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On the Town really has e waxing nostalgic for one of my all-time favorite shows, Jerome Robbins' Broadway. Called "the Musical of Musicals," it featured numbers from some of the greatest mus…
You asked for it, and I think it'll be fun! I've gotten tons of requests for including long-running shows in the HOT or NOT contest, and so in between this season's polls, we'll select…
No matter what the critics and audiences decide about The Last Ship, I can tell you this: Collin Kelly-Sordelet, who is making his Broadway debut in the show, is going to be huge in theatre …
Review of the Saturday, October 11 evening preview performance at the Lyric Theatre in New York City. Starring Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Clyde Alves, Elizabeth Stanley, Alys…
It is my pleasure to introduce a fellow theater-blogger, Krloz Ruben! He had the good fortune to catch a preview of one of Broadway's hottest tickets, It's Only a Play. Here's wh…
Tonight, Michael C. Hall begins his run as Hedwig in the Tony-winning revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Seems Mr. Hall has a penchant for playing roles in Tony-winning revival…
REVIEW of the Sunday, October 12, 2014 matinee performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Starring Taylor Trensch, Francesca Faridany, Ian Barford, and Enid Graham. &…
Thank you to all of you who have written in to see how my weekend went! (My Twitter followers were especially excited...you are the best!)So, IYMI... this past weekend I made it to NYC…
HOT or NOT is in full swing now! So far you've selected the finalists for this year's competition for the Holler If You Hear Me and On the Town. To see who you voted for, go…
I haven't been to New York since July - one of the longer droughts of my theater-going career. And distance does lend enchantment, apparently, since I'm really excited about it! Here a…
In the late 70's - early 80's, before I had ever stepped foot inside a Broadway theater, before i even knew I loved musicals, I was enamored of the glamorous dancing and catch beat of the "I…
There was a delightful theatricality about the way everything Marian Seldes did. Obviously, she was brilliant on stage. And she was a real trouper - she never missed a single performanc…
Every season, there are one or two shows that seem to be extremely polarizing. People either love it or hate it, with very little in between. The chat rooms are full of people th…
Here's a new quickie contest to see a show for FREE! The first three readers to email the answers to the trivia questions below will win a voucher good for 2 tickets to Inner Voices, t…
Side Show, The Lion King, Cabaret, and a brand new musical from a critically-acclaimed rock musician/lyricist making his Broadway debut. Sounds like a great 4-show weekend in NYC, righ…
When I was little, my parents took me to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. I recall thinking it was pretty cool - all those plaques on the wall, all of the memorabilia in shiny…
A couple weeks ago, I talked about that song by The Madden Brothers, "We Are Done," and how it sounded like it could have been in Hair or Promises, Promises. The past few weeks, I have…
The next musical of the season, The Last Ship, begins previews tonight at the Neil Simon Theatre. Will the marquee entice passersby to stop, take a look, and purchase tickets? Th…
Ms. September 2014Alysha UmphressWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: I picked this month's Ms. Broadway because she really fits what I initially intended these recognitions to be: a celebration of …
Mr. September 2014Tony YazbeckWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Well, he's a true triple-threat as evidenced in his entire Broadway career to date. Sing-dancer-actor in Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Whit…
It's been a few weeks, but HOT or NOT is back! Next up: the much talked about revival of On the Town! Lots of singing, lots of dancing, and a generous helping of classic musical …
Did any of you catch Fashion Rocks the other night? I saw maybe six minutes or so, and all of it by pure coincidence. I was flipping channels, and all of a sudden... there w…
It seems appropriate with the passing and laying to rest of Joan Rivers to take a minute or two to remember her biggest Broadway achievement - her Tony-nominated turn in a play she also…
The ad campaign for the play This Is Our Youth, which opens tomorrow, reminds me a lot of the ad campaign for RENT, from the street ad motif (right down to the duct tape and irreverent "plac…
Tomorrow marks the first preview of the New York incarnation of the London smash hit play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. So today seems the logical time to look at…
