When As Is and The Normal Heart Both the Tackled AIDS Epidemic by Howard Kissel

In a 1985 feature, Playbill spoke to the playwright of groundbreaking As Is before its May 1 Broadway opening, and reported from a rehearsal of the Off-Broadway premiere of The Normal Heart.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: When As Is and The Normal Heart Both Tackled AIDS by Howard Kissel

In an April 1985 feature, Playbill spoke to the playwright of groundbreaking As Is, and reported from a rehearsal of the Off-Broadway premiere of The Normal Heart.

'Chicago' revival is a class act: 1996 review by Howard Kissel

"Chicago" is about the way we make celebrities of criminals, a theme more pertinent today than it was in 1975.

'Jersey Boys' brings you back: 2005 review by Howard Kissel

"Jersey Boys" simply narrates the career of Valli, his friends and the man who wrote their successes, Bob Gaudio.

'Wicked' wastes talent: 2003 review by Howard Kissel

Wicked," the "prequel" to "The Wizard of Oz," is an interminable show with no dramatic logic or emotional center.

Steve and Jerry by Howard Kissel

Do I sound uncharacteristically mushy? Well, I am, in no small part to my experience over the last four months. At 4:21 a.m. on June 12 I received a call from Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital.…

Again, Steve by Howard Kissel

Last night, when I got home from the marvelous party Barry Singer, the propietor of Chartwell Booksellers, threw for his friend Stephen Sondheim to celebrate the publication of his first (!!…

Exit Laughing by Howard Kissel

I'm afraid I have stolen -- quite shamelessly -- the title of this blog from the man standing behind me as we left the memorial for Joe Stein at Riverside Chapel Wednesay afternoon.

Houdini, Art and Magic by Howard Kissel

One of the most arresting images in "Houdini, Art and Magic," currenty at the Jewish Museum, is a 1916 photograph of the great magician standing beside the carriage of Sarah Bernhardt, perha…

First Annual Clive Barnes Awards by Howard Kissel

The Cultural Tourist: The Spanish Tragedy by Howard Kissel

This will likely be my last post on the Daily News website. I was informed a month ago that there will be a major redesign of the site and The Cultural Tourist will not be part of it. As of …

Review: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever by Howard Kissel

On the one hand, I can't wait to hear the cast album that will accompany the revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane's 1965 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, since, apart from the glori…