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Review of the filmed Australian production of Driving Miss Daisy as presented nationwide, June 4 - 10. Starring Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines. A play by Alfred Uhry.…
I thought, as I watched the fantastic, original new musical, If/Then, that it wasn't what I expected. It certainly wasn't Next to Normal. It certainly wasn't boring. And it certa…
Let the speculation end and the Monday morning quarterbacking begin. Just like every other year, last night's Tony Awards show had its high points and its cringe-worthy moments. &…
This has been one heck of a season. Lots of really great stuff has been going on on Broadway stages from performances to design elements to direction. And, while no show really s…
This Sunday, the Broadway community will celebrate the 2013 - 2014 season one final time. Today, readers, we'll celebrate it ourselves! Thanks for another great season together, …
Congratulations to this year's Special Tony Award and Tony Honors recipients! And thank you for your service to the theater community and the world at large.LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT&n…
For the last time this season, I'm taking a look at how the four nominees for Best Musical are using their nominations to woo us into seeing them. I find it interesting that one doesn'…
Cabaret - The best musical of the springI sound like a broken record, I guess, but I can't believe that the year is almost half over. And I can't believe that a new season is starting!…
So, how are the folks at each of the Tony-nominated musical revivals vying for our ticket dollars? It runs the gamut - from not bothering with the nominations to touting them to the hi…
Marriage Type Love! the new re-release of an album by Shirley Jones and the late Jack Cassidy takes all of us back to that time theatre fans always seem to wax nostalgic for - when…
Matilda Should Have WonLast April, before the 2013 Tony Awards nominations were announced, I did a little research into what kinds of shows were being nominated for best musicals of the…
I swear, sometimes Playbill.com and I must share a psychic connection. Every once in awhile, I'll post a blog on something Broadway, and the next day, Playbill.com will post …
The nominees for Best Revival of a Play represent a wide variety of plays - comedy and drama, classic American, classic modern European, and classic (in every way) Shakespeare. They al…
#1 - Next to NormalIt is hard to believe that we are 14 seasons into the 2000's! And it is even more hard to believe just how many notable - and some even great - musicals there h…
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO LATER THIS YEARAlexander SharpThese are the days when fall shows start announcing casts! And I am already super excited for The Curious Incident of the …
Ms. May 2014Linda EmondWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: She is a real "working actor," with a lengthy career on stage, on TV and on film. Perhaps you caught her off-Broadway in iHO or Th…
Mr. May 2014Nick CorderoWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Hmmm. A no-brainer. Nick Cordero is giving a career-defining performance in Bullets Over Broadway. It is one of those things you just kno…
Well, loyal readers (and all theatre-loving new ones!), I can't believe this is the FOURTH time we've had The JKTS Awards! Where does the time go, huh? This year, like always, we striv…
Review of the Sunday, May 11 matinee at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Audra McDonald. Directed by Lonny Price. 90 minutes, no intermission. Through …
Review of the Saturday, May 10 evening performance at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City. Presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Starring Reed Birney, John Cullum,…
Review of the Saturday, May 10 matinee performance at New World Stages, Stage 1, in New York City. Starring Barrett Wilbert Weed, Ryan McCartan, Jessica Keenan Wynn, ElleMcLemore, Alic…
Review of the Wednesday, May 7 matinee performance at the Cort Theatre in New York City. Starring Daniel Radcliffe and the Michael Grandage Company. Directed by Michael Grandage.…
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THIS IS A NEW NOMINATIONS BALLOT SET. IF YOU VOTED LAST WEEK, YOU CAN VOTE THIS WEEK. IF YOU DID NOT VOTE LAST WEEK, YOU CAN STILL VOTE THIS WEEK!Last week, you nominated - in record n…
While the Broadway community continues to hold its collective breath waiting for all the award winning to begin, there are plenty of things to keep us fans happy! Here are three of the…
