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Monday, April 16, 2012

REVIEW: Peter and the Starcatcher by Gil

When I last saw "Peter and the Starcatcher" at NYTW, it had two things going for it: The handmade-style theatricalism (someone's fist represents a doorknob, a flying cat i…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 02:06PM
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Tranny Smash? by Gil

This is a Tranny Marilyn impersonator surrounded by multiuple PhantomOfTheOperas courtesy of  http://thewongcouple.com/blog/travel/thailand-land-sensory-extremes-part-2We're, like, …

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 01:49PM

SMASH Abridged: Episode 10 by Gil

"I just realized what I look like when they put this wig on me."...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 12:58AM
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Smash Abridged: Episode 9 by Gil

"IF DAD LEAVES, WHO'S GOING TO TEACH ME HOW TO ACT?!?!?  YOU?!?!?!?"...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 10:00AM
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

SMASH Abridged: Episode 8 by Gil

Katharine McPhee hears about the difference between daytime and nighttime makeup for the first time....

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 10:50AM
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012

Review: That Beautiful Laugh at La Mama by Gil

This is Alan Tudyk:If you know of him, it's probably because you are the type of person who has seen everything in Joss Whedon's oeuvre, or at least his failed television shows Fire…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 10:53AM
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

SMASH Abridged: Episode 6 by Gil

I'm trying something different with the HTMLing this week.  Let me know if it works better or worse for you....

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 02:57AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

5 Questions for Godspell's Celisse Henderson by Gil

So Godspell announced that they're starting to do DVD-like commentary. This'll be on my listening queue today, but already I like the idea; I'm a huge fan of Broadway Insider podcasts, love …

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 04:41PM

#PLAYBILLISONIT by Gil

If you're not following @BWayAbridged on Twitter, you should.And by god, please join us in the #PLAYBILLISONIT hashtag!...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 01:24PM
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

SMASH Abridged: Episode 5 by Gil

At what point do throw your hands up in the air and give up on a television series?  Respond in the comments!...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 01:05AM
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Spring Broadway Season by Gil

The shows I'm looking forward to seeing this Spring:Evita: I've never seen a good production of this, and my general dislike for movie musicals means I've only seen pieces of the Madonna one…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 05:49PM
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

SMASH Abridged: Episode 3 by Gil

This show would be much easier to Abridge if it didn't start at 10PM....

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 10:26AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Smash Abridged: Episode 2 by Gil

Much like the television show, the NES adaptation of SMASH features double-fisted action....

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 02:10AM
Monday, February 6, 2012

SMASH Episode 1: Abridged by Gil

I thought this might be fun to try....

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 11:21AM

Who won the free tickets to Godspell? by Gil

Congrats to all who entered in the Godspell contest.  As promised, I chose the winner totally randomly.  Of the people who actually entered correctly by both retweeting *an…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 11:07AM
Friday, January 27, 2012

Contest for Free Godspell Ticket: How did you first discover Stephen Schwartz? by Gil

If you haven't yet entered in Pataphysical Science's contest for free Godspell tickets, you still have until 6pm today to do so.  But if you're not the winner, here's another shot a…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 11:32AM
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Yay Jeff Hiller. by Gil

Million Dollar Password - watch more funny videos...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 02:20PM
Sunday, December 18, 2011

State of the Art by Gil

And to be honest, it's a lot less depressing than 2010.  It's a little more like 2009, really. Addams FamilyAnything GoesBilly ElliotBonnie & ClydeBook of …

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 08:35PM
Saturday, December 10, 2011

For all the times I've misspelled it when typing a URL... by Gil

This made me kind of happy: In case they haven't fixed it yet by the time you see this...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 11:10AM
Friday, November 4, 2011

Album Logos, Separated By Birth by Gil

Am I the only one who saw this: and thought maybe Spring Awakening had been re-released in an acoustic version?...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 10:59AM
Monday, October 17, 2011

NYMF 2011 Review #5: The Brain That Wouldn't Die (in 3-D) by Gil

Real Quick: If you're a writer with a musical that you're planning to submit to NYMF for 2012, the submissions end in two weeks and not January, due to next year's festival being in July and…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 02:09PM
Friday, October 14, 2011

NYMF 2011 Review #4: Kiki Baby by Gil

KIKI I want all the dolls in the world. MOTHER Yes, I will give you all that, and I'm sure it won't make you spoiled at all. STROKE-RIDDEN GRANDMA WWWWAAAAIIIILLLL. KIKI I want unlimited can…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 09:34AM
Sunday, October 9, 2011

NYMF 2011 Review #3: Madame X by Gil

MADAME X PROGRAM Melodarama! Music! And Murder! A hysterical take of the Douglas Sirk films of the  1950s--complete with the altruistic, self-sacrificing mother. YOU But wh…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 11:17PM
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

NYMF 2011 Review #2: Kissless by Gil

JOCKS We hate you goths! GOTHS And we hate you equally, jocks! REDNECKS And as for you nerds, we hate you, just as you hate us back! NERDS Since when did rerds and rednecks become mortal ene…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 12:44AM
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

What do you mean, "New Musical"? by Gil

With the announcement of Jesus Christ Superstar being revived on Broadway, let's take a look at the state of announced Broadway Musical Revivals for the 2011-2012 Tony Year.GodspellFolliesJe…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 06:13PM
Friday, September 30, 2011

NYMF 2011 Review #1: Fucking Hipsters by Gil

HIPSTER BAND We are a 4-person hipster band and we're living happily, and our title has the word "Fuck" in it. FANGIRL What happens if I date the lead singer, causing unrest within…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 01:03PM
Monday, September 26, 2011

Godspell Press Event by Gil

In case you haven't heard, there's a new Broadway revival of Godspell starring Hunter Parrish that is opening this fall (previews begin Oct 13th, actually).  It's a small-c…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 05:46PM
Thursday, September 8, 2011

Review: Fiasco's Cymbeline by Gil

IMOGEN O Posthumus! alas, Where is thy head? where's that? Ay me! where's that?Cymbeline is possibly Shakespeare's most ridiculous romantic comedy.  The plot:a wager on whether a la…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 09:40AM
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Broadway Pizza: Slice 2 by Gil

I've been getting requests lately to update my list of Two Boots Pizza's new pizza styles.  In case you need a refresher: Two Boots Pizza on ninth avenue started offering monthly pi…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 11:31AM

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