2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Contributer Scott Redman reviews the live broadcast of  The Sound of Music. Truth be told: Last night NBC attempted a feat nearly impossible: a live telecast of the Broadway musical, The …
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler gathers some theatrical chestnuts for the holiday season. How many times can you drag you or your loved ones to George Balanchine's The Nutcracker or the …
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler interviews author and acrobat Joe Putignano. After seeing a Broadway show, you may find yourself reading performer biographies and dreaming of live…
Contributor Lindsay B . Davis takes a hard look at family disfunction through the lens of award-winning playwright Beth Henley. There is a moment in The Jacksonian, Pulitzer Prize winnin…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler reviews Big Fish and Lies My Father Told Me. An unusual theme appears on the New York stage this fall as two musicals, each in its own way, tackles …
Contributor Scott Redman gives a listen to Bebe Neuwirth’s new release, Stories… in NYC. Bebe Neuwirth, the sultry sounding Broadway triple threat dancer /singer/actress, has rec…
SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, the Broadway spectacular that has been filled with controversy, crisis and spectacle , is moving to Las Vegas. After more than three years on Broadway, the …
Extended through November 24, it's your last chance to see a charming (albeit somewhat melancholy) new musical at The Vineyard Theatre. The Landing features book and lyrics by Greg Pierce an…
Contributor Lindsay B. Davis dives into the cold waters of Scandinavian theater, discovering steamy surrealism from the post-Ibsen generation of notable playwrights. In June 2013, the No…
Last month we chatted with Paul Appleby, the up-and-coming tenor appearing in The Metropolitan Opera's U.S. premiere of Two Boys. This contemporary piece by Nico Muhly recounts the troubling…
The Broadway Blog expands coverage and  heads south of the Great White Way to see what family drama we can dig up in Philadelphia, courtesy of contributor Kathe Scullion. When the cha…
Guest contributor Lindsay B. Davis takes a time trip back to Harlem and discovers the joy and blues of a bygone era. New York City is alive with the sounds of Harlem: the Duke Ellington-insp…
Contributor Lindsay B. Davis is a tough juror for the first-ever stage adaptation of a John Grisham novel, A Time to Kill. Classic courtroom dramas of the stage, from Jerome Lawrence and …
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler interviews choreographer Josh Rhodes about his latest project, The Landing, currently running off Broadway at The Vineyard Theatre. It's been a bre…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler chats with Bridget Everett about booze, Broadway and the secret of success. This post contains adult content. The first time I was exposed to Bridget Ever…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler chats with Broadway Producer Eva Price about A Time to Kill, a new Broadway play adapted from the novel by John Grisham. A Time to Kill, the popular court…
Contributor Lindsay B. Davis watches Manhattan Theatre Club’s latest endeavor attempt to take flight. "And that’s what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe a…
Matilda The Musical has released a Broadway cast album. After a smattering of rave reviews it is no surprise that the producers, headlined by the Royal Shakespeare Company, would elect to co…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler chats with Paul Appleby, star of the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming Two Boys. Teenage sex. Online intrigue. Murder. No"this isn't the latest reali…
Contributing editor Jim Gladstone offers a sneak peek at the Broadway-bound Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Singer-songwriter Carole King sewed up her status as a smart, sensitive, wo…
Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler gets trippy at the powerhouse production of A Night with Janis Joplin. There are voices, then there are voices that define a generation. Janis Joplin w…
The parade is about to pass by, this time with beloved star of stage and screen, Sally Struthers, stepping into the iconic role of Dolly Levi. Winner of 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical…
Cultural, civic and religious organizations are pulling their resources together to present Ford's Theatre Society's production of The Laramie Project. Due to the government shutdown, perfor…
There is a famous line in A Chorus Line where Zach asks those hard-hoofing hopefuls, "What would you do if you couldn't dance." It's a question that haunts most professional dancers who, at …
Broadway’s favorite dysfunctional family is back in a revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. What do the critics think of this classic tale of overbearing mother, wa…