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More Broadway Things That Make Me Happy - May Edition 2 (Some NSFW)
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO LATER THIS YEARAlexander SharpThese are the days when fall shows start announcing casts! And I am already super excited for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the...
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Some Thoughts on "The 43 Best Musicals Since 2000"
#1 - Next to NormalIt is hard to believe that we are 14 seasons into the 2000's! And it is even more hard to believe just how many notable - and some even great - musicals there have been. To be...
View ArticleThe Tony Awards: The Best Revival of a Play Nominees on TV
The nominees for Best Revival of a Play represent a wide variety of plays - comedy and drama, classic American, classic modern European, and classic (in every way) Shakespeare. They also represent...
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Gone, But Not Forgotten - Shows That Close Way Too Soon
I swear, sometimes Playbill.com and I must share a psychic connection. Every once in awhile, I'll post a blog on something Broadway, and the next day, Playbill.com will post a very similar (and...
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The Tony Awards: UPDATE: The Anatomy of a Best Musical Tony Award Nomination
Matilda Should Have WonLast April, before the 2013 Tony Awards nominations were announced, I did a little research into what kinds of shows were being nominated for best musicals of the past 10 years....
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MUSIC REVIEW: Marriage Type Love! Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy
Marriage Type Love! the new re-release of an album by Shirley Jonesand the late Jack Cassidy takes all of us back to that time theatre fans always seem to wax nostalgic for - when show tunes were...
View ArticleBroadway on TV: The Musical Revival Tony Nominees
So, how are the folks at each of the Tony-nominated musical revivals vying for our ticket dollars? It runs the gamut - from not bothering with the nominations to touting them to the hilt.Hedwig and...
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Looking Forward to Summer 2014
Cabaret - The best musical of the springI sound like a broken record, I guess, but I can't believe that the year is almost half over. And I can't believe that a new season is starting! Yes, the 2014...
View ArticleBroadway on TV: The Best Musical Tony Award Nominees
For the last time this season, I'm taking a look at how the four nominees for Best Musical are using their nominations to woo us into seeing them. I find it interesting that one doesn't even mention...
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The 2014 Tony Awards: Special Tonys and Tony Honors
Congratulations to this year's Special Tony Award and Tony Honors recipients! And thank you for your service to the theater community and the world at large.LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATREJane...
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The 4th Annual JKTS Awards: The Winners!
This Sunday, the Broadway community will celebrate the 2013 - 2014 season one final time. Today, readers, we'll celebrate it ourselves! Thanks for another great season together, and for all of your...
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The 2014 Tony Awards: Jeff and Mike's Predictions
This has been one heck of a season. Lots of really great stuff has been going on on Broadway stages from performances to design elements to direction. And, while no show really stuck out as superior,...
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The 2014 Tony Awards: Keep It, Dump It or Fix It - Some Final Thoughts
Let the speculation end and the Monday morning quarterbacking begin. Just like every other year, last night's Tony Awards show had its high points and its cringe-worthy moments. But this year's...
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CD Review: If/Then
I thought, as I watched the fantastic, original new musical, If/Then, that it wasn't what I expected. It certainly wasn't Next to Normal. It certainly wasn't boring. And it certainly wasn't...
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REVIEW: Driving Miss Daisy (Film)
Review of the filmed Australian production of Driving Miss Daisy as presented nationwide, June 4 - 10. Starring Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines. A play by Alfred Uhry. Directed by...
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CD Review: The Bridges of Madison County
You don't need to get much further than about 5 minutes into the cast recording of The Bridges of Madison County to understand why Jason Robert Brownwon the Tony for Best Orchestrations. And you don't...
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Box Office Report: 2013 - 2014 Season: Quarter 4
#1 Again!The numbers are in and the entire 2013-2014 Broadway Season was one for the record books, in terms of the box office. Below, all 41 shows that played during the last 13 weeks (February 24 -...
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Broadway Things That Make Me Happy: June Edition (Mildly NSFW)
June is one of my favorite Broadway months! Not only does June have The Tony Awards, but it is also Broadway Barestime!Some of the Tony Nominees!I love these pictures... the camaraderie , the joy, all...
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HOT OR NOT 2014/2015: Holler If Ya Hear Me Edition
Right out of the gate, the new Broadway year is starting off with a bang. A brand new musical is getting things started just three weeks into the 2014 - 2015 season - an original story set to the...
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Broadway Boys: Mr. June 2014: Kevin Adams
Mr. June 2014Kevin AdamsWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: If it is possible to have a lighting designer as a hero, then Kevin Adamsis a hero to me. I love that his lighting always makes the story-telling so much...
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