23 stories by "Bruce R. Miller Bmiller@siouxcityjournal.com"
Kevin Cahoon's career has come full circle with the new musical, "Shucked." "I started by telling jokes to the rodeo announcer when I was 5 years old," he says. Now, he's a one-man joke fact…
There are so many one-liners in "Shucked," you'll want to write them down. Don't " just let the goofiness of the musical wash over you.
There have been so many interpretations of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" it probably was time to give it a more traditional spin.
Thanks to the show's smart book (by Amber Ruffin and Matthew Lopez), the musical is able to address contemporary issues at a Jazz Age pace. It's a remarkable feat that plays better than the …
In a big Broadway revival " inventively directed by Michael Arden " it's also a love story between Frank (Ben Platt) and his wife Lucille (Micaela Diamond). Together, they confront the fallo…
Like "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," this show digs into the quieter moments of life and comes away with a loopy story that doesn't promise a happy ending.
NEW YORK -- "Company," like several shows arriving this year, had expected to be on Broadway in 2020. It shut down, however, and didn't make its debut until December.
NEW YORK -- You can't really call "Girl From the North Country" a jukebox musical, even though it features more than a dozen Bob Dylan songs.
There are two Michael Jacksons on Broadway this year.
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NEW YORK -- You won't find a more creative new show than "A Strange Loop." Bubbling with ideas, humor and jaw-dropping candor, it's a musical that challenges most conventions and dismisses o…
"Hamilton" opened the door for more musical history lessons. Now "Six" is taking full advantage.
When A.J. Shively studied musical theater in college, directors usually put him in the back row of production numbers so he wouldn't draw focus.
When a show is as popular as "Wicked," there are heightened audience expectations, says actor John Bolton.
Characters in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" may dream of starring on Broadway. But at 16, Andrew Barth Feldman actually did it.
Some have brought the story into today's times, others have positioned it as a radio play. Here's a selection to get you in the holiday mood.
In addition to finishing his first book, "Mixed Plate," Koy wrote a movie that he and his writing partners sold to Steven Spielberg's production company. But "It's killing me," he said, to h…
I paid $770 for one ticket to "Hamilton" and it was worth every penny.
Of course "Hamilton" will cut a wide swath through Sunday's Tony Awards, but it may not be enough to land a record number of wins. "The Producers" nabbed 12 trophies. "Hamilton" could come c…
Thanksgiving dinners are ripe for drama " a fact not wasted on writer Stephen Karam.
It's a shame something as creative " and exciting " as "American Psycho" didn't last on Broadway.
Pies can be a metaphor for life " humble crumble rhubarb, anyone? -- or so we learn in "Waitress."
With "The Color Purple," director John Doyle proves less is so much more.