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It's Tony time and many of this season's major productions are raising the curtain (although most shows don't even utilize a curtain anymore) on what producers hope will be the big hit of th…
The Broadway Blog sent contributor Lindsay B. Davis back in time and it appears she got lost trying to follow along Speakeasy Moderne, a hodgepodge review of Broadway, pop hits and standa…
I suppose it's easier to win a battle when you feel the world is on your side. Such is the case inside the Al Hirschfeld Theatre where Kinky Boots, a new musical by Harvey Fierstein (book) a…
An untimely match made in heaven. The passing of Nora Ephron in 2012 from leukemia shocked Hollywood. The author and screenwriter was known for her prolific work as a screenwriter, au…
What happens when you pit 10 Texans against each other in a contest of stamina and strategy in order to win a brand new truck? Apparently you get a pretty decent new Broadway musical accordi…
The entire Shakespeare canon. Nonstop. Let the madness begin. Facing Page Productions presents the debut of Company's Marathon, a nonstop, back-to-back reading of all of Shakespeare's plays.…
Guest blogger Scott Redman gets an earful about the ups and down about life as an escort. Did he get bang for his buck or choose theatrical celibacy instead? The highs and lows of workin…
I'm not a morning person. Breakfast at Tiffinay's, which opened last night on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, hasn't changed my mind. The debacled production attempts to adapt Truman Capote's …
Every third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine…
Have you ever been to a stink bomb of a show only to find yourself mesmerized by the glorious architecture and design of the theater that you have found yourself trapped in for three hours? …
Christopher Durang is at it again. The author of such absurdist hits (and acting school favorites) as The Marriage of Bette and Boo and Beyond Therapy is taking a jab at Chekhov " the master…
Guest contributor Scott Redman has musical theater flashbacks as he reviews the CD release of “Bombshell,” the show within the show from NBC’s Smash. He also gives us a sne…
The producers of Hit the Wall, a new play by Ike Holter, would like you to believe that that there is a revolution happening at the Barrow Street Theatre. Unfortunately, this mosaic of ficti…
The Broadway Blog sent contributor Lindsay B. Davis to Lincoln Center for a Texas treat. Lindsay is an arts/culture journalist, actress, playwright and director. She resides in New York C…
For those of us growing up in the Rust Belt, dinner theater was the ultimate all-in-one entertainment option. I would purchase my Prime Rib-Pygmalion combo ticket months in advance, waiting …
I’m taking a sidestep from Chicago Theater Week to offer you a review round-up of  Rodger’s + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. I’m guessing the nomenclature has …
I headed to the Windy City last week for Passport Magazine. Stay tuned for a "creative getaway" feature article that will appear in our print publication this fall. What exactly does that me…
From one writer to another: I feel David's pain " the character played by Jesse Eisenberg in his new play, The Revisionist, which opened last night at the Cherry Lane Theatre. He has arrived…
Contributor Scott Redman heads to Queens for a technology-driven theater experience. Was it worth the subway ride or should he have live-streamed the performance instead? The WiredArts FestÃ…
Within the first half hour of the multiple Oscar-winning film Cabaret, there’s a brief moment in which a young British man new to Berlin (played by Michael York, so fresh and tightly w…
Love was in the air last week at New World Stages as a packed house celebrated Valentine’s Day with “Forever Dusty“‘s 100th performance sing-along show. While some in…
Every third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine…
I survived the Lonely Heart's Club of Valentine's Day not eating a box of chocolate covered cherries, which is my usual modus operandi, but on a date with a full-figured friend. The Best of …
Regal. That’s the word most people associate with Tony and Grammy winner Heather Headley. And who can blame them when you consider her graceful beauty and her commanding voice, not to …
Culminating in our week of the best of Broadway's love songs, I decided to showcase a favorite from one of our readers, Gary B., who responded to our Facebook call-out with a heartfelt memor…
