Monday, October 22, 2012
It’s no surprise anymore when Broadway attempts to add some extra pizazz to the marquee by sprinkling some Hollywood stardust, whether through film star casting or name brand titles. B…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:55AMThursday, October 18, 2012
There were two big Broadway openings in the last week and just because I haven’t had a chance to see them, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t! Let’s see what the critics have…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:15AMWednesday, October 17, 2012
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…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:17AMTuesday, October 16, 2012
Mothers often say that they’d give their life for their child–but what happens when the child she loves is truly a danger to her and the rest of the family? That’s the hear…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:10AMMonday, October 15, 2012
GRACE In a suspenseful new play by Craig Wright and starring an award-winning cast, a religious couple is forced to reexamine their beliefs when they encounter their cynical, damaged neighb…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:48AMThursday, October 11, 2012
I was raised on Barbra Streisand albums. I mean, not literally on a crib made out of them (imagine being an infant and seeing that “Guilty” cover every day) but on a constant son…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:13PMTuesday, October 9, 2012
On October 11 & 12, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (a service organization made up of some of the top producers, presenters and theatrical educators in the nation) will presen…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:36AMMonday, October 8, 2012
It’s not often theater news makes it on to the front page of major papers, but some recent Broadway stories have been seriously buzz-worthy. So let’s catch up by taking a quick s…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:18PMThursday, October 4, 2012
Video may have killed the radio star but it certainly seems to be helping the Broadway variety. Theatrical publicists and performers are embracing the reach of online video…and we bene…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:58AMWednesday, October 3, 2012
Every first Wednesday of the month, get caught up with what’s on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That’s me to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:23PMMonday, October 1, 2012
My theatrical friends, prepare to lose valuable work time because there’s a new procrastination destination on the web. New York’s PBS station WNET/Thirteen, in partnership with…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:08PMThursday, September 27, 2012
Santa can close up the workshop because I know what I want under my tree this Christmas. (And, no, it isn’t Jonathan Groff in a festive holiday sweater…that’s my stocking s…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:40AMWednesday, September 26, 2012
Every fourth Wednesday of the month, the “VIP Access” column will serve up advice on how to make your theater-going experiences cheaper, easier and more fulfilling with inside scoop from…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:02PMTuesday, September 25, 2012
Tony-nominated director Jason Moore (Avenue Q, Shrek) makes the leap to the big screen when his college “a cappella” comedy Pitch Perfect hits select theaters this weekend (befo…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:14AMFriday, September 21, 2012
You’ve heard of friends with benefits? Well, this is a post with benefits so pucker up and get ready for this week’s theater news round-up… Part theater geek garage sale an…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:59PMWednesday, September 19, 2012
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…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:39AMTuesday, September 18, 2012
The transition from Broadway to pop stardom isn’t what it once was. A few go the way of Heather Headley to the top of the charts; most go the way of Ethel Merman’s disco album to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:56AMMonday, September 17, 2012
Well, shiver me timbers but the gang at Peter and the Starcatcher are going all out for “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”. On this Wednesday, September 19, the first 100 pe…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:28AMFriday, September 14, 2012
Picture > 1000 words. Or so they say. Well, we’re going to put that little maxim to the test today with a theater news round-up that’s all about the image. And what nice imag…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:45AMThursday, September 13, 2012
On October 11 & 12, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (a service organization made up of some of the top producers, presenters and theatrical educators in the nation) will presen…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:57AMWednesday, September 12, 2012
If the fall season’s crop of musicals is a sparse and eccentrically planted lot, the roster of plays is lush with big ideas, big stars and must-see events (if a few too many “did…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:37AMMonday, September 10, 2012
CHAPLIN: THE MUSICAL Silent film’s beloved “tramp” gets the full Funny Guy treatment in a new bio-musical directed by Warren Carlyle (Follies) and written by Thomas Meehan …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:48PMFriday, September 7, 2012
It might be nice if they eased us into a new theater season but, no, it’s full speed ahead! So today’s news roundup is going to be a light speed round the world tour… New Y…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:19AMThursday, September 6, 2012
And another hundred actors just got off of the train… OK, so that isn’t the correct lyric, but there are times when it seems like New York is awash in a steady stream of young Br…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:54AMWednesday, September 5, 2012
Buckle up, boys and girls! The theater season is about to get up and rolling so we’ve got a two part preview of the tunes and tears the Great White Way has to offer through the end of …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:41AMTuesday, September 4, 2012
Happy Back to School! And as is our tradition at The Broadway Blog (does twice count as a tradition or just lazy repetition), we celebrate this turning of the page toward fall and a new thea…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:17AMWednesday, August 29, 2012
“You got big dreams? You want fame? Well, here is where you start paying. In sweat.” When a stick-thumping Debbie Allen spoke those immortal words in the opening credits of Fame,…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:55AMTuesday, August 28, 2012
HEARTLESS Iconic American playwright Sam Shepard returns to New York with a world premiere play set in a troubling Los Angeles limbo of abandoned spouses, dark family secrets and a mute nurs…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:34AMSaturday, August 25, 2012
I loved Roald Dahl as a kid. In James and the Giant Peach or The Witches, his wit and cruelty always seemed a more accurate reflection of childhood than some bright-eyed fantasy. So I’…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:28AMFriday, August 24, 2012
I’m back from my hiatus only to discover that the theater world continued on without me. The nerve! So let’s catch up with a few of the biggest stories in a slam bang news round-…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:18AMWednesday, August 22, 2012
Every fourth Wednesday of the month, the “VIP Access” column will serve up advice on how to make your theater-going experiences cheaper, easier and more fulfilling with inside scoop from…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:37AM 
