2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Contributor Marcus Scott revisits the American classic by Kaufman and Hart. Brooks Atkinson, the legendary former theater critic of the New York Times, once wrote that George S. Kaufm…
Contributor Jim Gladstone discovers Cock at San Francisco’s New Conservatory Theatre Center. Following the customary pre-show exhortations to take note of emergency exits and swi…
Contributor Marcus Scott recaps the annual awards for New York’s Off-Off Broadway community. It is rare that the underdog is awarded for excellence by exhibiting a caliber of artistry …
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler gets a taste of 21st century Rococo from the innovative performance troupe Company XIV. Something naughty is happening on Lafayette Street these days. It …
A star is born with the green light on Broadway chorus boy Anthony Wayne, known for his roles in celebrated shows Pippin and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, performing in a jukebox revue as …
"I'm an athlete," says Craig Paul Smith, 41, who has performed in O, the groundbreaking"uhh…water breaking?"Cirque du Soleil spectacle at the Bellagio in Las Vegas since it opened 16 years…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler gets “exposed” to one of New York’s hottest cabaret performers, Bridget Everett. This article contains adult themes and language. I was …
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler sets sail with the new madcap musical, Fabulous! A new musical set sail last week at the Times Square Arts Center, and while Fabulous! may not be…
Fall is officially here, and so is the launch of another Broadway season. To celebrate, Passport Magazine commissioned photographer Ezequiel De La Rosa to capture some of the hottest men on …
 Contributor Jim Gladstone chats with the gender bending theatrical force, Charles Busch. "I alternately feel like Marlene Dietrich at the end of her career and an old animal act," …
Ben Rimalower's addiction to spending beyond his means has driven him to extreme lengths all his life. In Bad With Money he charts his sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing struggle to ov…
The entertainment world continues to mourn the loss of Joan Rivers. A social media blast descended upon The Broadway League to dim its lights for the foul-mouthed comedian who paved the way …
What are Sting and Patti LuPone doing on the same stage? The unconventional dynamic duo, along with host Jane Lynch, Tony Award winner Billy Porter and a gaggle of Broadway stars are coming …
The Broadway Blog's editor Matthew Wexler rounds up our top three picks of the month. After a quiet summer and theater vacancies (so long, ROCKY, Bullets Over Broadway and Holler If Ya Hear …
When it came to the question of how to utilize her life, Esmeralda Simmons had little trouble deciding exactly what to do. "I cut my teeth as an activist in the student protest movement. So …
It's back to Broadway as we gear up for a new season of hits, flops and everything in between. To kick things off, contributor Scott Redman gives a listen to the new cast recording of Forbid…
The Old Globe today announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Bright Star, a new American musical featuring music by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, lyrics by Brick…
Classic Stage Company has announced casting for its production of the rarely performed Allegro by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle (who directed CSC's prod…
As part of Joe's Pub at The Public's new artist-in-residence initiative, artist/entertainer Larry Krone will premiere a selection of photos from his forthcoming art book, LOOK BOOK. The b…
The producers of the upcoming Broadway reimagining of Side Show have revealed the production's alluring poster artwork, that features a portrait of leading ladies Erin Davie andÅ
When does a jukebox musical become a think-piece? Already slightly less superficial and magnitudes more entertaining than the bulk of Broadway's recent jukebox confections, Motown: The Music…
After receiving popular acclaim from a limited sold-out off-off Broadway run last season, Fabulous! The Queen of New Musical Comedies a high seas musical romp will tap into the newly built W…
When a young Mary Shelly ran away to the home of mad poet, Lord Byron, an infamous writer's circle began. In the long nights of drinking, ghost stories, and free love"both Frankenstein…
The June 2013 broadcast of the 67th Annual Tony Awards was honored Saturday evening with two Primetime Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts Awards presentation in Los Angeles. The Awards won …
Contributor Marcus Scott takes a trip to the hospital with Lottie and Leo, one of the plays that appeared at the Midtown International Theatre Festival. This generation of playwrights and…
