Review Roundup: COPPERFIELD! Opens Off-Broadway Starring Bobby Conte and More
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2026
The reviews are in for COPPERFIELD! The New Musical, starring Bobby Conte in the title role. Featuring book, music, and lyrics by Jeffrey Scharf, the new musical officially opened October 19 at The Duke on 42nd Street and continues its limited engagement through December 6. Find out what the critics had to say!
Photos: Bobby Conte and More in COPPERFIELD! Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 5, 2026
Charles Dickens' COPPERFIELD!, The New Musical, with book, music, and lyrics by Jeffrey Scharf, and directed and choreographed by Gabriel Barre, is currently in performances at The Duke on 42nd Street at New 42 Studios. See photos!
A Director's Director: Broadway Stars Share Their Favorite James Lapine Stories
by Charles Kirsch - Sep 29, 2026
Not many people can claim to be a Tony-nominated theater director and a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, but James Lapine achieved both of those honors with his Broadway debut, Sunday in the Park With George (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim). He went on to collaborate with Sondheim on Into the Woods and Passion, with William Finn on Falsettos and Spelling Bee, and to write plays and musicals including Act One, Amour, and Twelve Dreams.
Review: CITY OF ANGELS at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - Jul 29, 2026
It is hard to believe that City of Angels debuted nearly four decades ago. Born out of the late-1980s resurgence of film noir send-ups, the show demands rapid-fire lyrical precision and a swinging jazz score that balances tough-edged detective lore with a biting satire of early Hollywood. With music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel, and a razor-sharp book by Larry Gelbart (creator of TV’s MASH*), it remains a formidable piece of musical theater.
Tickets to CLUE at Orpheum Theatre to go on Sale in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2026
CLUE, the murder mystery comedy inspired by the Hasbro board game and adapted from the film, is returning to Minneapolis at the historic Orpheum Theatre as part of the Broadway on Hennepin Series.