2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Contributor Jim Gladstone chats with Emmy winner Leslie Jordan. "What amazes me," says Leslie Jordan, who will spin bawdy biographical yarns in Fruit Fly at Feinstein's at the Nikko in San F…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler gets lost in the jungle at Classic Stage Company's A Man's A Man. If you are looking for a warm space to escape the cold during this final stretch of blea…
Contributor Scott Redman reviews the concept recording of Samson and Delilah: A Love Story. The Bible has been the source of multiple successful musicals including Jesus Christ Superstar,…
"It's not that easy being green," says Kermit the Frog, but that's not stopping The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA), which celebrates its fifth year and the launch of a new online Theatre Gree…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler takes a trip to the Irish countryside with the premiere of Outside Mullingar, a new play by John Patrick Shanley. Playwright John Patrick Shanley and d…
For theater die-hards, there's no better time to catch a show in New York City than during the cold winter months of January and February. Sure, you can pay top-dollar to watch Elphaba soar …
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler goes on a musical journey at Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Jessie Mueller enters the stage at the beginning of Beautiful"The Carole King Musical, th…
Contributor Lindsay B. Davis reviews The Clearing, a new play by Jake Jeppson. Rarely does a set take my breath away before the action even begins, but The Clearing, a new play premier…
Contributor Jim Gladstone chats with vocalist and author Sam Harris about his new book, Ham: Slices of Life. Before there was American Idol, X Factor or The Voice, there was Star…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler risks it all at the Off-Broadway hit, Disaster! and catches up with co-creator Seth Rudetsky. Shortly after Jaws was released and I was old enough t…
If you're curious as to who is attending Broadway these days, where they're coming from and how they are purchasing tickets, The Broadway League recently released its 16th annual report, The…
Broadway Backwards, the annual celebration where gays and lesbians experience their stories as told through the great songs of musical theater and performed by their favorite Broadway per…
While new musicals like First Date and Big Fish have fallen by the waist side this season, American Repertory Theater's production of The Glass Menagerie has proven that theatergoers like th…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler flies first class with comedienne Pam Ann during her latest stint at Joe's Pub. WARNING " this review contains graphic language and adult themes. If you'v…
Contributor Jim Gladstone chats with Cheyenne Jackson about work, love, loss and what’s ahead for 2014. "This is the most personal show I've ever done" says Cheyenne Jackson, who will …
New for 2014, The Broadway Blog's editor Matthew Wexler offers three picks at the beginning of each month: what's opening on Broadway and beyond and why you shouldn't miss them. BROADWAY Bea…
What better way to ring in the new year than with a tribute to the ultimate party crasher himself, the Phantom of the Opera? XL Nightclub presents The Phantom Ball, which will feature a spec…
Last night was the 36th annual Kennedy Center Honors, which pays tribute to living individuals who throughout their lifetimes have made significant contributions to American culture throu…
While the official Broadway season dances along for a few more months before culminating with the Tony Awards on June 8, it seems like a good a time as any to recap our favorite performances…
TodayTix, a new ticket-purchasing mobile app created by a team of theater producers and ticketing veterans, is bringing Broadway and Off Broadway into the 21st century with an easy-to-use, i…
 Contributor Jim Gladstone chats with Tony winner LaChanze. "I Hear A Symphony," is one of the dozen or so Diana Ross songs that singer-actress LaChanze reinterprets in Love Hangover, her…
While the weather outside is frightful, inside it will be more than delightful as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents a Winter Burlesque, January 26, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at XL Nightclu…
Contributor Scott Redman gives a listen to Awakening, the new live recording by Broadway’s Sierra Boggess. Sierra Boggess, best known for her portrayal of Ariel in Broadway̵…
Broadway Blog Matthew Wexler spends an evening with Burt Bacharach interpreted for a new generation. It is nearly impossible not to be mesmerized Kyle Riabko, the 26-year-old musician/actor …
Guest contributor Melissa Firlit visits Shakespeare’s dark side at Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Macbeth. Boom. Shifting lights. Sword fighting, witches and a confoun…