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MR. BROADWAY MARCH 2013JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSONWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: These days, Jay Armstrong Johnson can be found at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with his hands full. Literally. H…
Last week, as crowds were filling the Shubert Theatre for previews of Matilda, you were voting in record numbers! (Thank you!) You selected 2 Featured Male Actors (a tie!) and 1 …
Tomorrow will mark the release of Episode 7 of the web series It Could Be Worse, created by Rock of Ages co-stars Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Taylor, who also stars as Jacob Gordon. If …
Who'd have thought that a show logo that features a red pickup truck would be so closely associated with one of the greatest American musicals? Not that it doesn't make sense, literall…
Well, it was bound to happen. Everything I generally dislike about solo cabaret acts put on by Broadway stars came together in this latest in the 54 Below series by Broadway Records. &…
When we last spoke with Cinderella's Cody Williams, he was in the midst of rehearsals for the show. (Click HERE for Part I, and HERE for Part II.) This time around, he shares the …
Another big Broadway week... ups and downs... and in betweens...THINGS THAT MADE ME "HAPPY" THIS WEEKDonna as DroodDonna Murphy! Her birthday was March 7th. I hope it was a great…
When we last left actor Gideon Glick, he discussed how acting became his passion, and the genesis of Spring Awakening. (To catch up on Part I, click HERE.) This time around, he t…
ALL NEW POLL! VOTE UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 14 AT 7PM!One of the biggest blockbusters in London theatre history is now Broadway's newest musical event! Matilda is now in preview…
You might have seen him as Sonny or Grafitti Pete in In the Heights. Or maybe you'll catch him as Jesus Pena in the brand new musical, Hands on a Hardbody. In his latest role, Jo…
Here is the third in a continuing series that celebrates the Broadway musicals of 10, 20 and 30 years ago. To see the the others in the series, click on the "Back in Time" tab at the t…
Review of the Saturday, March 2 evening performance at Studio 54 in New York City. Starring Stephanie J. Block, Eric Sciotto, Gregg Edelman, Jim Norton and Chita Rivera, with Eri…
Here's the second in a series celebrating the openings of Broadway musicals 10, 20 and 30 years ago.The Playbills and the Show CardThe MerchandiseShow: The Goodbye GirlTheatre: MarquisOpenin…
So did March come in like a lion or a lamb for you? For Broadway, it was a little of both... Let's get the negative out of the way first.THE "SAD" NEWSMissed opportunities: Not living …
Looking back on it, Bonnie Franklin was my first. I was young, naive, and totally new to theatre. I was a freshman in high school, and my director had the spring musical down to …
ALL NEW POLL! VOTE UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 7 AT 7PM!In just 2 days (March 3rd), Broadway's newest musical, Kinky Boots, begins previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. This spla…
Tonight, the much-anticipated revival of Stephen Sondheim's Passion opens at Classic Stage. Much like the spare stagings made famous by Passion's director, John Doyle, so, too, is the …
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO HANDS ON A HARDBODY BY 7PM TONIGHT!Here's the last week of Broadway Box Office stats. Click HERE …
TWO DAYS LEFT TO ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO HANDS ON A HARDBODY! CLICK THE SHOW LOGO TO YOUR LEFT!Review of the matinee performance on Saturday, February 23 at Signature Theatre in Virgin…
DON'T FORGET! NEW "HOT OR NOT" POLL TO YOUR RIGHT!THE HANDS ON A HARDBODY TICKETS CONTEST ENDS WEDNESDAY AT 7PM! ENTER TO YOUR LEFT!You'd never know it was the third week of …
After an acclaimed run at LaJolla Playhouse, Hands on a Hardbody has arrived on Broadway! And now here's your chance to get your hands on a pair of tickets! But you have to…
A few weeks ago, one of my favorite, most loyal readers "Chaotic Corey," shared with us the first few of many steps in that, well, chaotic, rite of passage: getting into a college of our cho…
Next Sunday, another anticipated Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, begins previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. This splashy musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and a score by C…
Wesley Taylor: Co-creator and star...The first three episodes of the newest Broadway-themed web series It Could Be Worse are out, and considering that the sum total of the experience is…
Like many of you, my first encounter with Gideon Glick was when he played timid and shy Ernst in Spring Awakening. Since then, I've had the pleasure of seeing him in both plays and mus…
