Written by guest author: Mitchell Stevko Not since Dorothy and Oz, have a pair of red shoes shone so brightly in a musical. Except in this case, the red shoes are Kinky Boots, the 2013 Tony …
When their parents both die of a mysterious illness that swept through their small Welsh village, surviving children Thomas, Haydon, and Nettie are forced to fend for themselves in a communi…
For most of my 20′s, I never had the gall to walk out of a movie, let alone a live theatrical event. I was under the impression that even if it was extremely bad I would learn somethin…
Written by David Malloy -Â Directed by Rachel Chavkin 259 West 45th Street (Between Times Square and Eighth Avenue) Â Featuring: Phillipa Soo, David Abeles, Lucas Steele, Nick Choksi THE…
After all the crazy that has happened, Monday night the Wall Street Journal confirmed that Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark will be closing early January 2014. The $75-million production is …
Last week, I received a tweet from a friend, Jeffrey Miele saying this: “@abroadwaycritic any chance you were at the 1st preview of @SpideyOnBway? If so you’re quoted in #s…
There’s a few shows this Broadway season that you can not miss! Here are my top five: 5. After Midnight “The band takes the last bow in "After Midnight," the sparkling new jaz…
Pinewood School's Performing Arts Department is proud to announce the high school and regional premiere of Whisper House, written by Obie Award winner, Kyle Jarrow (book & lyri…
It’s always a treat to see an out-of-town premiere of a new musical. This time I had the opportunity to see, Beautiful – The Carol King Musical at San Francisco’s Curran…
Bingo! The Winning Musical A musical comedy play from Samuel French Inc. Samuel French Inc. has been publishing stage plays since 1830 and has been hosting the Off Off Broadway Play Festival…
Last night, Pasek & Paul charmed us at the newly-opened Feinstein’s at the Nikko, a lovely cabaret space at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Apparently, since their old home in New…
Happy 4th of July! While you are enjoying your day off, the pool, a family bbq, and fireworks tonight don’t forget that several of the songs that you will hear today were written by th…
Now that the Off-Broadway and Broadway awards season is over, I wanted to look back and share my five most favorite songs from the 2012-13 season. I initially wanted to just do my top 5 Broa…
I haven’t posted in quite some time… And my posts might change a little in the future – a little less formal with less reviews, and with more commentary on the theat…
San Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the nominations for the 2013 Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Stage Top Honor Awards. Under the artistic direction of Spencer Williams, this a…
The second preview of an out-of-town try-out is a special thing for a few reasons. First, you get to see part of the process happening right in front of your eyes, and you also are seeing a …
I’ll be honest, Barnum isn’t a show that I was dying to see but I was extremely interested in checking this production out because Barnum is a musical that isn’t prod…
It has been 150 years since Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables was first published. However, for the last 25 or so, the poignant saga of Jean Valjean, a villain to some but a savior t…
 San Jose Stage Company Announces the Cast of the First Annual Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Showcase San Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the cast of the first annual Bay A…
Back in March, Anything Goes cast member Raymond Lee, created a music video of “What Makes You Beautiful” with the cast of Anything Goes. In a matter of days, the video hit…
‘Tis the season to buy stuff… so why not buy some of that awesome show memorabilia or a cast recording that you’ve been eyeing the last couple of months. Here’s…
The Book of Mormon has hit the Bay Area! The first show was on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 and twitter was blowing up with some awesome tweets about the show! Here are some of my favorit…
Peter Pan flew into San Jose on Tuesday night and leaves Sunday evening — a short, but magical one week run. This isn’t Disney’s Peter Pan or even the latest Peter Pa…
If you missed the the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade then here are the Broadway performances from this year’s parade. Annie Bring it On Cinderella Elf Newsies Nice Work If You C…
Now is the time to bring your kids to Broadway. If you’ve been waiting to go to New York City with your family, it’s time! With all of the family-friendly shows on Broadway (and …