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
Although Broadway seasons begin in May and end in April, towards the end of the annum it’s fun to look back at the calendar year – which comprises two half-seasons – and recall memorable moments that would be special on any stage and in any year. Sin …Read more
Last week was challenging for the entertainment industry. Not since the ‘Red Scare’ has there been such an aggressive assault on the creation of art and media in America. And certainly, not since the height of McCarthyism have we seen a lion of the e …Read more
Much to the disappointment of its die-hard fans and despite rave reviews (including a valentine from The New York Times), Broadway’s newest reboot of Henry Krieger and Bill Russell’s musical, Side Show, will close on January 4, 2015. Because impendin …Read more
Theater, I like to believe, is in essence an experimental art form. Outside of Hollywood’s bounds of studio guidelines and million dollar budgets, it is a completely free space to test boundaries, play with language, and say something that’s never be …Read more
There is probably not a single musical theater lover unfamiliar with the 1987 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. The James Lapine-directed show became the ultimate how-to-make a musical guidebook once it was broadcast on PBS in 1991 (wi …Read more
On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of sitting down with a few of the women behind About Face, a new immigrant drama on stage at Williamsburg’s The Brick. I spoke with playwright Essie Martsinkovsky, director Anna Strasser, and actress Charity Schu …Read more
Dropping a mere two weeks after the broadcast, Peter Pan LIVE! (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event) was released on December 16, and surprisingly it’s among the best cast recordings released in 2014. Once we’re able to “see” past Allison …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. West Side Story is such a Ne …Read more
