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I can think of at least three major Men(c)kens, each notable in his own way. There was H.L. Mencken, the brilliant journalist-essayist-critic who gained great fame during the first half of t…
L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz-inspired novels. The classic 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz, was only the tip of the iceberg. Director Sam Rami (Spider-Man trilogy) and an assembla…
Here is a group of reviews and features for last night's opening of Cinderella.
The catch praise "Now and Forever" should have been reserved for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera instead of his other record-breaking music…
Have you voted? Have you seen them all? If not, you better hurry. The gold statue will reign supreme this Sunday night at 8:30 as ABC telecasts the 85th Academy Awards live from H…
The Phantom of the Opera. Already the longest running show in Broadway history; and now, 25 years on Broadway. 1,0399 performances. And in one theatre. Saturd…
If an actor works almost constantly, it's a given that that he's held in high esteem by directors and other colleagues. Case in point: Andrew Samonsky, who has made his mark in several notab…
Instead of Cats being labeled "Now and Forever," that catch phase should have been saved for The Phantom of the Opera. On Saturday, it will celebrate the unprecedented milestone of…
January 26, 1988: It was one of New York's coldest, windiest nights, but outside the Majestic Theatre, there was nothing but hot excitement as hundreds of media captured the arriv…
The novel La dame aux camélias (1848), by Alexandre Dumas fils, is best known to most people through two of its many adaptations: Giuseppe Verdi's opera La traviata (1853), much b…
How versatile a performer is Christine Ebersole? Let's count the ways. Many people first became aware of her from her work as a sketch comedian on Saturday Night Live. On Broadway, she has p…
Turner Classic Movies (TCM)'s Road to Hollywood tour will make a stop in Manhattan on January 31st for a free star-studded big-screen presentation of 1972's Oscar-winnin…
Sparkle!, a starry holiday concert masterminded by Scott Nevins, brought gladness and cheer to the audience that assembled at XL Cabaret on Monday, December 17 for this one-night-only event.…
The 24th annual Gypsy of the Year competition, held at the New Amsterdam Theatre, raised $3,902,608 to support the good works of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year's event culminat…
The great composer Alan Menken was honored by Encompass New Opera Theatre on Sunday, October 21 at the National Arts Club in a celebration that featured memorable performances of his songs, …
There's a musical about cats, and there's a musical about frogs, so why not one about bedbugs? True, New Yorkers who went through a big bedbug scare a just a few years ago may not feel there…
The musical Fade Out - Fade In has a hilarious libretto by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, a terrific score with both music and lyrics by Jule Styne, and the original production was directed …
One of the several excellent reasons why you should see Gayby, a new indie film written and directed by Jonathan Lisecki, is that most of the actors involved are young New York theater veter…
There's a paradox surrounding Frank Wedekind's 1891 play Spring's Awakening (or Spring Awakening, depending on the translation) and its latter-day musical version, a paradox that also exists…
As you may have heard, Barbra Streisand will soon return to the borough of her birth, Brooklyn, to give two concerts in the brand new Barclays Center. If you're a big Barbra fan but you can'…
I'm one of those people who look askance at musicals built around pre-existing songs, but many of us who feel that way are happy to give a pass to Marry Me a Little. Originally staged Off-Br…
Movies, movies, movies that cover the spectrum from world and New York premieres of top-drawer cinema, documentaries, classics of the silver screen, restored classics s…
The late, great tenor Mario Lanza is most famous for almost single-handedly popularizing opera for a mass audience of Americans in the 1950s through his glorious singing in a series of big-b…
Lauren Class Schneider talks to actor/director Brian Murray about his training and his first role as King John at eight years old.
Debra Barsha composed the music for Radiant Baby, one of the best musicals you've probably never heard of. For whatever reasons, the show was not a critical success in its 2003 world premier…
