Spring Roundup 2026
Once again, the forsythias are in bloom, and that means new openings are arriving way too fast for...
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Musical Theatre
Performing Between Six Languages: An Interview With Anissa Naji
Anissa Naji is a Moroccan-German multilingual actor, comedian, singer, writer, and teaching artist...
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In Pleasant Company: “Girl Dolls”
American women of a certain vintage can be sorted into haves and have-nots based on possession of...
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Chess The Musical: About Human Nature, Not Politics. An Exclusive Interview with Tim Rice
Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the world premiere The idea for the musical Chess belongs to...
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“Jen Xponential,” A Story Of Potential
In a small town, where nothing really happens, K. works at VHS World, alongside her teenage...
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David Yazbek: The Master of Adapting Films into Musicals. An Exclusive Interview
Dedicated to the composer’s 25th Broadway anniversary David Yazbek burst onto Broadway a...
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“The Devil Wears Prada” and Other Musicals by Sir Elton John.
For American audiences, the musical The Devil Wears Prada, anticipated to premiere on Broadway in...
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“The Phantom Of The Opera” Returns To Mexico: A Reinvented Masterpiece
Mexico City becomes once again the stage for a major musical-theater event. After more than a year...
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The Queen of Versailles Musical or the Funeral of the “American dream.”
The Queen of Versailles. A New Musical will officially open on Broadway, at the St. James Theatre...
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Barbarians in Midtown
The Terrence McNally/Stephen Flaherty/Lynn Ahrens musical Ragtime is not the subtlest theater...
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Maestras On The Podium: Women Conductors On Broadway, Then And Now
When I was four years old, I asked my parents for piano lessons. We always had a piano in the...
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Gotta Spoof ‘Em All: “Balls: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comedy” Parodies Pokémon in NYC
As a child of the 90s, I engaged in a popular post-school ritual growing up: plopping down in...
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“Pirates! The Penzance Musical.” An Exclusive Interview with Ramin Karimloo – The “glorious” Pirate King.
Dedicated to the 145th anniversary of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera “The Pirates of Penzance;...
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Rock Opera and Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Lenny Kaye
Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of World Rock Day and the 71st Anniversary of World Rock and...
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“The Pillars of the Earth”: Bestseller and Musical. An Exclusive Interview with Ken Follett. Part II
For the first part of the interview go here. From the earliest musicals, one can trace the...
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Interview with Michael Salvatore Commendatore, Projection Designer for Disney’s Frozen at Children’s Theatre Company
This is a video interview with Michael Salvatore Commendatore, projection designer for Disney’s...
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“The Pillars of the Earth”: The Evolution of Spanish Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Iván Macías. Part I
In November 2024, the world premiere of a new musical by composer Iván Macías, The Pillars of the...
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Show/Boat: A River Slashes Open an Old Classic
“The singing is nice, but the staging is atrocious.” So remarked the couple sitting behind me at...
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Тim Rice – 80: The Нero and His Many Anniversaries. Part II
The first part of this interview is available here. Tim Rice has been lucky to work with many...
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From Lawyer to Lyricist/Librettist: An Artist Profile of Jill Ohayon
Jill Ohayon grew up believing there were only two respectable career paths: doctor or lawyer. And...
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