With little fanfare and only one unheralded tryout two years ago, the new musical revue, “After Midnight”, opened on Broadway yesterday (Nov. 3) at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. The show, conceived by Jack Viertel, tries to recreate the glory years of …Read more

I’m in awe of everyone who contributed to the production of “Two Boys”, a brand new opera by Nico Muhly now playing at the Metropolitan Opera House.  Muhly, the youngest composer ever commissioned by the Met, more than justified the honor with the de …Read more

In Greek mythology, Hades kidnaps Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and makes her queen of the underworld.  She is abducted by her uncle with her father’s consent – according to the ancient Greeks, nothing happens in t …Read more

For years, friends and colleagues told theatrical press agent Susan L. Schulman she should write a book about her years in the trenches repping Broadway shows and their high-wattage stars. Even so, she never wrote most of her war stories down – until …Read more

When it comes to the blues, nobody could exude such poignancy as Billie Holiday.  She was a force from the day she was born, and remains a seminal figure well after her death. Now, through three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Dee Dee Bri …Read more

The characters aren’t the only ones beaming throughout “Smile”. The 1986 musical satire about a local beauty pageant is back for a limited run at The Lion Theatre and will certainly have you grinning from ear to ear, if not bursting into laughter.  I …Read more

Since Halloween beckons, and since the modern holiday tends to be all about dressing up and creating a world of illusion – just like Broadway – I thought I’d throw a chill in the air and offer five things about the current Broadway season to feel eve …Read more

On October 30, 2003, a Broadway musical opened that purported to tell the “Wizard of Oz” story from the witches’ point of view. The show was epic in scope and even included a socko flying number to end the first act. Critical reaction to “Wicked” was …Read more

Off-Broadway’s Westside Theater may have lost one Jewish-themed play when “Old Jews Telling Jokes” closed in September, but they’re gaining another tonight (October 29), when Mark St. Germain’s “Becoming Dr. Ruth” opens there. Debra Jo Rupp, best kno …Read more

Veterans and servicemen need theater too. That’s why, for the fifth consecutive year, husband-and-wife actors Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker are producing a special performance on Veteran’s Day (this year it’s Monday, Nov. 11) devoted to members of th …Read more