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Friday, August 16, 2019

Review: ‘Bat Out of Hell” at New York City Center by Deb Miller

Loud, flashy, dissipated, and crass – Bat Out of Hell is everything you’d expect in a rock-n-roll jukebox musical based on the 1970s mega-hits of Meat Loaf, who served as associate produ…

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Review: ‘Sea Wall/A Life’ at the Hudson Theatre by Deb Miller

Following its sold-out Off-Broadway run at The Public Theater this past winter, Sea Wall/A Life has made its transfer to Broadway for a limited engagement at the Hudson Theatre. Comprised of…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:15PM
Tuesday, August 6, 2019

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Olivier Award Winner Lesli Margherita by Deb Miller

Just back from her native California after a run in the Broadway At Music Circus production of Guys and Dolls in Sacramento, Broadway veteran and Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita (Mati…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:54PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019

Review: ‘The Gazillion Bubble Show’ at New World Stages by Deb Miller

Tiny bubbles, huge bubbles, round bubbles, square bubbles, long bubbles, clear bubbles, white bubbles, floating bubbles, bouncing bubbles, stacked bubbles, bubbles within bubbles, rainbow-c…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:04PM
Friday, August 2, 2019

Remembering Harold Prince by Deb Miller

On Wednesday, July 31, Broadway lost a legend, when producer/director/writer Harold Prince died at the age of 91, in Reykjavik, Iceland, following a brief illness. To commemorate his life an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:14PM
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Review: ‘Alive!’ in the New York Musical Festival by Deb Miller

Presented at the Pershing Square Signature Center as a one-night-only featured concert in this year’s New York Musical Festival (NYMF), Alive!, with book, music, and lyrics by Josh Canfiel…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:30PM
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Ari Afsar Pays Homage to America’s First Congresswoman in ‘Jeannette’ by Deb Miller

Ari Afsar is a singer/songwriter, stage and screen actress, and an advocate and activist for a variety of socio-political causes, including The Women’s March and The United States of Women…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:15PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Review: ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’ at Greenwich House Theater by Deb Miller

It comes as no surprise that the sensational Joe Iconis and Family have done it again, following the phenomenal digital-age journey of one of my (and millions of other fans’) all-time fav…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00PM
Sunday, July 21, 2019

Review: ‘Bar Dykes’ at The Flea Theater by Deb Miller

The oldest professional LGBTQ+ theater company in New York, TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) celebrates Pride not just in June, but all year round, this month with the New York premiere of …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:02PM
Friday, July 19, 2019

Part 2: The Women of ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’ Dropkick the Patriarchy! by Deb Miller

Among the diverse and inclusive team working on the Off-Broadway production of Broadway Bounty Hunter, by longtime collaborators Joe Iconis, Jason SweetTooth Williams, and Lance Rubin, are t…

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Review: ‘Leaving Eden’ in the New York Musical Festival by Deb Miller

In the early literature of the Judeo-Christian tradition, Lilith – mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls (ca. 4-10 BC) and developed in the Babylonian Talmud (3rd-5th century AD) – was made …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:22PM
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Review: ‘I Spy A Spy’ at The Theatre at St. Clement’s by Deb Miller

Part espionage story, part rom-com, and part socio-political commentary, I Spy A Spy by Jamie Jackson (book and lyrics) and SoHee Youn (book and music) is a convoluted musical mash-up now ma…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:00PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

A Conversation with Aubie Merrylees, Making his Broadway Debut in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Deb Miller

From the first time I saw the young Aubie Merrylees in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 2010, at People’s Light & Theatre Company (now People’s Light) in Malvern, PA, I knew he w…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Monday, July 15, 2019

Review: ‘The Presented’ at 59E59 by Deb Miller

A recurrent favorite at 59E59’s annual “East to Edinburgh” line-up, California native Chris Davis returns to New York with his latest original solo show The Presented, after debuting i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:33PM
Saturday, July 13, 2019

Review: ‘LadyShip’ in the New York Musical Festival by Deb Miller

Making its debut in this year’s New York Musical Festival (NYMF), LadyShip – with book, lyrics, music composition, and orchestrations by twin sisters Linda Good and Laura Good (known for…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:31AM
Friday, July 12, 2019

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Rob McClure from ‘Beetlejuice’ by Deb Miller

Currently featured as the nerdy dead guy Adam Maitland in the award-winning Broadway premiere of the new musical adaptation of Beetlejuice, Rob McClure keeps on racking up those fifteen minu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:10AM
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Bringing ‘Savage the Musical’ to the Concert Stage of the New York Musical Festival: A Conversation with Creator Nicolette Blount and Director Rac by Deb Miller

Wanda Savage was a trailblazing Chickasaw woman, American sharp-shooter, silent-film actress, and divorced single mother, whose life provides a telling illustration of the racism, sexism, an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:01PM
Saturday, July 6, 2019

A Hot New Season of ‘Broadway in Bryant Park’ Begins This Week! by Deb Miller

A summer favorite, Broadway in Bryant Park returns to the lawn this week for the 20th anniversary of its annual series of free lunchtime concerts, featuring a sampling of songs and stars fro…

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Friday, July 5, 2019

The Women of ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’ Dropkick the Patriarchy! by Deb Miller

Now in rehearsals and about to begin previews at Off-Broadway’s Greenwich House Theater on July 9, the highly anticipated Broadway Bounty Hunter – by Be More Chill sensations Joe Iconis…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:27PM

Michael Feinstein Celebrates The Great American Songbook by Deb Miller

In addition to being a multi-platinum-selling recording artist and a Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated entertainer with an active international concert schedule of more than 200 shows a year, …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM
Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Review: ‘Rock of Ages’ at New World Stages by Deb Miller

The outrageously funny and wildly audacious jukebox musical Rock of Ages is back in New York to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its Broadway debut in 2009, in a limited Off-Broadway engag…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00PM
Saturday, June 29, 2019

Review: ‘I, Candy: Peppermint Live in Concert with Cazwell’ at the Gramercy Theatre by Deb Miller

What better way to kick off Stonewall50/WorldPride weekend than with the return of the sensational Peppermint to the live concert stage for the first time in a decade? None, bitch! I, Candy:…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:15PM
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Review: ‘Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise’ at The Shed by Deb Miller

For its opening 2019 season, The Shed – a central feature at the new Hudson Yards – presents the world-premiere of Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise, in keeping with its mission of “commissio…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30PM
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with ‘Rock of Ages’ Rock Star P.J. Griffith by Deb Miller

Now celebrating its tenth anniversary in a limited engagement at New World Stages, Rock of Ages has far surpassed its Pop fifteen minutes of fame. With a high-energy high-decibel score cover…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:57PM
Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Become Immersed in Waves of Adventure and Imagination at ‘Pip’s Island’ by Deb Miller

For children’s theater to be successful, it must have an age-appropriate theme that appeals to kids, be engaging enough to hold their interest, and have a running time that is not so long …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:21PM
Friday, June 21, 2019

Talking ‘Be More Chill’ and ‘Broadway Bounty Hunter’ with Jason SweetTooth Williams by Deb Miller

Currently featured on Broadway in the original cast of Be More Chill, Jason SweetTooth Williams is an actor, singer, writer, and long-time member of the wildly popular and talented Joe Iconi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:56PM
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Cancellation of 2019 ‘Broadway Barks’ Announced by Deb Miller

Because of the ongoing construction in Shubert Alley, it was announced that the annual summer pet adoption event, Broadway Barks, has been cancelled this year, after attempts to find an alte…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:42PM

Review: ‘The Mountains Look Different’ at Theatre Row by Deb Miller

The Mint Theater Company’s American premiere of The Mountains Look Different by transplanted Irish playwright Micheál mac Liammóir (born Alfred Willmore in London, 1899) is a classic pro…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:30PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Bring Your Kids to the Theater in NYC This Summer ! by Deb Miller

If you’re spending summer in the city and are looking for some family-friendly shows to enjoy with the kids, rest assured that you’ll find an array that is right for all ages. From Broad…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:18PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Review: ‘Broadway by the Year: Broadway Musicals of 1987 & 2015’ at The Town Hall by Deb Miller

Scott Siegel closed this 19th season of Broadway by the Year at The Town Hall with a tribute to the shows and songs of 1987 and 2015, bringing his appreciative audiences up to the current de…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:17PM
Sunday, June 16, 2019

Review: ‘GALAS’ at Theatre at St. John’s by Deb Miller

In honor of this month’s celebration of Stonewall50/World Pride, Theatre at St. John’s, in association with Yorick Theater Company, presents the first-ever revival of Charles Ludlam’s …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00PM