Talkin' Broadway - Book Review: "Mary & Ethel... and Mikey Who?" - 2/12/24 by Zander Opper

Mary & Ethel... and Mikey Who? is a wonderfully written new novel by Stephen Cole. In this page-turner of a book, the author has, as the inside jacket of the book states, "taken his real-lif…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 3:31am on February 12, 2024[SHARE]

Review: Hartford Stages' Blistering Revival of Athol Fugard's "A Lesson From Aloes" runs through June 10th, 2018! by Zander Opper

ANDRUS NICHOLS as "Gladys" seems to dominate the action even when she is on the outskirts of a scene. Nichols has endowed her character with a mixture of wry humor and gradually consuming a…

SOURCE: zanderopper.com at 6:17pm on May 29, 2018[SHARE]

Westport "Buyer & Cellar" Bound for PBS by Zander Opper

The production reunites original star Michael Urie, original director Stephen Brackett, and original scenic designer Andrew Boyce from the 2013 Off-Broadway production. What's more, it has b…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 1:13pm on June 22, 2016[SHARE]

"Calendar Girls" U.S. Premiere by Zander Opper

Calendar Girls has been exceedingly well cast, with each of the six leading ladies getting a chance to shine. There is also an undercurrent of sorrow beneath the laughs that adds an extra di…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 1:17pm on June 12, 2015[SHARE]

Mike Reiss' "Comedy Is Hard!" World Premiere by Zander Opper

Written by Mike Reiss and starring the incomparable pair of Micky Dolenz and Joyce DeWitt, this show is hilarious and also quite endearing.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:18am on October 2, 2014[SHARE]

Ivoryton "Fingers & Toes" by Zander Opper

Logan Medland's score evokes the sounds of yesteryear and also seems utterly fresh and new. His book similarly straddles the different eras, with dialogue and colloquialisms directly from th…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 3:22pm on June 14, 2014[SHARE]

Ivoryton "SHOUT! The Mod Musical" by Zander Opper

Of course, any musical revue will rise or fall by the quality of its musical numbers, and, led by a swinging onstage band, just about every song is a winner, especially as put over by such a…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 1:37pm on April 3, 2014[SHARE]

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Zander Opper

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's beautiful story of childhood innocence and racial tensions in the South that inspired a classic 1962 film version, is currently being given a knockout sta…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 4:29pm on March 24, 2014[SHARE]

Bridgeport "Dreamgirls" by Zander Opper

At its center, Dreamgirls is truly a musical about a family breaking apart and then coming back together, and it is this part of the story that is capable of touching an audience deeply.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 9:45am on January 20, 2014[SHARE]

Ivoryton Playhouse "The Seven Year Itch" by Zander Opper

George Axelrod's delightful comedy The Seven Year Itch is currently being given a dandy production at the Ivoryton Playhouse.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 6:22pm on November 13, 2013[SHARE]

Debbie Gravitte and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in Hamden, CT by Zander Opper

Todd Ellison and the orchestra were just splendid throughout, and, combined with Gravitte's talents, they made The Great American Songbook a simply delightful show.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:17pm on October 21, 2013[SHARE]

"The Most Happy Fella" at Goodspeed by Zander Opper

Abbondanza!

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 2:49pm on October 12, 2013[SHARE]

Ivoryton Connecticut -"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" by Zander Opper

A show that concerns just about every conceivable aspect of men and women and dating, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change stands as the longest running musical revue in Off-Broadway histo…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 3:50pm on October 7, 2013[SHARE]

Goodspeed "Hello, Dolly!" by Zander Opper

Hello, Dolly! at the Goodspeed Opera House is as grand and joyous a production as one could find nowadays of this classic 1964 musical.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 5:01pm on August 27, 2013[SHARE]