5,089 stories by "Pat Cerasaro"
Today we are completing our triptych look at the leading ladies of the new BAM production of RICHARD III, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey, with a solo spotlight on a stage a…
Today we are changing it up a bit by aiming our focus on a Grammy-winning popfolk sensation who has created quite an impressive catalog of songs in his decade in the spotlight - some of his …
Today we are talking to one of the busiest lyricists in show business, Glenn Slater, all about todays movie theater showing of his collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber, LOVE NEVER DIES - a…
SMASH is out for blood - wolfs blood, that is. So, go howl In the climax of the series so far - at least since that thrilling finale to the pilot episode - the wildly talented cast of charac…
One of the top-tier performers of a promising new generation of young stars on Broadway, Matt Doyle has appeared in both dramatic musicals and plays in establishing a versatile stage and scr…
Billy Crystal was nine for nine with his stupendous hosting - particularly thanks to his superlative musical material courtesy of Tony-winning tunesmith Marc Shaiman - yet, the 2012 Oscars w…
Today we are talking to a stand-up comedienne celebrated for her caustic wit, erudite political humor and illuminating social observations who has also made a name for herself over the last …
Known for her many memorable roles on stages and screens large and small, many from the canon of William Shakespeare OTHELLO, MACBETH and Edward Albee THE LADY FROM DUBUQUE, SEASCAPE, WHOS A…
Today, in honor of Sundays Oscar telecast, we are going to take a look at some of the most memorable opening numbers and musical montages from the Academy Awards over the years, with a speci…
Baby, I would catch a grenade for you, as Bruno Mars wrote in his international smash hit song Grenade, recently nominated for a Grammy, and, so, too, would Joe DiMaggio catch a grenade for …
Having previously appeared on Broadway in SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL as a teen, and, now, Off-Broadway, in the revival production of the timeless musical THE FANTASTICKS, actor and pop star Aaron…
Today we are kicking off our trio of InDepth InterViews with the leading ladies of the new BAM production of RICHARD III by talking to stage and screen star Gemma Jones all about her role in…
The last time the musical version of Stephen Kings seminal 1974 novel CARRIE was on Broadway the experience ended in a bloodbath for almost all concerned - critically, that is. You see, bac…
Headlining the most successful entertainment of all time, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Michael Crawford was actually not the first name the creative team considered for the gothic musical under…
Last night, SMASH cast Marilyn Monroe in the big Broadway musical based on her life at the shows center. Or, did they While Ivy Lynn Megan Hilty may have done whatever it took to make an imp…
Coming quick on the heels of the untimely death of iconic pop singer and film star Whitney Houston was last nights subdued and largely somber 2012 Grammy Awards telecast which had a definite…
The entire entertainment world is reeling. We have lost one of our most iconic pop, RampB and soundtrack performers this evening Whitney Houston was just reported dead at the age of 48. Havi…
In honor of this weeks US release of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL on DVDBlu-ray - PHANTOM 25 for short - today we are focusing on the multitude of attributes that have m…
Song stylist and performance artist Kim Smith is a truly unique performer who brings together the worlds of cabaret and theatre in a wholly idiosyncratic and arrestingly amusing manner. Part…
Winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress - Gwyneth Paltrow and Best Supporting Actress - Judi Dench, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is noted playwright and screenwriter Tom Stop…
Get SMASH-ed. Last night, NBC unveiled the most sparkling, dazzling jewel of many a TV season with the hotly anticipated debut of the new musical dramedy series SMASH. Hatched from an idea b…
Today we are fortunate enough to feature an illuminating discussion with the star of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL - PHANTOM 25 for short - who is also known for her appearan…
Epic Egyptian pageantry. Gold galore. Soldiers by the score. An entrance befitting of - and evoking - Cleopatra, set to the instantly recognizable strains of Vogue, and the love affair began…
One of the foremost male pop stars of the last twenty years is undeniably Livin La Vida Loca crooner Ricky Martin, so his deigning of appearing on next weeks GLEE as a new Spanish teacher, D…
One of the foremost male pop stars of the last twenty years is undeniably Livin La Vida Loca crooner Ricky Martin, so his deigning of appearing on next weeks GLEE as a new Spanish teacher, D…
