Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel taking their bows at a curtain call of "Wicked" (2003).April 11, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Tonight, Wicked will become the 4t…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:28AM[SHARE]Michael Bennett (1943"1987).April 8, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Had he lived, today would mark Michael Bennett's 80th birthday. He died in Tucson, Arizona in 1987 f…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:35AM[SHARE]The original cast of "Oklahoma!" with Lee Dixon in plaid jacket (Will Parker), Celeste Holm in yellow (Ado Annie), Alfred Drake (Curly) & Joan Roberts (Laurey) under the surrey, Joseph B…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 08:26AM[SHARE]Current cast members of "A Chorus Line" at the Cincinnati Playhouse: Musa Hitomi (Connie), Diego Guevara (Paul), Courtney Arango (Diana), Drew Lachey (Zach), Jonathan Duvelson (Ritchie) and …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:55PM[SHARE]Donna Murphy, Philip Johnson Richardson and Samantha Williams in "Dear World" (photo by Joan Marcus).March 20, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler The plea for a "dear wo…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:24AM[SHARE]An in-depth column about Dear World
SOURCE: ronfassler.stck.me at 08:44PM[SHARE]John Kander, born on this date March 18, 1927.March 18, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Today is the 96th birthday of the legendary composer John Kander, who is still…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:58AM[SHARE]Angela Lansbury as the Countess Aurelia in "Dear World" (1969). Photo by Friedman-Abeles.March 17, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler "I was terribly spoiled," Jerry Herman…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 07:21AM[SHARE]Mary McCarty leading the charge with "Who's That Woman?" (1971). That's Alexis Smith in red on the left and Dorothy Collins and Yvonne De Carlo on the right.March 15, 2023: Theatre Yester…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:24AM[SHARE]Ethel Shutta belting out "Broadway Baby" in "Follies" (1971).March 13, 2013: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler When the musical Follies opened on Broadway in 1971, a show set at…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:50AM[SHARE]Dual record set for "Sondheim: A Musical Tribute," or as it's commonly known, the "Scrabble Album" (1973).March 10, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler On March 11, 1973,…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 08:05AM[SHARE]March 3, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler "I think probably one of the worst reviews that I got was actually from a person on the street, and not a paid critic. I remembe…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:58AM[SHARE]February 27, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler "The thing about Doug Henning was that he could make the audience disappear, too!" " Nathan Lane Merlin, the …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 08:02AM[SHARE]February 23, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Today is the anniversary of when the 1979 musical Sarava, "the new hot musical" as it was billed, reluctantly opened on Broa…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 02:42PM[SHARE]February 20, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler In May of 1964, an election year, a new play opened on Broadway by A. E. Hotchner titled The White House. It depicted a rela…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 02:31PM[SHARE]Barry Bostwick and Carole Demas, the first Broadway Danny and Sandy, in "Grease" (1972).February 14, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Fifty-one years ago, on Valentine…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 08:52AM[SHARE]Latecomer Larry Kert with the original cast of "Company" (1970).Theatre Yesterday and Today, February 1, 2023, by Ron Fassler. To continue with more on replacements, the story of how Larr…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 08:41AM[SHARE]Elaine Stritch as she appeared on Broadway as Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1963).Theatre Yesterday and Today, January 30, 2023, by Ron Fassler. Due to a warm response t…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:14AM[SHARE]Tovah Feldshuh (left) and Lea Michele (right) as Mrs. Brice and Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl" (2022).Theatre Yesterday and Today, January 28, 2023, by Ron Fassler. When an original cast …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:42AM[SHARE]James Earl Jones, born on this date, January 17, 1931.January 17, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler James Earl Jones, who turns ninety-two today, was the first dramatic…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:31AM[SHARE]January 10, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Though the Tony Awards have been handed out since 1948, the citing of nominees didn't enter the mix until 1956. Since then, a…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:28AM[SHARE]Walter Matthau as Oscar and Art Carney as Felix in "The Odd Couple" (1965).January 6, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler "Can two divorced men share an apartment without…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 07:56AM[SHARE]Frank Fenton, Joseph Cotton, Katharine Hepburn, Van Heflin and Shirley Booth in "The Philadelphia Story" (1939). Photo by Vandamm.January 2, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron F…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 10:52AM[SHARE]Cole Porter (photo by Horst P. Horst).January, 1, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler In the spirit of ringing in the new year, here's a reprise of a column I previously …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:50AM[SHARE]If this cover is unfamiliar, it's the British edition which, to my mind, is far superior in look and feel to its American counterpart.December 27, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by RonÂ…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:35PM[SHARE]Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill informing the denizens of River City they've got "Trouble" (1957).December 20, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler A day late, and a …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:25PM[SHARE]December 13, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler The Canadian postage stamp created in his honor.Christopher Plummer was born on this date in 1929. He died in February of…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 07:24AM[SHARE]As an inveterate theatergoer since the age of twelve, I've chronicled in these columns and elsewhere about the days when I saw shows on a weekly basis in the late 60s and early 70s. I've als…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:06PM[SHARE]Angela Lansbury (1925"2022).In yesterday's column, Angela Lansbury's whirlwind of activity in the 1970s was explored. Not only did she perform on Broadway and the West End, as well as work i…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:50PM[SHARE]By Ron Fassler Angela Lansbury as Rose in "Gypsy" (1974).In yesterday's column, I chronicled the late Angela Lansbury's first twenty years as a film, television and stage actress (you …
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 02:56PM[SHARE]By Ron Fassler As I take to the keyboard to write a tribute to Angela Lansbury, who passed away yesterday five days shy of her 97th birthday, I'm surprised I had never gotten around to do…
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