Wednesday, February 25, 2015
by Samuel Leiter The wind-chill factor may have been zero degrees outside on Monday night, but numerous dyed-in-the-wool Broadway musical theater fans, who may that morning have complained, …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:19AMTuesday, February 24, 2015
Beyond Broadway’s bright lights and the concrete jungle of New York City, there are plenty of theater companies who are developing new works. If you’re headed to Vermont t…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:33PMMonday, February 23, 2015
by Samuel L. Leiter Seeing the Peccadillo Theater Company’s production of Clifford Odets’s rarely revived 1938 dramedy Rocket to the Moon, directed by Dan Wackerman, makes one wonder w…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00PMSaturday, February 21, 2015
The new Broadway revival of On The Town will welcome So You Think You Can Dance winner and “America’s Favorite Dancer” Ricky Ubeda to the cast beginning February 27, 2015 for a limited…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:23PMFriday, February 20, 2015
Hedwig is getting gleeful this spring as Darren Criss joins the cast in the lead role. He’ll be replacing John Cameron Mitchell April 29 for a limited 12-week run. Composer and lyricist S…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:06AMWednesday, February 18, 2015
Every third Wednesday of the 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…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:55AMMonday, February 16, 2015
Anika Larsen, the 2014 Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner currently starring on Broadway in Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, will introduce her debut solo CD Sing you to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:12PMSaturday, February 14, 2015
by Samuel L. Leiter There’s no question that Eugene O’Neill’s barroom drama about the hopelessness of hope, The Iceman Cometh, is a superlative contribution from one of America’s thr…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:11PMFriday, February 13, 2015
Guest contributor Bobby McGuire reviews the screen adaptation of The Last Five Years. Nothing thrills or hurts more than love. Why is it right? How did it go wrong? If I love him, then why …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:00PMThursday, February 12, 2015
by Beth Kelly Feelings of love, loss, and lust; these universally-felt emotions are the perfect material for musicals. Valentine’s Day is a prime opportunity to visit the theater and indul…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:10AMWednesday, February 11, 2015
Everyone’s cult favorite, Carrie The Musical, returns—this time at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. The all-new, reimagined, environmental and completely immersive theater prod…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00AMTuesday, February 10, 2015
Love is in the air… and for Broadway fans it comes a lot cheaper than a ring from Tiffinay & Co. Producers of It Shoulda Been You have announced a special one-day-only offer for one-of…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00AMMonday, February 9, 2015
by Jim Gladstone There’s a single scene in Chad Beguelin’s Harbor, making its west coast debut at San Francisco’s New Conservatory Theatre Center, that plays with a vital ferocity that…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:46PMSunday, February 8, 2015
Tony Award-winning actor and clown Bill Irwin opens Philadelphia Theatre Company’s new Theatre Masters Series on February 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:08AMThursday, February 5, 2015
Are you a self-proclaimed theater geek? Do you know the lyrics to every showtune on Pandora or Songza? Then run, don’t walk, to the historical Town Hall in New York City for Scott Siegel�…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:26PMWednesday, February 4, 2015
“Dame Edna’s Glrious Goodbye – The Farewell Tour” opened last week at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles where it plays through March 15. The title role of Dame Edna…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00AMMonday, February 2, 2015
This month The Broadway Blog offers an eclectic round-up of theatrical offerings that are sure to invigorate theatergoers during the cold winter months. The Great White Way is quiet as new p…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:44AMFriday, January 30, 2015
Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day and there may be no better theatrical exploration on the theme than Classic Stage Company’s brilliant and heart-tugging staging of Ivan Turgenev�…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:34AMWednesday, January 28, 2015
Kermit the Frog used to sing, “It’s not that easy being green.” He must have lived in New York City, where it can be a challenge to responsibly dispose of electronics. Fortunately, the…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:15PMTuesday, January 27, 2015
The hills are still alive with the sound of music. Last year’s televised version starring Carrie Underwood brought out the best and worst from fans, but nobody can dismiss the sheer genius…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:02AMSunday, January 25, 2015
For anyone who has earned an undergraduate degree in theater over the past four decades, mention of A.C.T.F. (the American College Theater Festival) will jog memories of road trips to far-of…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:00PMFriday, January 23, 2015
by Samuel Leiter The Irish Repertory Theatre is cozily in its element with Da, a lovingly realized revival of Hugh Leonard’s 1978 play about a son’s fraught relationship with his late da…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:00PMThursday, January 22, 2015
by Samuel L. Leiter As I trudged down 42nd Street after seeing the Pan-Asian Rep’s production of Damon Chua’s Film Chinois, the chill January night air slapped me in the face like a bow…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00PMWednesday, January 21, 2015
Every third Wednesday of the 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…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00AMTuesday, January 20, 2015
Baby, it’s cold outside. Not only that, but it seems as if half of Broadway has shuttered since the New Year. But for the price of a movie and popcorn, you can treat yourself to an off Bro…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:26PMSaturday, January 17, 2015
The Broadway League has announced the date for Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: A Benefit Concert for Viva Broadway. The concert will take place on Monday, September 14th at 8:00pm …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00AMThursday, January 15, 2015
Want more Broadway Blog? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter at @TheBroadwayBlog! Will you fall in love with Honeymoon in Vegas, the latest Broadway movie adaptation that hopes to capitalize…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00PMA new set of regulations is set to go into effect on January 16, easing restrictions on travel, business and remittances. The capital city of Havana is hoping to capitalize capitalizing on t…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:05PMTuesday, January 13, 2015
Ghostlight Records announced today that a podcast containing exclusive commentary from cast members of the Tony Award-winning hit Beautiful—The Carole King Musical is now available for dow…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:36PMMonday, January 12, 2015
Even within the arts, very often the powers that be like to box us in. An ingénue plays her fair share of Lauries in Oklahoma! and Marias in The Sound of Music. The character actor travels …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:24PMSaturday, January 10, 2015
True, the dead of winter is not New York City’s most shining moment, but if you’re a die-hard theater fan there’s no better time to head to the city and snag discount ticke…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:44AM 
