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While Alan Menken and I were having dinner the night before Junior Theater Festival ’13 was to begin, he said to me, “You know, when I was a kid, what I really wanted to be was a rock star.”“You’ll feel like a rock start tomorrow ...
Theater companies around the country often ask me: how does a theater company get awarded the Regional Tony Award? Well, I did some sleuthing and here's how it works.
Unlike the rest of the Tony Awards, which are given out annually by the American ...
The Season 1 finale of NBC’s Smash featured the first Boston preview of Bombshell with Karen stepping into the leading role at the last minute. The episode ended with Karen giving the preview of Bombshell and a fantastic ending with “Don’t ...
Pinocchio must prove himself brave, truthful and unselfish, but what about the toymaker? Raising a perfect child might not be as easy as it looks. The Blue Fairy and her Fairies in Training lead Gepetto on a hilarious journey through this ...
Live! From Atlanta! It’s Saturday afternoon!At Junior Theater Festival ’13, Saturday morning saw 4,200 students head to 11 pods where they performed 15-minute excerpts from their musicals. And now that the teachers have congratulated their ...
I attended the annual TEDxBroadway conference this week in New York City. It’s a gathering of industry insiders and theater fans who come together for one day to dream big about “The Best That Broadway Can Be.”
One of the highlights was a ...
It must be FIORELLO! week here on the MTI blog. This wonderful show is in the public eye again because it is receiving a star studded revival as part of New York City Center’s Encores Series. In fact, it is the first show the Encore Series has ever ...
What’s the best aspect of this new Encores! production of Fiorello! that’s coming up at the end of the month?It will remind those who have forgotten what a fine show this Bock and Harnick musical is.We shouldn’t need reminding. After all, ...
Every Monday, my friends at The Broadway League publish the weekly Broadway grosses. This means that industry insiders and savvy fans can get a sense of how each Broadway show has fared at the box office. These gross reports provide valuable ...
A combination of whimsy, romance and political satire, FINIAN'S RAINBOW JR. is a new take on the classic Broadway musical featuring some of the wittiest, most heartfelt and memorable songs ever written for the stage including "How Are Things in ...