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Sunday, February 10, 2013

We Love You Broadway, Part I by Matthew Wexler

The Broadway Blog asked some of our favorite theatre folks to tell us about their favorite Broadway love songs. Ah, love. While my high school cohorts were smoking weed on the football field…

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Friday, February 8, 2013

From Bathhouse to Broadway: Manilow is Back by Matthew Wexler

Barry Manilow lets his music do the talking. Take a look around his website, www.BarryManilow.com, and you'll be hard pressed to find a bio about the prolific songwriter/performer who has 10…

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

A One Night Stand You Won't Forget by Matthew Wexler

A musical chord. A voice. A lyric. There is something spectacular when these things come together on stage. It is the melting pot of the creative process, which sometimes takes months, years…

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Sneak Peek at "Hit the Wall" by Matthew Wexler

It's a sweltering night in June 1969. Judy Garland is dead. And the queers of the West Village have been shoved around one too many times. Violent protests and street demonstrations continue…

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Friday, February 1, 2013

Baring its Soul, "Bare" Closes Off-Broadway by Matthew Wexler

In its opening number, "A Million Miles From Heaven," I can't help but wonder if I'm in for a very dark episode of "Glee." Angst-ridden high school students, poppy asymmetrical choreography …

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Bountiful Broadway as Two Plays Open this Spring by Matthew Wexler

While I certainly love my show-stopping dance numbers and 11 o'clock bring-down-the-house ballads, a great Broadway play is nothing to scoff at either. Two productions are heading to Broadwa…

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Monday, January 28, 2013

We Love You, Conrad! "Bye Bye Birdie"'s Film Soundtrack Remastered by Matthew Wexler

The re-release of the 60s musical film soundtrack “Bye Bye Birdie” has the kids in a twitter! Guest Contributor Scott Redman gives a listen and reports: The opening chords of the…

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

VIP Access: Megan Hilty, Broadway Backwards and more… by Matthew Wexler

The theater season is kicking into high gear, not just on Broadway but also with special performances and benefits popping up all over town. File your taxes early and use that refund to snag…

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

To Newton, From Broadway With Love by Matthew Wexler

It has been a little more than a month since tragedy struck Sandy Hook Elementary School and our nation mourned with the residents of Newtown, CT. As the town continues to recover, Broadway …

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Monday, January 21, 2013

Let's Make a Deal: New York Theater on the Cheap by Matthew Wexler

Even the most die-hard theatergoer can afford to see a show as often as he or she would like. With the top ticket price clocking in at $135.50 and premium seats soaring even higher, being a …

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Meow. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"'s Scratchy Revival by Matthew Wexler

Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is perhaps one of his most personal, diving into the complex undercurrents of sexuality that peppered his own life as …

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

We've Got Magic To Do. Pippin Returns to Broadway! by Matthew Wexler

The circus is coming to town but it's not your average Ringling Bros. Oh, no. Diane Paulus' reimagined revival of "Pippin" is taking flight with the help of Gypsy Snider and Les 7 doigts de …

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

When Life is No Picnic by Matthew Wexler

"Picnic" was originally produced in 1953 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. But you'll be hard-pressed to understand why in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival that opened Sunday nig…

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Friday, January 11, 2013

My Place, Your Place, or "The Other Place?" by Matthew Wexler

"The Other Place," Sharr White's brainy drama that opened last night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, begins before the house lights go dim with Laurie Metcalf sitting center stage. She is…

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

We're Not Kiddin' Around: Take a Kid to Broadway by Matthew Wexler

The year is 1981. My parents have a subscription to the Broadway series in Cleveland, Ohio. The first show we see? “Annie,” of course. For the next three months I can be found si…

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Who You Calling a Little Tramp? by Matthew Wexler

The Broadway Blog welcomes contributor Scott Redman, who offers his take on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of “Chaplin, the Musical.” “Chaplin,” the bio tuner b…

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Inside Berlin's Bedroom: "LOFT" by Matthew Wexler

The Broadway Blog is taking an international peek at theatrical happenings around the globe " and what better place to begin than in the land of Sally Bowles? Berlin! Have you ever fantasize…

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Friday, January 4, 2013

Pick Your Pleasure with The Actors Fund by Matthew Wexler

The holidays are over and you’re back in the swing of things. If you are a New Yorker, the  winter doldrums are about to set in and those resolutions of working out and a three-day …

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Curtain Up! The Broadway Blog Act II by Matthew Wexler

Happy New Year and greetings from The Broadway Blog! We hope your holiday season was packed with show tunes. The curtain rises on some exciting changes as our founding editor, Tom Mizer, gra…

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