Taking a date (or spouse, or significant other or affectionate parolee) out to a Broadway show is a no-brainer for Valentine’s Day. A show is both social and personal, the experience allow…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:54AMSometimes a star just has it. Not just talent, not just a special quality, but a presence that will make theatergoers (especially female theatergoers) throw money at the opportunity to be in…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:12AMWhat were you doing 57 years ago? Well, like me, the vast majority of people reading this probably weren’t doing anything but floating in heaven somewhere before popping up in a scrotum, b…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:01AMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:35AMWhen “Honeymoon in Vegas” played at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse two years ago, the musical seemed to be on a fast track to Broadway. Audiences had a blast, the cast boasted Rob M…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:58AMThe closing of Broadway’s “Rock of Ages” next week brings not only a long-running show to an end but also, most probably, another kernel of theater history: Helen Hayes’s name on a m…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:28AMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:41PMThe Broadway League, which comprises theaters and producers in New York City, just released its happy stats for 2014. As ever, the organization trumpeted The Street’s overall robustness an…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:48PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:52PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:31PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:38PMAlthough Broadway seasons begin in May and end in April, towards the end of the annum it’s fun to look back at the calendar year – which comprises two half-seasons – and recall memorab…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:46PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:46AM1899 Noël Coward is born today. He authored plays such as Hay Fever, Design for Living and Private Lives, many of which he performed in; scripts for the films "Brief Encounter" an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:14AM“American Hustle” Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper opens on Broadway tonight as John Merrick, the tortured title character of “The Elephant Man”. Patricia Clarkson, Antho…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:58PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:49PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:26AMA Broadway musical that features 1980s hard rock hits jukeboxed into a defiantly silly storyline? What a recipe for disaster! Especially since jukebox musicals featuring songs by The Beach B…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:09PMNever let it be said that Broadway gives you only one chance. Sure, a hit show from yesteryear or recent times is always eyeballed for a revival, but even a flop can sometimes get a new leas…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:03PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:55PMProducer Harvey Weinstein has glee-fully announced that Matthew Morrison will play J.M. Barrie in the spring Broadway mounting of “Finding Neverland”. The tuner, which tried out at Massa…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:42AMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:29PM“American Hustle” Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper begins Broadway previews at the Booth Theater tonight as John Merrick, the tortured title character of “The Elephant Man̶…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:40PMDiane Paulus’s imaginative reimagining of “Pippin”, which took the 2013 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, has run out of pep. The show’s box office has been declining as of late, …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:51AMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:41PMTom Stoppard’s “The Real Thing” is back on Broadway, this time with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ewen McGregor, Josh Hamilton and Cynthia Nixon in tow. The Roundabout Theater Company’s rev…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:43AMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:04PMAyad Akhtar’s drama, “Disgraced”, which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, opens tonight, Oct. 23, at Broadway’s Lyceum Theater. Preview began Sept. 27 for the drama, which tells…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:12AMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:57PMOne aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game – that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosse…
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