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Thanks to so many of you who wrote to say that you liked my article of two weeks ago. It urged you, in these arduous times, to stay at home and safely travel by way of your cast albums: Paris through SILK STOCKINGS, England via DARLING OF THE DAY, Greece courtesy of THE HAPPIEST GIRL […]

Most Sundays of the year, I can be heard on www.broadwayradio.com. James Marino, Michael Portantiere and I discuss what we’ve seen on stage (which lately hasn’t been easy to do). The culmination of each episode has me giving a brainteaser about musicals and/or plays. It’s become a rather popular feature, thanks to such scholars as […]

Although directors aren’t supposed to give line readings to actors, composers and lyricists seem to be allowed to “direct” their singers and orchestras. Take a look at sheet music for various songs, and far more often than not, you’ll find a word or two at the top of Page One that says exactly what’s expected […]

Did you know that in 1961, March 27th was established as World Theatre Day? Sad to say, this year there was much less theater in the world. Until this situation rights itself, we’ll be armchair listeners to get our world theater fix. So start THE GRAND TOUR with Jerry Herman’s 1979 musical. Given the song […]

What a metaphor, huh? Take a look at the history of the Tony Awards for Best Original Score. There have been fourteen years when the category wasn’t even offered, and fifty-eight when it was. Do the math, and you’ll see that makes for seventy-two of the Tonys’ seventy-three seasons. So what happened the other season? […]