I’m convinced Donna Murphy can do anything. I believe this from having seen her past performances, but the versatility of the two-time Tony winner never always surprises me each and …
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 02:39AMLuminous, effervescent, captivating, staggering, astonishing, breathtaking. These are all words I have used in the past five days to describe Nina Arianda’s star-making performance as …
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 04:36AMMatthew Lombardo’s new play High closes today after only 8 performances, despite the megawatt presence of star Kathleen Turner. The concept is fascinating. A “been there, done t…
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 04:16PMThe other night I settled in to watch the film adaptation of The Teahouse of the August Moon, an East meets West comedy about the 1946 occupation of Okinawa by the American military. I’…
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 03:39AMWhile watching this clip, I realized that Angela Lansbury never transferred any of her Tony award winning performances to London’s West End. She starred in the original London producti…
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 09:05PMOne of the joys of Netflix (and possibly its downfall as well) is finding shows streaming in their entirety. One of these shows is the British hit Keeping Up Appearances starring the one and…
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 10:09PMWhile the American musical was at the peak of its popularity, the publishing industry took notice and would publish libretti, especially Random House. Released in hardcover editions, the boo…
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 02:29PMHow to Succeed in Business without Really Trying originally opened in 1961 to across the board raves, a slew of Tony Awards and a rare Pulitzer win. A satire of corporate America, the show f…
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 08:53PMMy friends and regular readers are aware of the cool reception I gave Trevor Nunn’s revival of A Little Night Music that played the Walter Kerr last year. I don’t want to rehash …
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 07:13PMI have been quite obsessed with this song since I heard Kate Baldwin sing it the other night at Feinstein’s to hilarious effect. The song was written for the fearless comedienne Charlo…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 02:56PMPicking a favorite Sheldon Harnick song is nearly impossible for me. If I tell you “Ice Cream” or “If I Were a Rich Man” give me a few seconds and I’ll start ra…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 10:59PMThe biggest Broadway musical hit of the 1958-59 season was not the 8 time Tony-winning Redhead starring Gwen Verdon or Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song. It was a French revue…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:57AMNext week I’ll be making my first trip of the season to Feinstein’s at the Regency to see the delightful Kate Baldwin in a return engagement. I was there for her debut last Decem…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 10:49PMJust when I thought Saturday was going to be Spider-Man free, news broke from Patrick Healy in the NY Times that the most expensive musical in history is considering delaying its opening nig…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 07:01PMThirty five years ago today, the musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue had its world premiere performance at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia. The much anticipated collaboration between musica…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:23PMI’ve long been a fan of Jerry Herman’s life-affirming, full-out Broadway style that mixes sentiment, warmth and hummable melody and incisive lyrics. When I first heard that there…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:31PMThe original production of Candide is the stuff of legend: mixed reviews and a 73 performance failure. A comic operetta adaptation of Voltaire’s satire, the critics praised Leonard Be…
SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 01:09PMAs the fates would have it, New Yorkers have the opportunity of seeing rare revivals of two of Kurt Weill’s more fascinating musicals (both written with librettist/lyricist Maxwell An…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 02:45PMThere are few activities I enjoy more than catching up with my blogger friends (and meeting new bloggers) and thanks to Avenue Q we were invited for a special blogger night performance of th…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:18PMThe first time I ever listened to Marc Blitzstein‘s Regina, I admit I wasn’t very impressed. As it turns out, it was because of the recording I was listening to. The 1992 Scot…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:26PMThe first musical I ever appeared in was my high school’s production of Funny Girl eleven years ago. (I’ll save my first audition experience for another day). The show is somethi…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:28AMWhen Elaine Stritch performed her landmark one-woman show At Liberty, one of the funniest anecdotes involved her failed audition for The Golden Girls. It didn’t go well for her and th…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 09:11PMMy annual list of the movies I’ve watched in their entirety. It’s just a list, no critical indictments or plaudits. I’ve kept the list more out of curiosity more than any…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 10:41PM1. Lend Me a Tenor. April 13, @ the Music Box Theatre. Don’t you love farce? I do. But it’s a genre that is very difficult to pull off successfully. Ken Ludwig’s 80s comed…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 06:14PMKate Baldwin, I Do! I Do! I couldn’t have asked for a better first experience at the esteemed Westport Country Playhouse. I had never seen the Schmidt and Jones musical of the Jan d…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 01:17PMAs we approach the end of 2010 as well as the first decade of the 21st century (There’s no such thing as Year 0 in our calendar), I’ve been looking back on the ten years of the…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 08:04PMI don’t know about you, but I was rather disappointed with the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Jerry Herman that aired last evening. Herman, whose songs continue to bring great joy t…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 05:12PMTony-winner Victoria Clark sings “O Holy Night.” My best to you and yours. Related Posts Let’s See What Happens A Stream of Consciousness on "Inner Voices" Quote of…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 01:39PMThis video clip crossed my desk earlier this evening and I couldn’t help but smile. Flash mobs are amusing, if becoming a trifle overdone, but this one struck me as I am a big fan of t…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 10:37PMFollowing on the heels of this past Sunday’s closing performance of The Scottsboro Boys, the show’s producers are trying something a little different in order to gauge whether or…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 01:44AMWhen I find myself really taken with a particular show, I make it a point to try to return to see it at its closing performance. The closing is filled similar fans (as well as family and…
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