Yes, this is a review of a preview. No, the show has not officially opened (I saw preview #23) but that’s the way it goes. When a show of this caliber opens in NYC, charges full price for tickets, and pushes back official press openings, the gentleman’s rule no longer applies. Thousands of people aContinue reading ““Spiderman” musical a technical marvel (Updated)”
Category Archives: Broadway Musicals
“Dreamgirls” tour positively electric (Detroit)
Get tickets, go, don’t hesitate for a moment. The current Broadway Tour that has landed at the Fox Theater in Detroit is positively electric. From the cast to the set, lighting, and orchestra it is just a high-energy evening of musical theater not to be missed. This Dreamgirls is more than just a revival…it’s aContinue reading ““Dreamgirls” tour positively electric (Detroit)”
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Musical – (Review) Toronto pre-Broadway
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the Musical, now playing in Toronto and London, and heading to Broadway this coming spring, is in a word “FAB-U-LOUS.” Seen in Toronto at the Princess of Wales Theatre, the musical follows the movie pretty faithfully, expanding on a few key scenes, and using much of the music of theContinue reading “Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Musical – (Review) Toronto pre-Broadway”
Magical “Mary Poppins” tour (review) East Lansing, MI Wharton Center
Disney’s Mary Poppins the musical has been a magical sensation from its opening night in London, through it’s UK tour, Broadway (where it is still running) and now the tour which arrived in East Lansing MI at the Wharton Center, where it will soon be a return visitor if the sold out audiences and enthusiasticContinue reading “Magical “Mary Poppins” tour (review) East Lansing, MI Wharton Center”
Dancap (Toronto) announces 2011 Broadway musical tour season
Dancap announces it’s upcoming Broadway musicals tour season in Toronto: South Pacific – Feb 15-Apr 10, 2011 – Toronto Center for the Arts 9 to 5 – Jun 29–Jul 10, 2011 – Toronto Center for the Arts Next to Normal – Jul 19-31, 2011 – Four Seasons Center Come Fly Away – Aug 16-28, 2011Continue reading “Dancap (Toronto) announces 2011 Broadway musical tour season”
“Billy Elliott” closing in Chicago
Billy Elliott has posted a closing date in Chicago for November 28th. This sit-down production (Actually called the First National Tour) will head to Toronto next for an open-ended run. The Second National Tour continues strong in North Carolina, and heads into Cleveland next where it will play through the holidays. The Broadway production continuesContinue reading ““Billy Elliott” closing in Chicago”
“Into the Woods”, University of Michigan, is wonderful (review)
“Into the Woods” presented by the University of Michigan Musical Theater Program, is the only local production of this (way way overproduced)show that I have seen that does it the way it’s supposed to be done. I had the fortune to see the original Into the Woods on Broadway when I was living there inContinue reading ““Into the Woods”, University of Michigan, is wonderful (review)”
Recent and Upcoming Musicals Closing on Broadway (Updated)
I missed a couple last month — but this is the current list of musicals that are slated for closure on Broadway in the coming months and the last two months. Surprisingly, the drab A Little Night Music continues on with star Bernadette Peters having breathed new life into the show. Besides the shows listedContinue reading “Recent and Upcoming Musicals Closing on Broadway (Updated)”
West Side Story (Tour) Review, Detroit, MI — Bland but Pretty
For the uninitiated (and there seemed to be a lot of them in the sold out Fisher Theater last night) West Side Story seemed to surprise and cause audible gasps in the young ones as the story played out in its final minutes. For those who know the show (most of the audience) this currentContinue reading “West Side Story (Tour) Review, Detroit, MI — Bland but Pretty”
“Memphis”; “La Cage Aux Folles”; “Come Fly Away” – Broadway (reviews)
A week after seeing a few new musicals on Broadway, I’ve still been thinking about each of them, and that says a lot. The 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical (along with a handful of other awards), MEMPHIS has clearly found a longterm home for itself at the Shubert Theater. Long in development (severalContinue reading ““Memphis”; “La Cage Aux Folles”; “Come Fly Away” – Broadway (reviews)”
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