83 stories by "The Broadway Critic"
Duncan Sheik played at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas on November 9th, 2012 as a part of the Sunset Sessions tour. It was an awesome show even though it was super cold! Duncan Sheik deb…
It’s being reported that both the matinee and evening performances of Scandalous today, Wednesday, November 14th, 2012, are being cancelled “to allow Carolee CarmelloÂ�…
A year and a half was just the right amount of time before seeing The Book of Mormon musical again. If you've read my initial review of the production in previews back in February 2011, then…
For all of you who have asked me about how to get tickets to see The Book of Mormon in San Francisco, here’s your only chance: “THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards …
Set in 1920s Los Angeles, Scandalous is based on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, the trailblazing media superstar whose passion for saving souls was matched by her passion for maki…
The Lion King - what else is there to say about this show that hasn’t been said before? It opened on Broadway fifteen years ago on October 15, 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Fiftee…
This ad was in my email inbox this morning. Generally, I throw these emails out pretty quickly because I have already seen the show, but this one caught my eye because of the “language…
I had the pleasure of talking to Hyla (Twitter: @Hyla) on Celebuzz.com earlier today about Katie Holmes’ first preview on Broadway. Check out the video above! Filed under: Broadway, In…
For the first time, in over a year, Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark has grossed less than $1 million dollars. Hurricane Sandy is completely to blame for this, as many shows were dark for at…
Vulture.com is reporting that director, Amy Heckerling, is currently working on developing Clueless into a Broadway musical. Here’s part of the interview: You’re working on a�…
Get ready to hand jive with McKinley High's Glee Club as they take on the timeless classic Grease with the release of Glee: The Music Presents Glease, available November 6. This highly antic…
I decided to wait to publish this review of Memphis until after Broadway San Jose closed their recent Bay Area premiere of Memphis, because of two reasons: I want you to see shows at B…
Looking back at my post I wrote at the beginning of the year, I was writing about some pretty exciting new shows: Once, Newsies and Evita — all three shows are still going inc…
If you don’t know anything about The Normal Heart, then read the beginning of the press release: “Direct from its acclaimed Broadway run, Larry Kramer's landmark 1985 drama un…
Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still brea…
It’s funny. All of my friends who have seen War Horse have told me to rush to the theatre and see this. I’ve ignored them, partly because when I was in London I found out it w…
It’s no surprise that Nice Work If You Can Get It did not win the Tony Award for Best Musical this year. It’s a silly, fun, traditional Gershwin musical (a la Crazy For You…
The Nightingale July 10 " August 5 Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater Music by Duncan Sheik Choreography by Dan Knechtges Directed by Moisés Kaufman A compelling contemporary musical based on …
It’s been almost three years since American Idiot started previews at Berkeley Rep, and since then I’ve seen the show six times. I saw it once in previews at Berkeley Rep, three …
San Jose Stage Announces 2012 Stage Top Honor Awards to Local High School Students Two Top Honor Award Winners will go to New York for the 2012 National High School Musical Theatre …
Something magical and exciting is happening down at Broadway San Jose! This production of Mary Poppins marks the second consecutive regional premiere of a show in San Jose (Million Dollar…
San Jose Stage Company Announces Nominations for the "2012 Stage Top Honor Awards"; Celebrates Excellence in High School Musical Theatre San Jose, CA " Monday, May 14, 2012: San Jose Stage C…
EMILY BERGL, BRAD ELLIS and DAVID YOST all on board to raise money for high school performing arts in concert version of GODSPELL. Los Altos Hills, California " Broadway, film, televi…
Much to Blaine's chagrin, his big-shot Hollywood actor brother, Cooper (Guest Star Matthew Bomer), comes to visit in the all-new Spring Premiere "Big Brother" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday,…
“Hell on Earth” – The team begins their pursuit of a marquee star, as Eileen (Anjelica Huston) charges Tom and Julia (Christian Borle and Debra Messing) with finding…