At last! A play that shows how silly, inconsequential and vindictive theater critics can be! (And how playwrights can be exactly the same.)
SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PMBy Peter Filichia -- This week, let's celebrate what would have been the 96th birthday of the Broadway musical's quintessential leading man: Alfred Drake, who was born on Oct. 7, 1914. When …
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PMNew surroundings compliments successful comedy about dire situations
SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PMQuite often during the month of October, I start thinking of George Cooper's poem “October's Party.” You're pardoned if you don't know it. It was the poem I chose to memorize in …
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PMBy Peter Filichia -- Sept. 21, 1998. The pilot episode of Will & Grace airs on NBC. Will Truman and his friends - including Jack McFarland - are playing poker. Jack is stalling, wondering if…
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PM"I’d always wanted to work with Lisa," says Spinella, "and I’ve known Denis for years. Back in the ’90s, we did ‘Waiting for Godot’ in Seattle. I was Estragon a…
SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PMAs October ends, let's stop to remember a stellar Broadway songwriting team whose last two shows celebrated anniversaries this month.
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PMWhat a lucky township West Orange is.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PMAt the risk of offending the learned and distinguished professors at Princeton University, Stephen Spinella may well be delivering the most entertaining lecture on campus.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PMBy Peter Filichia -- As we go to the polls this week, let's talk about two musicals that deal with elections: Of Thee I Sing and its sequel Let ‘Em Eat Cake. Both had books by George…
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 05:58PMIf any other troupe had tried it, the production probably wouldn’t have turned out nearly as well.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:58PMEveryone I know who got the recently released Arkiv CD of What Makes Sammy Run? has said the same thing to me: “What an overture!” Yes, it is, and for three good reasons.
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