Thursday, April 2, 2015
David Roberts “Time it was /And what a time it was, it was/A time of innocence/A time of confidences/Long ago it must be/I have a photograph/Preserve your memories/They’re all that&#…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 09:58PMAlexandra Bonifield / Howdy, y’all! Alexandra Bonifield here, Onstageblog.com’s N. Texas/Oklahoma contributor, regional theatre journalist, critic and advocate. This is my inaugural po…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 07:34AMWednesday, April 1, 2015
Originally posted on and sure stars shining . . .:As I have returned to musical theatre work over the last eight months, I have been asked from time to time “Just what…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 07:32PMMichael Arvelo / Thanks to an unexpected opportunity, for the first time in my life I was recently able to go on my very first cruise for 7 days across … Continue reading →
Linked From OnStageBlog at 02:27PMTuesday, March 31, 2015
David Roberts / “With a smirk on their face, they wait now in the silence/and that dark hole/there, in front of me.” – The Artiste in “Music Hall” Somewhere, someone ……
Linked From OnStageBlog at 08:09PMDavid Roberts / The New Group announces a one-night-only benefit reading of David Rabe’s Hurlyburly, reuniting director Scott Elliott and original cast members from the company’s critica…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 06:04PMJon Ciccarelli / Investigating past Shakespeare related movies, books, TV specials and theater productions that are still handy for the modern actor and theater company Actors and theater pr…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 04:01PMSean Pollock / Before I start this list, I want to preface this by saying: I think Disney is overproduced in theatre across the board right now. Since the opening … Continue reading &#…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 01:33PMMelinda Zupaniotis / I got to a lot of theatre. A. LOT. Whether it’s Broadway, community theatre, regional or a kid shows, I am always amazed at the behavior of … Continue reading …
Linked From OnStageBlog at 06:49AMMonday, March 30, 2015
The production of “Lord of the Flies” at Bridgeport Theatre Company was performed in repertory by an all male and all female cast. Both performances were seen by two separate …
Linked From OnStageBlog at 03:33PMNancy Sasso Janis / On the second weekend where it felt like every high school within a 40 mile radius of Naugatuck was putting on their spring musical (and it … Continue reading ͛…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 07:14AMSunday, March 29, 2015
Chris Peterson / I was recently having a conversation with a friend of mine about the greatest lyricists in musical theatre history, yes this is what we theatre geeks talk … Continue r…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 07:23PMNancy Sasso Janis / Watertown High School presented ‘Leader of the Pack The Ellie Greenwich Musical’ this snowy weekend. This was a new musical for me and I knew that … Con…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 10:26AMSaturday, March 28, 2015
Buying through Amazon? Help support the blog and make your purchase through this link! Chris Peterson In my line of work, college admissions, I speak with countless students who are … …
Linked From OnStageBlog at 09:09AMFriday, March 27, 2015
Aaron Netsky Cameron Mackintosh once said, when he announced the closing of the original Broadway production of Les Miserables, “I have also realized that I can’t have a crack at ̷…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 04:57PMDavid Roberts First things first: Karen Mason’s appearance at Don’t Tell Mama in March is an iconic seventy minutes not to be missed. Since opening the main room at Don’t … Con…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 04:06PMNancy Sasso Janis ‘I, Don Quixote’ is a non-musical play written for television by Dale Wasserman for the Dupont Show in 1959 that has almost exactly the same plot and … Co…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 12:43AMThursday, March 26, 2015
Tara Kennedy Josephine and I (Modern Plays) Full disclosure: I am a biography junkie. If I learn about a famous person that has even the inkling of a joie de … Continue reading →
Linked From OnStageBlog at 08:32PMChris Peterson / Editor in Chief This was something that was said to me the other night. I was having a discussion with someone about Sondheim and his best work. … Continue reading …
Linked From OnStageBlog at 08:55AMTuesday, March 24, 2015
Chris Peterson / Editor in Chief I was feeling a little blue today, so what better way to put myself into a deeper funk than to listen to the saddest, … Continue reading →
Linked From OnStageBlog at 10:33PMMichael L. Quintos / Critic Ever since its extremely short-lived 1988 Broadway run—closing just 5 days after it officially opened—the musical stage adaptation of Stephen King’s hor…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 08:22AMMonday, March 23, 2015
I was recently having a conversation with a friend of mine about the greatest lyricists in musical theatre history, yes this is what we theatre geeks talk about over coffee. … Continue…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 11:19PMKathleen Mosel / Critic I need to stop having pre-conceived notions of what to expect when seeing a play that has been popularized from its film adaptation. Walking into the … Continue…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 02:10PMThomas Burns Scully / Critic It’s easy to forget that beneath the cosy shelves and comfy sofas of the Drama Bookshop there is a black box theatre called The Arthur … Continue reading…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 07:54AMSunday, March 22, 2015
BritBits 8, a theater festival-like collection of 16 short plays “by, for or about the British”, is the latest in Mind The Gap Theatre’s ongoing series but this time, BritBits … …
Linked From OnStageBlog at 09:05PMKathleen Mosel / Critic Last year I caught Oblivion at the Westport Country Playhouse and walked away disappointed. This year, when I saw that the Ridgefield Theatre Barn was going to take…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 05:23PMNancy Sasso Janis / Critic The students at Amity Regional High School come from the towns of Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge, and for their spring musical this year they decided … Conti…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 09:36AMFriday, March 20, 2015
Chris Peterson / Editor in Chief Let be honest, after putting in weeks of rehearsal, the last thing you want to happen is walking out on stage and seeing a … Continue reading →
Linked From OnStageBlog at 11:21PMChristina Giannelli / Columnist I did not get back into theatre with the intent of expanding my social circle. It was, however, an unexpected and pleasant bonus. I love and … Continue …
Linked From OnStageBlog at 08:15PMDavid Roberts / Critic “Social isolation — or lacking social connection — and living alone were found to be even more devastating to a person’s health than feeling lonely, respective…
Linked From OnStageBlog at 06:05PMLisa Bailey / Columnist One chilly, Saturday morning in Chicago, I found myself at the Actor’s Equity building waiting in line to audition for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Doors …
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