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Thursday, August 14, 2014

SING! A Musical Theater Master Class by Matthew Wexler

For those clamoring to snag a role on a Broadway stage, book a gig at a reputable nightclub, or simply get feedback on their performance style, a three-night master class is being offered by…

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Applause! Remembering Lauren Bacall by Matthew Wexler

It’s been a harrowing week for the entertainment industry with the sudden loss of Robin Williams followed by yesterday’s passing of Lauren Bacall. Like Williams, Bacall was known for her…

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Celebrating Robin Williams by Matthew Wexler

Many will question the untimely death of one of our most beloved comedians and actors, Robin Williams. Here at the Broadway Blog we’d like to celebrate a career that spanned decades and br…

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Friday, August 8, 2014

Don’t Miss: Help Is On The Way XX by Matthew Wexler

On the evening of August 24, San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts Theatre will play host to a genre- and generation-spanning array of musical talent at Help is on the Way XX, the 20th annua…

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Double Take! Side Show Returns to Broadway by Matthew Wexler

Are you seeing double? Nope – that’s just the return of the cult favorite musical, Side Show, which opens this fall on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. Directed by Academy Award and G…

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Three to See: August — Divas, Drama and More! by Matthew Wexler

The Broadway Blog’s editor Matthew Wexler rounds up three of our favorite picks for August. The dog days of summer are here so what better time to ensconce yourself in a cool, dark the…

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Don’t Miss: Not Since High School by Matthew Wexler

Perhaps your high school days were filled with pranks and hijinks… or late-night rehearsals of The Music Man, Grease, or some other teen-friendly production. Whatever your memories, relive…

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Meet the Cast: “You Can’t Take It With You” Exclusive! by Matthew Wexler

Nearly 80 years after it took The Great White Way by storm, You Can’t Take It With You—the timeless comedic three-act play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart—will start previews on…

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

A Triumphant and Turbulent Brigadoon at the Goodman by Matthew Wexler

It’s calm waters this summer in New York City as the theater scene rejuvenates for openings this fall. But head west to the Tony Award-winning Goodman Theatre in Chicago you’ll be witnes…

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Monday, July 28, 2014

Celebrity Autobiography Returns Aug. 18 by Matthew Wexler

Celebrity Autobiography returns this August, welcoming to its cast stars of stage & screen Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live), Scott Adsit (30 Rock), D…

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Review: The Music Box, an Evening of Lady Composers by Matthew Wexler

Musical theater gets a bad rep, and go figure, with today’s landscape of shimmering esoteric music, there is a glassy-eyed artifice to it all that hasn’t—shockingly enough—permeated …

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Friday, July 25, 2014

VIP Access: The Old Globe Gala on July 26 by Matthew Wexler

Calling all southern Californians! Head to the Old Globe this Saturday for the 2014 Globe Gala in support of the theater’s education and artistic programs. The annual event will feature a …

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

“Phoenix” Rises Off Broadway This August by Matthew Wexler

If you’re looking for a little summer romance with a twist, we’ve got our eyes on a new play opening at the Cherry Lane Theatre. What happens four weeks after a one-night stand? That’s…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:36AM
Saturday, July 19, 2014

NYMF Reviews: As We Lie Still; Der Gelbe Stern (The Yellow Star) by Matthew Wexler

The New York Musical Theatre Festival is in full swing. We caught two shows this week that capture varying degrees of success in the development of new work. As We Lie Still is a musical fan…

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Elaine Stritch: Saying Goodbye to One of Broadway’s Bawdiest Broads by Matthew Wexler

One of Broadway’s bawdiest broads, Elaine Stritch, passed away today at the age of 89. Her early career included the 1952 revival of Pal Joey and Bus Stop in 1955, for which she was nomina…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:22PM
Monday, July 14, 2014

Nicky Silver’s “Pterodactyls” Receives NYC Revival by Matthew Wexler

Twenty years before receiving his first Broadway production, Nicky Silver scorched onto the New York scene with Pterodactyls, a blazingly prophetic play that seems more urgent by the day. T…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:56PM
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Review: Somewhere With You by Matthew Wexler

Now in it’s 11th year, the New York Musical Theatre Festival returns for three weeks of ingenious works in progress, all vying for the tiara of best musical, in hopes they will get picked …

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Saturday, July 12, 2014

“August: Osage County” Live Broadcast in L.A. by Matthew Wexler

It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2008 and was made into a feature film starring Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep in 2013. Fans of August: Osage County can hear members of the original …

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Friday, July 11, 2014

Woof! Broadway Barks Returns to Shubert Alley by Matthew Wexler

Stars of stage and screen will descend upon Shubert Alley for the 16th Annual Broadway Barks! Founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters, the organization helps many of New York City�…

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

NYMF is Underway! What Not to Miss by Matthew Wexler

The New York Musical Theatre Festival opened this week, celebrating 11 years of America’s greatest art form by providing an affordable way for artists to mount professional productions. Fi…

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Sunday, July 6, 2014

On the Town Returns to Broadway with Special TV Twist by Matthew Wexler

Broadway’s On The Town and FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance are teaming up to offer the winner of Season 11 a role in this fall’s highly anticipated Broadway revival, marking an ex…

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Three to See: July — Escape From New York by Matthew Wexler

We’re at midsummer and while Broadway is looking a bit dormant these days with the recent closings of After Midnight, Casa Valentina, Mothers and Sons and the closing notices for Violet (A…

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

A Night On the Town by Matthew Wexler

Writer Lindsay B. Davis hit the streets of NYC to catch the best of Broadway at Inside Broadway’s Beacon Awards and the final concert of Broadway by the Year at Town Hall. Sometimes …

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

“Pageant” Returns to Off-Broadway by Matthew Wexler

After a sold-out benefit run for BC/EFA this February, Pageant – The Musical returns for a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Davenport Theatre beginning June 29 with an official openi…

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Review: Holler If Ya Hear Me by Matthew Wexler

In many ways, gangsta rap messiah Tupac Shakur was the new world order of hard-boiled post-Reaganomics fury. Shakur, a hip-hop raconteur who painted surround sound portraits of African-Ameri…

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Exclusive Interview: Lea DeLaria by Matthew Wexler

“One of the best things Orange is the New Black has given me is straight boys,” says Lea DeLaria, who plays butch Big Boo on the hit Netflix series. “I spent many years having teenage …

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Review: The Bullpen by Matthew Wexler

In The Bullpen, Joseph Assadourian’s wickedly facetious 18-character play, the audience is dropped into the lion’s den of the American prison system and the ass-backwards legal procedure…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:26PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Interview: Burke Moses on “Stanislavski Never Wore Tap Shoes” by Matthew Wexler

“Craft is the basic thing in the beginning of this work for you to understand; it is your handle. It is not your talent. But you must have it,” Stella Adler expressed in her book, …On …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:34AM
Sunday, June 22, 2014

Broadway by the Year’s Final Concert of the Season by Matthew Wexler

Who wants to see one Broadway show when you can see dozens on one night? The critically acclaimed series, Broadway by the Year, presents its final installment of the season, featuring Broadw…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:59AM
Friday, June 20, 2014

Justin Vivian Bond: Love Is Crazy by Matthew Wexler

“Whenever I’m back in San Francisco, I love to shake my parts at [popular drag-and-dancing extravaganza] Trannyshack,” notes Justin Vivian Bond, when a recent conversation turns to the…

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

The $350 Macbeth — Is It Worth It? by Matthew Wexler

There has been lots of buzz about the monumental production of Macbeth, currently playing through June 22 at the Park Avenue Armory. And that includes its hefty price tag. At $350, it’…

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