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Over the past decade, this young guy has created quite a career for himself, on Broadway and off, and even on TV. Slowly but surely, he has worked his way up from the ensemble to a leading r…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: Ain't Too Proud Edition
And just like that, there are just 16 cast members fromÂ…
Today we celebrate the 8 cast members of Oklahoma! who are making their official Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great revie…
Review of the Saturday, March 30, 2019 matinee at the Cort Theatre in New York City. Starring Glenda Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Jane Houdyshell, Elizabeth Marvel, Aisling O'Sullivan, Pedro Pascal…
Today we celebrate the 8 cast members of King Lear who are making their official Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great revie…
Review of the Saturday, March 30, 2019 evening performance at Lyceum Theatre in New York City. With Will Roland, Jason Tam, George Salazar, Stephanie Hsu, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, La…
Review of the Sunday, March 31, 2019 matinee performance at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. A Fiasco Theater Production presented by The Roundabout Theatre Company. With Jessie Aust…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: Ain't Too Proud Edition
New week! New show! New poll! The cast of the recently opened…
A couple weeks ago, we offered up a Friday 5's worth of Jeopardy! questions, and the response was great! So, here's a new category with 5 Broadway-related questions (plus a Final Jeopardy qu…
Today we celebrate the entire cast of What the Constitution Means to Me who are making their Broadway debut on Sunday.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's …
Thank you for embracing our new series Around the U.S.A. in 80 Musicals! This week, we move down South to the 14 states (and D.C.) that make up the American Southeast. From Maryland down …
It is testimony to how much I enjoy Sara Bareilles' score for Waitress (well, most of it) that I'm going to try and limit my criticism of the show itself. Suffice it to say, I have severa…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
THIS IS IT! The Championship Round starts TODAY! The wi…
I know I spend a great deal of time writing about Sondheim and Kander and Ebb on this blog. That's not to say I don't enjoy others. Having recently enjoyed a re-visit to The Phantom of the O…
The look and scale of Meet Me in St. Louis was emblematic of shows in the late 80's/early 90's. Everything about it was huge - the sets (including a gigantic, multi-floor, rotating Victor…
Today we celebrate the 5 cast members from Ain't Too Proud who are making their Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great review…
It was the 2000-2001 Broadway season, and we didn't know it, but the world was in the brink of changing forever. The fall of 2000 brought me one of my all-time favorite musicals; the spring …
So, why "Standing at Zero"? You know the numbers across the front of the stage? Zero is center, and we are putting one performer front and center. This month's honoree is one of many unsung …
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
Just 4 cast members left! Too darn hot, indeed. Once again…
This week's Friday 5 is a fun Jeopardy! style quiz - 1 category, 5 answers. Don't forget - you must answer in the form of a question! Good luck!
The category is:Â
3 ROLES1 ACTRESS
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Today we celebrate the 3 cast members from Kiss Me, Kate who are making their Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great reviews, a …
With the success of last year's Around the World in 80 Musicals (and thank you for your support on that!), we are happy to bring you a new series: Around the U.S.A. in 80 Musicals! Over t…
So, for a change I'll be blunt. If ever there was a show logo/advertising element that defines the idea of "phoning it in," the logo for Kiss Me, Kate the revival being presented by Round…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
And then there were 8. There were some shocking eliminatio…
Today, we celebrate 7 new Broadway debuts from the first new musical of 2019, Be More Chill.
Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great reviews, a terrifi…
