Archive for July, 2008

Get lost in “South Pacific”

 The Broadway musical hit “South Pacific” has been capturing audiences for years and is often mentioned as one of the best Broadway musicals of all time. This performance has won a number of Tony Awards and is something any theater fan must see. South Pacific is currently playing at the Lincoln Center - Vivian Beaumont [...]

A Tale of Two Cities comes to Broadway

  The new Broadway musical “A Tale Of two Cities” is all set to make its presence felt at the Broadway on the 19 th of August. This musical epic is an adaptation from the novel of the same name by the famous writer Charles Dickens. The musical play is set in the backdrop [...]

Kicking A Dead Horse

  Photo by Joan Marcus. Kicking a Dead Horse , written and directed by Sam Shepard, which is currently gracing the Martinson Theatre stage at the Public Theater, is a Beckettesque presentation similar to Endgame . Stephen Rea brings his considerable talent to this one-man piece as Hobart Struther, a man trying to find [...]

Broadway Barks, [title of show] and South Pacific….

The Big Apple was bustling on Saturday with the annual Broadway Barks event in Shubert Alley to raise money for animal shelters and give people the opportunity to adopt a dog. Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore took center stage and were engaging as usual in their attempt to accomplish these goals, while introducing many theatre folk [...]

Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia!

Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. Bringing the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super group ABBA to movie audiences, Summer 2008 is the season for Mamma Mia!
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South Pacific Provides an Enchanted Evening While Damn Yankees Fails to Score Big

Broadway is at its best when it combines new creative juices such as Passing Strange and In The Heights with the glorious musicals dynamically revived such as South Pacific and Gypsy . The current Lincoln Center Theatre production of South Pacific is a flawless presentation of the great Rodgers and Hammerstein classic tale with [...]

Jersey Boys This musical

Broadway’s smash hit Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, performs at The 5th Avenue Theatre December 5, 2007 ? January 12, 2008. Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical and remains one of the top-grossing shows in America. On October [...]