Saturday, February 3, 2018
The creative ferment at the beginning of the last century rivaled that of the Renaissance. Painters like Pablo Picasso and Vasily Kandisnky restructured painting. Composers like Claude Debus…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:07AMSaturday, January 27, 2018
People don't usually make too big a deal about a 45th anniversary. After all, the much more impressive-sounding 50th is so close. But the 1973 match between Billie Jean King, a 29-year-old t…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:51AMSaturday, January 20, 2018
When theater lovers want to express their deep devotion to an actor as formidably talented as John Lithgow, they often say they would be content to listen to him if he were just reading the …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:51AMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Kyle Jarrow K…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMSaturday, January 6, 2018
Is Mark Rylance the greatest actor of our time? Over the course of a three-decade career, he's won three Tonys, two Oliviers and an Oscar. Last year, the Queen knighted him for his service t…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:31AMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Robert…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMSaturday, December 30, 2017
As usual, I'm late to the party of 10 Bests Lists. All the others began going up the moment Christmas trees started sprouting on New York City street corners. But my tardiness matters even l…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:06AMSaturday, December 23, 2017
...a belated Happy Chanukah, a tardy Good Winter Solstice, a slightly premature Joyous Kwaanza and the all-pervasive hope that however you celebrate it, your holiday season will sparkle with…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:24AMSaturday, December 16, 2017
It's been a month since I've turned on the ghost light that theaters use when they're empty and that I use to signal that there will be no regular post today. And I'm not happy about doing i…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:33AMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Seth Zvi Rosen…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMSaturday, December 9, 2017
It's no fun being a party-pooper. But that's the role I find myself in when it comes to the revival of Once on This Island, the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flahaerty musical that opened this wee…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:06PMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Sarah Gancher …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:00AMSaturday, December 2, 2017
The actress Jocelyn Bioh was a total delight in such shows as An Octoroon, Men on Boats and Everybody, bringing an extra zip to every line she spoke. So I figured a play Bioh wrote might be …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:24AMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: David Cale Dav…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 06:00AMSaturday, November 25, 2017
No post today. And I'm too pooped to even turn on the ghost light that usually indicates I'm taking a break. Here's why: Over the past week, I've:•taped my first episode of TheatreTal…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 01:06PMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Rajiv Joseph R…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMSaturday, November 18, 2017
Nobody bats a thousand. It's unfair of us theater lovers to expect our favorite writers and directors to knock one out of the park (last sports metaphor, I promise) each time they come up wi…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:48AMThursday, November 16, 2017
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Sarah DeLappe …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:22PMSaturday, November 11, 2017
The story that British playwright Duncan Macmillan tells in People, Places & Things isn't new. But the brilliant way in which this tale about a woman's struggles with alcoholism and addi…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:06AMSunday, November 5, 2017
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Itamar Moses I…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 06:00PMSaturday, November 4, 2017
In these challenging times, a play that makes a convincing argument for why it's important to continue on despite overwhelming odds is especially welcomed. And that's exactly what LCT3's pro…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:12AMSaturday, October 28, 2017
All the comments I overhead at the Irish Repertory Theatre Company's revival of Brian Friel's The Home Place seemed to be about the set. Decorated with prettily painted flats and lots o…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:04AMFriday, October 27, 2017
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Steve Dietz S…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 02:44PMSaturday, October 21, 2017
The word sentimental has become one of the deepest insults you can hurl at a play. But I don't mind a bit of sentimentality if it's done well. And although the Roundabout Theatre Company's r…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:18AMFriday, October 20, 2017
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Anna Ziegler …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:07PMSaturday, October 14, 2017
The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: Max Posner Pl…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:00PMSometimes you need to just follow your gut when it comes to deciding whether or not to see a show. My gut told me Tiny Beautiful Things wouldn't be for me. But I wanted …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:12AMSaturday, October 7, 2017
Regular readers may have noticed that I haven't been posting as often as I usually do. But that doesn't mean I haven't been seeing shows and having thoughts about them. In fact, I seem to be…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 03:54PMThe Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Guest: JIRÉH BREON …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:37AMSaturday, September 30, 2017
It's hard not to be charmed by Charm, the new play about a 67-year-old transgender woman who offers etiquette lessons to underprivileged and gender-fluid youths. For everyone associated with…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:18AMSaturday, September 23, 2017
The instrument that gives The Violin its title is what the film director Alfred Hitchcock used to call a MacGuffin, a plot device to provide some momentum for what in this play, which opened…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:12AM 
