Sunday, August 4, 2019
So, you may ask, with CHICAGO playing right down the street from where I live, why would I take four...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, July 28, 2019
Well, who expected this more than 40 years after the fact? But here’s a studio cast album of THE PRINCE...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMWednesday, July 24, 2019
If PBS executives ever decide to launch their own version of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, they should choose Halley Feiffer’s new...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 02:45PMSunday, July 14, 2019
Let’s never again hear another word on how THE BOYS IN THE BAND deserves to be castigated for its so-called...Continue Reading
The post A STRANGE LOOP: A Superior Work about an Inferiority…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, July 7, 2019
There’s hope for America after all — as long as more and more kids teens become involved in high school...Continue Reading
The post THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL: High School Music…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMTuesday, July 2, 2019
In NEW FACES OF 1956, Jane Connell sang of the hard knock life that Alaskans have during “April in...Continue Reading
The post ON THE FRONT OF THE LAST FRONTIER appeared first on Broadw…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 06:12PMSunday, June 23, 2019
Such distinguished dramatists as Edward Albee and Lillian Hellman couldn’t do it. And while we’re at it, neither Nobel-prize winner...Continue Reading
The post Exposing THE SECRET LIFE O…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, June 16, 2019
My girlfriend Linda made a big mistake by walking out of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. She went to see the show...Continue Reading
The post When I Entered THE TWILIGHT ZONE appeared first on BroadwaySe…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 10:18PMSunday, June 9, 2019
Oh, this looks as if it’s going to be fun. When you enter The Linney Theatre in The Pershing Square...Continue Reading
The post Encounter OCTET’s Encounter Group appeared first on Broadw…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 10:14PMSunday, June 2, 2019
Never mind The Flamingo Kid. The Flamingo Girl is the one who really grabs our attention – at least for...Continue Reading
The post THE FLAMINGO KID Is Growing Up appeared first on Broadwa…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:45PMSunday, May 26, 2019
Did you miss the film of DIAL “M” FOR MURDER when it was released in 3-D? Probably, for it debuted...Continue Reading
The post DIAL “M” FOR MURDER: Take the Call appeared first on Br…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, May 12, 2019
Good Lord! So many shows on the boards reiterate what women have been saying since a certain song brought up...Continue Reading
The post A GOOD MAN IS INDEED HARD TO FIND appeared first on B…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, May 5, 2019
No, it’s not a great musical, or even a particularly good one. Like so many, it has an acceptable first...Continue Reading
The post BEETLEJUICE: What a Cast! appeared first on BroadwaySele…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 28, 2019
There’s only way that Santino Fontana comes up short in TOOTSIE. He’s too tall. Fontana’s almost six feet, an atypical...Continue Reading
The post TOOTSIE: Not Just the Movie with Song…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 21, 2019
Before the show, there’s no real need to read the Playbill to learn that BURN THIS takes place some...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 14, 2019
The time is right for THE CRADLE WILL ROCK – more’s the pity. Despite the musical’s octogenarian status, many lines...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 7, 2019
You might assume that when an actor cries on stage, the character’s predicament in the script is the reason. In...Continue Reading
The post ACCIDENTALLY BRAVE: It Still Counts as Brave app…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 31, 2019
For all the talk of political correctness, sensitivity to women and changes that had to be made to the inherently...Continue Reading
The post KISS ME, KATE: One Thing to Be Ashamed Of appear…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 24, 2019
In the ‘50s, many who bought Playboy would insist “I only read it for the interviews.” So the presence of...Continue Reading
The post SUPERHERO: Well, Yes and No … appeared first on …
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 17, 2019
Why has THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME never played Broadway? As shown in Aubrey Berg’s recent stunning production at the...Continue Reading
The post THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Triumphs app…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 10, 2019
In a time when so many dramas and musicals are just Wikipedia articles transferred to dialogue, Deb Margolin hasn’t taken...Continue Reading
The post You Can’t Imagine Where IMAGINING MA…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 3, 2019
My, how Toto has changed over the years! You’d expect from the title TOTO TALKS that Dorothy Gale’s cairn terrier...Continue Reading
The post TOTO TALKS: A Hoot for Those Who Like Hoots …
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, February 24, 2019
The applause began before the performance did. We’ve heard that increasingly often before a show starts. The practice began at...Continue Reading
The post Yes, MERRILY Is Rolling Along app…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, February 17, 2019
The words “Sean” and “O’Casey” often come to mind whenever two other words – “Irish theater” – are mentioned. For...Continue Reading
The post Welcome Back, SHADOW OF A GUNM…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, February 10, 2019
It sure doesn’t look like a courtroom where a trial would take place. If you go to the Abrons...Continue Reading
The post THE TRIAL OF THE CATONSVILLE NINE: Indeed, a Trial. appeare…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:00PMSunday, February 3, 2019
Some productions wait until the end of the show to dispense Playbills. TRUE WEST should be one of them. For...Continue Reading
The post TRUE WEST: Tried and True and False appeared first on …
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, January 27, 2019
You’ve got to admire Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler. Nearly four years ago, their musical version of the 1998 film...Continue Reading
The post Happily, EVER AFTER Is a Hit appeared first …
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMMonday, January 21, 2019
By Peter Filichia Perhaps MCC Theater should return to its original name. In 1986, NYU grads Bob LuPone and Bernie...Continue Reading
The post MCC: Welcome to the Neighborhood! appeared firs…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 03:23PMSunday, January 6, 2019
First, read Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Next, watch Horton Foote’s 1962 Oscar-winning screen adaptation. Even...Continue Reading
The post TO REFRESH A…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:30PMSunday, December 30, 2018
No, my 2019 New Year’s Resolution won’t be to diet. Why bother? I make that promise every January 1st and...Continue Reading
The post Folger Theatre — At Last! appeared first on Br…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:32PMSunday, December 23, 2018
If you were currently writing a musical about teens in high school, would you mention the words “mean girls” in...Continue Reading
The post CLUELESS: Not Quite, Not Quite … appeared fi…
SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 08:44PM 
