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After my rant/tantrum yesterday, I guess the theatre gods conspired to remind me why, in spite of so much negativity, I still love theatre and all of those who work so hard to bring each sta…
As the spring season really gets revved up, this week had two major previewers, one major musical opening, and one colossal hit anniversary. It's been a pretty happy week! And it…
As if the athletic Fosse choreography weren't enough, add some vigorous circus stunts, and it is easy to see why the colective body fat index of the cast of Pippin is less than 1%! The…
Review of the Wednesday, March 13 matinee at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City. Starring Keith Carradine, Allison Case, Hunter Foster, Jay Armstrong Johnson, David Larsen, J…
Looks like Motown: The Musical is already a hit - it became the first Broadway musical to gross over $1M during previews! How about that cast? Are they HOT or NOT? This wee…
Review of the Saturday, March 16 evening performance at Classic Stage Company in New York City. Starring Melissa Errico, Judy Kuhn and Ryan Silverman, with Stephen Bogardus, Jeffry Den…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!Here's the last week of Broadway Box Office stats. Click HERE to see how the weekly rankings are calculated.Broadway Box…
Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, a show that has the word "kinky" in the title faces a sort of damned if you do/damned if you don't dilemma. I mean I know (and probably most of…
MS. BROADWAY MARCH 2013ALLISON CASEWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Given her relationship to Mr. Broadway March 2013 in the show they are both now previewing, Hands on a Hardbody, she seems the perf…
MR. BROADWAY MARCH 2013JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSONWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: These days, Jay Armstrong Johnson can be found at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with his hands full. Literally. H…
Last week, as crowds were filling the Shubert Theatre for previews of Matilda, you were voting in record numbers! (Thank you!) You selected 2 Featured Male Actors (a tie!) and 1 …
Tomorrow will mark the release of Episode 7 of the web series It Could Be Worse, created by Rock of Ages co-stars Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Taylor, who also stars as Jacob Gordon. If …
Who'd have thought that a show logo that features a red pickup truck would be so closely associated with one of the greatest American musicals? Not that it doesn't make sense, literall…
Well, it was bound to happen. Everything I generally dislike about solo cabaret acts put on by Broadway stars came together in this latest in the 54 Below series by Broadway Records. &…
When we last spoke with Cinderella's Cody Williams, he was in the midst of rehearsals for the show. (Click HERE for Part I, and HERE for Part II.) This time around, he shares the …
Another big Broadway week... ups and downs... and in betweens...THINGS THAT MADE ME "HAPPY" THIS WEEKDonna as DroodDonna Murphy! Her birthday was March 7th. I hope it was a great…
When we last left actor Gideon Glick, he discussed how acting became his passion, and the genesis of Spring Awakening. (To catch up on Part I, click HERE.) This time around, he t…
ALL NEW POLL! VOTE UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 14 AT 7PM!One of the biggest blockbusters in London theatre history is now Broadway's newest musical event! Matilda is now in preview…
You might have seen him as Sonny or Grafitti Pete in In the Heights. Or maybe you'll catch him as Jesus Pena in the brand new musical, Hands on a Hardbody. In his latest role, Jo…
Here is the third in a continuing series that celebrates the Broadway musicals of 10, 20 and 30 years ago. To see the the others in the series, click on the "Back in Time" tab at the t…
Review of the Saturday, March 2 evening performance at Studio 54 in New York City. Starring Stephanie J. Block, Eric Sciotto, Gregg Edelman, Jim Norton and Chita Rivera, with Eri…
Here's the second in a series celebrating the openings of Broadway musicals 10, 20 and 30 years ago.The Playbills and the Show CardThe MerchandiseShow: The Goodbye GirlTheatre: MarquisOpenin…
So did March come in like a lion or a lamb for you? For Broadway, it was a little of both... Let's get the negative out of the way first.THE "SAD" NEWSMissed opportunities: Not living …
Looking back on it, Bonnie Franklin was my first. I was young, naive, and totally new to theatre. I was a freshman in high school, and my director had the spring musical down to …
ALL NEW POLL! VOTE UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 7 AT 7PM!In just 2 days (March 3rd), Broadway's newest musical, Kinky Boots, begins previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. This spla…
