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Kudos to Broadway Records for starting the 54 Below recording series, capturing various cabaret acts by Broadway stars. I hope the series proves successful, since most of us don't live…
BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE SECOND ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VOTE!(IT IS N…
One of the very best benefits of writing this blog is hearing from other people who eat, sleep and breathe theatre like I do. Between emails and Twitter, it has been my distinct pleasu…
BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE SECOND ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VOTE!(IT IS N…
BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE SEOOND ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VOTE!(IT IS NOT&nb…
Last week's return of HOTorNOT was a HUGE success, thanks to all of you! And now it is time to select more of the "hottest" or "nottest" ensemble members of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cind…
POLL CLOSES TODAY! BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGH…
IT'S BACK! BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VO…
IT'S BACK! BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VO…
MR. BROADWAY JANUARY 2013aka MR. "TORSO"SEBASTIAN STAN WHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Well, it could be because he's now the talk of the Rialto thanks to a creepy, sexual harassment-…
IT'S BACK! BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VO…
IT'S BACK! BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VOTE!Here's …
HOT or NOT is back! And we are going to start the second half of the season with a cast that is ENORMOUS! There are so many people in it, in fact, that this will take three weeks…
I was starting to think that Mary Poppins would never close. I mean, it has been around for 6 years, surviving a lack of Tony Awards, a shocking lack of buzz, and weeks at a time of le…
It's a fine line, I'm sure, for promotions teams to develop new iconography for beloved musicals. I mean, when the inevitable revival of Cats happens, do you really think they are…
Now that things are starting to gear down on the Theatre Scene, I thought I might talk about some random things going - not enough by themselves for a whole blog, but together enough to be b…
Here's the last two weeks of Broadway Box Office stats. Click HERE to see how the weekly rankings are calculated. * denotes a production that played 7 weekly performances; + denotes a …
The folks over at Season of Savings are about to launch a new contest for theatre lovers like you! (I'd say "us," but I can't win!) The bottom line to this contest is that they ar…
I don't know about you, but I am super excited about Pippin's return to Broadway this spring. I love the score, all the interpretive possibilities, that the Fosse style of dance will r…
The film version of the blockbuster stage musical Les Miserables was first announced some 25 years ago. I'm sad to report that even one day more wouldn't be enough to save this du…
HAPPY NEW YEAR, READERS!Looks like my # 3 story of 2012 could end up being a top story of 2013! (Click HERE)While the film version of Les Miserables, and now, Rebecca, continue to make headl…
Lots of people made a big impression on the theatre scene in the year just past. I've been celebrating them each month of the year, and highlighted 20 rising stars just yesterday (HERE…
To paraphrase A Chorus Line, I picked 10 and 10 - 10 Boys and 10 Girls - of the theatre people, who made their biggest mark on the theatre world in 2012. And I have a feeling we'l…
The other day, I posted my annual Year in Review Best/Worst Non-Performance Categories. You can see that HERE. Today, I present to you my favorite performances in a variety of ca…
I've been thinking about this column all year long. Literally. From the first show I saw in 2012 - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - to the last - Annie - and all 35 other pro…
