The New Year marks the midpoint of the Broadway 2014-2015 season. We have seen some beautiful productions so far this season (The Elephant Man, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, On the Town, just to name a few). Let’s take a look at …Read more
The New Year marks the midpoint of the Broadway 2014-2015 season. We have seen some beautiful productions so far this season (The Elephant Man, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, On the Town, just to name a few). Let’s take a look at …Read more
Listening to the final strains of medieval music sung from the vestibule leading to the altar and looking at the last vestiges of daylight coming through the stained glass windows at Trinity Church on Wall Street, I thought what a perfect antidote Th …Read more
Next to actually seeing shows, the memories that come with a great cast recording are the next best thing. We were fortunate to have some excellent recordings of new scores, jukebox musicals and revivals and narrowing it down to ten is indeed, diffic …Read more
Editor’s Note: As we look back at 2014, we are highlighting some of the best shows, performances, theater-related products and experiences the year gave us; for we will surely be talking about them for many years to come. 1) Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar …Read more
I recently interviewed Alex Webb, playwright and musical director of Café Society Swing, currently in its final week at 59E59 Theaters. Webb, an Englishman, skillfully transformed the story of New York businessman Barney Josephson and his beloved jaz …Read more
The company of Once may be closing the doors to Broadway’s favorite pub on January 4th, but the music will play on in a January 6th concert at the Highline Ballroom with members of the Once family playing a fare-the-well concert. The night will featu …Read more
Steve Cohen has been performing a highly unique magic show in the luxurious Waldorf Astoria Hotel since 2000. His small audiences have included such admirers as Woody Allen, Barry Diller and Martha Stewart. He does not saw women in half or produce ti …Read more
The holiday season is the busiest time of year for entertainers and that is especially true for Broadway, Off-Broadway and National Tour company members with crazy schedules and lots of extra shows to accommodate holiday tourism. And, of course no on …Read more
We want to wish you a Merry Christmas with the help of musical theatre. For such a popular holiday there are unusually few Christmas songs in the musical theatre canon. Of the sixteen, or thereabouts, I know from actual stage musicals I’ve picked my …Read more
