Mar 2611 minNYC 2024 Round-Up ReviewsThis year’s New York trip proved to be a wonderful jaunt to my Theatre Mecca. Five Broadway shows, three off-Broadway shows, a few...
Feb 9, 20232 min"The Phantom of the Opera," show #856The reason for the trip. When I started going to New York (2012) I was always asked, “Why haven’t you seen Phantom… yet?” My reply was...
Jan 24, 20233 min"A Strange Loop" show #855In easily the most vulnerable piece of musical theatre writing I’ve witnessed grace a Broadway stage, Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer and...
Jan 15, 20233 min"MJ: the Musical," show #854I’ll be honest: I was not totally looking forward to seeing MJ: The Musical. I’m, at best, a moderate appreciator of the late pop icon’s...
Jan 9, 20233 min"Kimberly Akimbo," show #853Kimberly Akimbo lives with progeria, a rare disease which ages you four-and-a-half times faster than is typical. Victoria Clark is...
Jun 17, 20225 min"Take Me Out," show #839; or, the show That I Nearly Walked Out OfThis will not be a critical review because it just can’t be for me. Take Me Out was the final show of my New York trip, about two months...
May 9, 20223 min"Company," show #838When the recent London production of Company transferred to Broadway, complete with gender-swapping characters and new lyrics, some...
Apr 24, 20223 min"Hadestown," show #837I bookended my Best Musical winners with 2020’s title, Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell’s triumph of musical theatre. The story of Eurydice and...
Apr 24, 20222 min"Moulin Rouge!," show #836Moulin Rouge! is a Broadway show that, once you’ve seen the 2001 film, just makes sense to put on stage. After sweeping the 2021 Tony...
Apr 24, 20222 min"Six," show #835There are certainly more than six reasons why Six is a fantastic show, but I’ll make it easy on you and just give one: the cast! Adriana...