The new musical proves that Broadway and the ballet are friends, and that even if we can't have a new George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein, the originals can still energize today's biggest stage talents and please finicky audiences.
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Theater Review (Broadway, NYC): ‘On the Town’ by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green
It would be a shame for any lover of great entertainment who can get to New York City to miss a production that has everything Broadway musicals at their very best can be.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘Irving Berlin’s White Christmas’
The Woodlawn Theatre rings in the holidays right with a sparkling production of the beloved musical.
Read More »Theater Review (Broadway): ‘Love Letters’ by A.R. Gurney, with Candice Bergen and Alan Alda
Love Letters may appear to be the old fashioned way of saying "I love you," but in this digital age where electronic surveillance is a given, letter writing may the only private way of expressing who we are to ourselves.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): Ana Gasteyer and Seth Rudetsky at the Woodlawn
The historic theater debuts a new series that showcases top Broadway stars in an evening of music, humor and casual conversation.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War’ by Carol J. Oja
Just in time for the new Broadway revival of 'On the Town' comes a new book showing how the show, with music by Leonard Bernstein, was as groundbreaking socially and politically as it was artistically.
Read More »Theater Review (Broadway): ‘It’s Only a Play’ by Terrence McNally
There are plenty of laughs in the show, and laughs have to be enough because there is little else.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘Carrie: the Musical’ at the Woodlawn Theatre
Good performances and a solid production help to compensate for the show's rather weak score.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘I’ll Say She Is,’ ‘Lost’ Marx Brothers Musical
Not seen for 90 years, a zany Marx Brothers' 1924 Broadway musical is reconstructed for the stage.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Moon Over Buffalo’
Ken Ludwig's enduring farce receives a sparkling and laugh-filled production at the Grove Theatre Center in Burbank.
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