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Broadway Boys: Mr. July 2014: Curtis Holbrook
Mr. July 2014Curtis HolbrookWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: It's been an interesting month for one of my all-time favorite performers. He's been co-starring with (as the Times Square billboard trumpets)...
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Broadway Ladies: Ms. July 2014: Lena Hall
Ms. July 2014Lena HallWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY:Maybe it's because she's giving one of three gender-bending roles currently on Broadway. Or maybe it's because she's also co-starred with both of the...
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TBT: Into the Woods
With this week's release of the teaser trailer for Disney's Into the Woods, I couldn't help but wax nostalgic for the original Broadway production, and for the Broadway revival. I loved the original...
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Calling All Phans! The Phantom Mask Contest!
I got this from the folks over at The Phantom of the Opera, and I am thrilled to pass it on to YOU! GOOD LUCK!BROADWAY’S LONGEST-RUNNING SHOW OF ALL TIMETHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERAANNOUNCES PHANTOM: THE...
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REVIEW: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Re-Visit)
Review of the Saturday, July 26th 10 PM performance at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. Musical Staging by Spencer Liff. Direction by Michael Mayer....
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New Season! New Play! Special Discount! DISGRACED on Broadway!
I got this really interesting press release and video yesterday, and I just had to share it with you! And, loyal readers, why not use the special discount they sent, too?! Big Stars + Pulitzer Prize...
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TBT: Peter Pan
With the recent casting announcements for NBC's Peter Pan Live, and the news that Finding Neverland will be coming to Broadway this season, I thought looking at Peter Panwould be a great Throwback...
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2014 - 2015 Season (Mini) Trends: Americana
What a difference eight years can make in history. When You Can't Take It With Youopened on Broadway in 1938, the US was two decades out of the first World War, and when On the Townopened in 1944, the...
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CONTEST! WIN TICKETS TO DONKEY PUNCH!
Hey, readers! I hope you are having a terrific summer! Here's an offer you can't refuse - FREE TICKETS! And, what could be better that a hot new play in these last hot days of summer? THIS CONTEST...
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TBT: La Cage aux Folles
I've written before about my first experience with La Cage aux Folles, a 17 year-old closeted guy in New York with my very first (and equally closeted) boyfriend. It was the original Broadway cast,...
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CONTEST! WIN TICKETS TO RED EYE OF LOVE!
THIS CONTEST IS OVER! THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED! THE SHOW DISCOUNT IS STILL AVAILABLE - SEE BELOW.We are in the last week of "traditional" summer, so why not celebrate the end of one season with a...
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Broadway Boys: Mr. August 2014: Norm Lewis
Mr. August 2014Norm LewisWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY:There sure has been a lot of press lately about the impending cast changes over at Cinderella. And a few months ago, there was quite the ballyhoo over...
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Broadway Ladies: Ms. August 2014: Carole Shelley
Ms. August 2014Carole ShelleyWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY: In a way, it is fitting that I am announcing this month's Ms. Broadwayhonoree on a "Throwback Thursday," considering what an amazing early career...
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Broadway Box Office 2014-2015: 1st Quarter
OK, Broadway fans! Summer is (semi) officially over, and it is time to get back to some serious theatre blogging! First up: some business to blog about.Can you believe that we are now in the second...
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Looking Forward to Fall 2014
Two Iconic Performances!The calendar says that summer isn't over for about three more weeks, but who follows the calendar? For me the year runs from September through June, with the occasional...
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TBT: The Last 5 Years
I'll bet that the title of this Throwback Thursday made most (if not all) of you think this was about a certain musical. It isn't. Sorry if I disappointed any of you. But I have a great reason for...
View ArticleOn the Radio: Isn't That Song in a Broadway Show?
Depending upon which radio stations you listen to, you can probably hear at least one song that is also in a Broadway show. Everything from ABBA to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to Billy Joel and...
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2014 - 2015 (Mini) Trends: Curiosities
Broadway may have its odd-balls off stage, from chat-worthy misfits (uhh...Shia, anyone?) to the freakishly talented (I'm looking at you, Audra!). But the real oddities will be appearing onstage this...
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LOGOS: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Tomorrow marks the first preview of the New York incarnation of the London smash hit play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. So today seems the logical time to look at the show's...
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