1,382 stories by "Tony Frankel"
IT'S ONLY A FLOP There's a glaring contradiction in It's Only a Play: Written by the usually crafty Terrence McNally, a 20-time Broadway playwright, this two-act love letter to Broadway t…
I CAN'T GET THAT TASTE OUT OF MY MOUTH Get ready for a show that is all vagina and no vulva. This bloody awful musical by Big Little Theater Company is of the women, by the women and for the…
WHERE'S THE GRIEF? A LOT OF GOOD SHIT, BUT WE NEED MORE SHOW Grief. It almost seems to come on a daily basis. You hear people grieve over politics, a lost job, a breakup, the weather " griev…
HUMAN, ALL TOO HUMAN There is a world premiere now playing at Actors Co-op in Hollywood that is both ambitious and successful. The Human Comedy, set in the fictional California town of Ithac…
LET ME IN, OR GET ME OUT? In writer/director Brynn Thayer's Let Me In, now running at the newly and spiffily remodeled Theatre 68 Arts Complex in North Hollywood, actor Jorge Garcia of L…
COME FOR THE SCORE, LEAVE FOR THE BOOK Prior to Geffen Playhouse's world premiere musical The Lonely Few, a pair of orange ear-plugs in ironically loud cellophane is offered to patrons, indi…
NEW TRACK FEATURES VOCALS BY KPOPÂ ICON LUNA & COMPANY LISTEN HERE WATCH THE VIDEO PREORDER & PRESAVE THE ALBUM HERE Well, we all know it happens. For whatever reasons, a show flop…
LETTER FROM ONE INDUSTRY INSIDER TO ANOTHER Hullo Mick. Lady Antoinette here. Boy, I gotta thank you for inviting me to Jordon Waters and Stephanie Marrow's label influencer/release party th…
IT WOULD BE ABSURD TO MISS THIS THEATER In Endgame, the end of the world is upon us. But so, too, is the end of Ciarán O'Reilly's superlative production at Irish Rep, which has been ex…
BACKSTAGE COMEDIC CAPERS Chicago "storefront" theaters have produced some of the most amazing productions that I have ever scene. Usually started by a ragtag group of friends or a brave indi…
OFF TO NEVERLAND! It is common knowledge in the theater world that the most difficult show to create is a musical. The second is a parody. But both together?And yet, success has arrived in L…
HERE'S ANOTHER PLAY THAT SHOULD BE LOST In Cardenio, now playing at City Garage, a character states in Latin, "De gustibus non disputandum est," which means "There's no accounting for taste.…
SONDHEIMIA: IT'S A STATE OF MIND In this curated concert, musical theater actor Larry Owens explores time, love, and ambition through the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, with music dir…
ARRRE YOU RRREADY FOR THIS CELEBRRRATION?! Anyone who hasn't watched RRR yet, do yourself a favor and see this masterpiece. Sure it's available streaming, but the best way to watch this auda…
MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD GOES DARK (WELL, GREY) WITH THE STUNNING MUSICAL, GREY GARDENS One Night Only: Monday, February 27 at 7:30pm The 2006 Broadway musical version of the cult 1975 Maysles …
GET YOURSELF SOME HAPPY So, which Lillias White is your favorite? Is it the bluesy, searching, achy soul singer? The sassy sweetheart of standards? The darling diva of Broadway showtunes? Th…
SWINGTIME SHAKESPEARE Everyone will make much ado about Guillermo Cienfuego's delightful take on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing which opened last weekend at A Noise Within. This comedy…
BROADWAY SUMMER CAMP IS COMING June 19"23 | Students ages 11"13June 26"30 | Students ages 14"19 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â As a part…
REAL LIFE TRANSCRIPT MAKES FOR RIVETING THEATER Collaboraction Theatre's Emmy-winning teleplay, Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till, is back at The DuSable Museum as a live, intera…
THIS CONCERT WILL BE ONE FOR THE BOOKS The jazz world has been abuzz about 23-year-old Bronx New Yorker Samara Joy since she won the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 201…
As the Broadway sensation continues to extend its run (tickets available through July 2, 2023), actors Arty Froushan, David Krumholtz, Caissie Levy, and Tedra Millan will be leaving…
A CABARET TO LOVE SEVEN TIMES MORE THAN ANY OTHER Getty Villa Museum presents Seven Loves, a Valentine's cabaret that brings together well-known, amazing performers singing songs from Broadw…
WHERE THERE IS MELISSA ERRICO, THERE IS LOVE In the Valentine's no-brainer department, you can't do better than celebrate your love (whether it's you or someone else), by attending A Noir Ro…
JULIE BENKO BIRDLAND CONCERT SOLD OUT BUT A LIVESTREAM IS AVAILABLE FOR $25 BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB brings back Julie Benko " direct from Broadway's smash hit revival of Funny Girl " with h…
Boy, did I feel numb leaving The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci at the Old Globe. This co-production with Goodman Theatre is a creation of Chicago's own Mary Zimmerman, who has perfected daz…
