Thursday, February 2, 2012
When I saw the early 1990′s revival of Hello Dolly!, I was excited but decidedly nervous. How in the world could it’s original leading lady, now in her 70′s, possibly handl…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:06PMWednesday, February 1, 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 to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:56AMMonday, January 30, 2012
If New York, New York is a town so nice they named it twice, then I like to think that the format for two upcoming benefits, Broadway Backwards and Broadway Miscast, is an idea so zen they…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:31AMFriday, January 27, 2012
Roll out the red carpet and blow the trumpets, this week’s theater news round-up is flush with Broadway royalty… Tony-winner Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) looks to be adding a…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:29AMThursday, January 26, 2012
Thank your agent, Mom and Harvey Weinstein because it’s Oscar nomination week. And just because we’re devoted to the “theatah,” it doesn’t mean we can’t g…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:09AMWednesday, January 25, 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…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:10AMTuesday, January 24, 2012
I haven’t seen the Stratford Festival/La Jolla Jesus Christ Superstar that is due to hit Broadway this spring, but I kind of hope it looks something like this. (If you’re in …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:10AMMonday, January 23, 2012
Matthew Bomer (TV’s White Collar) will be kissing Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right)…and not just in my dreams. Over the weekend, the Hollywood Reporter broke casting news fr…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:06AMFriday, January 20, 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re not just going to have a race for Best Play at this year’s Tonys, there’s going to be a multi-car pileup. This week producers announced that tw…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:47AMThursday, January 19, 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. RICHARD III D…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:13AMWednesday, January 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 January…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:25AMTuesday, January 17, 2012
Love is in the air (and never dies, it would seem) with a number of starry Broadway couples announcing their engagements. Most recently Sierra Boggess & Tam Mutu, former Love Never Dies…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:08AMFriday, January 13, 2012
It was a week packed with big headlines in the theater world so we’re going to do the news round-up “lightning round” style. Ready, set…Go! The “revised” …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:03AMThursday, January 12, 2012
Is there anything more satisfying than watching good people get their breakthrough moment? T. Oliver Reid has been a consistent ensemble player in some of the biggest Broadway shows of the l…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:56AMWednesday, January 11, 2012
The “VIP Access” column serves up advice on how to make your theater-going experiences cheaper, easier and more fulfilling with inside scoop from the experts. For January, we’ve go…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:02AMTuesday, January 10, 2012
Barbra Streisand is Funny Girl. That’s not just a tagline but an inviolable truth. At least you would think so based on the gnashing of teeth in response to casting anyone in the role …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:07AMMonday, January 9, 2012
Tonight, Tony-winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) begins a new series of intimate concerts based on her 2011 CD of spare guitar covers, Daily Practice. Armed with her six string and powerf…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:46AMFriday, January 6, 2012
It’s Friday, so let’s do a quick round-up of some of the theater stories people are talking about his week: Golden Globe Nominee and “It Girl” Jessica Chastain (The H…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:53PMThursday, January 5, 2012
With a name like Mizer, you know I love a good deal (sing it Liza lovers: it’s Mizer with a “z” not Miser with an “s”). I’m always happy to pass along ins…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:01AMWednesday, January 4, 2012
Once a month, a member of the theater community will pull up a chair to our cyber table and join us for a little conversation. I’ll edit the transcripts (removing the truly libelous parts)…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:31AMTuesday, January 3, 2012
The little show that could…didn’t quite. The New York Times is reporting that Lysistrata Jones will close this Sunday after 30 regular performances. Featuring an exuberantly tal…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:58PMFeeling like you need a little carrot on a stick to lure you through the cold months ahead? How about a slate of plays featuring big names and big laughs? Though a few of my most anticipated…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:35AMMonday, January 2, 2012
Need something to look forward to now that there’s nothing left of the holidays but half-used gift cards and five extra pounds? How about a Winter and Spring filled with drama, romance…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:38AMThursday, December 29, 2011
Pop your cork; we’re ringing in 2012 with Hugh Jackman. Watch this rare early clip of everyone’s favorite action hero/show queen in one of his earliest major stage performances, …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:02AMWednesday, December 28, 2011
Let’s continue the countdown of my favorite theatrical moments of 2011. (Catch up with six through 10 here.) Just a reminder, this list is based on shows that I saw in 2011 and the des…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:47AMTuesday, December 27, 2011
It’s obvious but it bears repeating: theater is special because it’s live. A play may run for years but the version seen on a specific night is only for that audience. There are …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:50AMThursday, December 22, 2011
It’s December 4, 1977. The freshly fallen snow glimmers with rainbow hues reflected from golf ball sized outdoor Christmas lights. Little Tommy, all snug in his footie pajamas, is nuzz…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:16AMWednesday, December 21, 2011
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 Decembe…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:53AMTuesday, December 20, 2011
In our continuing series, we’re taking a look at songs cut from Broadway musicals to see what happens in the making of a show. Next up, the biggest hit of the year, The Book of Mormon&…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:59AMMonday, December 19, 2011
Screwed up people make great art..or so says a song from the lovely (and rocking) holiday musical Striking 12. Ergo, the writers of the show–Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin and Valeri…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:29AMBreaking News: According to the New York Times, the acclaimed Sydney Theatre Company production of Uncle Vanya starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving will play a short New York City engage…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:29AM 
