26 stories by "Mark Evanier"
Ron died early last Friday morning, losing a long battle with throat/tongue cancer. The plays he authored or co-authored though will continue to be performed around the world. The last one "…
I won't tell you Book of Mormon is the greatest thing ever put on stage because, well, it's not. But it's real, real good. My problem with it, and this is sure not a reason to not go, is tha…
As I've written here before, the best night I've ever spent in a theater was down at the Ahmanson in L.A. and it was October 14, 1971. It was the second night of a revival of A Funny Thing H…
The recent New York production of Follies is now playing down at the Ahmanson Theater here in Los Angeles and I'm seeing it in a week or two. If I didn't already have the cast album, I could…
The recent New York production of Follies is now playing down at the Ahmanson Theater here in Los Angeles and I'm seeing it in a week or two. If I didn't already have the cast album, I could…
My friend Dave Schwartz (one of thousands of Dave Schwartzes I know) informs me that he went to see What About Dick? last night and the evening did not close with "The Dick Anthem," the song…
My friend Dave Schwartz (one of thousands of Dave Schwartzes I know) informs me that he went to see What About Dick? last night and the evening did not close with "The Dick Anthem," the song…
And this is not Dick Clark we're talking about here. It's Dick, an Oxford undergraduate and Aunt Maggie's nephew…the lead character in a new play by Eric Idle with songs by Mr. Idle an…
And this is not Dick Clark we're talking about here. It's Dick, an Oxford undergraduate and Aunt Maggie's nephew...the lead character in a new play by Eric Idle with songs by Mr. Idle and hi…
He's been saying it was about to open for years now but he never had a theater and actual dates before! Jerry Lewis's oft-announced stage musical of The Nutty Professor opens July 24 at the …
He's been saying it was about to open for years now but he never had a theater and actual dates before! Jerry Lewis's oft-announced stage musical of The Nutty Professor opens July 24 at the …
This year's Tony Awards telecast will be June 10. And Neil Patrick Harris will be back as host.
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This year's Tony Awards telecast will be June 10. And Neil Patrick Harris will be back as host.
A Broadway musical based on National Lampoon's Animal House? Hey, why not? And I can already imagine the promotions: Half-price tix on Toga Night if you come dressed in a bedsheet. Or they'l…
A Broadway musical based on National Lampoon's Animal House? Hey, why not? And I can already imagine the promotions: Half-price tix on Toga Night if you come dressed in a bedsheet. Or they'l…
I typoed in the previous message and have now fixed the error. Broadway legend David Burns died around eight years after he won the Tony Award for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fo…
I typoed in the previous message and have now fixed the error. Broadway legend David Burns died around eight years after he won the Tony Award for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fo…
Sorry to hear that the Reprise Theater Company here in L.A. is cancelling another show and suspending its major operations. If you read back on this site, you'll see me praising one producti…
Sorry to hear that the Reprise Theater Company here in L.A. is cancelling another show and suspending its major operations. If you read back on this site, you'll see me praising one producti…
10 Amazing Theaters Across America.
10 Amazing Theaters Across America.
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I am informed by many that the Sammy Davis clip I just posted is from The Julie Andrews Hour which aired on ABC on March 3, 1973. Ms. Andrews and Mr. Davis performed scenes from many Broadwa…
I am informed by many that the Sammy Davis clip I just posted is from The Julie Andrews Hour which aired on ABC on March 3, 1973. Ms. Andrews and Mr. Davis performed scenes from many Broadwa…
Okay, where is this from? The fine chanteuse Shelly Goldstein sent me this link to Sammy Davis singing "If I Were a Rich Man" on some variety show, supposedly around 1969. Point of interest:…
Okay, where is this from? The fine chanteuse Shelly Goldstein sent me this link to Sammy Davis singing "If I Were a Rich Man" on some variety show, supposedly around 1969. Point of interest:…
