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OK, I'm the first to admit that, long run or not, The Phantom of the Opera is just not one of my favorites. I was decidedly underwhelmed when I saw the show the first time in the late …
This week, two high profile cast replacements were named for two hit Broadway shows. One of them was so high profile, it was on the news! When was the last time THAT happened (Sp…
Just a year ago, as I was driving behind a yellow school bus, I thought to myself, "remember to leave earlier for work in order to not get stuck behind this bus next year." Fast forwar…
As we take time to reflect and celebrate Labor Day today, I thought I'd look a little bit into the Labor unions that represent everyone connected with a Broadway show from the leading actor …
Here are three more theatre-related jigsaw puzzles, this time with the common theme that they are from shows that close today. Click on the links to start each puzzle. Enjoy!Jigs…
My favorite musical of the 2010 - 2011 season, Catch Me If You Can will close this Sunday after a mere 32 previews and 166 performances. I found it to be elegant, smart and sexy. …
Every few months, I stop and take stock of what I've seen recently and what I am looking forward to in the coming months. Today I thought I'd look at what I really want to see that will be b…
Mr. Broadway September 2011Nick VerinaWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: In Follies, one of its most popular and enduring songs is "Broadway Baby." Nick Verina is a true Broadway Baby, making his …
With so much attention these past few days on the milestone achievements of Chicago: The Musical, it might have been easy to overlook a few other events that are going into the Broadway hist…
Please forgive the following exercise in self-indulgence...If I were a Broadway producer, today would be the day I add "3rd Smash Hit Year!" to all of my advertisements! Two years ago today…
The very beginning of May 1996 was the time Broadway history began to be made. Of course, back then, no one knew what a true phenonemon Chicago: The Musical would become. At the …
Hello, Friends!Has this been a week or what? First an earthquake and now, a hurricane named Irene. Considering the loss of life, property and the potential for so much worse, it …
With Hurricane Irene causing the postponement of the historic 6,137th performance of Chicago until at least Monday, I am putting off my retrospective of the revivals stars, past and present,…
Tonight's performance of Chicago marks a momentous occasion in American musical theatre history. Tonight will be the Kander and Ebb revival's 6, 137th performance on Broadway. Lo…
Twitterland was all a-Tweet today as people joked and complained about the potential of Hurricane Irene moving up the East Coast and potentially damaging several major cities and impacting u…
Review of Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. 1 hour, 35 minutes. Starring Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Ashley Fink, Lea Michele, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Chord Over…
* - This is the first in a series of blog series that will focus on various Broadway flops that , despite its flop status, I thoroughly enjoyed and/or have come to appreciate.Grind a musical…
Here are three more Broadway related "jigsaw puzzles." Enjoy!Click on each link to do each puzzle. It is pretty self explanatory. Click and drag the pieces. When they fit, you'll h…
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 15: Broadway Ladies: Ms. August 2011: Alexandra Socha
August 16: Broadway Math (Answers Below!)
August 17: If They Could See Him Now: The Bob Foss…
A few weeks ago, I had a blog of Broadway musical lyrics that I (and you) found to be particularly clever, catchy or meaningful - sometimes all three. Several of you have since been so…
Whether you loved, hated or missed it altogether, last season's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was an exciting opportunity to see some of Broadway's heaviest hitters in one place …
One of the up sides of recent seasons has been the abundance of well-known actors who have graced the Broadway stage. In many, if not most, cases, this has been a great thing. Fi…
One of my theatre heroes, Bob Fosse, will be honored in 2012 by the United States Postal Service will commemorate great choreographers, Fosse's will be one of four stamps in the series…
All the "back to school" ads on TV have inspired me to think "academically." Below are 10 "math problems" where the numbers are made up numbers that have to do with Broadway songs, sho…
Ms. Broadway August 2011Alexandra SochaWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Well, she is part of an all-star cast of one of off-Broadway's new musicals. She more than holds her own in this co…
