146 stories from The Broadway Critic Blog
Last night, Pasek & Paul charmed us at the newly-opened Feinstein’s at the Nikko, a lovely cabaret space at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Apparently, since their old home in New…
Happy 4th of July! While you are enjoying your day off, the pool, a family bbq, and fireworks tonight don’t forget that several of the songs that you will hear today were written by th…
Now that the Off-Broadway and Broadway awards season is over, I wanted to look back and share my five most favorite songs from the 2012-13 season. I initially wanted to just do my top 5 Broa…
I haven’t posted in quite some time… And my posts might change a little in the future – a little less formal with less reviews, and with more commentary on the theat…
San Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the nominations for the 2013 Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Stage Top Honor Awards. Under the artistic direction of Spencer Williams, this a…
The second preview of an out-of-town try-out is a special thing for a few reasons. First, you get to see part of the process happening right in front of your eyes, and you also are seeing a …
I’ll be honest, Barnum isn’t a show that I was dying to see but I was extremely interested in checking this production out because Barnum is a musical that isn’t prod…
It has been 150 years since Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables was first published. However, for the last 25 or so, the poignant saga of Jean Valjean, a villain to some but a savior t…
by: Dan Mason (@djdan1079) Nominations won’t be out for months, but the Tony race for Best Revival of a Musical is already over. Back to the orphanage, Annie. Nice try, Edwin Drood. Ma…
 San Jose Stage Company Announces the Cast of the First Annual Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Showcase San Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the cast of the first annual Bay A…
Back in March, Anything Goes cast member Raymond Lee, created a music video of “What Makes You Beautiful” with the cast of Anything Goes. In a matter of days, the video hit…
‘Tis the season to buy stuff… so why not buy some of that awesome show memorabilia or a cast recording that you’ve been eyeing the last couple of months. Here’s…
The Book of Mormon has hit the Bay Area! The first show was on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 and twitter was blowing up with some awesome tweets about the show! Here are some of my favorit…
Peter Pan flew into San Jose on Tuesday night and leaves Sunday evening — a short, but magical one week run. This isn’t Disney’s Peter Pan or even the latest Peter Pa…
If you missed the the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade then here are the Broadway performances from this year’s parade. Annie Bring it On Cinderella Elf Newsies Nice Work If You C…
Now is the time to bring your kids to Broadway. If you’ve been waiting to go to New York City with your family, it’s time! With all of the family-friendly shows on Broadway (and …
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…
