In May 1965 the first Kander and Ebb musical premiered on Broadway. Flora the Red Menace, despite a lovely score, was not too long for the Great White Way. It scored a Tony for Liza Minnelli (in her Broadway debut) as the eponymous Flora, but it clos …Read more
Taking over from a performance that won another actor a Tony must not be easy, and yet Chilina Kennedy does it with flair, while leaving a mark all her own, eight times a week as she plays the title role in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Playing …Read more
In SeaWife, audiences are transported to a 19th century tavern where they attend the tale of the brave Percy, who following in the footsteps of his father decides to conquer ocean’s most enigmatic creature: the leviathan. We follow the hero during hi …Read more
The storied journey of The Visit to Broadway has been recounted many times, in 2015, fourteen years after its first planned tryout, The Visit finally made it to Broadway. It was a short two month visit, during which it earned five Tony nominations, …Read more
With moody alto-sax melodies and 3D visuals stunning enough to pop eyeballs out of sockets, Minimus 3D Arkestra reinvents what the combination of moving image and music can accomplish. In usual cases, performed art that attempts at a redefinition or …Read more
From the opening of the New Broadway Cast Recording of On the Twentieth Century it’s clear to lovers of the show that they have little to worry about. Among many things On the Twentieth Century sits with Candide, Merrily We Roll Along, West Side Stor …Read more
In the face of multiple two person theatre shows I’ll admit a bit of a penchant for the mid nineties John & Jen, for no reason other than my own sibling relationships making me thrilled to see a musical which places such potent emphasis not on a …Read more
On June 18, 2015, Mallorcan cantaora Concha Buika, headlined The Town Hall as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival. She was effusively received by the audience who cheered so often, that on many occasions she missed her cue to start singing. Her recit …Read more
What makes for a good musical comedy score? I feel like too often musical comedies work on a funny book and lyrics, and miss the possibility of using musical arrangement to augment humour. Something Rotten! (with exclamation point), the new musical t …Read more
On June 12th, Xanadu star Cheyenne Jackson will present a brand new show at The Town Hall where he will be joined by special guest star, Tony winner, Laura Benanti. Last seen on Broadway in The Performers, Jackson has been busy off-stage doing work i …Read more
