Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Thanks to Lincoln Center's wonderful LincTix program, I was able to see the hottest straight play on Broadway for only $30. I mostly wanted to see War Horse because I had heard a lot about i…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:41PMFriday, June 24, 2011
Last summer, I saw the play Veritas by Stan Richardson at the Fringe Festival, and it introduced me to a shocking piece of Harvard history, where students were interrogated about their sexu…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMThursday, June 23, 2011
Want to see Cirque du Soleil's latest show, Zarkana, for free? One Pataphysical Science reader will win a pair of tickets to the show at Radio City Music Hall. To enter, follow me on Twitter…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:10PMMonday, June 13, 2011
I was able to watch the Tonys last night in a hotel room in Orlando ("Orlando. I love you Orlando." Yes, I now have to sing that every time I say that city's name. Thanks, Book of Mormon.) I…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:23PMThursday, June 2, 2011
I can hardly call myself an expert on composer Cy Coleman. I know some of his popular music--"The Best is Yet to Come," "Witchcraft"--thanks to Frank Sinatra. As for his musical scores, I'm …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 04:55PMFriday, May 27, 2011
With so many productions of The Tempest a year, what's special about the production on June 2 (7 and 9 p.m.) at The Players Theatre? Well, it's being performed by six women--Stella Berg, Lau…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:26AMWednesday, May 25, 2011
When I first heard about The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World*, a joint production of Playwrights Horizons and New York Theatre Workshop, I was intrigued. How would the creative team--Joy Gre…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMFriday, May 20, 2011
For the third year in a row, the Independent Theater Bloggers Association (the ITBA) presented awards for excellence in Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway. The awards have been ren…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:26AMFriday, May 13, 2011
I'd heard some awful things about Baby It's You!, the new Broadway musical that tells the story of Florence Greenberg, the Jewish New Jersey housewife who discovered the Shirelles and create…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 01:19PMWednesday, May 4, 2011
You don't expect characters in a play taking place in 1666 France to use words like "dude" and "LOL" while speaking in highly-entertaining verse, but they do in The School For Lies, David Iv…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:19AMTuesday, May 3, 2011
I wonder if the Tony nominating committee got Hunter Foster's memo and decided to not nominate any stars this year. Also, shows from the fall were not completely overlooked, with The Scottsb…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:41AMMonday, May 2, 2011
Watch the 2011 Tony Awards nominations live!Later today, I'll post my thoughts on the nominations--who I'm excited for and who got snubbed. Come back and let me know whether or not you agree.
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 01:23PMI'm pleased to announce that for the first time, you'll be able to watch the Tony nominations here on Pataphysical Science via live webcast. Tune in tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. EST to watch the no…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:46PMWednesday, April 27, 2011
Seance on a Wet Afternoon is Stephen Schwartz's first opera and it straddles the line between musical theater and opera. This is no surprise, as Stephen Schwartz is the composer and lyricist…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:01PMTuesday, April 26, 2011
Now in its second year, The Broadway Recycled concert at Joe's Pub, presented by At Hand Theatre Company and Broadway Green Alliance, is quickly becoming one of my favorite annual theater ev…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:22AMMonday, April 25, 2011
When the show curtain rises at the current Broadway revival of Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday, there are gasps and applause for John Lee Beatty's delectable hotel room set. Nina Arianda proce…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMThursday, April 14, 2011
With so many shows opening this month both on and off Broadway, it's hard to narrow down the options. After seeing the trailer for John Kolvenbach's Love Song, I added it to my list (marketi…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:47AMWednesday, April 13, 2011
Last night, Ken Davenport held a game night in his offices for the Be A Broadway Star board game. It was a chance to play the game, meet other theater enthusiasts, and eat pizza. The game is…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 01:09PMTuesday, April 12, 2011
Though he has only written the score for three Broadway musicals--The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown--David Yazbek is one of the best musi…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 02:42PMMonday, April 11, 2011
When I was a college student in the Boston area, it was all the rage to usher for Blue Man Group. That might be a slight exaggeration, but I do remember people constantly talking about it. A…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMThursday, April 7, 2011
Currently running at the York Theatre Company, Tomorrow Morning is a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Laurence Mark Wythe and starring D.B. Bonds, Autumn Hurlbert, Matthew Hydzik,…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:38PMTuesday, April 5, 2011
If you notice a lot more muggles in Gryffindor ties and wizard cloaks than usual in Times Square, they might be headed to see a singing/dancing Daniel Radcliffe in How To Succeed, or they mi…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 01:27PMMonday, April 4, 2011
It is possible to not enjoy watching a show and still see the value in it. That is how I felt about The Promise, a one-woman thriller by Douglas Maxwell and directed by Johnny McKnight at 59…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:39AMFriday, April 1, 2011
Whether or not you've seen or care about the Harry Potter movies, Daniel Radcliffe is sure to charm the pants of you in How To Succeed On Business Without Really Trying, currently playing at…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:00PMWednesday, March 30, 2011
Fans of Macbeth have plenty of chances to see Shakespeare's tragedy this spring. Cheek by Jowl's version starts its BAM run at the beginning of April. Punchdrunk's Sleep No More, in which a…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:00PMFriday, March 18, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe stars as J. Pierrepont Finch in the 50th anniversary revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The musical, with a score by Frank Loesser, follows window …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 02:33PMThursday, March 17, 2011
A certain big-budget Broadway musical was supposed to open on March 15, but for those theater folks who needed to be at the opening of a spider-themed musical that day, there was Spidermusic…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:17AMTuesday, March 8, 2011
Family dramas are standard off-Broadway fare. In fact, Bathsheba Doran's Kin is the third family drama at Playwrights Horizons this season (the others being A Small Fire and After The Revolu…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 02:16PMMonday, March 7, 2011
You may recognize the characters in Things To Ruin, a collection of songs by Joe Iconis (Bloodsong of Love, ReWrite, The Black Suits). They may remind you of yourself, your friends, an ex, o…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AMTuesday, February 15, 2011
A couple of years ago, I wrote about this HarperTeen print of Wuthering Heights, packaged to look like a Twilight book. The other day I was killing some time at Borders, when this cover caug…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:05AMSunday, February 13, 2011
The Gallery Players in Brooklyn once again presents a Broadway musical on a small scale without losing the integrity of the piece. The Drowsy Chaperone, with music and lyrics by Greg Morriso…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:20PM 
