In 1964, Jule Styne, riding high on the success of his legendary powerhouse score to Gypsy, the landmark biomusical based on the life and career of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee (considered by many to be the most perfectly written American musical in existence) was approached by producer Ray Stark to compose the score for … Read more
Almost twenty years ago, when Oprah Winfrey convinced a nation of women to read all her current favorite books, Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel, a moving coming of age tale of survivor’s guilt and redemption, became an international sensation. Inspired by news that the Talaban had banned, of all things, the simple joy of kite flying … Read more
Can I tell you again how badly I was caught off-guard for this weekend’s Tony awards because of simple ennui. Broadway has been on an assault of it’s audience since Covid. New Broadway was going to show their audiences what they need to be seeing, and the audiences are being asked to fork over hundreds … Read more
The Kennedy Center continues their 2024 season of their incomparable Broadway Center Stage series with a production that has some special meaning to the series, the organization, and its fans. Originally scheduled to premiere April of 2020, Bye Bye Birdie was infamously shut down before it even started as an early victim of the Covid … Read more