234 stories from Crazytown
What's better than Michigan? A new best friend! By Jaye Hunt (soon to be Jaye Stritch?) Dear Elaine Stritch, Tomorrow, you will perform your last show at the Café Carlyle before you leave N…
Fear not! Broadway is not dead. It lives!!! I witnessed Fiona Shaw perform lifesaving, Broadway CPR just yesterday! By Geoffrey Kidwell (actor) I'm not gonna be cute about this. I'm going to…
The lastest episode of our podcast where we discuss a new piece of theatre over a slice of cheesecake. By Kimberly Lew (Playwright/Blogger) with Erin Salvi Though it's not a "new" work of th…
What does that even mean? By Michael Kras (Actor/Playwright/Director) My earliest exposure to acting theory came from the pages of David Mamet's treatise True and False: Heresy and Common Se…
What Fosca has to say about marriage equality By Sam Perwin (Performer) I'm a Sondheim kind of guy, not only does he basically write for my voice (thanks, Steve!), but I've always had a conn…
A show from space! That may have been just a galaxy or two away from a hit. By Joanna Syiek (Director/Producer/Blogger) Time: early 1970s. Broadway's embracing all kinds of new and provocati…
The Latin population in the USA mourned the loss of their shining star eighteen years ago this week… and tonight the shining stars of Broadway salute her! By David Davila (playwright/songw…
My lifelong, elusive quest to finally meet, fall in love with and marry a professional female bodybuilder By Geoffrey Kidwell (actor) Aaaaaah! Look how beautiful: One day. One day. I'M KIDDI…
Trust me folks - I didn't think I'd be writing about Much Ado About Nothing twice in one month, either. By Rachel James (Treasurer/Writer) One of the perks of my job is that I get to see a l…
By Jaye Hunt (opinionated theatregoer) This month you actually have time to see the shows I'm reccomending! (Well, one of them. We'll do better next month.) MY FAVORITE MUSICAL THIS MONTH: P…
Two weekends ago this writer's news-savvy father shared with her something startling - a BBC article detailing the release of new, previously classified presidential tapes. You say political…
Tracking the life and death of the musical By Rob Shapiro (musical theater writer) Every few years it seems like someone is telling us that either (a) the musical is dead or (b) the musical …
By Ryan Scott Oliver Don't hate me, Jennifer Tepper: I've never been a fan of Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. Yes, that show about three artists in New York who go from youthful innocence …
A new production brings up old memories. By Gregory Jacobs-Roseman (Composer-Lyricst) 69 Brimmer Street, when it housed the theatre department of Emerson College. I was 18 years old and a fr…
Had another concert at The Triad Theatre featuring Broadway's hottest and buzziest talent. Here are some of the highlights!!! by David Davila (playwright / songwriter) (David Davila and Jose…
Raising musical awareness. By Michael Kras (Actor/Director/Playwright) Those of you in the New York City theatre scene are no strangers to seeing brand new, exciting work from promising up-a…
What I'll miss about Smash " and my not so secret fantasy about Aaron Sorkin running the show. By Michael Ruby (Writer) For a change of pace this week, I'll take a brief moment to reflect on…
By Rob Shapiro (musical theatre writer) If you follow sports, you know that the bracket for NCAA college basketball was released this week. But since you're reading this blog, then you don't…
What happens when Songs for a New World meets NPR's This American Life meets Paris Je T'aime meets contemporary musical theatre? By Joanna Syiek (Director/Producer/Blogger) You get a wonderf…
Because working on Broadway is just as glamorous as it sounds. By Rachel James (Treasurer/Writer) Working as a treasurer is filled with amusing stories. You learn some useful things and deal…
Meet NYC's most promising starving artists - before they're rich and famous. This week, meet Welsh playwright, Melisa Annis, and find out what she has to say about asking people for money, m…
TOFT Should Get Online By Rob Shapiro (musical theatre writer) The Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) at Lincoln Center Library is theatre heaven. If you've never been there, here's the…
Joss Whedon and my favorite Shakespeare play? Sigh no more... By Rachel James (Treasurer/Writer) Did anyone else hear the clouds part and the angels sing yesterday as the snow fell? Let me r…
Loosely Translated: Angela Lansbury is a compelling performer and woman and all people should learn to appreciate the perfection that is her person By Annissa Omran (Writer) There are a coup…
Surviving those post-show blues... By Bob Simpson (Writer) Many of us have experienced that marathon leading up to a production. Daily rehearsals, often stretching far into the night, tech r…
