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My Top 10 Theatre Experiences in 2024
I saw a lot of theatre in 2024, and it was challenging to narrow down my favorites. Of course there are several Broadway shows in here, but I do love a good local surprise. Teeth (Playwrights Horizons, New York) A new musical based on the 2007 film, with music by Anna K Jacobs and lyrics…
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Maybe Happy Ending seems like it could be good
Broadway is flooded with new shows at the moment, and yet fall is filling in quickly with more shows. Maybe Happy Ending, a new musical opening on Broadway was announced the other day. Do I care? I did some research! Maybe Happy Ending, a musical about “two life-like helper-bots, Oliver and Claire, who discover each…
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Just ride! Leave the past behind you! (review)
I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the new musical Ride, imported to San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre from an award-winning hit run in the UK. It’s a 90 minute show with no intermission, performed by two actresses on a surprisingly creative and dynamic set. We were on the edge of our seats the entire…
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Back to Broadway
In anticipation of my next Broadway adventure, I ranked the shows I’m most excited about seeing and also the ones I think will be the best. This trip was meant to include How to Dance in Ohio, but sadly it has closed. Teeth the Musical is there at the bottom of both lists because it’s…
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We can tell you how to get to Sesame Street (review)
Rockefeller Productions, a production company based in New York, lead by American/Australian producer, director and writer, Jonathan Rockefeller, has put on several successful family musicals over the years, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Disney’s Winnie the Pooh. I had heard good things about the Winnie the Pooh production, but when I heard they…
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My Top 10 Theater Experiences of 2023
Well, here they are, in no particular order. Some of these are far from high art, but I love shows that take risks and swing big. Sometimes making a connection with the audience is the goal, and sometimes just having fun is the goal. ** Super-special thank you to my editors (and theater buddies) Ken,…
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Two Strangers, a new favorite musical that I may never see
Maybe one of my mantras in 2024 should be, “You don’t need to see everything.” I’ve had to keep repeating that to myself lately as I hear about Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), a new musical playing at the Kiln Theatre in London right now. A few months ago, I saw a…
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Who cares about Gutenberg!? We saw Steve Martin and Martin Short on stage.
When I listed out upcoming shows to my show buddy to see what he’d be interested in going to, Gutenberg! caught his eye. “I’m a bit sad that Gutenberg isn’t about Steve Guttenberg, though.” he mentioned. (Ironically, and probably intentionally, Steve Guttenberg did put on a play in New York this fall, “Tales From the…
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Here We Are makes me wish Sondheim was still alive (specifically so he could finish this)
I’ve been following the progress of what is now Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, for years, and I naively presumed it would never happen. So when I found out that my planned November trip to Broadway overlapped with the world premiere of Here We Are, I knew we needed to make it happen.…
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Merrily We Roll Along is perfect-ish (review)
In 2016, I was invited to a production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along at the Wallis in Beverly Hills, directed by Michael Arden. I fell in love with it. It was my gateway into the world of Sondheim fandom. So I was equally excited and nervous about the latest Merrily revival. Will it…