Review - Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is Politically Correct Now
Let's just say, for the moment, that I owned the Venus de Milo.
Michael Dale - Page 138
BROADWAY RECALL: Thank You, Bradshaw Smith
A few selections from Broadway's beloved videographer Bradshaw Smith.
BROADWAY RECALL: Protest Theatre
If the Occupy Wall Street movement had an official musical, it would likely be The Cradle Will Rock, Marc Blitzstein's allegorical tale of a union leader who leads a fight against a wealthy businessman who controls his town's police, press, church, elected officials and even some artists.
Ten Theatre Issues We Talked About in 2011
Casting controversies, the role of reviewers and another Broadway great turning 80 were among the stories that fired up theatre chat boards and fueled cocktail conversations at Sardi's during the past twelve months.
BROADWAY RECALL: Shades of (Joel) Grey in 2011
Grey turns 80 in 2012, but here in New York it seemed like there were shades of Grey all over the city throughout 2011.
BROADWAY RECALL: Gypsies of the Past Years
Remembering past performances from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' Gypsy of the Year competition.
BROADWAY RECALL: Noel Coward's Back On Broadway
Shakespeare's okay, Stoppard provides a fine mental workout and Ayckbourn is always good for a serious laugh, but the British playwright who never fails to delight me is the witty and wonderful Noel Coward.
Review - Burning: Oh! Theatre Row!
I don't think I'm giving away a major spoiler when I mention that toward the end of Thomas Bradshaw's Burning, there's a reference to one of the characters as having won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play.
BROADWAY RECALL: Looking Back With Marilyn Maye and Jerry Herman
With Marilyn Maye wrapping up her Jerry Herman tribute at Feinstein's, let's take a look back at both of them in the 1960s.
BROADWAY RECALL: Peter Filichia's Musical MVPs
While Broadway fans know full well of Peter Filichia's prowess as a theatre columnist and critic, some may not be aware that he is one of those cliché-defying gents who can define both the infield fly rule and an 11 o'clock number.
BROADWAY RECALL: Langella Loves New York
One of the great stage actors of our time once gave a chilling performance on the small screen that lured tourists to Broadway.
BROADWAY RECALL: When MAMMA MIA! Helped Heal Broadway
Ten years ago, when New Yorkers were still adjusting to the shock of so many lives lost and a way of life gone forever, Mamma Mia!, just by being the right musical at the right time, had something to do with Broadway's own healing process.
Review - Sweet and Sad & Completeness
Last season, playwright Richard Nelson invited us to spend election night 2010 at the Rhinebeck home of schoolteacher Barbara Apple and her aging uncle, Benjamin as her left-leaning sisters and brother gathered for dinner and conversation about family matters and the country's political climate.
BROADWAY RECALL: Still Here? No, They're Back!
With its many supporting roles for older performers, one of the great pleasures of productions of Follies is the opportunity to see some of the theatre's senior members making a triumphant return to the Broadway stage.
BROADWAY RECALL: CHICAGO Finds Its Audience
On Saturday afternoon, August 27th, that revival will chalk up its 6,138th performance, surpassing A Chorus Line as Broadway's longest running American musical.
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BROADWAY RECALL: [title of show] Surfs The Internet To Broadway
If the Vineyard Theatre's Off-Broadway production of [title of show] had concluded its run in 1986, or even 1996, the story of the musical where composer/lyricist Jeff Bowen and bookwriter Hunter Bell played themselves creating the musical that the audience was watching most likely would have ended
Review - Broadway Winners
If I were delusional enough to think my scribblings could turn an unknown into a star overnight, then I'd be writing these words fully confident that by tomorrow morning every Broadway producer in town would want to sign a young musical comedy actress named Oakley Boycott.
BROADWAY RECALL: AVENUE Q Plays WICKED Politics
The year Avenue Q asked Tony Voters to 'Vote Your Heart.
BWW Reviews: HAIR - Summer Lovin'!
'That's me up there,' said the gentleman sitting to my right at Tuesday night's performance ofHairwhen I ask him at intermission if he was having a good time.
BWW Reviews: VOCA PEOPLE - White Noise
They look a little like Blue Man Group, they sound a little like Toxic Audio and they talk a lot like Andy Kaufman and Carol Kane playing Latka and Simka onTaxi, but while Voca People might give the appearance of being a bit too tourist trappy for we jaded New York theatre types, it's the kind of fa
