Although best known for her early 1970s film roles, actress Karen Black — who passed away from cancer today at age 74 — paid her share of Broadway dues. The closest she had to a hit was her debut; she came in as an understudy to “Take Her, She’s Mi …Read more
Theater publicist Miller Wright, who spent the first part of his PR career with the venerable Shirley Herz firm and then opened his own office, died July 18 of what appears to be a tragic accident – falling out of his 23rd-floor apartment window. In …Read more
Composer Alan Menken, whose theatrical successes include “Newsies” and “Little Shop of Horrors” and whose scores for Disney animated films include “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin,” has become one of the most prolific and popular songwriters in th …Read more
The third go-`round of “Forever Tango” opened at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theater on Sunday, July 14. How did the critics react to the Luis Bravo dance show that’s been touring and re-visiting to Broadway since 1994? Noting that the show runs more than …Read more
For decades, off-Broadway has complained that all the hoopla surrounding the Tony Awards leaves smaller theaters in the lurch. After all, the only shows considered for awards are those playing in Broadway theaters, and the big annual ceremony broadca …Read more
Rabbis are multiplying in New York theater. Last summer, Rabbi Sol Solomon appeared in “Shalom Dammit!” at the Roy Arias Theater, while “My Name is Asher Lev,” which includes the title character’s visits to an Orthodox Rabbi, has proved an award-winn …Read more
With the Tony Awards just days away, bushels of journalists, critics and performers have been weighing in with their thoughts on the Broadway season and this year’s nominations. Someone with a more outlying view of the whole affair is Rabbi Sol Solom …Read more
It’s been a bumpy path for “Sleepless in Seattle,” a musical version of the popular movie, to reach Broadway, and if reviews from out-of-town are any indication, New York may be “Sleep”-deprived for awhile longer. With a book by Jeff Arch, music by B …Read more
If you dreamed a dream of days gone by, when “Les Miserables” was running for more than a decade on Broadway, well, your dreams are coming true again. “Les Miz” will make its third visit to the Great White Way, starting March 1 and opening March 23, …Read more
Rabbis are multiplying in New York theater. Last summer, Rabbi Sol Solomon appeared in “Shalom Dammit!” at the Roy Arias Theater, while “My Name is Asher Lev,” which includes the title character’s visits to an Orthodox Rabbi, has proved an award-winn …Read more
