OK, as I look outside on this dreary, dreary day, all I can think is “The sun will come out tomorrow…” Baltimore’s France-Merrick 2015 Broadway Season starts off with one of my all time favorite musicals, Annie. After listening to the abominable soundtrack for Sony’s recent modern take on Annie, it’s nice to see a […]
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Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: A Benefit Concert for Viva Broadway
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine set to perform Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Minskoff Theatre for one night only to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month! Tickets on sale Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 7:00 am. Concert directed by Sergio Trujillo and produced by The Broadway League. Ticket information after the jump!
Theater Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Kennedy Center ends its 2014 Broadway year with the little pop rock opera Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring the husband and wife team of Diana DeGarmo as the narrator & former American Idol contestant Ace Young.
Theater Review: Little Dancer Shines at The Kennedy Center
It’s not every day Washington, DC theater goers get treated to a world premiere Broadway show, so when it happens, it feels extra special. Little Dancer The Musical has been playing at The Kennedy Center for a few weeks before it had it’s official bow November 20th.
Kids Night on Broadway Details Announced! Tickets On sale TODAY!
Tickets for the 2015 KIDS’ NIGHT ON BROADWAY® are on sale for the public tomorrow, starting at 11:00am E.S.T. KIDS’ NIGHT ON BROADWAY, which will take place Friday, January 9th, 2015 to Thursday, January 15th, 2015, is an annual event when kids ages 6 to 18 can see participating Broadway shows for free when accompanied […]
The Lion King Returns to DC With a Spectacular Production!
There’s a reason TV and movie studios are flocking to Broadway. Disney’s venerable stage version of The Lion King has grossed over $1 billion at the theatrical box office, and the touring production now at Washington, DC’s The Kennedy Center will celebrate its 5,000th performance on July 13th, at 1:30pm.
Side Show The Musical Gets Stunning Revival at The Kennedy Center
The award for one of the most unique, surreal musical theater experiences of the year has to go the gorgeously staged Kennedy Center production of Side Show : The Musical. This production is from the team that brought us Dreamgirls. Side Show features book and lyrics by Bill Russell and music by Henry Krieger, and […]
West Side Story Goes Out with A Bang!
The history of DC’s National Theater amazes me sometimes. Did you know that the seminal, classic Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical West Side Story had its world premiere at the venerable theater August 19, 1957 – before it went on to fame and fortune on Broadway?
TV Stars Taking Over Broadway Means Dollars!
The Broadway League reported that the 2013-2014 season attendance soared to 12.21 million and grossed $1.27 billion, outselling the combined ticket sales of the 10 surrounding professional sports teams including the Mets, Yankees, Jets and Giants. How is that possible? High profile TV stars who shine as brightly live as they do on screen are […]
Review: The Blue Man Group at National Theater
They say the 3rd time is the charm and nowhere is that more evident than my experience seeing the wonderfully strange, wacky, comical, and surreal experience known as Blue Man Group. It amazes me that somehow Blue Man Group, founded by entrepreneurs Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink has been around since 1991 and […]
American Idiot: Washington, DC, American Idiot Rocks DC’s National Theater!
These days it seems like Broadway is all about adapting movies, tv, or books into shows, American Idiot is the strangest of animals because it turns two popular Green Day albums – American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown into a musical.