Monday, May 25, 2015

Punks Take Broadway By Richard Zoglin

American Idiot deserves at least two cheers - for its irresistible musical energy and for opening fresh vistas for that odd couple, rock and Broadway.

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Legally Blonde and Broadway's Girl Appeal By RICHARD ZOGLIN

Perky, pretty in pink and packaged with the requisite mix of campy condescension and you-go-girl inspiration, the show looks poised to become Broadway's next hit. If so, it will largely be t…

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Billy Elliot: London's Hit Musical Scores on Broadway By Richard Zoglin

Billy Elliot does almost everything a musical should do, and more. It's a diplomatic triumph.

SOURCE: Time at 05:58PM

Best Movies, TV, Books and Theater of the Decade

Richard Zoglin picks the best of the decade's new works for the stage

SOURCE: Time at 05:58PM

Review: The Visit

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Rabbit Hole - Review by Richard Corliss

This is how movies can bring a great, grave theme to indelible dramatic life.

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Web of Intrigue by Richard Zoglin

"I have said from Day One, this is not a normal musical," says Taymor, 58. "This is a circus-rock-'n'-roll-drama. We took a gamble. What we're doing with flying just isn't done. Where I'm st…

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The Industry Standards by JOSH TYRANGIEL

Covering the old songs is a surefire way for performers to buff up their image. Or is it?

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In the Cross Hairs by RICHARD ZOGLIN

Once king of the musical, Sondheim hasn't had a hit in years. Can a dark show restore his mojo?
Thanks to Eyebrows on All That Chat for the link!

SOURCE: Time at 05:58PM

Sweeney Todd: Horror and Humanity By RICHARD CORLISS

Inside this sarcophagus of a play, beneath Sondheim's cold-steel lyrics, Burton finds a pulsing, mournful heart.
And then he rips it out.

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Rosie�s Bum Rap: In Defense of Taboo

Broadway and Beyond: Richard Zoglin on why the embattled musical isn't as bad as everyone says
Thanks to LC_London on All That Chat for the link!

SOURCE: Time at 05:58PM

Billy Elliot: A London Musical Hit on Broadway By Richard Zoglin

The hit musical Billy Elliot leaps from London to Broadway, and loses only a little in the translation

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Alicia Keys nominates Shannon Tavarez for Time Magazine's Person of the Year

Shannon Tavarez died this year at age 11 after battling leukemia for years. She was an incredible singer, starring in The Lion King on Broadway. I remember Skyping with her: her spirit was s…

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The Joy of Nerdiness By RICHARD ZOGLIN

They sing, they spell--and they're headed for B-r-o-a-d-w-a-y
Thanks to Bob for the link!

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Hopelessly Devoted to Grease By RICHARD ZOGLIN

You don't have to be an impressionable 13-year-old, or a program executive at NBC, to get a kick out of Kathleen Marshall's exuberant and winning new revival. It may not be a Grease for the …

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Life After Rent

In only three months, the hit musical closes on Broadway for good. TIME theater critic Richard Zoglin looks at the impact Rent had on the theater world, and at the next wave of rock musicals…

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Best and Worst of Theater in 2002

Unlike some of their other lists, there's no "worst."

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic