Monday, July 28, 2014
Broadway veteran Saycon Sengbloh isn't letting the early closing of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME get her down. Ever since she caught the attention of theatergoers in AIDA and WICKED, her fans have f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:16AMSaturday, July 26, 2014
JERSEY BOYS is one of Broadway's hottest properties. Why Well, who doesn't love the music of Frankie Valli amp The Four Seasons In 2005, this rags to riches story took Broadway by storm. Alm…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMTuesday, July 22, 2014
In May 2014, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY COMES OUT SWINGING opened to rave reviews at the Davenport Street Theatre. Audiences laughed until their sides ached at the latest incarnation through its spa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:10AMTuesday, July 15, 2014
With glowing reviews from all the major outlets in New York City, a slew of Tony Nominations, and wins for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Lead Actor in a Musical, and Best Featured Actress …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52AMFriday, July 11, 2014
Last summer, The Public Theater, Michael Friedman, and Alex Timbers reunited to gift New York City with a free production of LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Li…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMTuesday, July 8, 2014
Imelda Marcos is a ripe public figure for having a biographic musical written about her. Personally, I always expected a musical about her life would have that grand and epic cinematic sound…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AMSunday, July 6, 2014
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have had an extensive career, composing music for the stage and screen over the last thirty years. As a team, they captured us with their enchanting work on …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01PMThursday, July 3, 2014
Daniel Waters' quirky and deliciously dark 1989 film Heathers is a beloved cult classic known for catchy one-liners and its wonderfully subversive humor. Naturally, HEATHERS THE MUSICAL garn…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:22AMSaturday, June 28, 2014
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey collaborated together for a second Broadway musical, IFTHEN. After making a splash with NEXT TO NORMAL, anticipation for IFTHEN was high. Once stars like Idina Menz…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AMTuesday, June 24, 2014
Based on the rocky romance shared by quintessential Irish wordsmith James Joyce and his muse, chambermaid Nora Barnacle, HIMSELF AND NORA enjoyed a successful run as part of NYMTF at the The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:51AMMonday, June 23, 2014
When it comes to contemporary classics in American musical theatre, just the sheer mention of Leonard Bernstein's WEST SIDE STORY is enough to get any fan of the medium listening. His clever…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:34AMSunday, June 22, 2014
Back in April, I had the pleasure of reviewing A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Original Broadway Cast Recording. My initial thoughts were that the recording was witty and intriguing, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AMSaturday, June 14, 2014
An often over-looked subject in the musical genre is the hardworking, semi-rural blue-collar working class American, but that is exactly the focus of HANDS ON A HARDBODY. The Texas-centric m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59PMThursday, June 12, 2014
Fabulously entertaining fans eight times a week, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY THE MUSICAL, based on the 1994 Woody Allen film of the same name, racked up six Tony Nominations this year. The musical…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AMMonday, June 9, 2014
Jay Records, with the support of The Kurt Weill Foundation, digitally released the first complete recording of composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Ogden Nash's score to the 1943 musical ONE TOU…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:08PMFriday, June 6, 2014
It's that time of year, and I can't help but wonder if your CD collection and iPod are Tonys ready. This Broadway season has some really interesting contenders in the musical categories, and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMMonday, June 2, 2014
TUTS Underground is cooking up a musical treat that is as Texan as Pecan Pie with their Texas Premiere of HANDS ON A HARDBODY, a musical based on the 1997 documentary by the same title. Broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46AMSaturday, May 24, 2014
In 2009, Theatre Royal Haymarket mounted what is heralded as the most successful production ever of Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT. It was followed by the first-ever staged adaptation of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28PMThursday, May 22, 2014
When it comes to breathtaking, dazzling musical scores Jason Robert Brown is no stranger therefore, his fans and theatergoers in general hotly anticipated his latest musical THE BRIDGES OF M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMMonday, May 12, 2014
According to Jessica Walker, she spent much of her career playing trouser roles in opera and musical theatre. From her curiosity, the kernel for THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME was planted. With D…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21PMShirley Jones amp Jack Cassidy stepped into RCA Victor's Studio A on September 17 amp 18, 1959 to record their concept album MARRIAGE TYPE LOVE. For some reason the album was never released.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57AMWednesday, April 30, 2014
Everyone's favorite tough-as-nails Southern lady, Madea, is back in Tyler Perry's MADEA'S NEIGHBORS FROM HELL. Honestly, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the filmed stage play. Whatev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:27AMThursday, April 24, 2014
Alfie Boe, who is internationally recognized for his tenor voice, first gained recognition in the US when he starred in Baz Luhrmann's LA BOHME. In 2010, he took on the role of Jean Valjean …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:40AMMonday, April 21, 2014
Earlier this year, they invited audiences to travel down memory lane with the charming release of two television soundtracks featuring Robert Goulet, KISS ME, KATE 1968 and BRIGADOON 1966. W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AMTuesday, April 15, 2014
Despite an extensive and impressive career, Billy Porter recently became a household name when he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. The incandescent star released a solo album …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31PMWednesday, April 9, 2014
When it comes to Southern playwrights, Tennessee Williams remains the quintessential example, and music is an inextricable element of both his cherished classics and lesser-known works. In a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57AMFriday, April 4, 2014
When Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak's musical comedy A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre, it received rave reviews and was hailed by ma…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PMTuesday, March 25, 2014
After almost a decade of playing Frankie Valli in JERSEY BOYS on Broadway, Jarrod Spector took to the stage at 54 BELOW and gifted New York audiences with a cabaret concert that charts the p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:29AMWednesday, March 19, 2014
In anticipation of LES MISERABLES coming back home to Broadway, I've been listening to LES MISERABLES LIVE DREAM THE DREAM The 2010 Cast Album. The beautiful, exciting, and comprehensive rec…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21PMMonday, March 17, 2014
Early in February, I got my hands on the FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR SANDY HOOK album. I was moved and impressed with how heartfelt the concert was. The outpouring of love …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:49AMThursday, March 13, 2014
In early January, Constantine Maroulis rocked Houston audiences as part of Tyce Green's Straight From New York Concert Series. His energetic and mesmerizing performance inspired me to seek o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38PM 
