Tuesday, February 7, 2012
If the 1960s had never ended, perhaps Frank Strausser’s new comedy at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Psycho Therapy, would seem fresh, relevant, and even daring.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:16PMThursday, February 2, 2012
"True absurdist musicals are few and far between, and you’ll only need a trip to the York Theatre Company to be reminded of exactly why that is."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:02PM"If it didn’t already have strong associations elsewhere, Rebel Without a Cause would be the ideal new title for the revival of John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger"
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PMTuesday, January 31, 2012
Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson's musical Giant, an adaptation of Edna Ferber's 1952 novel about the history of Texas in the early 20th century as seen through one of its reigning …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 06:03PMMichael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson's musical Giant, an adaptation of Edna Ferber's 1952 novel about the history of Texas in the early 20th century as seen through one of its reigning …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 11:03AMThursday, January 26, 2012
"Details always matter, but in the theatre sometimes they’re more important than others."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:01PM"A visit to Rattlestick Playwrights Theater these days may leave you wondering whether you've come inside at all."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00PMMonday, January 23, 2012
"The richest magic of the show comes from the components that are assembled, reassembled, and upended in increasingly unpredictable ways."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PMWednesday, January 18, 2012
If you’ve got a twisted leg, a withered arm, and a hunched back, what else is there to do but crack jokes?
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PMA race against time can only be so exciting when it’s crammed full of pit stops.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PMTuesday, January 17, 2012
"... this play is no less profound or affecting a statement of Fugard’s deepest beliefs than any other he’s written. ..."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:05PMThursday, January 12, 2012
"... revulsion is not just a sometime thing."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00PMThursday, January 5, 2012
What's the best way to refer to the lead character in the musical Gypsy? I say, call her Madam. But not everyone agrees.
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 06:39AMWhat's the best way to refer to the lead character in the musical Gypsy? I say Madame Rose. But not everyone agrees.
SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 04:39AMSaturday, December 31, 2011
A popular Southern movie chain is demonstrating the proper way to deal with talkers and texters, and Broadway theaters could learn from its example.
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:11AMFriday, December 30, 2011
Overall, 2011 was an excellent theatre year. Here's Matthew Murray's look at the 10 best—and five worst—shows.
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:17PMMonday, December 19, 2011
"Not every writer knows what's good for him or her, something that Molly Smith Metzler conclusively proves in her new play at Manhattan Theatre Club, Close Up Space."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PMThursday, December 15, 2011
"... the funniest event of the holiday season."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:14PMWednesday, December 14, 2011
"Tired-businessman theatre has a long and proud tradition, but even it is not without its limits."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:01PMTuesday, December 13, 2011
"It's enough to make William Shakespeare's other killfest, Macbeth, look like The Berenstain Bears Live."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00PMSunday, December 11, 2011
"Shows this bad are tragedies whenever they occur, but the loss this time is twofold."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:01PMThursday, December 8, 2011
"Stick Fly falters in only one way, but it's unfortunately a biggie."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:01PMWednesday, December 7, 2011
"The deceptively simple 1950s are, for better or worse, the standard by which America — and Americans — continue to be judged."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00PMTuesday, December 6, 2011
"On the constantly expanding roster of unadventurous screen-to-stage musical adaptations, few rank as less predictable than Once."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00PMMonday, December 5, 2011
"... you're witnessing a complete, structured drama that doesn't willingly let you out of its grip."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:59PMSunday, December 4, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
"Though one always wants to assess each Frank Wildhorn musical anew, the composer himself does not make it easy."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:00PMMonday, November 21, 2011
"If two first-tier, above-the-marquee, take-it-to-the-bank stars are in the same show together, is it too much to ask that at least one delivers the name-making goods before the middle of Ac…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:59PM"... surprisingly entertaining — and theatre through and through."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:35PMSunday, November 20, 2011
“Be Prepared,” runs the famous motto of the Boy Scouts of America, and that’s particularly good advice with respect to Thomas Higgins’s new play about the Scouts and Scouting, Wild A…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:28PM"You’ll be giddy in the moment, but wracked with shame afterward."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:30PM 
