"In the heart of little ol' New York there runs a thoroughfare; It's the part of little ol' New York that runs into Times Square–a 'crazy quilt' that 'Wall Street Jack' built; so if yo…
"They got rhythm, they got music…" in Downey California–in fact, they got some of the bounciest, most vibrant tunes George and Ira Gershwin ever wrote, since the Downey Civic Light O…
Hollywood: "Ground Zero"–where scandal is tweeted out before it even happens (–particularly if one's fellow actors aren't above passing on a reputation-impugning 'blind item' if …
 ood and Evil–and their merits–men have argued throughout history" we're told in a number from "Jekyll & Hyde"–the hit musical starring Constantine Maroulis a…
The night was April 18th, 1976 when an authentic Theatrical breakthrough occurred with the announcement of the winner for "Best Featured Actor In A Musical" –Samuel "Sammy" Wil…
"Every fantasy is you–every dream that might come true; You are the song I sing–YOU are my everything…I am in love with you!"Â Â (–Excerpt from "Love Songs…A Musica…
Oh, if life were only like what we thought it would be when we were kids…you know: miniature trolley's running through our neighborhood, friendly, sexually ambiguous puppets living just ne…
Once upon a time and long ago, a writer named James M. Barrie introduced the world to a wonderful chap named Peter Pan–the boy who wouldn't grow up. When the musical adaptation of this…
"This show is dedicated to anyone who has ever danced in a chorus or marched in step…anywhere!" said Michael Bennet of his Tony-Award winning mega-hit, "A Chorus Line" which took 'The Grea…
What a novelty–a musical that's literally about the music! In these 'post Andrew Lloyd Webber" days of seismically over sized glitz and special effects, it's often easy for a show to g…
"The end of the world is over," we're advised in Green Day's "American Idiot", "and no one else seems to care." That, in a nutshell, is the prevailing sentiment (if not the complete …
"Onward to glory" strides Long Beach California's "Musical Theater West", as they spur their 59th season up to full gallop with a first-rate version of "Man Of La Mancha"– the classic …
Whoever said 'They just don't make 'em like that anymore' could easily be describing the 1958 TV adaptation of Cole Porter's classic musical, "Kiss Me Kate". Starring the legendary origi…
"They're quiet enough in the morning hours, they're quiet enough in the afternoon, reserving their terpsichorean powers to dance by the light of the Jellicle moon…" 'They're' that p…
"Strings of street lights–even stop lights blink a bright red and green as the shoppers rush home with their treasures…" goes the unforgettable refrain of "Silver Bells", and what mo…
Who among us hasn't seen the classic movie based on L. Frank Baum's immortal book? Yet, who can say with the same affirmation that they've seen the stage version based on that same film?…
'Tis the season for screamin' and for nearly four decades, World famous Knott's Berry Farm in Southern California has welcomed these days of lengthening nights with a grand, ghoulish traditi…
K, so they're NOT the folks next door–or even farther down the block; they're "The Addams Family", and in the hit musical named after them they actually live in New York's famed "C…
"Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted," grins Willy Wonka–the famous Chocolatier at the close of 1971's classic musical, "Willy Wonka And …