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Happy National Dog Day! Broadway Goes to the Dogs!
I always chuckle when I hear all of those National XYZ Day announcements. You know, "Happy National Wart Day" or "Today we are celebrating National Belly Button Lint Day" followed by Tweets of said...
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Around the U.S.A. in 80 Musicals: Part VI: The Pacific
As the summer draws to a close, so does our national tour Around the U.S.A. in 80 Musicals. Today, we close out this series with a look at nine shows that take place in the Pacific states. Down the...
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ONE HIT WONDERS: Tony Winners Won and Done
Anais Mitchell won the 2019Tony for Best Score for herBroadway debut, Hadestown.Will she be back?Last week, we ran a very successful article about Tony Award winners who have been missing in action on...
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#TBT: Playbill: Black & Blue: August 1989
1988 - 1989 was a bad season for musicals. But there were two great shows, and they were perfect for theater lovers of all types. And both were musical revues (not to be confused with jukebox...
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The Friday 5: 5 Burning Question of Broadway - The Masters
A couple weeks ago, The Friday 5Â revealed some of Broadway's most burning musical questions. They came from a variety of shows by a variety of writers. So we got to thinking... did the Musical Masters...
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Looking Forward to Fall: September - November 2019
Happy Labor Day! The unofficial end of summer is here - already! But, as always, we look ahead. And as the show announcements continue this whole season is really starting to sound exciting. Mike and I...
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Mr. Broadway September 2019: The Men of Sea Wall/A Life
A summer gives way to fall, we thought we'd celebrate the change of season with not one, but two Mr. Broadways September 2019! Both of these amazing actors have had terrific success on the big and...
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Ms. Broadway September 2019: The Sound Inside's Mary-Louise Parker
Like this month's Mr. Broadway, Ms. Broadway September 2019has amassed an impressive, critically-acclaimed, award-winning resume of acting credits. She is remarkable in every media, of course, but how...
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#TBT: Carousel: The 2018 Broadway Cast Recording
True, it closed just short of one year ago. But it sure feels longer than that, so I think it qualifies as a #TBT! I'm speaking, of course, of the either-you-loved-it-or-you-hated-it 2018 revival of...
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The Friday 5: Broadway Logo ABCs (U - Z)
We come now to the end of this series of Friday 5fun with Broadway Logo ABCs. We continue to be amazed at how much you all seem to love this little game! As you know, I am personally obsessed with show...
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Where Are They Now? Mr. Broadway: Joshua Henry
In November 2010, we highlighted the brilliant Joshua Henry as Mr. Broadway (HERE), and celebrated his success in such shows as In the Heights, American Idiot and The Scottsboro Boys. So, what has he...
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One That Got Away: Nick and Nora
My direct knowledge of the 1991 flop musical Nick and Norastarts and ends with the Original Broadway Cast Recording. As all of this was happening well before the social media revolution, the...
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Standing @ Zero: Beautiful's Ryan Vona
Baseball has utility players. So does Broadway. Right now, one such utility player on Broadway is this month's Standing @ Zeroguy. Over his growing career, he's replaced a supporting character, opened...
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#TBT: Playbill: Me and My Girl: May 1987
During the 1986-1987 season, my favorite new musical wasn't everyone else's favorite new musical. Actually, my favorite new musical wasn't really a new musical at all. While everyone was weeping and...
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The Friday 5: 5 Broadway 'One' Songs
Numbers. Numbers. Everywhere numbers! Palindrome week... For theater fans it might be, "a 5...6...7...8" or it might be the list of musical numbers in a musical's Playbill. This week's Friday 5Â is...
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Where Are They Now? Ms. Broadway Update: Krysta Rodriguez
Last week, we did an update of a former Mr. Broadway (the great Joshua HenryHERE). This week, we take a look at what Ms. Broadway April 2010, Krysta Rodriguezhas been up to. The last time (HERE), she...
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Theater Can Be Anywhere: My Trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
You know I love a good tagline!I rarely go anywhere that I don't see theatricality. Sometimes, it is seeing the possibility of a stage version in some movie or experience. Sometimes it is the way other...
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LOGOS: The Lightning Thief
The Broadway versionBoth Mike and I are looking forward to this show, hoping that this latest entry in the Broadway race to be a big show for a younger audience. We both hope it does better than last...
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#TBT: A Chorus Line: Original Broadway Cast Recording
I make no secret thatA Chorus Line is my all-time favorite musical. I've seen it so many times, I know most of the choreography, and can recite most of the line. So it probably will come as no surprise...
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The Friday 5: 5 BC/EFA Flea Market Things I Hope to Find
The third Sunday of September is one of my favorite days of each year. I love the BC/EFA Flea Market! (I appreciate the auction, but it is way out of my price range...) So this Friday 5is what I hope...
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