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Favorite Designs: The Lighting Design of The Glass Menagerie (2013)
The Glass Menageriemay just be my favorite play of all. That love has set a very high bar for what an excellent production of it would be to me. I've seen probably a dozen productions at all levels,...
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Broadway Games: Pop Hits, Broadway Flops
For every Kinky Boots and Waitress, there's The Last Ship and Taboo. Being a successful pop songwriter like Cyndi Lauper or Sara Bareilles doesn't automatically translate to being a hit maker on...
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2010s Broadway Musical Logos Bracket Tournament - The Elite 8
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of the most...
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This Week in Broadway History: March 30 - April 5
This Week in Broadway History:March 30 - April 5ðŸŽOPENING NIGHTSðŸŽÂ  March 30, 1898: The Ibsen classic Hedda Gabler premiered on Broadway.March 30, 2000: The 2000 Tony-winning Best Musical, Contact,...
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One That Got Away: The 39 Steps
One That Got Away:The 39 Steps (2008)I have often said that one of the things I like best about theater is that it can do so many things that film just can't do, despite all of the technology movies...
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At This Performance: Andrew Call in American Idiot
At This Performance:Andrew Call in American IdiotWhen I started this new monthly column, several performances by terrific understudies leapt to mind right away. One of them I didn't even see! But when,...
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Broadway Games: 2000's Tony-Winning Lyrics
How well do you know your 21st century Broadway lyrics? Over the first 20+ years of the new millennium there have been dozens of new scores written, and this week's game will test your knowledge of...
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2010s Broadway Musical Logos Bracket Tournament - The Final 4!
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of the most...
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This Week in Broadway History: April 6 - 12
This Week in Broadway History:March 30 - April 5ðŸŽOPENING NIGHTSðŸŽÂ  April 6, 2017: Titans of the cosmetics world faced off in the musical War Paint at the Nederlander Theatre for 236 performances.April...
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"Hit Songs" From Broadway Misfires: A Song That Was Cut
As we all know, getting a new musical to Broadway is a long, arduous task, whether the show is a hit or a flop. Along the way, songs are written, re-written, moved around, and even cut altogether....
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At This Theatre: The Stephen Sondheim
This month's column is really a tale of two theaters, a before and after, if you will. One of my all-time favorite shows played at the "before," and several shows I was underwhelmed by played the...
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Broadway Games: More 2000's Tony-winning Lyrics
Last week's game proved to be quite popular! Seems all you show tunes fans enjoy a challenge. So here are 5 more (no repeats from last week, either!). Oh! And the answers to last week's game are at the...
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2010s Broadway Musical Logos Bracket Tournament - The Championship!
Over the past months, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. And now, here we are starting a new tournament, looking for the very best logo of the most...
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This Week in Broadway History: April 13 - 19
This Week in Broadway History:April 13 - 19ðŸŽOPENING NIGHTSðŸŽÂ April 13, 2000: Queenie was a blonde and her age stood still. Well for 68 performances, anyway. The Michael John LaChiusaversion of The Wild...
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Broadway Who's Who: Mandy Gonzalez
This month's Broadway Who's Who is someone with relatively new, but impressive, resume which includes roles in some of this millennium's biggest titles. Like most performers, Mandy Gonzalez has...
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The Broadway Bookshelf: Tony Voter FYC Books
The Broadway Bookshelf:Tony Voter FYC BooksSo, I was dusting off my shelves the other day, and I came across my small, but inevitably growing, collection of For Your Consideration booklets sent out by...
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Broadway Games: How Well Do You Know Your Playbill Covers?
BROADWAY GAMES:How Well Do You KnowYour Playbill Covers?Can you recognize these shows from their Playbill covers - just the banner and a little bit of the logo? Good luck!1. 2. 3. 4.5. 6. 7. 8. 9....
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1970s Broadway Musical Logos Bracket Tournament - Elimination Group A!
Over the past year, we've been in search of the very best in Broadway musical logos, going back 40 years. Now let's jump aboard the Broadway Time Machine and go waaay back to the 1970s and start a new...
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This Week in Broadway History: April 20 - 26
 This Week in Broadway History:April 20 - 26ðŸŽOPENING NIGHTSðŸŽÂ April 20, 2010: Pop-punk came to Broadway when Green Day's American Idiot opened its 422 performance run at the St. James Theatre.April 21,...
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SPECIAL UPDATE: The Torsos of Broadway Return!
We've noticed that traffic on the site has been very heavy over the past couple of months for an older post (from January 2013!) about the preponderance of bare torsos on the Broadway stage. Given the...
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