Written by guest author: Mitchell Stevko Not since Dorothy and Oz, have a pair of red shoes shone so brightly in a musical. Except in this case, the red shoes are Kinky Boots, the 2013 Tony …
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:23AMWhen their parents both die of a mysterious illness that swept through their small Welsh village, surviving children Thomas, Haydon, and Nettie are forced to fend for themselves in a communi…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 12:08PMFor most of my 20′s, I never had the gall to walk out of a movie, let alone a live theatrical event. I was under the impression that even if it was extremely bad I would learn somethin…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 06:41PMWritten by David Malloy - Directed by Rachel Chavkin 259 West 45th Street (Between Times Square and Eighth Avenue) Featuring: Phillipa Soo, David Abeles, Lucas Steele, Nick Choksi THE GRE…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:25AMAfter all the crazy that has happened, Monday night the Wall Street Journal confirmed that Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark will be closing early January 2014. The $75-million production is no…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 10:48AMLast week, I received a tweet from a friend, Jeffrey Miele saying this: “@abroadwaycritic any chance you were at the 1st preview of @SpideyOnBway? If so you’re quoted in #songo…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 01:08PMThere’s a few shows this Broadway season that you can not miss! Here are my top five: 5. After Midnight “The band takes the last bow in “After Midnight,” the sparkling new j…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:38AMPinewood School’s Performing Arts Department is proud to announce the high school and regional premiere of Whisper House, written by Obie Award winner, Kyle Jarrow (book & lyri…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:44AMIt’s always a treat to see an out-of-town premiere of a new musical. This time I had the opportunity to see, Beautiful – The Carol King Musical at San Francisco’s Curran T…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 12:23PMBingo! The Winning Musical A musical comedy play from Samuel French Inc. Samuel French Inc. has been publishing stage plays since 1830 and has been hosting the Off Off Broadway Play Festival…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 05:09PMLast night, Pasek & Paul charmed us at the newly-opened Feinstein’s at the Nikko, a lovely cabaret space at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Apparently, since their old home in New Y…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 02:01PMHappy 4th of July! While you are enjoying your day off, the pool, a family bbq, and fireworks tonight don’t forget that several of the songs that you will hear today were written by th…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 12:09PMNow that the Off-Broadway and Broadway awards season is over, I wanted to look back and share my five most favorite songs from the 2012-13 season. I initially wanted to just do my top 5 Broa…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 07:22PMI haven’t posted in quite some time… And my posts might change a little in the future – a little less formal with less reviews, and with more commentary on the theat…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 07:13PMSan Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the nominations for the 2013 Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Stage Top Honor Awards. Under the artistic direction of Spencer Williams, this a…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 02:50PMThe second preview of an out-of-town try-out is a special thing for a few reasons. First, you get to see part of the process happening right in front of your eyes, and you also are seeing a …
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 01:50PMI’ll be honest, Barnum isn’t a show that I was dying to see but I was extremely interested in checking this production out because Barnum is a musical that isn’t produced…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 12:14PMIt has been 150 years since Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables was first published. However, for the last 25 or so, the poignant saga of Jean Valjean, a villain to some but a savior t…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:26AMSan Jose Stage Company Announces the Cast of the First Annual Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Showcase San Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the cast of the first annual Bay Are…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 12:12PMBack in March, Anything Goes cast member Raymond Lee, created a music video of “What Makes You Beautiful” with the cast of Anything Goes. In a matter of days, the video hit ove…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:48AM‘Tis the season to buy stuff… so why not buy some of that awesome show memorabilia or a cast recording that you’ve been eyeing the last couple of months. Here’s the…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 12:47PMThe Book of Mormon has hit the Bay Area! The first show was on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 and twitter was blowing up with some awesome tweets about the show! Here are some of my favorites…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:03AMPeter Pan flew into San Jose on Tuesday night and leaves Sunday evening — a short, but magical one week run. This isn’t Disney’s Peter Pan or even the latest Peter Pan pl…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 09:16PMIf you missed the the 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade then here are the Broadway performances from this year’s parade. Annie Bring it On Cinderella Elf Newsies Nice Work If You C…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 11:22PMNow is the time to bring your kids to Broadway. If you’ve been waiting to go to New York City with your family, it’s time! With all of the family-friendly shows on Broadway (and …
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 07:08PMDuncan Sheik played at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas on November 9th, 2012 as a part of the Sunset Sessions tour. It was an awesome show even though it was super cold! Duncan Sheik deb…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 01:36PMIt’s being reported that both the matinee and evening performances of Scandalous today, Wednesday, November 14th, 2012, are being cancelled “to allow Carolee Carmello physici…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 12:51PMA year and a half was just the right amount of time before seeing The Book of Mormon musical again. If you’ve read my initial review of the production in previews back in February 2011, th…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 03:06PMFor all of you who have asked me about how to get tickets to see The Book of Mormon in San Francisco, here’s your only chance: “THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards in…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 05:19PMSet in 1920s Los Angeles, Scandalous is based on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, the trailblazing media superstar whose passion for saving souls was matched by her passion for making h…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 05:07PMThe Lion King - what else is there to say about this show that hasn’t been said before? It opened on Broadway fifteen years ago on October 15, 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Fiftee…
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