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...
What is live theater? I’ve heard it defined as “one man walking across a stage and another man watching him.” This functional (albeit simplified) definition has served theatergoers for years...
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,...
While musicals will probably always be king on Broadway, two of the hottest tickets for the 2014-2015 season are “It’s Only a Play” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” While...
It’s hard to believe “Miss Saigon,” a musical about prostitutes in Vietnam, “Aida,” a musical about slaves in Egypt and “RENT,” a musical about Bohemians in New York City all drew from the...
With Halloween looming ahead, viewing parties of “Hocus Pocus,” “The Nightmare before Christmas” and “Night of the Living Dead” are in full flux, but what is the Broadway lover to do for...
Over a decade ago “Wicked” flew in, stunned audiences, won all kinds of awards and propelled many of its actors into stardom. Since then, more than 8 million people in New York have seen the musical,...
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...
What kind of movie lends itself to Broadway? This question is hard to answer because, at first glance, there seems to be no one ingredient to be found in every adaptive Broadway smash. One common assumption...
In 1927, Warner Brothers Studios released “The Jazz Singer,” the first feature length film with synchronized sound, heralding the end of the silent film era and opening the door to a new age, the age...
Absurd is a word you don’t hear too much anymore, and when you do, it usually serves to mock an overly critical person. That being the case, I did not know what to expect when I went to see my first...
Over spring break, I had the incredible experience of going to New York for the first time and seeing my first ever Broadway show: “Pippin.” Now, “Pippin” is amazing for several reasons including...
We’re all excited about this upcoming Friday and the freedom that comes with spring break, but for some theater and television enthusiasts there is another reason to count the hours down until this Friday:...
With the Olympics over, every TV in America tuned in to watch a different kind of athlete vie for a different kind of “gold.” That’s right, the 86th Academy Awards were Sunday, and like the rest...
“I hate the theater. Well, it’s so disappointing, isn’t it?” These are the opening words in Bob Martin’s Tony Award-winning musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” and unfortunately, they’re beginning...
