Love Jones The Musical, a stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed 1997 Love Jones film, is scheduled to tour nationally this Fall/ Winter. The stage production will boast an all-star cast of R&B music’s biggest names including Chrisette Michelle, Musiq Soulchild, Marsha Ambrosius, MC Lyte, Raheem Devaughn and Dave Hollister whowere all carefully selected to star […]
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The Bridges of Madison County Soars at The Kennedy Center
The Broadway musical, Bridges of Madison County starts its extended run at The Kennedy Center this week. The show, based on author Robert James Waller’s hugely successful book, which was also adapted into film by Clint Eastwood. This is a story about love won, love lost and the general messiness of life.
Broadway’s Stars In The Alley is Tomorrow (Friday)!
One of my favorite events of the years is Broadway’s Stars In The Alley. Every year for the last few years, the Broadway League puts on a free outdoor concert. The 2 hour event is sort of an unofficial dress rehearsal for the Tony Awards and features appearances and performances from over 30 different Broadway […]
The Waitress Musical Previewed!
Sometimes life makes you feel like you’re stuck. Sometimes it’s your own choices that get you there – the people who spend your time with or the activities where you put your energy that leave you feeling like you have nowhere to go. Other times, it’s other people’s decisions that seem to trap you. Once […]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Soars in Baltimore!
Be our guest! Disney’s classic Beauty and the Beast lavish Broadway production arrives at Baltimore’s glorious France-Merrick Hippodrome theater for one week only – May 10 – 15. This production is a shining example of all the things that make Disney great and the one glaring thing that always annoys me.
Washington DC’S National Theater Getting in on Hamilton Action
This is going to be a total cluster. In order to even hope to get tickets to Hamilton over a Year away, you pretty much have to subscribe to The Kennedy Center’s Broadway Subscription for the next 2 seasons. That’s several thousand dollars just to see this stupid show. Now to muddle the waters even […]
Hamilton Sets Record For Tony Award Nominations!
As expected, Hamilton dominated the nominations for the 70th Annual Tony Awards® when they were announced this morning. The revolutionary play garnered a record-setting 16 nominations including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, several technical awards and a handful of acting awards. For a complete […]
Theater Review (DC): The National Tour of Beautiful The Carole King Story Shines
I love watching Musicals where I “learn” something new or discover that some of my favorite songs were written by the same person. One of the biggest and most celebrated musicals of the last few years – The National Tour of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical iscurrently doing an extended stint (October 6 – […]
Memphis Ensemble member Eben Logan talks a bit about being in the touring production.
Memphis Ensemble member Eben Logan talks a bit about being in the touring production which is at The Warner Theatre for 3 nights only! For more information check out the official Memphis Touring Site to see when they are coming to your town.
Memphis – One of My Fav Musicals Comes to DC’s Warner Theater
One of my favorite musicals, Memphis the story of a white DJ who brings black music to the south is a rocking good time and the show you take non-musical fans to. Memphis, the 2010 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical, will come to the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., for a limited engagement. Tickets […]
Theater Review (Baltimore): Wicked on Tour Mostly Soars!
It’s hard to believe that Wicked, one of the most popular and highest grossing shows (over $3 billion) in the history of Broadway, has been around for only 12 years. It’s become one of those seminal productions that feel like they’ve always been there. While I’ve never been a fan of the cast recording and […]