My iPod is packed with showtunes according to iTunes, I could listen to cast albums for almost two weeks non-stop without ever repeating a song. And yet I continue to purchase more all the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:16PMThis week I introduced the hashtag BwayConfessions. Hundreds of fans and stars posted their confessions. Some are moving, and others are hilarious some contradict each other while others ech…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AMWhat a weekend for the Broadway community Every single Broadway amp Off-Broadway show was canceled, due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene. Even with the theatres closed, I knew it …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:02PMWhen I'm not at a show, I keep my eyes and brain busy by learning as much as I can about Broadway from my favorite books on the subject. My current favorites range from fiction to memoir to …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMYou may have seen my tweet this week as I tried to refrain from hyperventilating on a subway platform It's 755 and I have an 8pm theatre ticket and the subway won't come and I am FREAKING OU…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:59PMHow in the world do Broadway actors do it I'm talking about the music how do they sing through the same cast album so many times in a row and be able to get it out of their heads when they'r…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMDo you ever hear a line in a Broadway show or song that reminds you of ANOTHER Broadway show or song With thousands upon thousands of Broadway cast albums, there are many themes, lyrics and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PMIf you've never been to the theatre with a kid or two, do it. There is little more wonderful in the world than watching a production through the wide eyes of a child.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22PMTheatre is a living art cast amp crew give it breath. We must give thanks to all who make our shows each night. Even those we do not see. xoThis is the tweet I sent last night before bed, af…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PMLast year, the 2010 Tonys Drinking Game was a big success. This year, you guys contributed even more suggestions - each of which is funnier and more clever than the last So finish up the pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AMIt was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon in New York, and I was sitting at a small, iron table just south of the TKTS red steps in Times Square. Over my shoulder, the line grew for half-price…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:10PMThe Tonys are less than three weeks away have you started planning your bash yetEvery year, I throw a big party complete with themed food based around the titles of the nominated shows. I'v…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53AMLast week, I created my Tony Categories that SHOULD Exist and posted nominations in ten categories. You spent the week voting, and now it's time to announce the winnersEveryone who voted an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMIt's Tony Awards Season again, and I've been pondering the things about theatre that I appreciate the most. Surely, score and libretto and scenery and of course acting. But what about the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:28PMI entered the Golden Theatre in 2011 to see the revival of The Normal Heart on Broadway. But when the lights went down, it was 1982 and I was witnessing the start of the fight to eradicate …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMI have been thinking about Ilse. Remember, the lonely artist girl from Spring Awakening, who was shut out by her family after fleeing from abuse I think about her un-tied hair, the men's wh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:29AMShe's one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. She's a legend of television, one of the funniest women of her generation, and is experiencing a renaissance of popularity like none…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:22PMThis week, I had the pleasure of seeing Tom Stoppard's masterpiece, Arcadia, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. As the idea of time was deconstructed onstage, I began to think back to the other…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PMI had the most incredibly existential experience at the theatre last week - twice, in fact - when I saw parts one and two of the Signature Theatre's gorgeous staging of Angels in America. It…
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