DISPATCH FROM LONDON, PART ONE
June 23, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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“EVERY KIND OF LIGHT: THE LOVE & LYRICS OF ALAN & MARILYN BERGMAN" AT 92NY
The lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman, both born and raised in Brooklyn, worked as a team with many of the major composers of the 20th century during their sixty-three-year marriage and creative partnership. In 2022, Marilyn passed away at ninety-three and Alan died in 2025, less than a month before his one hundredth birthday. They wrote two Academy Award-winning Best Songs, “The Windmills of Your Mind (from 1969’s The Thomas Crown Affair), 1973’s title song from The Way We Were, as well as a Best Original Song Score Oscar for Yentl (1983). Overall, their voluminous film work brought them 16 nominations, though they only worked on Broadway twice with the musicals Something Moore! (1964/music by Sammy Fain), and 1978’s Ballroom (music by Billy Goldenberg). It’s wonderful to report that a treasure trove of thirty Bergman songs makes up a brand-new revue being presented this weekend at 92NY titled “Every Kind of Light,” part of its long-running Lyrics & Lyricists series, which first debuted in 1970.
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"THE DAZZLER": WHEN LAURENCE OLIVIER WAS ATOP THE WORLD
June 1, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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MORE TONY TALK: THE RECORD HOLDERS
May 15, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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THE 2026 TONY NOMINATIONS: CONGRATS AND CONDOLENCES
May 5, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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"SCHMIGADOON!" EASILY EARNS ITS EXCLAMATION POINT.
April 28, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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"FOLLIES" OPENED FIFTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TONIGHT (I was there the day before)
April 4, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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A FOND FAREWELL TO JONATHAN GROFF AS BOBBY DARIN IN "JUST IN TIME"
March 30, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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“THE WILD PARTY” IS WILDER THAN EVER
March 25, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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ALL ABOUT BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
March 24, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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“SONDHEIM: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE” — A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
March 11, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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CHARLIE
February 28, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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A HISTORY OF “HIGH SPIRITS” — IT’S A GAS, IT’S A GAS, IT’S A GAS!
February 17, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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IN CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PRINCE
December 17, 2019: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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JOHN CUNNINGHAM: AN ACTOR’S LIFE
January 12, 2026: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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HOLDING THE MOON IN ONE'S HANDS
December 29, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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“GUYS AND DOLLS” SPARKLES IN A CAPITAL PRODUCTION
December 21, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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A FIRST-HAND REPORT ON NEW YORK THEATRE . . . FROM A HALF-CENTURY AGO
December 10, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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THAT TIME MUHAMMAD ALI STARRED IN A BROADWAY MUSICAL
December 6, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler.
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FROM BARTENDER TO BROADWAY: ACTOR MATT KURZYNIEC BUSTS OUT AS “BEETLEJUICE”
December 1, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler
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