970 stories by "Michael Portantiere"
Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan (Photo: Craig Schwartz)
‘Tis the season, folks! If you’re in the market for holiday entertainment options other than such world-famous mainstays as the R…
Here's my own personal list of 10 theatrical things to be thankful for at this festive time of the year:
GODSPELL on Broadway
Here’s my own personal list of 10 theatrical things to be thankful for at this festive time of the year:
1. Nina Arianda: How often does anyone or anything truly l…
Harry Connick, Jr. (Photo: Palma Kolansky)
There aren’t many “matinee idols” left in the theater, so it’s quite a happy coincidence that two of the few performers who…
Don Giovanni is general conceded to be one of the supreme masterworks of opera -- and yet, as Jay Goodwin reminds us in his notes for the new Metropolitan Opera production, "many schola…
Under the stewardship of Mel Miller, with stage direction by Thomas Sabella-Mills, the company Musicals Tonight! proudly continues its invaluable function of offering small-scale revivals of…
It's long overdue, but the major renovation of New York City Center is well worth the wait and the roughly $75 million cost. This Tuesday evening, October 25. Designed by Ennead Architects, …
In musical theater land, 2010 was all about Stephen Sondheim, as we all celebrated his life and work during his 80th birthday year. And now it's time to honor another great composer/lyricist…
How often do musical theater enthusiasts get to hear a score that's more than 40 years old and yet, in a sense, brand new? Not bloody often. But that's just the experience in store for those…
It's Madame X with a capital "M" for Melodrama! Music! and Murder! in a new, over-ripe take on Douglas Sirk films and the ever-durable genre of self-sacrificing cinematic mothers. …
The phrase "up-and-comer" absolutely applies to Jeremy Jordan, in spades. The young actor has the leading role of Jack Kelly in the wildly anticipated stage adaptation of the Disne…
If you're reading this article, chances are you're well aware that Jonathan Tunick is the orchestrator of several all-time-great Broadway shows, including the lion's share of Stephen Sondhei…
In May of this year, Marilyn Maye had her second two-week engagement at Feinstein's at Loews Regency and received the kind of rave reviews that her mother might have written. Rex Reed of the…
Shirley Jones on the Cassidy clan, Frank Sinatra, and her upcoming nightclub debut at Feinstein's at Loews Regency.
The star of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and the upcoming film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer is also the creator and host of a monthly comedy showcase.
Here's your chance to party with Liza, Chita, and other fab folks as Jim Caruso's Cast Party migrates to The Town Hall for one night only.
Chuck Cooper and Ted Sperling on the upcoming concert revivals of Lost in the Stars and Knickerbocker Holiday,
As Mary Testa remarked at one point during the Michael John LaChiusa: Boys Night Out concert that was held at Playwrights Horizons last evening: If a bomb had fallen on the theater, we'd hav…
A rundown of some of the year's most notable achievements, from "Best Musical On or Off Broadway" to "Hottest Guy on Broadway" to "Theater Book of the Year."
The Metropolitan Opera celebrates the centenary of Puccini's La Fanciulla del West with a rousing revival starring the great Deborah Voigt.
A look at the new Off-Broadway musical about how a group of friends react to a life-altering event.
Catching up with the other Boy From Oz, who has a new CD on the Sony Masterworks Broadway label and who's about to return to NYC with a gig at Feinstein's.
A chat with the stars of the upcoming City Center Encores! production of Bells Are Ringing.
A memorial tribute to the perhaps underappreciated Jerry Bock. Plus: A Life in the Theatre without music?
With Angela Lansbury hosting, and with special appearances by the likes of Chita Rivera, Bebe Neuwirth, Ann Reinking, Karen Ziemba, Marge Champion, and Edward Villella, Career Transition for…
