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THE SHORT VERSION THIS WEEK!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 8: Name-Droppers (Answers below)August 9: Broadway Jigsaw PuzzlesAugust 10: Why Catch Me Caught MeAugust 11: 195…
Gay men Munchkins Fans of all things Oz! Rejoice! If the stars align as it now looks like they might, New York City will have to pave its streets in yellow bricks and…
Review of the evening preview performance on Saturday, July 16 at the New World Stages - Stage 1, off-Broadway in New York City. Starring Adam Chanler-Berat, Matt Shingledecker, Arianda Fern…
Recently, a good friend of mine celebrated her 60th birthday. Together, we have seen a number of Broadway shows, and we frequently chat about shows that were all the rage in the 15 yea…
Timing, they say, is everything. And I can't help but wonder how different the fate of my favorite musical of last season, Catch Me If You Can, would be. Had the show opened duri…
I thought it might be fun to do some Broadway-related jigsaw puzzles. Here are three. One is a production photo. One is a show logo. And the third is a New York City …
Some of the snootier set of theatregoers love to name-drop to all of their friends about all of the celebrities they've see onstage and in the house. It usually goes something like thi…
WELCOME TO AUGUST, THEATRE FANS!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:August 1: CONTEST: Win Tickets to FOLLIES on Broadway **August 2: POLL RESULTS: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Next ProjectA…
YOU HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO ENTER THE FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST! LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT FOR DETAILS!One hundred years ago today, the world had no idea what just hit it. On August…
FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST FINAL TRIVIA QUESTION BELOW TODAY'S BLOG! COLLECT ALL FIVE ANSWERS FROM THIS WEEK'S BLOGS AND ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO FOLLIES ON BROADWAY!I really had no intenti…
FOLLIES TICKET CONTEST TRIVIA QUESTION #4 IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG!Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a professional baseball game. Which game and where isn't all that impo…
FOLLIES TICKETS CONTEST TRIVIA QUESTION #3 AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOG!Mr. Broadway August 2011Julian OvendenWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Right now, he is the leading man of a hit off-Broadway musi…
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the responses to this most recent poll ISN'T the results, but rather the write-in responses I got from you! Not counting the emails you sent me…
The LEGENDARY CLASSIC RETURNS to the street where DREAMS ARE BORN. The Kennedy Center's lavish and landmark new staging of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award®-winning m…
THE CONTEST FOR FOLLIES TICKETS STARTS TOMORROW AT 10AM! BE SURE TO CHECK BACK TOMORROW AND EVERY DAY NEXT WEEK! WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:July 25: Broadway Celebrates …
The cast recording of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is once again responsible for some serious thought. If you are reading this, I'll assume that you have more than a passi…
"Ululating" is the word that started it all. That little gem of a word always makes me smile, as does a smart lyric in a Broadway musical. Apparently, a lot of you enjoyed the fi…
Last week, the full Broadway company of the revival of Follies was announced just as the cast went into rehearsals. The Sondheim musical, last revived in 2001, is scheduled to be…
Sunday, July 24 was the first day same-sex couples could be legally married in the state of New York. Broadway's first couple to take full advantage of the new law was Avenue Q's Rod a…
On July 22, the world lost a great talent and a really nice man. Last Friday, Broadway, film and TV veteran Tom Aldredge passed away. TV and film fans know him from The Sopranos,…
When one considers the vast impact of gay and lesbian people on the theatre community, it should be no surprise to anyone that the community has been and will continue to be a loud and proud…
BE SURE TO CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S POLL (TO YOUR RIGHT)!LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? BECOME A "FOLLOWER"!WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEK:July 18: Broadway Vocabulary QuizJuly 19: LOGO…
Some of the most popular entries on this blog are the Mr. and Ms. Broadway pictorials each month. Each month, a different man and woman are named for their current contributions to the…
Review of the matinee preview performance on Saturday, July 16 at the Laura Pels Theatre off-Broadway in New York City. Starring Linda Balgord, Matt Cavenaugh, Mara Davi, Simon Jo…
An all-star cast and legendary creative team have joined forces with Roundabout Theatre Company to create a new off-Broadway musical, Death Takes a Holiday, based on the original play by Alb…
