Charles Strouse, 96, the celebrated and multi-award-winning American film, television, and Broadway musical composer, responsible for such legendary songs as "Put on a Happy Face," "Tomorrow…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:56PM[SHARE]Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival Announces 2025 Winners "Never be afraid to sit a while and think." The words of playwright Lorraine Hansberry remind us of the quiet power of reflecti…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:51PM[SHARE]Coming to Hollywood Fringe: A Fatherhood Story You Didn't Know You Needed Fatherhood isn't always what you expect " and Best. Dad. NEVER. proves that's exactly where the magic happens. Haig …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:00PM[SHARE]BEYOND THE SEA AND STRAIGHT INTO YOUR HEART Well, ring-a-ding-ding, folks " Broadway's got itself a bona fide, velvet-voiced heartthrob lighting up Circle in the Square, and his name's Jonat…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:51AM[SHARE]More than 140 nominations in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions and 5 awards for visiting productions were anno…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:12PM[SHARE]While visiting New York, I was lucky enough to catch two Scott Siegel events. Similar in structure but with completely different feels were Broadway by the Season at Merkin Hall and 54 Sings…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:00AM[SHARE]I CAN'T CAVE ENOUGH In 1917, Kentucky cave explorer Floyd Collins discovered Crystal Cave. Located in the same area as Mammoth Cave"the longest cave system known in the world"the site operat…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:05AM[SHARE]SHARP AS EVER, BUT DOES IT CUT DEEP ENOUGH? OR, IF YOU WANT BIGGER SHARKS, YOU NEED MORE BLOOD IN THE WATER Glengarry Glen Ross is a testosterone-saturated 24 hours of five salesmen, some me…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:55AM[SHARE]A RIPPING GOOD YARN WITH A JOLLY GOOD CAST OPERATION MINCEMEAT LANDS ON BROADWAY When I first encountered Operation Mincemeat at Riverside Studios in London back in 2022, it was a scrappy, s…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:51AM[SHARE]A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN BERNSTEIN AND VON KARAJAN… AND THE AUDIENCE LOSES Peter Danish's Last Call at New World Stages imagines a high-stakes intellectual showdown between two musical titan…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:49AM[SHARE]THE PICTURE OF ASTOUNDING THEATRE I've been fortunate to witness some extraordinary one-person plays on Broadway. To name a few: Zoe Caldwell in Lillian, Ben Kingsley in Edmund Kean, Robert …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:59AM[SHARE]LOOM WITH A VIEW Ghost Road Theatre's The Unraveling pulls you into its strange, hypnotic orbit and doesn't let go. This is a truly original work with some breathtaking theatrical coups. Ann…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AM[SHARE]HERE'S A BROADWAY SUCCESS THAT ALSO BRIMS WITH PURPOSE Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' doesn't just expose the cracks in a so-called perfect life"he shines a floodlight on them. Except for a few seq…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:54AM[SHARE]WE HAD A BALL Manhattan Theatre Club's We Had a World is an unconventional modern-day three-hander memory play that covers roughly 30 years. Our diarist, memoirist, and damn funny playwright…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:50AM[SHARE]FROM HAVANA TO BROADWAY: A SOCIAL CLUB WORTH JOINING Buena Vista Social Club is a sun-drenched, rhythm-soaked explosion of life, proving that sometimes a show just needs space to breathe"and…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:00AM[SHARE]WIT, WONDER AND WILD CHIMPS Embarking on a theatrical safari at the Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST), I stumbled upon a wildly witty gem tonight that rivals the most exhilarating of jungle adve…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:53AM[SHARE]A MENAGERIE GONE MAD"IN THE BEST WAY Boston Court has never been a company to play it safe, and John Anthony Loffredo's world premiere of Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts is no exception. Ins…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:47AM[SHARE]OPEN FIST'S BAT BOY SINKS ITS TEETH IN " AND DOESN'T LET GO Bat Boy: The Musical has returned to Los Angeles with a vengeance. This outrageous comedy/horror Off-Broadway musical, which or…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:25AM[SHARE]The Nocturne Theatre's West Side Story proves that "professional community theatre" can still hit you in the gut like a Broadway-caliber production. With a book by Arthur Laurents, music by …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:09PM[SHARE]I COULD'VE LOVED YOU BECAUSE Chromolume Theatre's production of I Love You Because at the Zephyr Theatre tries to charm, but struggles under the weight of a broad acting style and a perplexi…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:12PM[SHARE]THE MUSICAL FINN SWIMS TO TOWN HALL AFTER A STORMY SEA OF KENNEDY CENTER PIRATES TOSSED IT OVERBOARD The show they tried to sink is coming back stronger than ever. Finn, the vibrant family m…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:56PM[SHARE]RUMINATING ON RUMINANTS As a way to heal from recent tragedies, Alice (Erin Pineda), a big-city photographer, visits June (Virginia Newcomb), a reclusive artist on a small farm in Alabaster,…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:01PM[SHARE]THE SHOW WITH A BEAT TO A PULP INT. CINEVITA " NIGHT You walk in, and boom! You're hit with this electric vibe, like stepping into a Tarantino flick"one minute, you're feeling cool, the next…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:57AM[SHARE]WHAT PRODUCTION, FRIENDS, IS THIS? After a ship wreck, Viola and her twin, Sebastian, land on different shores, each fearing the other has perished (consider them separated at surf). And by …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:55AM[SHARE]FURFECT Peter Pan never grew up. Likewise Alice in Wonderland, the Hardy Boys, Freddy the Pig, Nancy Drew, or Huck Finn. It's a pity that people do: Why must grown-ups leave behind innocence…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:18AM[SHARE]GET READY TO ENBOY YOURSELF Jersey Boys has been around long enough that you might assume it's just another jukebox musical, cranking out hits for an easy nostalgia trip. But that's never be…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:01AM[SHARE]WHAT A RELIEF: OKLAHOMA! IS OK WITH VOPA The real stars of Oklahoma!, presented for two weekends only by Valley Opera and Performing Arts (VOPA) at the El Portal Theatre, are"no surprise"Ric…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:39PM[SHARE]ONE COULD GO ON AND ON, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LITTLE OFF Ah, Noises Off, the ever-reliable theatrical farce that's been delighting us for decades with its impeccable timing, pratfalls, and, of …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:03AM[SHARE]SONDHEIM MERRILY ROLLS ALONG, BUT OLD FRIENDS DOESN'T ALWAYS BOUNCE When a show is billed as a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, expectations are sky-high. His music isn't just a collection of so…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:55PM[SHARE]MY HEART BELONGS TO THE NY POPS The New York Pops' Let's Misbehave: The Songs of Cole Porter was filled with many of Porter's best-known songs: "Night and Day," "I Love Paris," "My Heart Bel…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:54PM[SHARE]STILL A WICKED GOOD TIME The stage musical Wicked is is now Broadway's fourth longest-running show"surpassing Cats; productions continue to sprout up globally in many languages; and last yea…
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