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 ...
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 ...
I consider myself lucky that not a week goes by where I don’t see at least one, if not several, musicals. I see everything from community theater to Broadway. As is to be expected, the quality of the shows is all over the board at every ...
As Jane Krakowski so eloquently sang in GRAND HOTEL, “I Want To Go To Hollywood!” She could, in fact, be speaking not just for herself but for many of today’s musical theater hits. Seeing the fantastic LES MISERABLES film this week inevitably ...
Are you a huge theater fan? Well, you’re not alone. In fact, far from it. Tis the season when the reports come out from the fabulous research departments at organizations like Theater Communications Group and The Broadway League.
Curious what you ...
Have you ever seen a new show on Broadway that you absolutely LOVED only to hear that a month later it has closed? All too often amazing shows have shorter lives than we may feel they deserve. The reality is, to succeed on Broadway a show has to ...
I’m thrilled that Bring It On will soon be made available for licensing to theaters around the country. Though I was never a cheerleader myself (sports? what?), this show has a lot to cheer about. In case you haven't had a chance to see it on tour ...
Tis the season for shopping and holiday musicals. Or, in the case of YES, VIRGINIA THE MUSICAL... the combination of the two!
In case you missed it, YES, VIRGINIA is a brand new musical that Macy’s created to build their holiday brand ...
The singing, dancing, ever optimistic red head is back on Broadway. A new revival of ANNIE opened last Thursday night and I was on hand for the opening night festivities!
In a lot of ways, ANNIE's opening night was your standard star-studded ...
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and all the devastation it wrought on so many things - including Broadway and not-for-profit arts organizations all over the east coast – I’ve begun to worry about how many theater companies in the affected areas ...