2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Want more Broadway Blog? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! It's a French revolution on Broadway this spring (and not of the Les Miserables variety). Two French-inspired shows make …
The Broadway community mourns the loss of acclaimed director and performer Gene Saks, who passed away on Saturday at age 93. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be di…
Who’s next to tackle the role of Rose, made famous by Ethel Merman in the original 1959 production of Gypsy? We’ve seen Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters and Patti…
Producers of Off-Broadway's The Fantasticks have announced that the long running musical will close on Sunday, May 3rd"the 55th anniversary of the opening of the show in 1960. At the t…
Fun Home, the highly-anticipated, award-winning American musical that begins previews tonight, has announced an exclusive mobile lottery partnership with TodayTix. With music by four-time To…
Hip-hop pioneer, Tony Award-winning producer and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Russell Simmons has announced the development of The Scenario, a new stage musical that will be driv…
Are you ready to celebrate the best of Broadway? The Broadway League and United Airlines are hosting this year's Stars in the Alley in legendary Shubert Alley. The two hour concert with live…
It was one of our favorite new musicals of the fall, and now The Fortress of Solitude will celebrate the release of the original cast album at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater on Monday, Apri…
The Broadway transfer of The Royal Shakespeare Company's Wolf Hall: Parts 1 & 2 announced that a same day general rush will be available at the box office of the Winter Garden Thea…
While many tourists clamor to Broadway for their theater fix when visiting New York City, those in the know often opt for Off Broadway, where they’re closer to the action and usually p…
Though the new screwball Broadway comedy Living on Love begins performances on April Fools' Day, it's no joke that the play's producers are offering $19.57 tickets, including a limi…
One of the most thrilling arrivals on Broadway this spring is the transfer of Fun Home from its off Broadway run at the Public Theater last year. Tony Award-winner Michael Cer…
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…
The Roundabout’s much-anticipated revival of On The Twentieth Century opened on Sunday. What did critics think of this musical farce that follows a luxury coach traveling …
Want more Broadway Blog? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! "This is a dream come true," said Sutton Foster on Friday evening as she made her solo debut at Carnegie Hall with The Ne…
The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland will play its first today, Sunday, March 15 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenues). And for those wh…
She’s already won six Tony Awards. Will Audra McDonald’s return to Broadway bring lucky number seven? USA Today reports about the new show, to be directed by George C. Wolfe and …
The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company will present a one night only concert to benefit the company:  Tony  Award and Grammy Award-nominated composer and lyrici…
Following a sold-out 2013 debut at 54 Below, Tony Award nominee Euan Morton returns to the acclaimed Manhattan nightspot to launch his newest project, I ⤠THE CARPENTERS. Backed b…
by Samuel L. Leiter Cush Jumbo isn't an easy name to forget; nor, for that matter is the electrifying British actress to whom it belongs. Jumbo is the "I" in Josephine and I, the winning one…
Want more Broadway Blog? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! by Samuel L. Leiter I was in the sixth grade in 1952 when Elizabeth II became Queen of England, a year before her interna…
Leave it to theater people to conceive of a benefit that doesn’t involve snoozy speeches and cold canapés. MCC Theater (currently presenting The Nether through March 29) once again…
by Samuel Leiter Although remembered today chiefly for Liliom, which had its Broadway premiere in 1921 and later became the source of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, Hungarian playwright…
Tony and Olivier Award-winning star and recording artist Lea Salonga continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Celebrated for her lead performances in the Broadway hits Miss Saigon and …
Do you want to see Hamilton, one of the hottest shows of the season, but didn’t score a ticket to the now sold-out run? TodayTix, the mobile app for securing discount and hard-to-ge…
