Category: Broadway
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Remembering Rocky the Musical
Did you catch Rocky the Musical at the Winter Garden, back in 2014? I know it sounds like a silly concept for a musical, but it’s one of my favorites. The love songs between Rocky and Adrian, specifically “The Flip Side” and “Happiness”, are so sweet. All of this time,Having no clue,There could be someone…
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Is there anything Stephanie J. Block can’t do?
Stephanie J. Block to star in the Kennedy Center production of Sunset Boulevard I first saw SJB perform in a production of Falsettos in 2016. She was exciting and had a stirring and unique voice. She frequently outshined her costars Christian Borle and Andrew Rannells. In this production, a song from In Trousers, the sort-of…
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Brian d’Arcy James and Kelli O’Hara in a New Musical
Atlantic Theatre Company in New York is putting on a new musical called Days of Wine and Roses, starring Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James this spring. I feel like this show could go either way, but the pedigree is certainly great. Who’s Who? Adam Guettel – Music and Lyrics Craig Lucas – Book Adam…
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Here Lies Love coming to Broadway
The Imelda Marcos musical, written by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim is coming to Broadway. I’m excited about it, but it’s a surprise, to say the least. Is it a sin to love too much?Is it a sin to care?I do it all for youHow can it be unfair? I saw Here Lies Love at…
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Jason Robert Brown returns to Broadway
A revival of Jason Robert Brown‘s musical Parade, starring Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen), is transferring to Broadway from the New York City Center run. OMG Jason Robert Brown is one of the BEST composers out there. Parade is probably his best known work, but I came to appreciate his songwriting when I heard (and…
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A Strange Michael Jackson
Michael R Jackson, the creator of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical A Strange Loop, performed as the lead last night in a special concert version of the show. This is extra cool because the show is reportedly based on his life. The main character, Usher, is a gay, overweight, black playwright who…
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It’s so TEMPTing
Exactly one year later, I got to see Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations a second time. And it’s still great. Ain’t Too Proud was a last-minute add-on to my NYC trip a year ago. I had the time, and I was curious. It wound up being my favorite show…
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It’s time to start buzzing about New York, New York
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton was the best production I have ever seen on Broadway, and I’ve obsessed over several Kander & Ebb musicals, Cabaret and Chicago to name a few. Imagine a Kander & Ebb + Lin-Manuel Miranda collab. It’s really happening! New York, New York is a new musical based on some (or all) of…
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OK, this is it! My favorite productions of 2022
I was fortunate to see a lot of theatre in 2022. Here are my favorite productions in 2022, in no particular order. Ain’t Too Proud (Broadway) This was the first show I saw on my secret January peak-omicron NYC trip, added at the last minute. I found this show so moving, I cried on the…