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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Broadway's Fourth of July Week Performance Schedule Changes by James Miller

Several shows have canceled and/or added performances during the holiday week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM

Monday, May 30, 2016

Broadway's July 4th Week Performance Schedule Changes by James Miller

Several Broadway shows have an irregular performance schedule during the week of the July 4th holiday (July 4-July 10). Playbill.com has compiled the schedules of all of the Broadway shows p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PM

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Hamilton! by James Miller

Hamilton Richard Rogers Theatre, NYC Few shows have arrived on Broadway with the hype that accompanies Hamilton, the new musical inspired by author Ron Chernow's biography of one of…

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 04:49PM

Saturday, December 20, 2014

The Last Ship with Sting by James Miller

Sting has come to Broadway, as both composer of the new musical The Last Ship and, more recently, in an effort to improve the show's struggling box office numbers, one of its stars onsta…

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 01:55PM

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Life Is Just One Delicious... by James Miller

Cabaret has always been a groundbreaking musical, dating back to Harold Prince’s original production in 1966. When Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall’s production opened at Studio…

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 01:11PM

Friday, March 28, 2014

The Contender! by James Miller

Rocky Winter Garden Theatre, NYC Turning successful motion pictures into Broadway musicals has become the norm in recent years. Whether the iconic 1976 Sylvester Stallone film, Roc…

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 12:03PM

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

I Feel The Earth Move, Almost by James Miller

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Stephen Sondheim Theatre, NYC Describing Beautiful by comparing it to Jersey Boys seems unfair. Jersey Boys, of course, is a long running smash hit mus…

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 04:04AM

Friday, July 26, 2013

Fringe Review: ’43½ — The Greatest Deaths of Shakespeare’s Tragedies’ by James Miller

43 ½ isn’t exactly what you’d expect. Indeed, towards the end of the bloodbath on Wednesday night, an ensemble member looked out at the sold-out house and speculated that they had been …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:21AM

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Fringe Review: ‘The Young Olympians & The Most Amazingly Awesome Adventure Ever’ by James Miller

Who wants to be a hero? Who has what it takes? Will the younger generation of demi-gods and wannabes fill the god-sized shoes of their flabby forefathers, or will Hades take over once and fo…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:00PM

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Theatre Review: ‘Biography’ at The American Century Theater by James Miller

S.N. Behrman’s Biography, currently enjoying an infrequent revival at The American Century Theater, is a depression-era meditation on love, art, and all the intersections of the two. So go…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:42AM

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Theater Review: ‘The Beaux’ Stratagem’ at Everyman Theatre by James Miller

In the age of economical theatre—think: two men and a couch—Restoration Comedy is hardly the genre of the hour. Its large casts, elaborate costumes, multiple locations, and purposefull…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:30AM

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Pippin Revival Dazzles by James Miller

Pippin has always been a musical where the theatricality and the score compensate for some obvious story issues. So, introducing a circus motif to tell the Pippin story, as Diane Paulus has …

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 11:24AM

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Disappointing Matilda by James Miller

Matilda, with a book by David Kelly, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, is based on the popular children's novel by Roald Dahl. After a brief run in Stratford-upon-Avon…

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 03:45PM

Thursday, April 4, 2013

These Boots Are Made for Broadway! by James Miller

Broadway has a new crowd- pleasing musical: Kinky Boots, a generously entertaining collaboration between Broadway veteran Harvey Fierstein, who wrote the book, and Cyndi Lauper -- yes, …

SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 02:46PM

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