Musical theater guys have sometimes been heard to complain that their female counterparts get the best parts and the best songs in shows such as Mame, Hello, Dolly!, Funny Girl, and Wicked. …
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 01:18PMElizabeth Reaser and Norbert Leo Butz in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Like any other award, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is not always a 100 percent accurate indicator of superior quality or the &…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 05:56PMEach season, there’s a stampede of Broadway openings in the months prior to the Tony Awards. With so many shows arriving at once, journalists and theatergoers pretty much tend to foc…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 08:38AMFred and Adele Astaire set the gold standard for brother-sister showbiz teams -- but she retired very early, leaving him to become a star on his own. Today, we have two super-talented pairs …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 06:15AMFred and Adele Astaire set the gold standard for brother-sister showbiz teams -- but she retired very early, leaving him to become a star on his own. Today, we have two super-talented pairs …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:25AMOne of the greatest articles I ever read in Playbill was “Hitpicking,” by Barry Tarshis, which was published in the fall of 1970. 1) Is there at least one major film or TV star i…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 09:00AMPop music legend Petula Clark makes a rare New York appearance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:45AMWell, I'm glad I was at least somewhat prepared for the desecration of the operatic masterwork Porgy and Bess that's now on view on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater, or I probably wou…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:49PMTom Wopat (Photo: Michael Portantiere) If you’re disappointed in the most recent crop of new Broadway musicals — and who isn’t? — you might want to consider time trav…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 11:27AMAudra McDonald and Norm Lewis star in PORGY AND BESS (Photo: Michael J. Lutch) Traditionally, January is a slow month for theater in New York (and elsewhere) in terms of ticket sales and ope…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 04:54PMContent dictates form, which is why my year-end look back at New York theater in 2011 is somewhat different from previous surveys. Usually I provide a fairly lengthy list of what I consider …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:31AMJohn Walton West, Christina Bianco, and Christine Pedi in NEWSICAL Back in the day, there were lots of revues that used current events and politics as fodder for sharp, witty humor. Now, suc…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 11:55AMHugh Jackman (Photo by Michael Portantiere) The stars are shining. Although the recent crop of New York theater openings has proved to be pretty lackluster overall, especially in terms of …
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 06:57PMThe 23rd annual Gypsy of the Year competition, held at the New Amsterdam Theatre, started off with a real blast from the past: A 40th-anniversary reunion of original Broadway cast members of…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:53PMCathy Rigby as Peter Pan (Photo: Craig Schwartz) ‘Tis the season, folks! If you’re in the market for holiday entertainment options other than such world-famous mainstays as the R…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 06:46PMHere’s my own personal list of 10 theatrical things to be thankful for at this festive time of the year:
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 07:15AMGODSPELL on Broadway Here’s my own personal list of 10 theatrical things to be thankful for at this festive time of the year: 1. Nina Arianda: How often does anyone or anything truly l…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 01:37PMHarry Connick, Jr. (Photo: Palma Kolansky) There aren’t many “matinee idols” left in the theater, so it’s quite a happy coincidence that two of the few performers who…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 08:25AMDon Giovanni is general conceded to be one of the supreme masterworks of opera -- and yet, as Jay Goodwin reminds us in his notes for the new Metropolitan Opera production, "many schola…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:57PMUnder the stewardship of Mel Miller, with stage direction by Thomas Sabella-Mills, the company Musicals Tonight! proudly continues its invaluable function of offering small-scale revivals of…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:09PMIt's long overdue, but the major renovation of New York City Center is well worth the wait and the roughly $75 million cost. This Tuesday evening, October 25. Designed by Ennead Architects, …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:26PMIn musical theater land, 2010 was all about Stephen Sondheim, as we all celebrated his life and work during his 80th birthday year. And now it's time to honor another great composer/lyricist…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:57AMHow often do musical theater enthusiasts get to hear a score that's more than 40 years old and yet, in a sense, brand new? Not bloody often. But that's just the experience in store for those…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:26PMIt's Madame X with a capital "M" for Melodrama! Music! and Murder! in a new, over-ripe take on Douglas Sirk films and the ever-durable genre of self-sacrificing cinematic mothers. …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:02AMThe phrase "up-and-comer" absolutely applies to Jeremy Jordan, in spades. The young actor has the leading role of Jack Kelly in the wildly anticipated stage adaptation of the Disne…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 06:44PMIf you're reading this article, chances are you're well aware that Jonathan Tunick is the orchestrator of several all-time-great Broadway shows, including the lion's share of Stephen Sondhei…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:06PMIn May of this year, Marilyn Maye had her second two-week engagement at Feinstein's at Loews Regency and received the kind of rave reviews that her mother might have written. Rex Reed of the…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:54AMShirley Jones on the Cassidy clan, Frank Sinatra, and her upcoming nightclub debut at Feinstein's at Loews Regency.
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:54AMThe star of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and the upcoming film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer is also the creator and host of a monthly comedy showcase.
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:54AMHere's your chance to party with Liza, Chita, and other fab folks as Jim Caruso's Cast Party migrates to The Town Hall for one night only.
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:54AMChuck Cooper and Ted Sperling on the upcoming concert revivals of Lost in the Stars and Knickerbocker Holiday,
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:54AM