Monday, May 25, 2015

The Myth Of The Broadway Critic: Why Do We Think They Matter So Much? by Admin

With Apologies to Ben, Charles, Elizabeth, Jesse

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Bway review: THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON At The Jacobs by Admin

Oh, For The Good Old, Old, Old Days….

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Monday, August 22, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU DON’T…. by Tim

Change for all shows: -3.88% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 7 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 17 Biggest increase: JERUSALEM ($126,301) Biggest decline…

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Monday, August 15, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU DON’T…. by Admin

Change for all shows: +1.41% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 8 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 16 Biggest increase: FOLLIES ($593,458) Biggest decline: …

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Cat Fight! Cat Fight! Porgy And Bess Cat Fight! by Tim

Then there is Ms. Paulus’s condescension toward the audience. She says, “I’m sorry, but to ask an audience these days to invest three hours in a show requires your heroine be an unders…

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Monday, August 8, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU DON’T…. by Admin

Change for all shows: -1.06% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 8 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 15 Biggest increase: HOW TO SUCCEED ($30,310) Biggest dec…

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

WHAT NEWS ON THE RIALTO? by Tim

1. HOW TO SUCCEED names a replacement for Daniel Radcliffe Actors. The producers of the Daniel Radcliffe-fueled smash revival of HOW TO SUCCEED have announced a replacement for Radcliffe: &…

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Monday, August 1, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU DON’T…. by Admin

Change for all shows: .95% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 17 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 7 Biggest increase: RAIN ($103,814) Biggest decline: BABY …

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

21st CENTURY TICKET-PRICING ON BROADWAY by Tim

They try to charge as much as the market will bear. They tack on a bunch of fees that no one understands, and when you get there, the seats are uncomfortable and too small….Isaac Butler, P…

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Monday, July 25, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU DON’T…. by Admin

Change for all shows: 4.68% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 18 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 7 Biggest increase: HOW TO SUCCEED ($427,420) …

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Monday, July 18, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU DON’T…. by Admin

Change for all shows: 4.68% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 18 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 7 Biggest increase: HOW TO SUCCEED ($427,420) Biggest dec…

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Friday, July 15, 2011

SPIDER-MAN: A Broadway Musical, Not A Sideshow by Tim

Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.  You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead a…

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

WHAT NEWS ON THE RIALTO? by Tim

1. If you asked theater pros to rank Broadway’s three hottest musical stars, everyone’s list would say Hugh Jackman, Hugh Jackman, and Hugh Jackman. Now Michael Riedel reports Jackman’…

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Monday, July 11, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU DON’T…. by Tim

Change for all shows: -.18% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 12 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 15 Biggest increase: GHETTO KLOWN ($100,759)(Final week) …

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Terri Childs on ROUNDTABLE CULTURAL SEMINARS by Tim

I’ve always looked for really good Arts programs that will give me an enjoyable way to keep current with our cultural life. Too often, the programs I attended lacked either the quality or …

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Broadway Review: MASTER CLASS by Tim

Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen for you, to you, and because of you….T. Alan Armstrong The center of the stage…

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU LOSE! by Admin

Change for total of all shows: -4.22% Number of shows that increased over previous week: 11 Number of shows that decreased from previous week: 16 Biggest increase: BENGAL TIGER (+$104,121) B…

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Off-Broadway Review: THE ILLUSION by Tim

Signature Theatre Company, founded in 1991 by James Houghton, exists to honor and celebrate the playwright by making an extended commitment to his body of work. They do this by devoting an e…

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

WHAT NEWS ON THE RIALTO? by Tim

1. SPIDER-MAN set what must be a Broadway record for the biggest weekly increase in gross sales, jumping by $432,004 to a weekly total gross of $1,702,866, third highest on the street, But w…

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Here’s Hoping Your Show Did Well! by Tim

Change for total of all shows: +6.86% Number of Shows that increased over previous week: 24 Number of Shows that decreased from previous week: 6 Highest average ticket price: $138.90 (THE BO…

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

NOT A Review: Rupert Goold’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by Tim

A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire….Ben Jonso…

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Off-Bway Review: THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY at the Atlantic by Tim

Atlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway not- for-profit theater, whose mission is “to produce great plays simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble.” The company w…

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Want To Own An Al Hirschfeld Drawing? by Tim

Line as movement – prancing, skipping, twisting, and dancing – was the vehicle through which Hirschfeld conveyed the adrenaline rush of live theater and his absorption in the here and no…

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Off-Bway Review: ONE ARM at the Acorn by Tim

The New Group is an artist-driven company with a commitment to developing and producing powerful, contemporary theater. While constantly evolving, they maintain an ensemble approach to their…

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Tony Awards Telecast: Good? Yes. Smart…? by Tim

First off, apologizes to any site visitors who were confounded during our tweaking of the site over the last week.  Naturally a few things went awry, so thanks for bearing with us.  Among …

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

TONY MUSICALS: Yes, Virginia, There Is A God! by Tim

And Not Just In The Book Of Mormon…. June 5, 2011 Most convicted felons are just people who were not taken to museums or Broadway musicals as children…Libby Gelman-Waxner (aka Paul Rudni…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

TONY PLAYS: May The Voters‘ Minds Swing Open! by Tim

Plus: The Idiocy Of One Tony Instead Of Two…. June 1, 2011 I think the goal is to write a good play. . . . First you just write a good play, and then you try to get it produced under the b…

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Off-Broadway Review: LUCKY GUY by Tim

Theater Musings By Lee Stewart…. May 26, 2011 What do you get when you crossbreed Charles Busch and Gene Autry?  Why, a singing, dancing “LUCKY GUY” of course, who holds forth in a Na…

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Monday, May 23, 2011

NOW THAT WAS A BROADWAY SEASON THAT WAS! by Admin

Grab ‘Em By The Throat And Never Let Go…. May 23, 2011 The lightning flashes through my skull; mine eyeballs ache and ache; my whole beaten brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some s…

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Bway Snapshots: BORN YESTERDAY; HOW TO SUCCEED; HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES by Admin

Or How The Season’s End Nearly Ended Me…. May 18, 2011 As any crossword addict will tell you, the hardest part of the puzzle is invariably left to the last.  Without realizing it, th…

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards