"UP IN THE CHEAP SEATS"
Theatre yesterday and today
MY HEART IS SO FULL
The great Frank Loesser died on this date, July 26, 1966. He was fifty-nine years old, the age I am now (yikes!). He left us way too...
SIGHING THE BLUES
Yesterday afternoon, I attended the 100th and final performance of George C. Wolfe and Savion Glover's glorious Shuffle Along, or The...
THE LITTLE HELEN HAYES
The Humans will give its final performance today at the Helen Hayes Theatre on West 44th Street—but not its final performance. It will...
WAIT FOR IT
I had the wildest experience earlier this week driving 4 hours between Boston and New York (and back) in a twenty-four hour period,...
VIVA VILLA!
A day late and a dollar short, but I didn't want to miss out entirely on the anniversary of the death of Pancho Villa, the Mexican...
THE MOON, THE METS & MAME
Forty-seven years ago today, Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon. I remember being glued to the television set as a twelve-year-old...
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?
Fourteen years ago today the Billy Joel-Twyla Tharp musical Movin' Out opened in Chicago en route to Broadway. The reviews were mixed to...
CHARACTER STUDY
Gene Lockhart was born on this day, July 18, 1891. He was a character actor best known for his more than 150 appearances in film and...
ALBANY OR BUST!
On this date in 1971, a new musical opened in a city not known for out of town tryouts. But back in the day, it was not uncommon for...
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
The summer months on Broadway are not the favorite time of year for producers. With the Broadway season unofficially ending each season...