Monday, May 7, 2012
John Lithgow in THE COLUMNIST
One of the most inexplicable and unfortunate omissions from this year’s Tony Award nominations is David Auburn’s The Columnist, which definitely des…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 09:39PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 3, 2012
The 1953 film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes provides equal opportunity for oglers, whether they be male or female, straight or gay. In addition to starring two of the most voluptuous w…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:50AM[SHARE]Monday, April 30, 2012
Nicole Ari Parker and Blair Underwood
It’s nice to be pleasantly surprised, as I was by the very fine production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire that recently ope…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 04:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 25, 2012
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
When they are well done, so called “prequels” can serve as highly entertaining and intriguing adjuncts to beloved classics. Though prequels are far more…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 03:30PM[SHARE]This year's Easter Bonnet show marked the culmination of six weeks of fundraising that raised $3,677,855 to support the good works of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Here are my pix of th…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:14AM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2012
Jennifer Cody plays a whore with a heart of gold and a lot of grit in Judith of Bethulia, an over-the-top campy spoof of Biblical films, written by and starring the one and only Charles Busc…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Anita Gillette and Tom Bloom in THE BIG MEAL (Photo: Joan Marcus)
For reasons too obvious to list here and now, the most thoroughly satisfying new American plays — those that feature s…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 03:49PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tracie Bennett in END OF THE RAINBOW
With so many Broadway shows opening this spring (as happens every year), it can be very difficult to budget one’s money and time in deciding what t…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 10:46AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 7, 2012
Kurt Peterson and Victoria Mallory met in the mid 1960s when they were both fresh faced kids studying at AMDA, and even before they graduated, they were cast as the passionate lovers Maria a…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:12AM[SHARE]Monday, April 2, 2012
Jason Danieley and his equally spectacularly talented wife, Marin Mazzie, have made a lot of magic on Broadway -- together, as when they took over the leading roles of TKTKTKT in Next to Nor…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:50PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 1, 2012
Paul Nolan in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
People have all sorts of opinions as to what defines an opera as compared to a musical. I think one important difference is that, in opera, the music mak…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 12:47PM[SHARE]Monday, March 26, 2012
For the coveted title "Miss Rodgers & Hammerstein of the New Millennium," I nominate Laura Osnes. Fresh from her delightful Broadway debut as Sandy Dumbrowski in the otherwise …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:40PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 25, 2012
Bill Coyne and Jody Cook in L'IL ABNER (Photo: Michael Portantiere)
Based on the Al Capp comic strip of the same title, and featuring a terrific score by Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer, …
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 10:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 20, 2012
For the next two weeks, the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row will be home to a staged concert revival of one of the most entertaining (if perhaps under-appreciated) musicals of the mid-20th centu…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:57AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 13, 2012
As if theater-loving residents of N.Y.C. don't have enough shows on and off Broadway to keep them entertained, there's a theater in nearby Millburn, New Jersey that has been a popular audien…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 03:40PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Musical theater guys have sometimes been heard to complain that their female counterparts get the best parts and the best songs in shows such as Mame, Hello, Dolly!, Funny Girl, and Wicked. …
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 01:18PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 18, 2012
Elizabeth Reaser and Norbert Leo Butz in HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
Like any other award, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is not always a 100 percent accurate indicator of superior quality or the &…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 05:56PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Each season, there’s a stampede of Broadway openings in the months prior to the Tony Awards. With so many shows arriving at once, journalists and theatergoers pretty much tend to f…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 08:38AM[SHARE]Friday, February 3, 2012
Fred and Adele Astaire set the gold standard for brother-sister showbiz teams -- but she retired very early, leaving him to become a star on his own. Today, we have two super-talented pairs …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 06:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Fred and Adele Astaire set the gold standard for brother-sister showbiz teams -- but she retired very early, leaving him to become a star on his own. Today, we have two super-talented pairs …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:25AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 29, 2012
One of the greatest articles I ever read in Playbill was “Hitpicking,” by Barry Tarshis, which was published in the fall of 1970.
1) Is there at least one major film or TV star i…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 09:00AM[SHARE]Monday, January 23, 2012
Pop music legend Petula Clark makes a rare New York appearance at Feinstein's at Loews Regency.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, January 21, 2012
Well, I'm glad I was at least somewhat prepared for the desecration of the operatic masterwork Porgy and Bess that's now on view on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater, or I probably wou…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:49PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 14, 2012
Tom Wopat (Photo: Michael Portantiere)
If you’re disappointed in the most recent crop of new Broadway musicals — and who isn’t? — you might want to consider time trav…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 11:27AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 8, 2012
Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis star in PORGY AND BESS (Photo: Michael J. Lutch)
Traditionally, January is a slow month for theater in New York (and elsewhere) in terms of ticket sales and ope…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 04:54PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 31, 2011
Content dictates form, which is why my year-end look back at New York theater in 2011 is somewhat different from previous surveys. Usually I provide a fairly lengthy list of what I consider …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:31AM[SHARE]Monday, December 26, 2011
John Walton West, Christina Bianco, and Christine Pedi in NEWSICAL
Back in the day, there were lots of revues that used current events and politics as fodder for sharp, witty humor. Now, suc…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 11:55AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 17, 2011
Hugh Jackman (Photo by Michael Portantiere)
The stars are shining. Although the recent crop of New York theater openings has proved to be pretty lackluster overall, especially in terms o…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 06:57PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The 23rd annual Gypsy of the Year competition, held at the New Amsterdam Theatre, started off with a real blast from the past: A 40th-anniversary reunion of original Broadway cast members of…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:53PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 4, 2011
Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan (Photo: Craig Schwartz)
‘Tis the season, folks! If you’re in the market for holiday entertainment options other than such world-famous mainstays as the R…
SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 06:46PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 26, 2011
Here's my own personal list of 10 theatrical things to be thankful for at this festive time of the year:
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