If you step into my father’s closet, behind the button-down shirts and striped ties, you’ll find a ratty old suit with oversized shoes, a bowler hat covered with stickers and a daisy sticking out of...

Language barriers always make theatre difficult.  While many theatrical elements (such as dance and music) can transcend language, it’s hard to feel the full weight of a piece of theater when you don’t...

Is bigger really better?  In the world of Broadway, the tendency is to say yes.  Broadway stages are flooded with huge star studded casts and multi-million dollar productions, so it’s easy for the...

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch, Jason Robert Brown: names easily recognizable to members of the theater community as some of the most revered musical theatre songwriters. Despite...

The stars aligned this past Sunday night as Broadway’s best and brightest gathered for the 69th Annual Tony Awards. In a night filled with laughter and tears, we saw Nostradamus predict the world’s...

As the final days of this school year approach, a bittersweet feeling begins to sweep over us all. While there will no doubt be a wave of relief once finals are behind us, some can’t help but sob for...

When people think of Broadway shows, they tend to imagine larger-than-life spectacles with enormous sets, huge orchestras and rows upon rows of chorus members. However, while this does describe many...

It’s pretty well established that Broadway’s primary function is to entertain. However, many Broadway shows are reaching beyond that and finding ways to not only entertain audiences, but also to educate...

If you have a friend in the theater, then you’re probably guilty of it – you hear they’re performing tonight and, whether or not you’re able to attend, you want them to know you support them so...

Theater takes a lot of preparation. By the time audiences see any given production, hundreds of hours have been poured into it – usually. Other times, the performer has done 30 seconds of character work...

It’s no secret that the biggest draw of musical theater is, in fact, the music. While it may seem that some productions occasionally get too caught up in the visual elements of a musical production at...

Most major Broadway productions start in the humblest of places – cheap apartments, cramped subways, even college dorms. Obviously when these ideas are first conceived they’re not ready for a Broadway...

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and love is in the air. With this holiday fast approaching, many couples in search of a fun date-night activity will turn to musical movies. While this is a wonderful...

There’s nothing like Broadway, right? Well, maybe there is. In fact, it’s possible that across the pond there’s something even better. While we love to think Broadway is the haven of all things theatrical,...

If you hang around theater technicians–or “techies” as they’re affectionately referred to– long enough, you’re bound to hear the following quote by Mark Leslie: “An actor without techies...