Beauty and the Beast, the musical based on the 1991 animated film of the same name, is running at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre from 21 March to 3 May 2015. With a book by Linda Woolverton, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, and with …
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The Woodlawn Theatre: A San Antonio Musical Theatre Gem
This handsome Deco District showplace consistently provides quality musical theater for the city.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘Lonesome Traveler’ by James O’Neil Revives the Folk Music Revival
A cast of talented singer-actor-musicians recreate performances by a raft of artists and groups from the folk music revival of the 1950s and early '60s.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Off-Broadway): ‘The Nomad,’ a New Musical by Elizabeth Swados and Erin Courtney
Swados's newest musical expands out of its narrative thinness with sheer artistic energy, solid performances, and, not least, commitment to its highly stylized presentation.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): ‘The Addams Family’ at the Woodlawn
The Woodlawn's staging is first-rate, but the show could stand to be a lot creepier and kookier.
Read More »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): ‘Hairspray’ at the Cameo Theatre
The Tony Award-winning musical is performed by an enthusiastic cast in a sparkling revival at the Commerce Street showplace.
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 »Music Review: Hip-Hop/Rock Musical ‘Venice’ (Original Cast Recording)
The original cast recording of the musical 'Venice' has a creative vitality that promises much for the future.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Allegro’ at Classic Stage Company
A new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1947 Broadway flop suggests that Hammerstein's talent was not only innovative but even more forward-thinking than he himself and those around him might have realized.
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