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The new musical, Harmony, has been a long time in arriving on Broadway. With each stop in its decades-long journey to the Barrymore Theatre, the show art has been evolving. Here's a look at …
Broadway Games:
Name That Show!
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today's game is all about pictures - pictures of original Broadway casts.Â
It's pretty simple. Look at the …
ReDISCoveries: Assassins (Original Cast Recording)
Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week or so, I'll write abo…
If I Had Spotify...
If you have been following this site for a fair amount of time, you know I have a love-hate relationship with technology. I'm okay with computers, and I love my cell ph…
Brrr! It sure has been cold lately. But even as the winds topple Christmas trees and snows have already slowed traffic, Broadway remains hot. Well, at least pretty warm. Though only a few ne…
🎄Broadway Games: 'Tis the Season🎄
Thanksgiving is behind us, and that means the "Is 'Turkey Lurkey Time' a Thanksgiving song or a Christmas song?" debate has reared its u…
An actor with a nearly 60 year Broadway career, our latest honoree is probably significant for different reasons to theater fans depending upon when Priscilla Lopez came into their theater-g…
Review of the Saturday, November 4, 2023 evening preview performance at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. Starring Enrique Acevedo, Andrea Burns, Eden Espinosa, Priscilla Lope…
Broadway Games:Â
One of These Things Is Not Like The Others
Was thinking back to my childhood and remembering that as a small tyke, one of my favorite games was "One of These Things Is N…
ReDISCoveries: Kiss of the Spider Woman
(1994 Broadway Cast Recording) Part 2
Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other…
The Closing of Here Lies Love:
A Few Thoughts
It is always sad when a show closes. Years of work and hundreds of jobs gone with a producers' notice and a notice taped to the door. Sad bu…
With the epic success of the current Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, I've been thinking about other big Broadway Flops that could possibly turn around with the right team behind i…
Review of the Saturday, November 4, 2023 matinee performance at The Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Hosted by Nathan Lane. Starring Douglas Sills, Kevin Chamberlin, …
Broadway Games:
The 2023-2024 Season Musicals (To Date...)Â
Broadway hasn't seen this busy a musical season in many years. As of today, the 2023-2024 season will have seen 13 new musical…
ReDISCoveries: Kiss of the Spider Woman
(1994 Broadway Cast Recording): Part One
Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every ot…
40 Years of Broadway:
The Contest Entry Form
Now is the time to enter our contest!Â
Beginning today, and for the rest of the week, we will be collecting your answers, and we will dr…
Broadway Games: Name That Theater!Â
These are the 15 longest-running shows in Broadway history. The originals ran for years (except Chicago and Oh! Calcutta!), but can you name the theate…
40 Years of Broadway:
The Worst Shows
Well, at last, we have come to the end of our celebration of four wonderful decades of seeing Broadway shows. Today will be the final article in thi…
40 Years of Broadway:
The Culture Shifters
Over the past 40 Years, I've seen dozens of huge hits come and go. Really big hits. They run for what feels like forever. In fact, nine of the t…
40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends:
Does Size Matter?
It seems fitting that the two current longest-running shows on Broadway are Chicago and The Lion King, when considering the trends we a…
40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends:Â
The Rise of the Jukebox MusicalÂ
Historically, musical revues and follies type show were once the bread and butter of Broadway. They were what we'd …
Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 1990s. You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar …
 40 Years of Broadway:
Creative Influencers: 21 Choreographers
When crafting a new musical (and, increasingly, a new play), it is not just a director who guides and shapes a show, but i…
ReDISCoveries: The Woman in White
(Original Cast Recording, Disc Two)
Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week …
 40 Years of Broadway:Creative Influencers: 40 Directors
A great director can make or break a show. Directors of both plays and musicals have to have remarkable imagination and creativ…
