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These days for a new Broadway show to be heard above the din of Times Square, the buzz and squawking of social media, and the one-upsmanship (for the good and bad) of critical notices and pu…
It was seven years ago today that Xanadu opened on Broadway. Given the pre-show buzz, it is truly AMAZING that it had a year plus run (49 previews, 512 performances at the Helen H…
It has been called "exciting," "ground-breaking," and I, myself, called Fun Home "brilliant" and "monumental." (Review HERE) This beautiful collection only serves to solidify…
Review of the Saturday, July 5 matinee at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Eisenhower Theatre in Washington, DC. Starring Emily Padgett, Erin Davie, Ryan Silverman, Matthew …
It's hard to believe, but the critically-acclaimed Tony-nominated revival of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan (show website HERE) is nearing the end of its limited run in…
Broadway has had famous composing teams throughout is long history - Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart, Lerner and Loewe, Bock and Harnick, Kander and Ebb... For the last twenty-four…
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In my very first Throwback Thursday blog, I thought I'd take a look back to five seasons ago (2010-2011) at the two plays that really wowed me and continue to be standard setters. One …
Well, we're now nearly two weeks post-Tony Awards, and the annual purge of shows is fully under way. Summer, like the dead of winter, can be a slow time on Broadway, and producers pull…
I haven't seen the show yet, so I can only give my impressions based on what I see, which is probably the most honest and exactly the experience most theatre consumers should have with a new…
Ms. June 2014Jessie MuellerWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: DUH! It's been a long time coming... after a very successful career in Chicago, she made her Broadway debut (and earned her first Ton…
#1The numbers are in, and the 2013 - 2014 Broadway season showed gains in all three indicators (attendance, grosses and playing weeks) For more about the record books, click HERE.…
This may the shortest review I've ever written. Why? Because Bullets Over Broadway is as disappointing as a cast recording as it is as a show. (My review of the show HERE.) It is amazin…
Mr. June 2014Kevin AdamsWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: If it is possible to have a lighting designer as a hero, then Kevin Adams is a hero to me. I love that his lighting always makes the stor…
Right out of the gate, the new Broadway year is starting off with a bang. A brand new musical is getting things started just three weeks into the 2014 - 2015 season - an original story…
June is one of my favorite Broadway months! Not only does June have The Tony Awards, but it is also Broadway Bares time!Some of the Tony Nominees!I love these pictures... the camarader…
#1 Again!The numbers are in and the entire 2013-2014 Broadway Season was one for the record books, in terms of the box office. Below, all 41 shows that played during the last 13 weeks …
You don't need to get much further than about 5 minutes into the cast recording of The Bridges of Madison County to understand why Jason Robert Brown won the Tony for Best Orchestration…
Review of the filmed Australian production of Driving Miss Daisy as presented nationwide, June 4 - 10. Starring Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines. A play by Alfred Uhry.…
I thought, as I watched the fantastic, original new musical, If/Then, that it wasn't what I expected. It certainly wasn't Next to Normal. It certainly wasn't boring. And it certa…
Let the speculation end and the Monday morning quarterbacking begin. Just like every other year, last night's Tony Awards show had its high points and its cringe-worthy moments. &…
This has been one heck of a season. Lots of really great stuff has been going on on Broadway stages from performances to design elements to direction. And, while no show really s…
This Sunday, the Broadway community will celebrate the 2013 - 2014 season one final time. Today, readers, we'll celebrate it ourselves! Thanks for another great season together, …
Congratulations to this year's Special Tony Award and Tony Honors recipients! And thank you for your service to the theater community and the world at large.LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT&n…
For the last time this season, I'm taking a look at how the four nominees for Best Musical are using their nominations to woo us into seeing them. I find it interesting that one doesn'…
