146 stories from The Broadway Critic Blog
Broadway San Jose is celebrating their 2-year anniversary and the close of their 2010-2011 season with the hit songs of Abba in the Broadway smash hit, Mamma Mia. Some of the world’s b…
San Jose, CA " June 7, 2011Â "Â San Jose Stage Company and Broadway San Jose are pleased to announce the winners of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. Two Bay Area students…
The music of Fleetwood Mac invades McKinley High. Sue Sylvester revives the school newspaper and decides to print a few inflammatory blind items. The glee club gains a whole new respect for …
New Directions continues to strategize their set list for Nationals with a little help from Jessie St. James. Meanwhile, an unexpected loss rocks the world of one of McKinley's own in the al…
Glee: The Music, Volume 6, the final official album release of Glee's second season, is available on Monday, May 23, 2011. With the return of fan favorites Kristin Chenoweth on Fleetwood Mac…
Last night was the first preview of Tales of the City, a new musical in San Francisco, debuting at ACT. Since I wasn’t able to be there (I’m rehearsing for Avenue Q a…
San Jose, CA " Monday, May 16, 2011: San Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the nominations for the 2011 Stage Top Honor Awards. Under the direction of Spencer Williams, this awards pro…
In one week’s time, the legendary and already infamous Spider-man Turn Off the Dark starts previews again. This is after an already recording-breaking number of preview performances th…
Here it is! The Original Broadway Cast recording of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Cyndi Lauper and Tina Turner, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recordin…
Disclaimer: I saw the Catch Me If You Can on the first preview, March 11, 2011. No press tickets were given; I purchased my own ticket. It’s been less than 48 hours since I’…
Get ready to rock San Francisco! The Rock of Ages Broadway tour is in town. I always forget how much fun you can have at a Broadway show, until a show like Rock of Ages rolls along. It gets …
Young Zoé is bored; her parents, distant and apathetic, ignore her. Her life has lost all meaning. Seeking to fill the void of her existence, she slides into an imaginary world"the world of…
Cirque du Soliel is back in town, but this time with Quidam. After last year’s successful production of Ovo, I was very excited to check out the touring production of Quidam. I know th…
Betty Blue Eyes, Cameron Mackintosh’s newest musical, just started previews in London last week. Now you’ll get a chance to hear the music from one of London’s newest music…
Q: How are you involved in Broadway by the Bay’s production of Forever Plaid? Jim Gardia, Executive Director of Broadway by the Bay, approached me a few months ago with the idea of ope…
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…
