Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti in “Once” (2012). Photo by Sara Krulwich.July 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.The 21st century began on January 1, 2001 (this is a s…
In front of the Apollo Theatre in the West End after attending “The Truth” (self-portrait by Ron Fassler).June 24, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerYesterday, I wrote ab…
The Royal Theatre Haymarket’s SAFETY CURTAIN — a thing of beauty and a joy to behold (photo by Ron Fassler).June 23, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWhile in London…
Laurence Olivier (1907–1989).June 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.With the month of May in the rearview mirror, I’ve taken the last few days to look back at eighty …
Audra McDonald with her six Tony Awards.May 15, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerNow that the 2026 Tony Awards nominations have been announced and campaigning is in full sw…
May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron FasslerWell, the 79th Annual Tony Nominations have just been announced and, as usual, theatre fans all over are reviewing the situation. In …
Sara Chase (center) and company in “Schmigadoon!”April 28, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.When I began writing this column ten years ago and titled it “Theatre Yest…
The original cast of "Beautiful Girls" from "Follies" (1971) with the inevitable Roscoe (Michael Bartlett). Photo by Martha Swope.April 4, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fas…
March 30, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Jonathan Groff at the curtain call of "Just in Time," his final performance as Bobby Darin. Photo by Ron Fassler.Almost a y…
Dual record set for "Sondheim: A Musical Tribute," or as it's commonly known, the "Scrabble Album" (1973).March 11, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler First published Ma…
Charles Durning (1923"2012).February 28, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler An update of a column written and published in 2018. Born on this date more than a hundred ye…
Louise Troy, Edward Woodward, and Tammy Grimes in "High Spirits" (1964). Photo by Friedman-Ables.February 16, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. High Spirits, the musical …
John Cunningham (1932"2026) in "Rose" (1981). Photo by Martha Swope.January 12, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. It took me a few days to talk to some people, look up…
Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards in Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" (1973).December 29, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Eugene O'Neill (1888"1953), the o…
Julie Benko as Sarah Brown and Jacob Dickey as Sky Masterson in "Guys and Dolls."December 21, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. As musicals go, Guys and Dolls is a sho…
A FIRST-HAND REPORT ON NEW YORK THEATRE . . . FROM A HALF-CENTURY AGO Alan Bates in the title role of Simon Gray's "Butley," which played the old and venerable Morosco Theatre (1…
The marquee of the now demolished George Abbott Theatre proudly displaying Cassius Clay in "Buck White" (1969).December 6, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Fifty-six …
Matt Kurzyniec outside the Palace Theatre where he recently made his Broadway debut in "Beetlejuice."December 1, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler It doesn't get much bett…
Raul Esparza as J.J. Hunsecker in MasterVoices' "Sweet Smell of Success."November 25, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Most people have never heard of the musical Sweet …
"TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)": AN UNWIELDY TITLE FOR AN UNUSUALLY WONDERFUL NEWÂ MUSICAL Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts in "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" (…
Laurie Metcalf as Sarah and Micah Stock as Ethan in "Little Bear Ridge Road" (photo by Julia Cervantes).November 13, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. In 1984, I attended…
Mike Nichols and Neil Simon in an empty theatre in the 1960s, eyes forward towards the stage.November 7, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Mike Nichols, born ninety-fo…
Sam Robards, Victoria Clarke, Camila Canó-Flaviá, and Will Harrison in "Punch" (photo by Matthew Murphy).October 13, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler If you've n…
Robert Redford (1936"2025).September 16, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Robert Redford died early this morning at age eighty-nine. A major film actor, his star never d…
LONDON REPORT: "THE PRODUCERS" IS BACK " JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT! Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom in "The Producers" (2025).September 11, 2025: Thea…