Musical Theater

Off-Broadway's Wonderettes Closing Its Gym Doors

James Sims | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


James Sims

The Marvelous Wonderettes has been playing to enthusiastic crowds since it settled in New York City following a run in Los Angeles -- where I first saw the show and fell in love.

Tantalizing Tunes: A Fall Handful of Hit Performances

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment


Marissa Bronfman

From Tchaikovsky to Broadway, Butterfly to Frankie Valli and Shalom, Toronto is truly alive with The Sound of Music!

Stage Door: Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre, Linda Eder

Fern Siegel | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


Fern Siegel

Linda Eder, a veteran of the concert stage, returns to Town Hall Oct. 17 as part of the Broadway Cabaret Festival, running Oct. 16-18.

Save the Pasadena Playhouse

Jenna Busch | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment


Jenna Busch

If the Pasadena Playhouse closes, we all lose. The actors, the production staff, and most of all, the community.

One Smart Blonde

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 09.17.2009 | Entertainment


Charles Karel Bouley

As in true Hollywood fashion, Elle gets her man (the right one) and happy endings are doled out all around to the deserving, the audience stands and cheers and the curtain falls.

The Boyle Next Door

Jonathan Tolins | Posted 05.25.2009 | Entertainment


Jonathan Tolins

The world of opera is a mirror image of the Susan Boyle circus. Serious fans regard good-looking singers with suspicion, fearing gorgeous looks are becoming more important than gorgeous singing.

Q & A: A Chorus Line Vets Baayork Lee and Yuka Takara Make Their Moves In Every Little Step

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

Being in A Chorus Line -- a show that is not only a conceptual benchmark for Broadway musicals but the fourth longest running show of all time -- is any singer/dancer/actor's dream job.

Q & A: Versatile Actor Craig Bierko Bets On A Revived Guys And Dolls

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.05.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

In this exclusive Q & A, Craig Bierko talks about the state of Broadway and the world.

I Love Autism

Elaine Hall | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Elaine Hall

Is it possible to feel both anger at autism and love at the same time? To hold these seemingly opposing views side by side? I think so.

Spend Some Time at Grey Gardens

Ari Bendersky | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

More than 30 years have passed since the documentary Grey Gardens illuminated the sordid lives of former New York socialites Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Little Edie.

Stage Door: Forbidden Broadway, To Be or Not To Be

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.24.2008 | Entertainment


Fern Siegel

The Disneyfication of Broadway, coupled with the proliferation of movies turned musicals, is enough to send any serious theater fan screaming into the night.

What I Learned On My First Musical

Ken Levine | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment


Ken Levine

When your wife or girlfriend needs forty-five minutes to change her clothes, just know it can be done in as little as ten seconds.