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Here's the next in a series of blogs featuring the musicals that opened 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Others in the series can be found under the "Back in Time" tab at the top of the page. …
BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!Despite the huge fan bases and social media frenzy surrounding such shows as Wicked and Newsies, Broadway just doesn't generate household nam…
DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THIS WEEK'S TICKET CONTEST!DON'T FORGET TO TAKE THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!As the theatre year rapidly draws to a close, with new shows grabbing all the headlines, I…
Here's the next in a series of blogs featuring the musicals that opened 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Others in the series can be found under the "Back in Time" tab at the top of the page. …
Legendary performer Bette Midler is back on Broadway! And JK's TheatreScene is celebrating the return of the Divine Miss M with a ticket giveaway! That's right, FREE tickets to s…
Review of the Saturday, March 16 matinee preview performance at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City. Starring Stark Sands, Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford, Celina Carvajal, Dani…
Here we are, almost at the end the season, and there are just two shows left to qualify the hottest guys and dolls before we start voting in the finals. First up is the cast all of you…
For most Broadway fans, the logo from the original production of Pippin is as iconic as that of Cats and Les Miserables. So it is either surprising or smart, depending upon how you loo…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!AND JUST 1 DAY LEFT TO ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO JEKYLL AND HYDEHere's the last 2 weeks of Broadway Box Office stats. Click HER…
Review of the Saturday, March 30 evening performance at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. Starring Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Harriet Harris, Victoria Clark, Peter Bartlett, An…
Every man has two sides to his nature. So Jekyll and Hyde tells us in song and dance. The popular musical is on its way back to Broadway in a new revival co-starring Constantine …
DON'T FORGET TO COMPLETE ALL 3 PARTS OF THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLLMOTOWN: THE MUSICAL - THE ENSEMBLE!It is very clear from the advertising and logo for Motown: The Musical that producers …
Motown: The Musical has a GIANT cast! 30 ensemble members! And all 30 are up for your consideration this week. As a result, there are THREE polls to complete. PLEASE …
TODAY'S BLOG MAY NOT BE SAFE WORK!Ah... the last Thursday of March may just be my favorite Thursday of the year. It is on that day each year that the good folks at Broadway Bares revea…
DON'T FORGET TO TAKE THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!Here is the fourth in a continuing series that celebrates the Broadway musicals of 10, 20 and 30 years ago. To see the the others in …
Where did the last three months go? Actually it's been more than three months, as I'm a bit late with this quarterly blog entry. It never ceases to amaze me how fast each season …
After my rant/tantrum yesterday, I guess the theatre gods conspired to remind me why, in spite of so much negativity, I still love theatre and all of those who work so hard to bring each sta…
As the spring season really gets revved up, this week had two major previewers, one major musical opening, and one colossal hit anniversary. It's been a pretty happy week! And it…
As if the athletic Fosse choreography weren't enough, add some vigorous circus stunts, and it is easy to see why the colective body fat index of the cast of Pippin is less than 1%! The…
Review of the Wednesday, March 13 matinee at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City. Starring Keith Carradine, Allison Case, Hunter Foster, Jay Armstrong Johnson, David Larsen, J…
Looks like Motown: The Musical is already a hit - it became the first Broadway musical to gross over $1M during previews! How about that cast? Are they HOT or NOT? This wee…
Review of the Saturday, March 16 evening performance at Classic Stage Company in New York City. Starring Melissa Errico, Judy Kuhn and Ryan Silverman, with Stephen Bogardus, Jeffry Den…
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!Here's the last week of Broadway Box Office stats. Click HERE to see how the weekly rankings are calculated.Broadway Box…
Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, a show that has the word "kinky" in the title faces a sort of damned if you do/damned if you don't dilemma. I mean I know (and probably most of…
MS. BROADWAY MARCH 2013ALLISON CASEWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: Given her relationship to Mr. Broadway March 2013 in the show they are both now previewing, Hands on a Hardbody, she seems the perf…
