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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Recap: “Sophisticated Ladies” and The New York Pops by Matthew Wexler

by Mark Lingenfelter The New York Pops once again proved that mixing an outstanding orchestra with genuinely talented performers singing (and scatting) their way through some really great so…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:05AM
Monday, November 16, 2015

Watch: ‘First You Dream—The Music of Kander & Ebb’ by Matthew Wexler

The legendary Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb provides the soundtrack for PBS’ First You Dream—The Music of Kander & Ebb, whic…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:57PM
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Review: ‘Incident at Vichy’ by Matthew Wexler

by Samuel L. Leiter Michael Taubman from The New York Times praised Arthur Miller’s Incident at Vichy when it first premiered in 1964, but it was an opinion not widely shared and most othe…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:51PM
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Don’t Miss: Duncan Sheik & More at Carnegie Hall by Matthew Wexler

The WFUV Live at Zankel concert series, presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with WFUV 90.7 FM, kicks off its 11th annual series on Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 p.m. with a performa…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:37AM
Friday, November 13, 2015

Breaking: LuPone and Ebersole to Star in New Musical by Matthew Wexler

Things are heating up this summer when Tony Award winners Patti LuPone (Gypsy, Evita) and Christine Ebersole (Grey Gardens) head to Chicago’s Goodman Theatre to star in War Paint, a …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:10AM
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Don’t Miss: ‘Plaid Tidings’ at York Theatre Company by Matthew Wexler

The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and preserving musical gems from the past, will present the New York premiere of Plaid Tidings, the holiday edition…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:10AM
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Review: ‘Shear Madness’ by Matthew Wexler

by Ryan Leeds New York audiences now have the unfortunate opportunity to experience what millions of theatergoers in Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, Barcelona, Paris, Rome, Melbourne and …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:44PM

Preview: ‘Gigantic’ at Vineyard Theatre by Matthew Wexler

Vineyard Theatre’s 2015-2016 season kicks off tonight at 8pm when the new muscial comedy Gigantic begins previews at The Acorn Theatre @ Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) on November 11…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:16PM
Monday, November 9, 2015

by Matthew Wexler

Leslie Uggams—the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress who has been opening doors for African-American actors for five decades—will perform the title role in the NY debut of Colman Doming…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:56PM

Lottery! ‘School of Rock’ Now in Previews by Matthew Wexler

Beginning today with the first preview performance on Monday, November 9, 2015, School of Rock – The Musical will host a daily lottery ticket drawing. Entries will be accepted outside t…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:33AM
Saturday, November 7, 2015

Review: ‘Sylvia’ on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

by Samuel L. Leiter We all know people who relate to dogs as if they were people, and how, to the non-canine obsessed such behavior can be maddening. Something like this is depicted in A.R. …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:31PM
Friday, November 6, 2015

Review: ‘King Charles III’ by Matthew Wexler

  by Samuel L. Leiter It wasn’t that long ago that a play like Mike Bartlett’s compelling King Charles III, now visiting Broadway after its Olivier Award-winning London run, would n…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:21PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015

Listen: Sara Bareilles’‘What’s Inside: Songs From Waitress’ by Matthew Wexler

Multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and New York Times best-selling author Sara Bareilles is releasing her highly anticipated new studio album this fall through Ep…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:35AM
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Don’t Miss: ‘SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert’ by Matthew Wexler

Haul out the holly and put up the tree because Scott Nevins (one of the breakout stars of Bravo TV’s hit show, “The People’s Couch”) brings his star-studded holiday benefit SPARKLE: …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:50PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Listen: ‘Broadway’s Carols For a Cure, Vol. 17’ by Matthew Wexler

The 2015 “Broadway’s Carols for a Cure, Volume 17” is on sale now! This 2-disc, annual CD of original and traditional holiday music features stars and casts from the current Broadw…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:08AM
Sunday, November 1, 2015

Three to See – November by Matthew Wexler

The theater scene in New York City this November is a veritable turducken – stuffed with openings that will satisfy any theatergoer’s palate. Here are our picks but most importantly… g…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:43AM
Saturday, October 31, 2015

‘Hamilton’ Partnership Will Welcome 20,000 NYC Students by Matthew Wexler

Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin, NYC Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Gilder…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:55AM
Friday, October 30, 2015

Listen: ‘Be More Chill’— A New Musical by Matthew Wexler

Ghostlight Records and Two River Theater release the original cast recording of the new musical Be More Chill ( international digital release on Friday, November 13; with physical CDs …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:34AM
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

15 Minutes with Montego Glover by Matthew Wexler

by Ryan Leeds Tony nominated actress Montego Glover has gone from playing a promising starlet in Memphis to bringing down the house as a bridesmaid in It Shoulda Been You. Currently, she is …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:54AM
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Don’t Miss: Seth Rudetsky Book Release Event at Don’t Tell Mama by Matthew Wexler

Dress Circle Publishing will celebrate SETH’S BROADWAY DIARY, VOLUME 2: The Inside Scoop on (almost) Every Broadway Show & Star, the second in a series by Sirius XM radio host Seth�…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:46AM
Monday, October 26, 2015

One Night Only: Kate Baldwin by Matthew Wexler

Keen Company presents Keen On…Kate Baldwin, an evening of songs with Tony Award and Drama Desk nominated star Kate Baldwin (John & Jen, Giant, Big Fish, Finian’s Rainbow) …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:08AM
Saturday, October 24, 2015

Review: ‘The Honeycomb Trilogy’ by Matthew Wexler

by Alex Robinson Given all the media in which to tackle science fiction, a stage production is surely the most challenging. Unlike a novel, which is limited only by the author (and reader…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:27AM
Friday, October 23, 2015

NJPAC: Bernadette Peters and Fall Concerts by Matthew Wexler

Last week Broadway icon Bernadette Peters graced the stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Draped in a sequined lavender gown (with dyed satin shoes to match), Peters deliv…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:57PM

Review: ‘Dames at Sea’ by Matthew Wexler

Some rumblings in the Broadway community prior to Dames At Sea’s official opening tonight at the Helen Hayes Theatre questioned why producers would bother to sink so much money into a comm…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:58AM
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Theater Buff: Cinderella’s Steven Trumon Gray by Matthew Wexler

Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler’s nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. Th…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:39AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Don’t Miss: ‘Spring Awakening’ by Matthew Wexler

You’ll be happy to know that teen angst, in all its heightened and fleshy glory, is alive and well on Broadway in the stunning revival of Spring Awakening, playing at the Brooks Atkinson T…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:33AM
Monday, October 19, 2015

‘Allegiance’ Launches Digital Lottery $39 Rush Tickets by Matthew Wexler

Allegiance will implement a digital lottery for $39 seats available each day via: allegiancemusical.com/lottery Entries can be submitted the day of the preferred performance, either by 11 …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:43AM

Breaking: Daniel Craig & David Oyelowo to Star in ‘Othello’ at NYTW by Matthew Wexler

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) (Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker) is proud to announce that NYTW Usual Suspect and Tony Award winner Sam Gold wi…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:43AM
Sunday, October 18, 2015

Review: ‘Rothschild & Sons’ by Matthew Wexler

by Samuel L. Leiter Bankers, stockbrokers, financiers, hedge fund managers, investors—all you one-percenters—have I got a show for you! Everyone else, save your money. But if you’re pa…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:39PM
Friday, October 16, 2015

‘Sylvia’ Hosts Pop-Up Dog Adoption by Matthew Wexler

Broadway’s new comedy Sylvia will celebrate the importance of man’s best friend with an upcoming pop-up adoption Sunday, October 18th from 10am-1pm at The Cort Theatre (138 W 48th …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:15PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

‘Gotta Dance’ Drafts Its Whole Team For Broadway Bound Production by Matthew Wexler

Producers Dori Berinstein and Bill Damaschke announced today the complete cast for Gotta Dance, the new Broadway-bound musical about professional basketball’s first ever aged 60-and-o…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:33PM

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