2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Have you been following the latest news about Patti LuPone’s now legendary digital dilemma at a recent performance of Shows For Days? CLICK HERE for details!
When the techies from Google, Yahoo!, and Intuit get a hankering for some musical theater, they turn to TheatreWorks, which welcomes upwards of 100,000 patrons each year. The company kick…
American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland will make her Broadway debut as 'Ivy Smith' in On The Town this summer for 12 performances only from August 25 – Sep…
Summer sizzles as Broadway and beyond heats up with new productions and some old favorites. Here's what The Broadway Blog recommends this month… Penn & Teller on Broadway For 40 years …
Fireworks may light up the sky tonight, but July 4th also gives us the opportunity to reflect on some of our favorite patriotic musicals… take a look! 1776 It doesn’t get much mo…
Broadway Barks announces their 17th annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event to benefit New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. Founded by Bernadette Peters an…
by Samuel L. Leiter A group of disparate people gathering for a weekend at a country or beach house"what a lovely idea for a play! At least that's what writers as gifted as Noël Coward (H…
by Mark Lingenfelter Want more Broadway Blog? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! The most captivating aspect of the current Broadway production of An American in Paris is the sum of…
In honor of the Supreme Court's historic decision to give marriage equality to all, It Shoulda Been You is inviting everyone to celebrate love and equality with buy-one, get-one-free t…
by Mark Lingenfelter The Broadway by the Year concert series at Town Hall is, in many ways, an embarrassment of riches. It's an evening of musical theater songs introduced with a healthy dos…
by Jim Gladstone San Francisco's newest performance space"the American Conservatory Theater's sleek Strand Theater"debuted last week with a bracing production of Caryl Churchill's Love and I…
Do you need your summer fix of the brightest Broadway and Hollywood talent? Voices for the Voiceless: Stars for Foster Kids will raise awareness about the plight of kids in foster care, part…
Is Broadway ready for Marilyn Monroe? Following the well-received Actors Fund benefit that featured the music of Bombshell from the NBC television series Smash, Universal Stage Productions h…
by Jim Gladstone After a year of sporadic workshops, The Wong Street Journal"a solo work by the enormously talented agitprop performer Kristina Wong"had its official world premiere in a flee…
by Samuel L. Leiter Last autumn, New York theatergoers had the rare opportunity to witness Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine; now, another of that infrequently revived Elizabethan playwright…
We're offering you a special edition of Theater Buff this month, as Broadway Bares celebrates its 25th spectacular edition of raising funds and awareness for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights …
by Ryan Leeds Actor Tony Danza. Opera diva Renée Fleming. Former Metropolitan Opera General Manager Joseph Volpe. Accounting firm partner Christopher Cacace. It seems like an unlikely qu…
by Ryan Leeds Truth was the paramount theme in Cheyenne Jackson's Town Hall concert Friday night. After a multi-city tour, the stage and screen actor returned to New York, where he made his …
by Ryan Leeds In terms of entertainment mediums, Cheyenne Jackson has covered it all. From his leading man roles on Broadway, to guest spots on television's Glee and 30 Rock, (and a recently…
Every third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler's nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer t…
Ever After, Paper Mill Playhouse's latest effort to produce a new musical with enough legs to get to Broadway, offers a few moments of musical theater bliss, but the hodgepodge retelling of …
Wow! What a year… Tony voters surprised us by crowning Fun Home the best musical of the year. Well deserved and certainly a less mainstream title than some of the other nominees.…
The stars will align on Sunday night for the 69th Annual Tony Awards! Hosted by Tony winners Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, the evening will be packed with entertainme…
Review by Samuel L. Leiter Even if, like me, you're not a particular fan of Jim Parsons, the TV star with the quirky voice, boyish face, and looming forehead, you're likely to have a divine …
At the beginning of each month we take a look at new productions opening on (and off) Broadway, offering our highly opinionated take on where you should spend your hard-earned theater bucks.…
