2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Apparently guest contributor Scott Redman never wants to play Miss Hannigan in drag. His review of Broadway’s up-and-coming belters gets a standing ovation. If you ever wonder what Bro…
She's vintage girl-next-door with a mischievous twinkle in her eye. He's got a self-deprecating sense of humor and "stubby fingers." Together, they are the songwriting team of Kait Kerrigan …
The Broadway Blog’s editor Matthew Wexler is on the heels of the latest offerings from this year’s New York Musical Theatre Festival. Spend an evening set in the baseme…
I had the good fortune of interviewing Tony Award-winner William Finn last year as part of a feature about the Berkshires for Passport Magazine. The composer/lyricist is known for his humane…
Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters hosted the 15th annual Broadway Barks! this past Saturday " a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adop…
Brights Lights. Big City. Broadway is the place of dreams, but many a show has gotten its start with humbler beginnings " including some top-notch productions that began at the New York Musi…
Taylor Dayne. Cats. Has the world turned upside down? No. Just your idea of what you think musical theater should be. For anyone familiar with Taylor Dayne's high-voltage vocals, it s…
The Broadway Blog’s editor Matthew Wexler crosses the pond to check out the acclaimed new production of Merrily We Roll Along that is taking the West End by storm. There is a throat-ca…
Broadway Bares 23: United Strips of America, a randy road trip of modern-day burlesque featuring 220 of New York’s sexiest dancers, raised an all-time record high for the fourth year i…
The Broadway Blog’s West Coast correspondent Gabriella West catches the 35th Anniversary performance of The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, including the premiere of Andrew Lippa…
The Broadway community mourns the sudden loss of celebrated film, stage, and television actor James Gandolfini, who passed away on Wednesday at age 51. The marquees of Broadway theaters in N…
The Broadway Blog’s editor Matthew Wexler heads downtown to the Public Theater for the latest Public Lab productions. SCUBA equipment not included. U.S. scientists suggest that Ven…
The Broadway Blog’s editor Matthew Wexler is hopeful that the sun will come out tomorrow now that Jane Lynch has joined the cast of Annie. Looks like it’s partly cloudy……
Contributor Lindsay B. Davis reviews a complex new multimedia theater piece presented by New York Theatre Workshop. "The journal gives us the workshop of the writer's soul.” "Susan…
High heels and high theatrics seemed to be a theme for this year’s Tony Awards, which bestowed six awards on Kinky Boots and four for the revival of Pippin and the same number for Mati…
The stars of Broadway are dusting off their patent leather shoes (do they really reflect up?) and breaking out the costume jewelry for the most celebrated night of the year: The Tony Awards.…
A handful of very fortunate (and talented) theater artisans are going to walk away with Tony Awards on Sunday night. But one category that does not receive nominations is that of Casting Dir…
For performers used to being seen not heard (unless they are triple threats who can skillfully sing, story tell and do a grand jeté), last night's Fred and Adele Astaire Awards was an out l…
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words… or more. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS returns with the 23rd installment of their annual fundraiser, which has helped raise more than…
Contributor Scott Redman discovers that Murder Ballad may not have all the thrills and chills that its title implies. The Union Square Theatre has been transformed into a gritty downtown…
Billy Porter in “Kinky Boots.” (photo: Matt Murphy) After seeing A Chorus Line from the last row of the balcony on my very first trip to New York City, I spent about a week tryin…
Our new west coast correspondent Gabriella West dives into Tom Stoppard’s complex play about… well, we’ll let her explain it.  Jack Cutmore-Scott (Septimus Hodge) an…
Guest contributor Scott Redman puts on his scrunchy socks and heads to a new off Broadway show that leaves him in a sweat for all the wrong reasons. Where would the world be without span…
The original BASiC Theatre Project cast of “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.” (photo: Catherine Bell) Now in its fifth season Gayfest NYC 2013 presents "new play…
Orion Griffiths (Mr. “Pippin), winner of the Broadway Beauty Pageant. (photo: Jonathan Tichler) The competition was stiff in more ways than one. Orion Griffiths, Mr. Pippin, was cro…
