Tag Archives: Michael Stewart

The Best on Broadway on SNL

Posted on November 17, 2021 by boz

Jonathan Majors, who hosted this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live, joined cast members Cecily Strong and Bowen Yang in a theater-themed sketch. The premise is that Brad and his wife (Mikey Day and Aidy Bryant) have brought their daughter Sally … Continue reading →

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Essential Musicals: Gypsy

Posted on May 12, 2020 by boz

New York Times critic Ben Brantley believes Gypsy “may be the greatest of all American musicals.” He is not alone. Previous Times critic Frank Rich considers the show to be “Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear.” The Lear … Continue reading →

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Essential Musicals: West Side Story

Posted on May 11, 2020 by boz

When West Side Story premiered in 1957, it marked a turning point in American musical theater — “a provocative and artful blend of music, dance, and plot,” as one critic noted — but getting the work to Broadway had not … Continue reading →

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Essential Musicals: My Fair Lady

Posted on May 8, 2020 by boz

My Fair Lady has been called “the perfect musical,” but it took several decades and several attempts before George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion eventually found its singing voice. The journey began in the 1930s with a chance encounter between … Continue reading →

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Broadway Trifecta

Posted on April 30, 2012 by boz

When Leap of Faith opened on April 26, composer Alan Menken joined the select group of writers that have had three original musicals running simultaneously on the Great White Way. Menken’s other two current shows are Newsies and Sister Act. … Continue reading →

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