"UP IN THE CHEAP SEATS"
Theatre yesterday and today
ARTHUR! ARTHUR!
I didn't plan to write a themed series of blogs this week, but it seems as if my desire to honor key dates in theatre history keep...
FIRST TIME AROUND
With the inability to get any of Stephen Sondheim songs for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum out of my head this week,...
... ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
My long and abiding affection for the Larry Gelbart, Burt Shevelove, Stephen Sondheim musical comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way...
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...
As I begin rehearsals today to direct an amateur stock production of the Larry Gelbart-Burt Shevelove-Stephen Sondheim musical, A Funny...
"WELL, BULLY AND CONGRATS!"
Yesterday I wrote about my great affection for the actor John McMartin, who passed away on July 6th. In September 2013 I was fortunate...
"WHO REMEMBERS HIM?"
"Who remembers him?" is the last line of Stephen Sondheim's monumental "The Road You Didn't Take" that John McMartin sang when he...
HAIL, ALASKA!
Fifty-eight years ago today, on July 7, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Alaska statehood law into effect. With the swipe of...
THE LITTLE GUY
In yesterday's blog, I discussed the state of Broadway today in relation to its high costs and dependency on shows that must bring in the...
WHOSE BROADWAY IS IT, ANYWAY?
Broadway grossed nearly $1.4 billion dollars last season, the third year in a row that exhibited an upward trend in audience growth. So...
YES, IT'S ON TCM TONIGHT—AGAIN!
Well, it's the Fourth of July, and if you're a fan of Turner Classic Movies (and who isn't?) it's time for their yearly screening of...