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On Broadway, “Burn This” Singes the Frayed Nerves of 20th Century Romance

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

“I’m being pillaged and raped. I’m being pillaged and I’m being raped. And I don’t like it,” says...

We Shall Never See So Much (On Broadway): Glenda Jackson Is King Lear

Posted by Michael Appler | 14th Apr 2019 | New York, Review, United States of America

Emily Sun begins her book Succeeding King Lear with words from the philosopher of...

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...

On Broadway, “What The Constitution Means To Me” Exorcises A Troubled American Ethos

Posted by Michael Appler | 1st Apr 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

In Heidi Schreck’s hands rests a divine power which only the best of storytellers wield to purge...

Hamilton Education Program on Broadway

Posted by Jack Wernick | 28th Mar 2019 | Education, News, Theatre and Politics, Theatre for Young Audiences, United States of America

Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre is not only home to musical theatre sensation Hamilton but also...

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.

Peter Shaffer’s “Equus” at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a modern classic. But does that justify reviving...

The “King” Returns And Theaters Look To Russia For 2019 – Theatre in Japan

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 12th Feb 2019 | Japan, Musical Theatre, News, Transcultural Collaborations

Whether it’s a regular theatre that gets you going these days—or you’re skipping along more to...

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “Choir Boy,” Fearless and Faithful, Makes Radiant Broadway Debut

Posted by Michael Appler | 4th Feb 2019 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

“Choir Boy” is itself a spiritual whose song, sung triumphantly by the bountiful talent of its leading star, Jeremy Pope, rises from its stage with the same faith and fearlessness of a prayer sung only for the stars.

Gilded in Glitter, How Much Jukebox Inferno Can “The Cher Show” Take?

Posted by Michael Appler | 2nd Feb 2019 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Cher, the Academy, Grammy and Emmy Award winning superstar, could never be contained in a Broadway...

2018 Was The Year In Japan That Saw The Stage Sing, While Contemporary Drama Barely Made A Squeak

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 22nd Dec 2018 | Japan, Musical Theatre, News, Transcultural Collaborations

Musicals have flourished in 2018, with many young stars also helping to sell out straight plays in...

“On the Town” and the Long March for Civil Rights in Performance

Posted by Carol J. Oja | 8th Dec 2018 | Essay, Musical Theatre, New York, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

In this blog post, Carol J. Ola, author or Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time...

“The Prom” Is a Celebratory Trumpian Footloose When We Need It Most

Posted by Michael Appler | 15th Nov 2018 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Maybe “The Prom’s” greatest success, in all of its glitter and be gay, is a validation that splashy, garish musical comedies, themselves no champion of political correctness, can still be made from scratch. “The Prom,” exceptionally original yet cradled by tradition, is proof that bursting into jazz hands when someone puts you down is still a worthy prescription for joy.

“The Ferryman” Steers Us to the Crossroads of Family and Myth, History and Tradition

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America

Beyond the guises of harvest festivity, more sinister fates are at work. Holy vows have been broken. Betrayals and tragic sin done. Promises not made, innocent slain and wars unwon.

“Torch Song” Breathes New Life, Radiantly Led By Michael Urie

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

You may find that this glorious Broadway revival, led by Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl in the same theater where it opened over 35 years ago, burns a softer flame — no less bright, for sure, but perhaps a bit more tender, lit for a time when a drag queen poised before a Broadway audience, while no less political, is imaginably less avant-garde.

“Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” – Setting The Record Straight

Posted by The Theatre Times | 10th May 2018 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

As we’ve settled into the 21st century, pop-culture vestiges of the 20th century have fallen by...

“Carousel” is Revived on Broadway, Ill-Timed and Ill-Equipped

Posted by Michael Appler | 12th Apr 2018 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

There is magic in this production, though it is Broadway magic arguably used for ill.

“My Fair Lady” is Revived, Brilliantly Led by Lauren Ambrose

Posted by Michael Appler | 1st Mar 2018 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, United States of America

Where others this season have failed to mount lovable productions of classic Broadway theater, Bartlett Sher’s lush, elegant revival of My Fair Lady is triumphantly successful.