Musical Theatre Archives - Page 9 of 15

“Hairspray” at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Posted by Taylor L. Ciambra | 10th Jun 2019 | Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

John Waters called Hairspray “the only radical movie I ever made” (from Dawn Monique Williams’s...

The Hollywood Fringe Festival – “The Bully Problem”

Posted by Christine Deitner | 8th Jun 2019 | Festivals, Hollywood Fringe 2019, Los Angeles, Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

It’s Hollywood Fringe Festival time here in Los Angeles, and for those of you who are not...

“Amour” at Charing Cross Theatre

Posted by Amy Toledano | 3rd Jun 2019 | London, Musical Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

In Amour at Charing Cross Theatre, Post-World War II Paris is putting itself back together. People...

“Pacific Overtures:” Solid, Safe, Sondheim

Posted by Rem Myers | 30th May 2019 | Boston, Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

Pacific Overtures, currently running through June 16th at The Lyric Stage in Boston, is one of...

“We Live in Cairo:” Fully Committed, Still in Beta-Testing

Posted by Rem Myers | 27th May 2019 | Boston, Musical Theatre, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

We Live in Cairo, a new musical written by brothers Daniel Lazour & Patrick Lazour, directed...

Wounds Of Tradition In Huntington’s “Indecent”

Posted by Matthew McMahan | 15th May 2019 | Boston, Musical Theatre, Review, United States of America

The Huntington Theatre Company has given the city of Boston a priceless gift by remounting the...

“The Pigeon King” At The NAC Is A Perfect Country Musical About Pigeon Scams, The Modern Family Farm, Hope, And Loss And That Reality Is Stranger Than Fiction

Posted by Ryan Pepper | 7th May 2019 | Canada, Musical Theatre, Review

The National Arts Centre’s latest acquisition, The Pigeon King originally from Blyth Festival and...

Duchampian Theater: “Paul Swan is Dead and Gone”

Posted by Abigail Weil | 3rd May 2019 | Immersive Theatre, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Let Paul Swan seduce you. Why wouldn’t you? He is, after all, the most beautiful man in the world....

Necromancers of the Public Domain: Art Both Free and Liberating

Posted by Abigail Weil | 17th Apr 2019 | Design, Devised Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, Review

In 1919, following the devastation of the First World War, a movement arose to aid in the...

On Broadway, “Ain’t Too Proud” Runs Away with The Temptations

Posted by Michael Appler | 13th Apr 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The jukebox musical isn’t so named merely for its carousel of beloved pop tunes. It also puts to...

Indian Musical Theatre: From Librettos To Grungy Indie

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 9th Apr 2019 | India, Musical Theatre, News

The term ‘musical theatre’ might conjure up visuals of the Broadway-style extravaganza and its...

“Come From Away”–New Canadian Musical On Broadway

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 9th Apr 2019 | Canada, Musical Theatre, Review

Come From Away, a relentlessly peppy new musical by the Canadian husband-wife team David Hein and...

Popular Culture And Political Theatre In PETA’s “Charot!, The Musical”

Posted by Maria Jovita Zárate | 3rd Apr 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, Philippines, Review, Theatre and Politics

“CHAROT” is gay slang, one of the many fluid terms generated by popular lingo, often used as an...

Interview With Olivier Py’s American Actors

Posted by Nicole Birmann Bloom | 27th Mar 2019 | France, Interview, Musical Theatre

The four American actors (Alex, Nadia, Whit, and Ben) of Olivier Py’s musical The Young Girl, The...

On Broadway, “Kiss Me, Kate” Is True To Fashion, For Better Or Worse

Posted by Michael Appler | 19th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Anyone who tells you that Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate isn’t, or can’t be, a kick in the teeth to...

“Be More Chill” Brings Broadway Viral, Rewiring The High School Musical

Posted by Michael Appler | 14th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

The high school musical’s calling card has always been the “be yourself” thematic. A nerdy,...

Invigorated By A New Cast, “My Fair Lady” Continues to Enchant Broadway

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Lincoln Center has reissued its mandate for Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 classic, casting off whatever creative anxiety earlier dogged the production and staging a decidedly lighter, exuberant My Fair Lady.

At Roundabout, Can “Merrily” Still Roll Along, Reimagined?

Posted by Michael Appler | 5th Mar 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Fiasco Theater has dared to tempt fate yet again with Merrily, staging a buoyant, light-on-its-feet reimagining that’s stripped the musical of its original clutter, aiming, instead, for the story’s thematic heart.