks and easy on the ears voice would be reason enough to name this guy Mr. April. But…
Review of the Saturday, March 19 matinee preview performance presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City. Starring Sutton Foster, …
Less than a week from today is the cut-off for productions that want to be considered for the 2014 Tonys, and awards season will begin. But, since all of the new musical productions ha…
He was Mr. Broadway back in April 2012, and now Andrew Keenan-Bolger is back at JKTS with a pretty cool interview! Earlier this week, he talked about his family ties to Broadway, polit…
