Friday, October 7, 2016
By Meredith Ganzmann (@MGanzman) America’s biggest drama is its current political theatre, and it’s increasingly become an unbearable show to watch. There’s no real intermission either…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:34AMTuesday, October 4, 2016
By Meredith Ganzman The Encounter may be the first Broadway show where upon taking your seat you must put on headphones rather than take them off. In fact, without them you won’t be able t…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:29AMFriday, September 23, 2016
By Steve Schonberg (@CntrOnTheAisle) On Tuesday, September 27, Tony winner Laura Benanti (She Loves Me, Gypsy, “Supergirl”) will make her Café Carlyle…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:02AMFriday, September 16, 2016
By Doug Strassler (@DougDawg13) Two years ago, Amas Musical Theater resurrected a mostly forgotten chestnut, “Red Eye of Love”. Fortunately, those who may have missed its brief run on th…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:14AMFriday, September 9, 2016
By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) The disco world of the seventies was recently brought back to life in the jukebox musical, “Disaster!” at the Nederlander Theater. Featuring some o…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:52AMBy R. Jones The Robber Bridegroom revival cast recording is like opening up a good book that you can’t put down. You are immediately transported to the world in which the characters …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:33AMTuesday, August 9, 2016
Tonight, iconic performer Tony Danza and Tony Award nominee Carmen Cusack will each headline at Feinstein’s/54 Below; Danza, in the latest in a series of dates at the club for his show…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:59AMMonday, August 8, 2016
By Steve Schonberg (@CntrOnTheAisle) Last month, Puerto Rican actor, singer, and artist, Ektor Rivera assumed the role of Emilio Estefan in Gloria Estefan’s autobiographical musical, “…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:12PMFriday, August 5, 2016
Now at Feinstein’s/54 Below, two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz has returned with his hit show, “Girls, Girls, Girls.” Recently, CENTER VIEW correspondent Jamie d…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:31PMWednesday, August 3, 2016
By Shari Lifland (@shariontheaisle) It’s not always easy being blonde—we’ve all heard the jokes. But like iconic blonde megastar Dolly Parton—who once quipped: “I’m not offended …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:33AMTuesday, August 2, 2016
“I’m just going to do things that I like to do, sing songs that I like to sing,” Carmen Cusack said, sounding carefree, in a recent interview about her solo concert debut at NYC�…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:54AMMonday, August 1, 2016
By Meredith Ganzman (@MGanzman) For a certain generation of theatergoers, from 1982 to 2000, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats was a part of their musical upbringing. It was not a part of mine, o…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:25AMFriday, July 29, 2016
By Adam Cohen “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,” Kurt Vonnegut’s novel that was adapted into a musical by the legendary songwriting team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken is curren…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:47AMThursday, July 28, 2016
By Doug Strassler Class has been in session at Hell’s Kitchen’s 777 Theatre ever since Matt Murphy’s raucous show Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man began educating…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:51AMThursday, July 21, 2016
By Anne Carr New technology and a nostalgia for an older America made for a wonderfully imaginative and unique evening at the Sheen Center last week. Bridgman|Packer is Art Bridgman and…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:07AMSaturday, July 16, 2016
Summer’s here and the time is right: “Motown the Musical” is back on Broadway for a limited 18-week run, and before opening Center On The Aisle (#COTA) got a chance to meet…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:46AMFriday, July 15, 2016
Broadway’s Heidi Blickenstaff goes from “Bea” to a role she had a ‘psychic vibe’ about – but first, she’ll head to the cabaret. It’s a freaky Friday – with more, belo…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 05:11PMMonday, July 11, 2016
For 11 performances only, the Davenport Theatre (354 West 45th Street) will play home to the New York premiere of Natalie Margolin’s new play, The Power of Punctuation, produced by Ma…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:51AMThursday, July 7, 2016
New York, and much of the East Coast, is under the grasp of an intense heat wave but it doesn’t mean the dog days of summer should keep all of us indoors. Early morning and nighttime h…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:30AMSunday, July 3, 2016
By Steve Schonberg (@CntrOnTheAisle) “I feel like I’m interviewing the President,” I say. “I know, right!?” Sutton Foster responds as we laugh, leaving the U.S. Capitol in a bl…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:29PMWednesday, June 29, 2016
“Motown the Musical” is returning to Broadway for a limited run, but on Monday even those who can’t get to New York can enjoy a little Motown fun. One of its greatest icons, Smokey…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:53AM Video Credit: Stephen Sorokoff Back by popular demand, The Skivvies (who joined #COTA in celebrating Laura Benanti with “We Love Her” last month) will return to Feinstein&…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 03:12AMMonday, June 27, 2016
By Liz Lombardi In its world premiere by the Abingdon Theatre Company, Stet offers a sharp look at the struggles that come with reporting a critical story while maintaining the integrity of …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:49PMVideo credit: Stephen Sorokoff On July 1 and 2 at 7pm, Tony Award-nominee Rob McClure heads to Feinstein’s/54 Below with “Smile” — his New York City solo concert debu…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:11AMSunday, June 26, 2016
By Meredith Ganzman (@MGanzman) The lives of prolific writers are the subjects of both the Broadway box office breaker, Hamilton, and the new off-Broadway musical, Himself and Nora. Subtit…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:50PMA new musical revue will feature the timeless classics of world-renowned singer and songwriter, Charles Aznavour. Named the “Entertainer of the Century” by CNN, Charles Aznavour is the a…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:07PM By Rob Jones While listening to Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner’s “Unattached, Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below,” I felt like I was sitting in a friend’s living room, enjo…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:18PMFriday, June 24, 2016
On Monday, June 27 provocative cabaret artist, Kim David Smith will continue his residency at Pangea with “Morphium Kabarett” at 7pm. Named for the sensual, Spoliansky-penned waltz (famo…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:45AMThursday, June 23, 2016
By Adam Cohen Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined is the Original London Cast Recording of the hit West End show, which began Off-Broadway, and features musician Kyle Riabko’s take on the t…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:21PMVideo credit: Stephen Sorokoff Now at Feinstein’s/54 Below, Lorna Luft’s returned to celebrate Pride with a show that comes at a unique time, reflecting on recent events and hon…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 08:06PMSunday, June 19, 2016
By Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief (@CntrOnTheAisle) Out now, actress and singer Alexa Green (best known as Glinda in the L.A. and San Francisco productions of Wicked) has released “So Go…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:05AM 
