230 stories from Kritzerland
Many friends have complained to me at the lack of lighting in the film version of Into the Woods.
In some ways, the new ANNIE movie is best of the three film adaptations.
But that's not saying much, is it? We'll still have to wait for a faithful and wonderful film musical of the 1977 …
My work station at THE STAR-LEDGER was across from the sports section. Its writers knew that I'd written a book on baseball and had seen a game at every major league park save Cincinnati, so…
So did you miss dressing up as your favorite Broadway character for Halloween? No matter " for a nominal charge, Broadway Fantasy Camp will put you in the costume of your choice any day of t…
I needed 53 years, three months, 29 days and five hours to do it, but on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., I sat down to see my 10,000th live stage show.
Would you marry one conjoined twin?
While the kinkier among us might think "Hmm, this gives an exciting new meaning to menage a trois," most of us would say "No, thank you."
Some children wanted to grow up to be firemen; some wanted to be ballerinas. (Some of us had fathers who wished that we would want to be firemen and not ballerinas.)
But no child has prob…
As any NICK & NORA fan can tell you, Christine Baranski sang (albeit for a very short time), "Everybody Wants to Do a Musical." And because everyone does, The National Alliance for Musical T…
It was the month that the baseball's regular season finished with Jordan Zimmermann's pitching a no-hitter. Well, that's the difference between sports and musical theater: OUR Zimmermann had…
Some children wanted to grow up to be firemen; some wanted to be ballerinas. (Some of us had fathers who wished that we would want to be firemen and not ballerinas.)
But no child has prob…
Long before FLOYD COLLINS had its off-Broadway debut and BILLY ELLIOT had its Best Musical Tony-winning run, another musical had already dealt with the world of mines and mining: A TIME FOR …
Faithful readers may recall that last week, in my survey of 11 shows in seven states in 11 days, I promised a much more detailed report on one of them: CABARET, as directed by Dale Gutzman.
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Eleven shows in seven states in eleven days. Pretty good, if I do say so myself.
Apologies to Angela Lansbury. She hardly belongs in "Leftovers," but yesterday I DID have the chance to interview the legend and wanted you to know about it as soon as possible.
Congratulations to Peter Alfano, Steven Bell, Susan Berlin, Pat Bracken, Scot Colford, Seth Christenfeld, Sarah Brett England, Darel Glaser, John Griffin, Cathy Jones, Tim Kraetsch, Jack Lec…
Even a painting that's a masterpiece looks diminished if it isn't in the right frame.
Similarly speaking, a good play or musical -- even if it's wonderfully performed, directed and design…
I have a question to ask you, but before I do, I want to stroll down memory lane. Let's return to February 6, 1988, when I attended the nuptials of one Tony Nunzio and Tina Vitale.
The rumor mill: I'm told that none of us should be surprised if selections from a musical we saw on TV become a one-night charity benefit at the Shubert. 'Nuff said.
Many of those interested in theater have had their Tony acceptance speeches ready for years if not decades. Steven Carl McCasland can match his passion for Broadway with the best of them...
While I appreciate that so many people have applied to be part of the incoming class at Broadway University, I'm afraid that you'll have to take a rigorous entrance exam to prove that you're…
We're always hearing how young people simply will not watch black-and-white movies. But you can't prove that by Noah Diamond.
On Facebook last week, an oft-made complaint cropped up again.
Young theater lovers have no interest in shows that opened before they were old enough to be paying attention to theater.
It was the month of The New York Musical Theatre Festival, which yielded a true winner in THE GIG, Douglas J. Cohen's terrific reminder that the word "amateur" means first and foremost "one …
Did you see that someone took the trouble to put every one of the issues of BROADWAY BUNION on line? Do you remember this venerable tabloid whose motto was "All of the Rialto at your feet"? …
What would Jesus think?
Would he approve of Bill Russell?
After all, Russell got his theatrical start by appearing in a passion play that dutifully and sincerely honored Jesus' name.
