911 stories by "Michael Riedel"
The scent of flop sweat is in the air.
Harried, nervous, terrified producers are scurrying around Broadway desperately trying to figure out how to save several shows that are dangling above…
Things are moving along for a new musical that could be a winner: "Natural Woman," otherwise known as "The Carole King Project."
King, one of the great songwriters of the Brill Building era,…
Jerome Robbins. Gower Champion. Bob Fosse. Michael Bennett.
They are the four giants of Broadway choreography, and their styles endure in such shows as "Fiddler on the Roof" (Robbins), "42nd…
Oh, what a fat and happy time it is to be a theater owner.
Every day you go to work, there's a line of supplicants " otherwise known as producers " outside your door, begging, hoping, prayin…
On the fast track to Broadway: a musical version of the Nicolas Cage movie "Honeymoon in Vegas."
A backer's audition was held last week and the "checkies," as Max Bialystock called 'em, are …
Treachery is the worst sin in Dante's "Inferno."Those who betray friends are consigned to the ninth and deepest circle of hell, where they're scattered in a frozen lake "as straw in glass." …
Ever since Kim Kardashian dumped Kris Humphries after 72 days of marriage, Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine has been talking about his own short-lived nuptials to the great Ethel Merman.
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Edward Albee is America's greatest living playwright.But even the greats can get hung up on a pesky third act.This week, the Signature Theatre Company pulled his latest play, the cheekily ti…
'Spider-man, Turn Off the Dark" is turning on the charm.
Surveying the Tony Award terrain -- which is short on new musicals -- the show's producers have concluded that their much-maligned $7…
As the theater columnist for The Post it's my job (and my pleasure) to torture the Broadway producers who come up with losers like "Taboo," "Dance of the Vampires" or "Spider-Man, Turn Off t…
At 10:05 he began to let them touch him. They had been after his flesh a long while, but it is only now, after he is almost done, that he allowed them contact. His fingertips to theirs, he m…
There are a handful of original cast recordings from the '70s that musical-theater lovers played so often, the vinyl crackled with wear and tear.
"A Chorus Line" was probably on the turntabl…
At its best, my column is an implement of torture.But every now and then, I cross the line. Inadvertently, be sure, but it's been known to happen.Lately, I've been having far too much fun at…
Stephen Sondheim is being tossed to the curb for Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The revival of Sondheim's "Follies," a surprise hit and a bright spot in an otherwise dreary fall, is grossing more than…
Better, stronger, faster -- Hugh Jackman is Broadway's $6 million dollar man!
His one-man show -- "Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway" -- doesn't open until Nov. 10, but he's already pulled mile…
If you care about American popular music, you must make a pilgrimage to Beekman Place: 17 Beekman Place, to be exact. There stands a five-story, neo-Georgian brick town house from the 1930s.…
Tallulah Bankhead once said there are only two kinds of men in this town: those who can catch cabs and those who can't.
On Broadway, there are only two kinds of producers: those who can get …
"Funny Girl" has found a home. The upcoming Broadway revival will follow "Billy Elliot" into the Imperial Theater in April. Lauren Ambrose is set to star in this biographical musical about Z…
Ten Tony Awards, rave reviews and the unwavering support of the most powerful columnist in the history of Broadway (thank you, you're too kind) -- and "Billy Elliot" is hanging up its toe sh…
Read all about it: "Newsies," a surprise hit from Disney, will land on Broadway in the spring, just in time to upset the Tony Awards apple cart.
The musical, based on the popular 1992 movie …
A well-crafted courtroom melodrama can be great fun for audiences, and a money-maker for backers.
"A Few Good Men" launched the career of Aaron Sorkin back in 1992. The Roundabout Theatre C…
Smart producers -- all three of them -- should take advantage of the ane mic field of new musicals and find a show that could upend the season and sweep the Tonys.
The Times is banging th…
After being stopped short in their tracks by Stephen Sondheim's blistering letter and Ben Brantley's tough review, the producers of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" are getting the show back …
A couple of seasons ago, the producers of some struggling Broadway plays thought they could improve business by eliminating intermission.
Other than stemming the flow of walkouts, it didn…
This "Follies" may do something no other "Follies" has done -- make a profit.
Stephen Sond heim and James Goldman's musical about a reunion of old showgirls has long held a storied place in…
