306 stories by "Jesse North"
There is a perfect marriage of solid writing and superb acting occurring at the Golden Theatre in the debut Broadway production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart. Originally staged at the P…
Theater needs to feel genuine, and in the case of the new musical Baby It's You!, it comes off as a marketing ploy concocted by executives doing musical theater algebra. Commercial success J…
Nick Adams nearly didn't play Felicia in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, the role that has made him a fan favorite on Broadway. Casting directors originally planned to make Adams an understu…
A ditzy blonde can always be counted upon for a laugh in a comedy. Yet in the case of Born Yesterday, she is also the fixture that gives the play its soul. In this excellent Doug Hughes-dire…
Talking points: Interviewing the bubbly Margaret Colin of Arcadia Margaret Colin gives a killer Harvey Fierstein impression High to close this Sunday, five days after opening; second show in…
A playwright puts pen to paper in order to share a message with the world. It is meant to be received by an audience, weighed, and understood. Yet in the case of a show that has no discernab…
Margaret Colin might currently be on hiatus from playing Blair Waldorf's mother, Eleanor, on Gossip Girl, but not from portraying a sharp-tongued commander of an estate. As Lady Croom in the…
Religion is taking a beating on Broadway this season. That isn't to say theater is pointing its gun at God, but rather shining a light on faith and daring audiences to make their own informe…
Talking points: Last-year Tony nominee Stephen Kunken on new role in High Broadway Mad Libs with Stephen Kunken New board game"Be A Broadway Star game night Catch Me If You Can‘s kille…
For some people, spring means a time of cleaning, rain boots, and preparation for warm weather. For Stephen Kunken, spring means a role in a hot-button, new Broadway play. In April 2007, Kun…
Talking points: Heidi Blickenstaff’s surprising Broadway season “You Know You’re On Broadway When…” with Heidi Blickenstaff Spring Awakening national tour at Th…
Heidi Blickenstaff had planned to be a Mormon this Broadway season. For the past two and a half years, she had been playing Mother Price"Andrew Rannells' character's mother"in production wor…
Talking points Interviewing Broadway poster designer, Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo Fraver’s Five Faves The joy of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Broadway gross…
It would be difficult for Frank Verlizzo to not feel like a large portion of Times Square belonged to him. The massive, mustard-yellow artwork for The Lion King that stretches across the win…
Talking points: The Broadway openings of The Book of Mormon and John Leguizamo’s Ghetto Klown got me wondering… What offends you? Broadway grosses What do you think, Rushers? Do …
In his third Broadway engagement (we won’t count the revival of American Buffalo, which closed after eight performances in 2008), John Leguizamo returns to tell his life story in a one…
Talking points: Douglas Hodge opens cabaret act at Cafe Carlyle Stephanie J. Block fans"Douglas Hodge has some news for you American Idiot sets closing date; will have accomplished a year on…
Douglas Hodge has just finished his first Café Carlyle concert and all he wants is a beer. "Stella, a Pilsner"it doesn't matter," he says. After burning through 17 songs in an hour, a guy d…
Douglas Hodge can't get enough of New York. And why shouldn't he? Last April, the Brit made his Broadway debut as Albin in La Cage aux Folles and ran away with a Tony for the role two months…
Talking points: New play about Chris Farley, The Fatman Cometh, has Broadway/off-Broadway potential Who is the best man in That Championship Season Julie Taymor is out of Spider-Man. Why we …
Comedians have been making their way to Broadway recently, with Robin Williams in Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo and Dane Cook in Fat Pig this season. Even Saturday Night Live alumni like W…
Small-town discontent is at the heart of That Championship Season, but in this revival, there are no small names to be found in the cast. Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Noth, Jason Patric, and Jim…
Talking points: The one-two punch of interviewing Tony Kushner and Michael Greif for Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide Michael Greif spills details on this summer’s off-Broadway rev…
Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Angels In America, can’t seem to get enough of director Michael Greif. Or is it vice versa? The two paired for the revival of Ang…
