220 stories by "Sarah B. Roberts"
I got the news today via text from Kevin: George Hearn is returning to Broadway in the new musical Scandalous at the Neil Simon Theatre this fall! I am thrilled that George is co…
"Oh, what times we're going to have, my little love," says Auntie Mame to her nephew Patrick. Those words have resonated with me for years. My own auntly style is informed b…
As usual, it's the mezzos leading the fun. Mark Delavan sings "Ring of Fire" while mezzo sopranos Susan Graham and Joyce DiDonato start the dancing. If this doesn't put a s…
Bernadette Peters' best selling book Broadway Barks is now an app! Via iTunes, the adorable story is an animated version narrated by Bernadette and includes Kramer's Song wri…
I finally saw Evita on Broadway on Tuesday night. I initially couldn't wait to see this revival: come on, Michael Cerveris is one of the stars! But then I heard…
I hope my Dad meets Andy at the heavenly fishin' hole.
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I'm treating myself to a birthday day trip to see Kate Baldwin as "Marian the Librarian" in The Music Man at Arena Stage! The Music Man is the first "Broadway" musical I saw liv…
Here are two delicious trios of divas: Mary Testa, Audra McDonald and Rebecca Luker for Broadway
vs. Renée Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Marilyn Horne for opera, performing "Sing for …
Susan Graham helped me get through my afternoon of work. She was broadcast live from Wigmore Hall in London via BBC3 radio. She presented the same divine recital …
Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail are among the biggest reasons I wanted so badly to live in New York City. For me, New York City in these movies is the…
Oh boy! Or rather "ah, men!" Betty Buckley has a new album coming out! You can pre-order it via Amazon for its August 28th release date. …
Me at Storm King, by karigee
I just celebrated my tenth anniversary of moving to New York. It's been an unbelievably busy and remarkable decade. Sometimes I pinch myself j…
I caught David Auburn's new play The Columnist at Manhattan Theatre Club on Friday night. It was just in the nick of time - this great new drama is playing only until July 8…
photo by Kevin Daly
In case you couldn't already tell, I enjoyed the revival of The Best Man so much that I went three times. In fact, the third time I attended was a …
It won't be long until we're basking in the afterglow of a hot, New York City summer day at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Subway signs and a layout in the July issue of …
Photo by Monica Simoes
On Saturday night, Karigee and I caught Patti LuPone's late show at the new 54 Below. I have to tell you, I am in love with this new space!
54 Below is the ne…
"Right now, we've got a wonderful soprano who's got a voice that would melt marble."
Rolf Harris in his introduction of La Diva Renée Fleming at the Queen's Jubilee Concert, Buckingha…
Last night I attended the presidential re-election campaign fundraiser for President Barack Obama, billed as Barack on Broadway. The headliner of course was President Obama, but …
The Independent Theater Bloggers Association (the "ITBA") is proud to announce the 2012 recipients of the Fourth Annual Patrick Lee Theater Blogger Awards, (the "the Patricks"). …
"One night, when they were in Las Vegas to attend a performance by their mutual friend Joel Grey, [Larry] Hagman and his mother [Mary Martin] and her traveling companion left their hotel to …
Last fall, I was lucky enough to catch Susan Graham and David Daniels in the brilliant and beautiful production of Handel's Xerxes at San Francisco Opera. This Sunday night, June…
 "If I hadn't had theater to go back into, I would have sort of fizzled out, ignominiously," [Angela Lansbury] says to Boris Kachka, New York Magazine, April 29, 2012 . …
Happy birthday to lovely Kate Baldwin! She's one of the very best musical theatre performers in the world, besides being one of the loveliest people in the world. &nbs…
I caught a preview of Peter and the Starcatcher last week. The only preconception I had going in was from the press agent who invited me: "It's Peter Pan for adults." &…
photo by Walter McBride
Go to TimesTalks' face page to watch the archived livestream of Julia Louis-Dreyfus from February 13th. Kari and I were there in person. On the…
