275 stories by "Tom Mizer"
Barbra Streisand is Funny Girl. That’s not just a tagline but an inviolable truth. At least you would think so based on the gnashing of teeth in response to casting anyone in the role …
Tonight, Tony-winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal) begins a new series of intimate concerts based on her 2011Â CD of spare guitar covers, Daily Practice. Armed with her six string and powe…
It’s Friday, so let’s do a quick round-up of some of the theater stories people are talking about his week: Golden Globe Nominee and “It Girl” Jessica Chastain (The H…
With a name like Mizer, you know I love a good deal (sing it Liza lovers: it’s Mizer with a “z” not Miser with an “s”). I’m always happy to pass along ins…
Once a month, a member of the theater community will pull up a chair to our cyber table and join us for a little conversation. I'll edit the transcripts (removing the truly libelous parts) a…
The little show that could…didn’t quite. The New York Times is reporting that Lysistrata Jones will close this Sunday after 30 regular performances. Featuring an exuberantly t…
Feeling like you need a little carrot on a stick to lure you through the cold months ahead? How about a slate of plays featuring big names and big laughs? Though a few of my most anticipated…
Need something to look forward to now that there’s nothing left of the holidays but half-used gift cards and five extra pounds? How about a Winter and Spring filled with drama, romance…
Pop your cork; we’re ringing in 2012 with Hugh Jackman. Watch this rare early clip of everyone’s favorite action hero/show queen in one of his earliest major stage performances, …
Let’s continue the countdown of my favorite theatrical moments of 2011. (Catch up with six through 10 here.) Just a reminder, this list is based on shows that I saw in 2011 and the des…
It’s obvious but it bears repeating: theater is special because it’s live. A play may run for years but the version seen on a specific night is only for that audience. There are …
It’s December 4, 1977. The freshly fallen snow glimmers with rainbow hues reflected from golf ball sized outdoor Christmas lights. Little Tommy, all snug in his footie pajamas, is nuzz…
Every third Wednesday, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. For Decembe…
In our continuing series, we’re taking a look at songs cut from Broadway musicals to see what happens in the making of a show. Next up, the biggest hit of the year, The Book of Mormon&…
Screwed up people make great art..or so says a song from the lovely (and rocking) holiday musical Striking 12. Ergo, the writers of the show–Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin and Valeri…
Breaking News: According to the New York Times, the acclaimed Sydney Theatre Company production of Uncle Vanya starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving will play a short New York City engage…
It’s the end of the road for Bonnie & Clyde–and this time it wasn’t the coppers but disappointing reviews and ticket sales that brought the infamous duo down. Produc…
Openings and closings; it’s the Circle of Life on Broadway. So let’s raise a toast (or a small lion cub) to comings and going in our latest theater news round-up: Praise goddess!…
Lysistrata Jones Quip-master Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed) and composer/lyricist (as well as Beane’s life partner) Lewis Flinn update the Aristophanes classic (…
Feast your eyes on the 80′s hair band madness…
Bonnie & Clyde may tell the story of bandits but, if you want to see some actual grand larceny on Broadway, there are two actresses doing some major scene stealing in new musicals openin…
Tony-nominee and sexy pianist (try saying that five times fast) Harry Connick Jr. returned to Broadway last night with the opening of a reincarnated On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Th…
In true holiday spirit, we’re dashing through the news (sadly, without a one horse sleigh) in a week-ending theater round-up: Earlier in the week, the 2011 Gypsy of the Year comp…
Theater is where the boys are…at least so it seems today with three stage stories worth crushing on. Actor, activist and all-around husband material Gavin Creel (Hair) has releas…
Every first Wednesday of the month, get caught up with what's on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That's me tossin…
