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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Kate Baldwin Loves Sheldon Harnick - Get the Album! by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

In March, Kate Baldwin celebrated the music of Pulitzer and Tony winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick at a week of concerts at Feinstein's at the Regency.  Mr. Harnick himself joined Kate i…

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Puppies, Kitties, Bernadette Peters: Broadway Barks is today! by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Yesterday, the eve of Broadway Barks 13, was one of the hottest, swampiest, rainiest days of the summer in New York City.   I just happened to run into Bernadette Peters at a restaurant…

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Monday, June 27, 2011

TV: Secrets of New York by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Now in it's second season, one of the coolest shows on New York television is Secrets of New York.  Tomorrow night's (June 29) episode will focus on the mysteries of New York theatre, f…

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Best Is Yet To Come: The Music of Cy Coleman at 59 E 59 Theater by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Last Friday night, Noah and I went to see The Best Is Yet To Come: The Music of Cy Coleman at 59 E 59 Theater.  It was some of the most fun I've had at a performance.   It's a…

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Play Reading: The Old Masters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Giorgione's The Adoration of the Shepherds On Monday night, Karigee and I went to a reading of Simon Gray's The Old Masters at the Metrolitan Museum of Art.  The reading was by Sam Wate…

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE HEARN! by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Happy birthday George!   Ironically, I'm in Washington, DC today seeing FOLLIES at the Kennedy Center.  I first fell for George watching the dvd of the 1985 concert of FOLL…

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Follies at the Kennedy Center by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Kari, Roxie and I took the train down to Washington to see Stephen Sondheim's Follies at the Kennedy Center over Memorial Day Weekend.  Tomorrow, I'm heading down again for th…

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NEXT THING YOU KNOW at Cap 21 by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Last night I went down to the Cap 21 Theatre to see Lauren Molina is the new musical NEXT THING YOU KNOW.   Next Thing You Know is a new musical by Joshua Salzman (music) an…

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Orpheus and Euridice by The Orpheus Project by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Last week I saw a wonderful production of Ricky Ian Gordon's of Orpheus and Euridice by The Orpheus Project at Duo Multicultural Arts Center. Heather Dudenbostel was Euridice and …

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

COMPANY on the Big Screen by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Wow!  We saw the film of the concert of Sondheim's COMPANY with the New York Philharmonic on the big screen last night.   I loved it!   I didn't attend the live conc…

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Goodbye to the 2011 Broadway Season by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

The 65th Annual Tony Awards were on Sunday night.  I usually treat the event like it's Prom Night, but I wasn't in the mood to celebrate this rather dull season in my typical fashion.&n…

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Friday, June 10, 2011

Annoyance of the Week by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

All week long I've been extremely annoyed by the headlines like "Angela Lansbury Says Lady Gaga Perfect for MAME on Broadway."   This particular headline comes from Broad…

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Quote of the Day by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

"She was very cagey, but Angela Lansbury said we could see her back on stage by January 2012. Beyond that, all I got was a Mona Lisa smile."  Tweeted by Howard Sherman, the Executive D…

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Marilyn Maye at Feinstein's at the Regency by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Today, Feinstein's at the Regency announced its fall schedule (which, by the way, is an embarrassment of riches).  I was thrilled to see Marilyn Maye back on the bill in Novem…

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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011

Le Diabolique Barbier: Sweeney Todd at the Chatelet du Paris by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

My recent trip to Paris with Karigee came together for the sole purpose of seeing Sweeney Todd at the Chatelet du Paris.  If you know me at all,  you know I LOVE this Stephen …

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Friday, May 27, 2011

The Tempest Ladies by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Last night, I attended a dress rehearsal/blogger preview of an extraordinary and passionate new production of The Tempest by the theatre company The Tempest Ladies . The company is co…

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Happy Mame Day! by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Forty-five years ago today, Jerry Herman's MAME opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre.  It starred Angela Lansbury as Auntie Mame, Bea Arthur as Vera Charles and Jane Connell …

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Monday, May 23, 2011

Love on Broadway: Dame Harriet Walter and Guy Paul by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

We're not the only ones who fell in love with Dame Harriet Walter when she played "Queen Elizabeth" in Mary Stuart on Broadway in 2009.   American actor and fellow cast mate Guy Pa…

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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Betty Buckley's Piano! by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

I opened my June issue of Texas Monthly and there was Betty Buckley's piano!   Betty says, "I bought this piano maybe thirty years ago.  I don't play but I compose, so when I …

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Friday, May 20, 2011

Third Annual Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Awards by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

The Independent Theater Bloggers Association (the “ITBA”) is proud to announce the 2011 recipients of the Third Annual Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Awards. Patrick Lee was one of the ITBA…

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Deborah Voigt with the Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

It was a grand night for singing at Carnegie Hall tonight.  The Opera Diva Deborah Voigt left her spear and shield back at the Metropolitan Opera and got her Broadway on tonight with th…

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

ITBA - 2011 Award Nominations by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

The Independent Theater Bloggers Association, aka The ITBA, of which I am a member and the communications director, has announced the nominees for its annual awards.   …

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Hairspray at the Midland Community Theatre by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

Cara attended the Midland Community Theatre's production of HAIRPRAY on Saturday night.   Being one of her favorite films, I knew she'd enjoy seeing the stage show.  Here is h…

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