Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Extra! Extra! Those Newsies have something to shout about. One of the most competitive seasons in recent memory final comes to a close and the nominations for the 2012 Tony Awards are …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:59AM[SHARE]Monday, April 30, 2012
You’ve heard of a musical being tested via an out of town tryout — but what about an after school tryout? Laurence O’Keefe & Nell Benjamin, acclaimed composers of theÂ…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:30AM[SHARE]Friday, April 27, 2012
With the Tony nominators meeting this weekend, I’d like to make a final plea for a few performances that I fear might be overlooked come Tuesday morning’s announcement (which I&#…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:04PM[SHARE]It’s time to dress you up in our love of theater with a very fashion forward news roundup… Broadway put on one heck of an Easter Bonnet this year as the proverbial hat was passed…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 26, 2012
C*ck, the controversial new British import by Mike Bartlett, begins previews Off-Broadway on May 1 at the Duke Theater — but what exactly is C*ck? Well, first off, it’s an Olivie…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:09AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 24, 2012
I hope you’ve been pacing yourself because the tsunami of Broadway openings continues through the end of the week. (Maybe I’m crazy but wouldn’t a show get a lot more free …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:50PM[SHARE]The mad rush to make Tony eligibility becomes a full on avalanche this week. Let’s ride the wave of openings with multiple review round-ups today and tomorrow. First up, two shows that…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:17AM[SHARE]Monday, April 23, 2012
The Outer Critics Circle, the first awards body to include Broadway shows each season, announced their nominations this morning. The “new” Gershwin musical Nice Work If You Can G…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:53PM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2012
This week’s news round-up is brought to you by the number “2″, as in hot theatrical duos taking the stage: Like some kamikaze European vacation (if it’s Thursday, it …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 19, 2012
How would you like to see some of your favorite Broadway stars live (including Donna Murphy, Marc Kudisch and recent Tony-winner Nikki M. James), singing original songs by Stephen Sondheim, …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:22AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Every third Wednesday, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. For April, …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:29AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I thought I already loved Sherie Rene Scott as much as was humanly possible . Â I thought that there was no way I could be further enamored of her big voice, witty stage presence and all-a…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:11AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 15, 2012
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Based on the best-seller by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter Pan gets a prequel in an imaginatively staged new play from writer Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) and dir…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:23PM[SHARE]Friday, April 13, 2012
Money makes the world go round in this week’s clinking clanking round-up of theater news: The Lion King proved it rules the entertainment jungle as it became the highest grossing Br…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:45AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 12, 2012
The boy who wouldn’t grow up is about to make you feel like a kid again, as Peter Pan returns to Broadway April 15 in the acclaimed prequel adventure Peter and the Starcatcher. And …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Two-time Tony-nominee Gavin Creel is on a roll–and it’s rolling him into a theater near you. Producers just announced that he’ll be playing the lead in the first national t…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:38AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Best Man Gore Vidal’s 1960 behind-the-scenes drama, about a contested political convention, campaigns for another shot at Broadway with a cast of big names including John Larroquet…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:10PM[SHARE]Monday, April 9, 2012
London’s National Theatre (currently represented on Broadway by War Horse and One Man, Two Guvnors) is one of the world’s great arts institutions, so it’s a treat when t…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:11AM[SHARE]Friday, April 6, 2012
EVITA Argentina’s controversial first lady returns to Broadway for the first time since her star-making original run, with a cast that includes Elena Roger and pop idol Ricky Martin. &…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:27AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 5, 2012
The stars, as in big name stars, are aligning on Broadway and we’ve got the scoop in a bite-sized theater news round-up: Harry Potter is coming back to the New York. Well, not exact…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:58AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Every first Wednesday of the month, get caught up with what's on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That's me tossin…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:26AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Spend just a few minutes in a room with the company of A Streetcar Named Desire and one thing is immediately clear: this is the hottest cast on Broadway. And I don’t just mean ph…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:40AM[SHARE]Monday, April 2, 2012
In a world of cookie cutter show biz types, Lea DeLaria is a true one-of-a-kind. From her boundary-busting stand-up to her Broadway barnstorming (and Drama Desk nominated) debut in On the To…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:57AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 29, 2012
Get caught up with what's on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That's me tossing in my two cents… NEWSIES Lik…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:27PM[SHARE]It’s official: the 22nd edition of Broadway Bares is all about Happy Endings, with all of your favorite Fairy Tails…I mean, Fairy Tales…represented. Tickets are already …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Every fourth Wednesday of the month, the "VIP Access" column will serve up advice on how to make your theater-going experiences cheaper, easier and more fulfilling with inside scoop from the…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:31AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Drugs. Bad hips. Worse husbands. You just can’t keep Liza Minnelli down. Even her long lost albums have a way of making comebacks. After almost 40 years out of circulation, Liza Minnel…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:21PM[SHARE]Monday, March 26, 2012
You can’t choose your family. The old cliche rang insistently through my mind as I watched Lost in Yonkers, Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy/drama currently receiving i…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:37AM[SHARE]Friday, March 23, 2012
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR After acclaimed runs at the Stratford Festival and La Jolla, Director Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys) brings his signature quick-cut, pop flash to a Broadway revival of the …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:02AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 22, 2012
Our casting cup runneth over this week with theater news featuring big doings from big casts: The blockbuster gang at The Book of Mormon is ignoring their Momma’s advice and giving …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:21AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Every third Wednesday, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. For March, …
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