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Today we celebrate the 5 cast members of Hadestown who are making their official Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great revie…
One only needs to look at the logo for Oklahoma! to recognize that this is not a typical production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. I mean, take a look at the posters for the orig…
Today we celebrate the opening of two plays, and the 4 cast members of Burn/This and  Hillary and Clinton who are making their official Broadway debut this week.Congratulation…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: Ain't Too Proud Edition
Now we are down to 8 cast members from Ain't Too Prou…
I make no secret that I like some things done the old-fashioned way. That especially includes some aspects of the theater-going experience. For now, some of those things are firmly in place,…
There would have been a full on riot if the Broadway show didn't start with the famous TV theme and finger snaps. Thank goodness, The Addams Family didn't make that mistake. And they had a k…
Although I did see her Broadway debut, it wasn't until I saw her second show that I really took notice of this month's honoree. Since then, I'd say she's a selling point for any show she's i…
Over the past decade, this young guy has created quite a career for himself, on Broadway and off, and even on TV. Slowly but surely, he has worked his way up from the ensemble to a leading r…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: Ain't Too Proud Edition
And just like that, there are just 16 cast members fromÂ…
Today we celebrate the 8 cast members of Oklahoma! who are making their official Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great revie…
Review of the Saturday, March 30, 2019 matinee at the Cort Theatre in New York City. Starring Glenda Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Jane Houdyshell, Elizabeth Marvel, Aisling O'Sullivan, Pedro Pascal…
Today we celebrate the 8 cast members of King Lear who are making their official Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great revie…
Review of the Saturday, March 30, 2019 evening performance at Lyceum Theatre in New York City. With Will Roland, Jason Tam, George Salazar, Stephanie Hsu, Gerard Canonico, Katlyn Carlson, La…
Review of the Sunday, March 31, 2019 matinee performance at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. A Fiasco Theater Production presented by The Roundabout Theatre Company. With Jessie Aust…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.BROADWAY HEAT: Ain't Too Proud Edition
New week! New show! New poll! The cast of the recently opened…
A couple weeks ago, we offered up a Friday 5's worth of Jeopardy! questions, and the response was great! So, here's a new category with 5 Broadway-related questions (plus a Final Jeopardy qu…
Today we celebrate the entire cast of What the Constitution Means to Me who are making their Broadway debut on Sunday.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's …
Thank you for embracing our new series Around the U.S.A. in 80 Musicals! This week, we move down South to the 14 states (and D.C.) that make up the American Southeast. From Maryland down …
It is testimony to how much I enjoy Sara Bareilles' score for Waitress (well, most of it) that I'm going to try and limit my criticism of the show itself. Suffice it to say, I have severa…
HOT on Broadway (adj): fierce, talented, big potential; has "buzz"; has "it" factor.
BROADWAY HEAT:Â KISS ME, KATEÂ EDITION
THIS IS IT! The Championship Round starts TODAY! The wi…
I know I spend a great deal of time writing about Sondheim and Kander and Ebb on this blog. That's not to say I don't enjoy others. Having recently enjoyed a re-visit to The Phantom of the O…
The look and scale of Meet Me in St. Louis was emblematic of shows in the late 80's/early 90's. Everything about it was huge - the sets (including a gigantic, multi-floor, rotating Victor…
Today we celebrate the 5 cast members from Ain't Too Proud who are making their Broadway debut tonight.Congratulations to everyone making their dreams come true! Here's to great review…
It was the 2000-2001 Broadway season, and we didn't know it, but the world was in the brink of changing forever. The fall of 2000 brought me one of my all-time favorite musicals; the spring …
So, why "Standing at Zero"? You know the numbers across the front of the stage? Zero is center, and we are putting one performer front and center. This month's honoree is one of many unsung …
