Thursday, January 26, 2012
The medical horror story of dealing with cancer is starkly depicted on stage in the Broadway debut of Wit. Cynthia Nixon stars as Vivian Bearing, a brilliant college professor, specializing …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:00PMSunday, January 22, 2012
Talking points: Godspell‘s Lindsay Mendez: Can she carry her own show? Broadway grosses What do you think, Rushers? Do you think Mendez will one day headline her own Broadway show? Do …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:42AMTuesday, January 17, 2012
Although not yet a marquee name, Lindsay Mendez sits comfortably atop many Broadway fans’ lists of favorite performers. For those unfamiliar with her, that’s all changing thanks to her w…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 08:05AMFriday, December 30, 2011
Talking points: Louis Hobson shares Next to Normal memories in his Bonnie & Clyde dressing room Stage Rush’s top 3 Broadway moments of 2011 What do you think, Rushers? What was you…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:15AMWednesday, December 28, 2011
In Relatively Speaking, four-time Oscar winner Ethan Coen and two-time Oscar nominee Elaine May join with Woody Allen for a one-of-a-kind Broadway experience directed by John Turturro. Julie…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 06:32PMThursday, December 22, 2011
Across 733 performances, Louis Hobson played the dual role of the Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal. In addition to out-of-town iteratio…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:41AMFriday, December 16, 2011
Talking points: Raul Esparza, Sierra Boggess, and more sing devastatingly beautiful Christmas songs at ASTEP’s annual holiday benefit concert Broadway grosses What do you think, Rusher…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:24AMThursday, December 15, 2011
Raul Esparza shook his ass, Sherie Rene Scott compared Lindsay Mendez to her right breast, and Seth Numrich showed up to announce he can’t sing. Yes, everyone was in the holiday spirit at …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:17AMMonday, December 12, 2011
In director Michael Mayer’s revival (read: overhaul) of the Burton Lane/Alan Jay Lerner musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Harry Connick Jr. plays Dr. Mark Bruckner who hypnotizes…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:18AMThursday, December 8, 2011
Just in time for the holidays comes Stick Fly, a new play about family members coming together with their new significant others for an oh-so-comfortable visit. Lydia R. Diamond’s dramady …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:00PMWhen it comes to traditions, I’m the most stodgy when it comes to ones related to Christmas. That’s why I am thrilled beyond comprehension that one of my favorite holiday events …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:17AMOne of the best and most successful new shows of the fall Broadway season has been the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. Just in time for the holiday season, Stage Rush is giving …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:44AMThursday, December 1, 2011
Just as history saw two youths rise to infamy with their acts of crime, Broadway ushers in two fresh talents to stardom in the new musical Bonnie & Clyde. Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan s…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 11:38PMFriday, November 25, 2011
Talking points: Stage Rush takes a road trip to Pennsylvania to see the first-ever high school production of Spring Awakening Win tickets to see An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patink…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 08:57AMTwo of Broadway’s biggest names are sharing the stage together in one fantastic concert. Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, who both rose to stardom and won Tonys for their performances …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:40AMMonday, November 21, 2011
She overthrew Ethel Merman as the top Mamma Rose and he avenged the death of his father while rescuing a princess. But before Patti LuPone was lauded in Gypsy and Mandy Patinkin won hearts i…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:00PMIt’s not fun to watch people’s dreams be stomped on in real life; but for some reason, it’s a heck of a lot of fun to see it done on stage. This is entirely true of Theresa Rebeck’s …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:18AMThursday, November 17, 2011
Wedded bliss doesn’t last long for two married couples in the revival of Noel Coward’s Private Lives. Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross play a divorced couple, both on honeymoon with their new…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:00PMFriday, November 11, 2011
Talking points: Ron Raines gives the rundown on each of his Follies costars The best performances of the Suites By Sondheim benefit concert Broadway grosses What do you think, Rushers? Who i…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:17AMThursday, November 10, 2011
In this season’s hit revival of Follies, Ron Raines plays the sun in which all orbiting characters collide. As Ben Stone, one fourth of two married couples crumbling under the reminiscence…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 03:12AMYou don’t have to be into Broadway, movies, or big-band music to know who he is. Megastar Hugh Jackman is performing a 10-week concert run at the Broadhurst Theatre, in which he intertwine…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:38AMTuesday, November 8, 2011
PhilDev’s Suites By Sondheim benefit concert at Lincoln Center was like reaching into a cereal box of Stephen Sondheim’s Lucky Charms and scooping out a handful of marshmallows. The conc…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 11:44PMTables turn fast and frequent in David Ives’ new play Venus in Fur. When a down-on-her-luck actress, played masterfully by Nina Arianda, arrives for an audition for an impatient playwright…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:00PMMonday, November 7, 2011
A cast of cheery, gifted singers gathers to deliver the most inoffensive religious musical in the revival of Godspell. Stephen Schwartz’s 1971 musical, based on the Gospel of Matthew, stri…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:00PMFriday, November 4, 2011
Talking points: Seeing Chinglish Inside the meet-and-greet with Chinglish playwright David Henry Hwang and director Leigh Silverman Broadway grosses What do you think, Rushers? Have you seen…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 08:08AMThursday, November 3, 2011
Broadway has given us some great family dramas recently, but that juicy genre becomes elevated when the kin in question are warring over something bigger than themselves. This is the case in…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 11:35PMSome of the most exciting plays to see are the ones dealing with timely subjects. Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays is a showcase of short plays, both comedic and dramatic, about …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 11:29PMMonday, October 31, 2011
Let’s be honest: what gets lost in translation is often funny. This is the case in David Henry Hwang’s new comedy, which is full of misunderstandings when an American businessman travels…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:07AMFriday, October 28, 2011
Talking points: Happy Halloween! I explain how Broadway inspired my kooky costume this year. Shakespeare + beer = ShakesBeer! Halloween fun with The Mick of The Craptacular. Susan Egan’…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 08:01AMA new cast of fresh faces is about to take Broadway by storm when the new musical Lysistrata Jones begins previews on November 12. Based on the play by Aristophanes, the show takes place at …
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 01:29AMTuesday, October 25, 2011
When actors are accepted into the Disney club, the membership lasts a lifetime. The Disney Princess division is the most elite membership, and Susan Egan holds two of those spots. Having ori…
SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:16AM 
