Welcome back to the final round of the 6th Annual Marco Awards, this time for Excellence in Theatre. Looking at this year’s nominees we are getting a valuable lesson in the mindset of Broadway theatre. These awards arose on 2020-2021 as a comforting mechanism for all of us to deal with the way Covid affected … Read more
In 1993, Robin Williams made what would become his legacy movie to the world, a hilarious gender-bending romp about an unemployed actor going through a bitter divorce who in desperation disguises himself as an elderly Scottish housekeeper to become his children’s afterschool nanny when the court system fails him and denies him joint custody. Williams … Read more
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
In 1975, an innovative new musical looking to capture a different Broadway audience tried out in Baltimore’s old Morris Mechanic Theatre before heading to New York. After an uncertain start and mixed reviews, the producers almost closed the show after opening night. Delaying that hasty judgment paid off because within weeks the show was selling … Read more