Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Marvin Hamlisch's Funeral was One Singular Sensation: Marvin Hamlisch would have been proud he played to a star-studded full house. All that was missing was the applause and the standing ov…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:56PM[SHARE]Monday, August 13, 2012
Big Maybelle: Soul of the Blues Opens her Heart to the Hamptons: Lady sings the blues had its world premiere, in the form of the new musical Big Maybelle: Soul of the Blues. Opening Saturday…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:24PM[SHARE]2, 4, 6, 8 Bring it On is Really Great! The Musical that is.: I cannot believe I am saying this but the cheerleading extravaganza "Bring It On: The Musical," at the St. James Theater, had me…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:56PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 12, 2012
Out of the Woods Not In: The revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" needed to listen to the simplicity of children.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:07PM[SHARE]Saturday, August 11, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Theatre Loses Two...Marvin Hamlish and Mark O'Donnell: Theatre has lost two today. "The Way We Were" and "A Chorus Line" composer Marvin Hamlish and "Hairspray" co-writer Mark O'Donnell.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:08PM[SHARE]Monday, August 6, 2012
Lillias White Produced By Marty Richards is Set to Knock Out The Hampton's: Tony Award-winning Lillias White begins preview performances in Big Maybelle: Soul of the Blues Tuesday, August 7t…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:19PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 5, 2012
Avoid at all Costs 'The Last Smoker in America': There are times that the actors onstage are so much better than their material; in fact the material is so bad you cringe for them.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:08AM[SHARE]"Old Jews Telling Jokes" Oy Vey: Telling jokes is a Jewish tradition that has helped the culture survive anything with a smile.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:01AM[SHARE]Friday, August 3, 2012
"Triassic Parq the Musical" has so much going for it. The set and the playbill are clever and the cast superb. This is a musical for those who are 14-30 or like bawdy, crass, over the top hu…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:56PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
New York Musical Theatre Festival Announces Winners of The NYMF 2012 Awards for Excellence: The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the winners of the NYMF 2012 Awards for…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:04PM[SHARE]Monday, July 30, 2012
"A Letter to Harvey Milk" Retells the Past: As the New York Musical Theater Festival plays its last performances, I write a love letter to the show that should win best of the fest, "A Lette…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:15PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 29, 2012
The New Musical Dogfight Bow-Wow Wow's: The bar has been set high for this new season of musicals by the cruel yet tender and truthful "Dogfight," at Second Stage.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:34AM[SHARE]Friday, July 27, 2012
TV Personalities are Seeking the Lights of the Broadway Stage: NBC's "Today" show Matt Lauer plugged Kathie Lee Gifford, who shared hosting duties on "Today."
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:23AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 25, 2012
A Christmas Story the Musical Finds Home as Ghost Closes Plus Casting for Ralphie: The fabulous new musical A Christmas Story: the Musical gets new home as the musical based on the 1990 fil…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:08PM[SHARE]Jason Robert Brown Makes Philadelphia's Broadway Dreams Come True: The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF) partners with The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will present their Summer Perf…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:46AM[SHARE]Noel and Company Present A Free Staged Reading of Star Quality: On Monday, August 13th at 6:00 PM at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Doro…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:21AM[SHARE]Gary Swanson is a working actor/teacher/producer living in New York City and Montauk. He was the first of four teachers to pilot the Actors Studio MFA Program at The New School of Social…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:10AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Perfect Needle in a Haystack: NYMF's Himself and Nora: Get on your phone and get those last tickets to "Himself and Nora," at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:34AM[SHARE]Monday, July 16, 2012
Nymph Errant is Just Errant: The revival of the 1933 Cole Porter musical "Nymph Errant," has a clever book, songs that don't always hit but is refreshing to look at.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:40AM[SHARE]More Better Than Bad: Derek Ahonen's "The Bad and the Better," is filled with 26 cast members with angst. The Amoralists are known for making waves, pushing the bar and doing it quirkily.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:20AM[SHARE]Love Goes to Press Doesn't Stop the Press: The Mint Theater Company has some of the best sets (Steven C. Kemp) and lighting (Christian DeAngelis) around and re-creates plays that haven't bee…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:09AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 15, 2012
Jim Henry's "The Seventh Monarch," is a Play Worth Seeing: "My pain lets me know I'm alive. My body cries for me."
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:08AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 14, 2012
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Pasek and Paul) Don't Know the Names…You Will: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Pasek and Paul) are on a roll.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Ben Vereen is Back at 54 Below: Don't count Ben Vereen out. The "Pippin," "Roots," "Jesus Christ Superstar," wows in music.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:52PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Broadway Barks 14! Announces Celebrity Star-Studded Dog and Cat Adoption Event: Who: Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow), Bill Berloni (Dog Trainer-Annie), Jacki…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:42PM[SHARE]Con Ed Strike, Could it Threaten the Lights on Broadway: There are crowds gathered and cheering, trumpets blowing, is there a parade in town?
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 1, 2012
Iceman Cometh, Coming to Broadway, Not!: There will not be a Broadway transfer for the Goodman's production of 'Iceman Cometh' in the 2012/ 2013 season.
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