Saturday, June 22, 2013
Back in the day, the title role in the wildly popular Jerry Herman musical Hello, Dolly! was played on Broadway and elsewhere by almost every major female stage (and/or screen) star of a cer…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 01:36PMWednesday, May 29, 2013
Now he has gone from flying high over the city of Metropolis to ruling the undersea world as King Triton in the new production of The Little Mermaid that begins performances this week at the…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:25AMSaturday, May 11, 2013
For many of us who can barely walk and chew gum at the same time, professional dancers seem to be rare, very talented birds indeed -- and they are. But, of course, they're actually human bei…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 04:22PMMonday, May 6, 2013
There’s an honorable tradition of excellent plays based on the lives of historical characters, but also a dishonorable tradition of works in which the writers were unable to limn the lives…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:27PMTriple-threat Shonn Wiley has all sorts of credits in all sorts of venues, but even if you were to chart his career only in terms of his participation in the City Center Encores! series of s…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 05:58PMWednesday, April 24, 2013
Photo slideshow by Michael Portantiere.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:16AMTuesday, April 23, 2013
In the February 2013 issue of Opera News, director Michael Mayer offered a lengthy explanation of why he chose not to set his new production of Verdi's Rigoletto for the Metropolitan Opera i…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:05AMSunday, March 31, 2013
Janis Paige was supposed to play Feinstein's last spring, and I had the pleasure of interviewing her via telephone in advance of that planned appearance. But then she was injured in a fall a…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:30AMSunday, March 17, 2013
I can think of at least three major Men(c)kens, each notable in his own way. There was H.L. Mencken, the brilliant journalist-essayist-critic who gained great fame during the first half of t…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:10PMFriday, March 15, 2013
Excellent word of mouth, not to mention Rimalower's own tireless efforts to promote the show, has caused it to be extended again and again at the Duplex, and he has begun to take it on the r…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:38AMWednesday, February 27, 2013
[H]er upcoming concert at The Town Hall on Saturday March 9 ... has a good chance of being one of the most exciting events of the spring season here in New York City.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:44AMThursday, February 14, 2013
The tragedy of suicide resulting from anti-gay bullying is eminently worthy of theatrical treatment. . . .
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:01PMTuesday, January 29, 2013
Andreas has also been a sparkling presence on the cabaret scene over the past several years, and she's now making her debut at the beautifully appointed, excitingly booked, superbly well man…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:16AMSaturday, January 26, 2013
If an actor works almost constantly, it's a given that that he's held in high esteem by directors and other colleagues. Case in point: Andrew Samonsky, who has made his mark in several notab…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:42AMIf an actor works almost constantly, it's a given that that he's held in high esteem by directors and other colleagues. Case in point: Andrew Samonsky, who has made his mark in several produ…
SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 08:42AMMonday, January 21, 2013
The novel La dame aux camélias (1848), by Alexandre Dumas fils, is best known to most people through two of its many adaptations: Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata (1853), much b…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 05:04PMSunday, January 13, 2013
How versatile a performer is Christine Ebersole? Let's count the ways. Many people first became aware of her from her work as a sketch comedian on Saturday Night Live. On Broadway, she has p…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 01:07PMTuesday, December 18, 2012
“I don’t think I’ve ever admitted that I was over 50!” Coming from almost any other 81-year-old, that sentence might be taken with huge skepticism. But when Mitzi Gaynor says it, you…
SOURCE: lifeafter50.com at 08:43AMSparkle!, a starry holiday concert masterminded by Scott Nevins, brought gladness and cheer to the audience that assembled at XL Cabaret on Monday, December 17 for this one-night-only event.…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 01:24AMSparkle!, a starry holiday concert masterminded by Scott Nevins, brought gladness and cheer to the audience that assembled at XL Cabaret on Monday, December 17 for the one-night-only event. …
SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 01:24AMTuesday, December 4, 2012
The 24th annual Gypsy of the Year competition, held at the New Amsterdam Theatre, raised $3,902,608 to support the good works of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year's event culminat…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 11:05PMThe 24th annual Gypsy of the Year competition, held at the New Amsterdam Theatre, raised $3,902,608 to support the good works of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year's event culminat…
SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 11:05PMMonday, October 22, 2012
The great composer Alan Menken was honored by Encompass New Opera Theatre on Sunday, October 21 at the National Arts Club in a celebration that featured memorable performances of his songs, …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 01:24AMFriday, October 19, 2012
There's a musical about cats, and there's a musical about frogs, so why not one about bedbugs? True, New Yorkers who went through a big bedbug scare a just a few years ago may not feel there…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:36PMTuesday, October 16, 2012
The musical Fade Out - Fade In has a hilarious libretto by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, a terrific score with both music and lyrics by Jule Styne, and the original production was directed …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 02:04AMFade Out - Fade In has a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by the great Jule Styne, and the original production was directed by George Abbott and starred Carol Burnett.…
SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 02:04AMFriday, October 12, 2012
One of the several excellent reasons why you should see Gayby, a new indie film written and directed by Jonathan Lisecki, is that most of the actors involved are young New York theater veter…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:34PMSunday, October 7, 2012
There's a paradox surrounding Frank Wedekind's 1891 play Spring's Awakening (or Spring Awakening, depending on the translation) and its latter-day musical version, a paradox that also exists…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 02:03PMThere's a paradox surrounding Frank Wedekind's 1891 play Spring Awakening (or Spring's Awakening, depending on the translation) and its latter-day musical version, a paradox that also exists…
SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 02:03PMWednesday, October 3, 2012
As you may have heard, Barbra Streisand will soon return to the borough of her birth, Brooklyn, to give two concerts in the brand new Barclays Center. If you're a big Barbra fan but you can'…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:25PMThursday, September 27, 2012
I'm one of those people who look askance at musicals built around pre-existing songs, but many of us who feel that way are happy to give a pass to Marry Me a Little. Originally staged Off-Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:22PM 
