Saturday, January 26, 2013

Andrew Samonsky, From Show to Show by Michael Portantiere

If an actor works almost constantly, it's a given that that he's held in high esteem by directors and other colleagues. Case in point: Andrew Samonsky, who has made his mark in several produ…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 08:42AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

See How They Sparkle! by Michael Portantiere

Sparkle!, a starry holiday concert masterminded by Scott Nevins, brought gladness and cheer to the audience that assembled at XL Cabaret on Monday, December 17 for the one-night-only event. …

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 01:24AM
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

BC/EFA Salutes Fred Ebb and Other Show People by Michael Portantiere

The 24th annual Gypsy of the Year competition, held at the New Amsterdam Theatre, raised $3,902,608 to support the good works of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year's event culminat…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 11:05PM
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Fade Out - Fade In by Michael Portantiere

Fade Out - Fade In has a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by the great Jule Styne, and the original production was directed by George Abbott and starred Carol Burnett.…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 02:04AM
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Giuseppe Bausilio's Spring Awakening by Michael Portantiere

There's a paradox surrounding Frank Wedekind's 1891 play Spring Awakening (or Spring's Awakening, depending on the translation) and its latter-day musical version, a paradox that also exists…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 02:03PM
Monday, September 10, 2012

Sing a Song of Mario Lanza by Michael Portantiere

The late, great tenor Mario Lanza is most famous for almost single-handedly popularizing opera for a mass audience of Americans in the 1950s through his glorious singing in a series of big-b…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 09:29PM
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Death of a Salesman and Notes from Elia Kazan; Last Chance: Encores' Pipe Dream; Berlin's American Musical Theater; Remembering a Great Tenor; Celebra by Ellis Nassour

Much has been written about the current revival of Arthur Miller's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Death of a Salesman. There have been raves and sniping. Many have wr…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 10:00PM
Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumph of Jesus Christ Superstar from Hit Single to Concept Album and Broadway Premiere by Ellis Nassour

To coincide with the opening on Broadway of the acclaimed Des McAnuff and Stratford Shakespeare Festival's revival production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Supe…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 10:00PM
Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Oscars Are Coming! Wait! They're (Almost) Here; Brian d'Arcy James on SMASH; Some Phantom with Your Popcorn; Mark Your Calendar by Ellis Nassour

For many years now, the Oscars have really strived for national and international diversity. And if you wanted diversity at the movies in 2011, you got it. The noms speak loudly for that div…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 10:00PM
Monday, February 20, 2012

Best of Cast Party II; Post Mardi Gras in New Orleans; National WWII Museum; Fred and Adele; On DVD: Downton Abbey and Real High School Musicals; Last by Ellis Nassour

Debonair funny man and host of Birdland's long-running and late-running Monday night series Cast Party [in it's ninth year], returns on Thursday @ 8 P.M. to Town Hall, once again side by sid…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 10:00PM
Monday, January 30, 2012

SMASH: Will It Be a Smash?; Bway Week Ending, Off Bway Week Beginning; Encores!/Broadway by the Year Openers; Stars Salute Chenoweth; Brunch with the by Ellis Nassour

Move over Glee, there's something due any day, Monday, February 6, in fact. Who knows? Could be a hit. You'll right away, as soon as it shows. But will it be cannonballin' down through the s…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 10:00PM
Thursday, January 5, 2012

Call Her Madame? by Matthew Murray

What's the best way to refer to the lead character in the musical Gypsy? I say Madame Rose. But not everyone agrees.

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 04:39AM
Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Class Notes: Miche Braden, Actress/Music Director by Lauren Class Schneider

Lauren Class Schneider talks to actress/music director Miche Braden about the inspiration behind the role of Bessie Smith in "The Devil's Music, the Life and Times of Bessie Smith".

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 03:05PM
Sunday, November 27, 2011

This Week on Broadway for November 27, 2011: The Holiday Kickoff by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss Private Lives, Blood and Gifts, A Christmas Carol, The Musical @ Centenary Stage Company and a few holiday CDs by the Broadway co…

SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 10:32AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards