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Winter is a lousy time for most Broadway shows, as is evidenced by what has become an annual blog for me. It all started in 2010, when next to normal announced its closing. While…
The fall's only A+ showEvery time I sit down to do one of these blogs, I am shocked that another 3 months has flown by. As usual. I'll look back before I look to the future. I di…
How nice it is to write about Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and not write about backstage discord, lawsuits or near-death experiences. And how nice to write about a Broadway newbi…
Happy Holidays, Theatre Lovers!Since we are all busy - especially on the weekends - during the holiday season, I thought I'd give you some fun puzzles to do AND a great shopping idea at the …
NOTE: What follows are my personal opinions. Agree with me or disagree with me as you like. I invite your thoughts.I've let this fester inside me since those fateful two and a ha…
This Sunday, the much-anticipated and much-debated "revised" version of the popular musical Bare will open off-Broadway. One thing that can be said for the production, no matter the re…
Eric Sciotto(Headshot by Liz Pearce)I am absolutely thrilled to bring you the next installment of JKTS CHAT: 5 Quick Questions! It has been my great pleasure to be talking with Eric Sc…
DON'T FORGET! Vote in this week's HOT or NOT: A Christmas Story Edition! Click the show logo in the upper left corner of this blog, and be sure to complete BO…
I know what you are thinking... Jeff is some sort of shill for Playbill. I am probably on Playbill.com 10 to 15 times a day. I shop at the Playbill Store. I research using the Pl…
Happy Holidays, Theatre Lovers!Since we are all busy - especially on the weekends - during the holiday season, I thought I'd give you some fun puzzles to do AND a great shopping idea at the …
Mr. December 2012Matt DoyleWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Well, it's been a short while since he's actually been on Broadway, and I've been waiting for this occasion to celebrate one of the nice guy…
I know I said last week was the last HOT or NOT until after the holidays, but how could I leave out a big holiday show like A Christmas Story?? I'll be brief - you all know what to do …
Time sure flies... last Sunday marked the end of the first half of the 2012-2013 Broadway season. Here's how your favorite (and not-so-favorite) shows did during the second quarter. Bu…
BROADWAY BOX OFFICEWeek #26; 31 ProductionsNovember 19 - 26, 2012Dead AccountsIn Previews:Dead Accounts - 8 previewsGlengarry Glen Ross - 5 previewsGolden Boy - 8 previewsThe …
The CoversWell, it's the end of November, and at last the rest of the 18th Annual Out 100 list is out! The initial roll out featured 8 gentlemen with Broadway connections (read about t…
Review of the Sunday, November 25 matinee performance at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City, NY. Starring Carolee Carmello, George Hearn, Candy Buckley, Andrew Samonsky, Edward Wa…
To be perfectly honest, I find the majority of child actors to be annoying with their overly cheesy smiles, over acting, and consistent mugging. They are brats even when their role cal…
Macaco and His Owner, Stephanie J. Block,make a grand exit in The Mystery of Edwin Drood(Photo by Joan Marcus)There was a time not all that long ago when Cats ruled Broadway. For the l…
Can you believe that we are currently in Week 26 of the New York Theatre 2012 - 2013 Season? That means that NEXT WEEK is the first week of the second half of the season! Time su…
BROADWAY BOX OFFICEWeek #25; 33 ProductionsNovember 12 - 18, 2012HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Dead AccountsIn Previews:A Christmas Story - 8 previewsDead Accounts - 8 previewsGlengarry Glen …
I am so excited to bring you a new series of interviews with another of Broadway's hardest working people, a true gypsy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood's Eric Sciotto! In the show, he's pa…
Review of the Saturday, November 17 evening preview performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City, NY. Starring John Bolton, Erin Dilly, Johnny Rabe, Zac Ballard, Caroline …
Review of the Saturday, November 17 matinee at Studio 54 in New York City, NY. Starring Stephanie J. Block, Chita Rivera, Will Chase, Gregg Edelman, Jim Norton, Betsy Wolfe, Andy Karl,…
Can you imagine making your Broadway debut in a cast full of Broadway veterans, including the legendary Chita Rivera? Well, this week's Face of the Future, Spencer Plachy, did just thi…
Ms. November 2012Erin DillyWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: She's a Tony nominee. She's done Sondheim and Rodgers and Hart. She's replaced such stars as Laura Benanti and Kelli…
