230 stories from Kritzerland
Yes, the third Sunday of every June has been reserved for Father's Day since 1910. But for me this year, the third Saturday in October was truly Father's Day.
For on Oct. 19, I saw not on…
What I did the last couple of weeks can't compare to August Wilson's American Century Cycle - in which he wrote a play for each decade of the twentieth century. But I couldn't help noticing …
Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler sang in BAKER STREET "What a Night This Is Going to Be." Well, starting last Friday, I thought, "What a week this is going to be," for I'd be seeing three muâ…
Considering that I attend the theater between 300-370 times a year, I'm often asked "So what are you looking forward to?"
My answer is always "Everything and nothing."
I love elevator critics. I don't mean people who criticize elevators. "That ride on that Otis wasn't nearly as good as the one I had on that Westinghouse last week." I mean people like the t…
The moment I walked in, I found myself smiling broadly.
Yes, Trinity Repertory Company of Providence was beginning its 50th anniversary season in apt style. As usual, a production here wo…
Congratulations to Susan Berlin, Jack Lechner, Brigadude, Arthur Robinson, Stu Grossman, Donald Tesione, John Griffin, Ron Schroeder, Ingrid Gammerman, Fred Abramowitz, Cathy Jones, Rob Will…
On the night of Sept, 26, 1960, was Arnold Auerbach gritting his teeth, shaking his head and thinking BLESS YOU ALL?
I suspect he was, as he watched, with 70 million other Americans, the …
Memo to all the young people who saw LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at the Delacorte and adored it: the reasons you adored it were among the 1971-72 Tony voters' motivation for choosing TWO GENTLEMEN …
Think you can cut the mustard to be part of the incoming frosh class at Broadway University?
No, it's not the 1963 musical version. But did you ever think you'd see a production of the play TOVARICH?
"I can give my subscribers one maverick show a season," says Music Theatre of Wichita producing artistic director Wayne Bryan. "Two could overwhelm them. But they seem to trust me enough to …
July got off to a great start at the Minskoff Theatre where 31 boys and 31 girls competed for The National High School Musical Theatre Awards - more chummily known as "The Jimmys" (for James…
I came late to Jackie Hoffman's party, and I'm so sorry I did. Oh, I did arrive at 54 Below in time for her 9:30 p.m. show this past Sunday - which was good, because it began precisely on th…
Why must two-and-a-half hours pass before Ephraim Levi sends a sign to his widow Dolly that says he'll permit her remarriage? Now I finally understand. He doesn't need time to adjust to the …
There have been knock-knock jokes, ethnic jokes, and how many light-bulb jokes. But 50 years ago, the joke that was sweeping the country was the Tom Swifty.
Back in 1998, I was on a Paper Mill Playhouse panel with Clive Barnes of the Post, Howard Kissel of the News and Gretchen van Benthuysen of the Asbury Park Press. One of the questions asked …
It's officially summertime, and the living is easy - unless you have kids home from school. Send them to Broadway Triple Threat 2013, the marvelous workshop for young performers.
I've met many writers of new musicals, and plenty of them have said the same thing: "When I saw (insert here the name of an awful musical), I said to myself 'I know I can do better than that…
Another season, another reason for makin' whoopee.
Congratulations to Fred Abramowitz, Peter Alfano, Brigadude, Susan Berlin, Josh Freilich, Ingrid Gammerman, Jack Lechner, Marc Miller, the Orts Family (Sheri, Daryl, Zach and Becca), Ira Rap…
"I'd like to make the laws," said Marie earlier this year when Encores! did Fiorello! I'd certainly like to make two as far as Encores! is concerned.
Throughout your scholastic career, you were often asked to give one-word answers on tests. Well, for our 2013 Broadway University Final Exam, we instead will offer you one-word questions.
All musicals descend from The Black Crook, but On Your Toes is truly its great-great grandson.
It was the month in which the word "robbed" is used more around Broadway than any other month – for the Tony nominations were dispensed.
