The Best Music Documentaries To Watch Now
We dove into the archives to find six of the best globe-trotting music documentaries to keep readers occupied and maybe even teach them something new. Whether you’re a fan of Japanese video game...
View ArticleThe Secret Theatre permanently closed its doors on May 5th 2020.
Broadway playwright’s like Jim Rado, Neil LaBute, Jeremey Kareken and Greg Kotis have all graced our seats. We have had Broadway performers step on to our relatively tiny stage to give the audience an...
View ArticleAt Home with Nigeria’s Breakthrough Star AcebergTM and his Debut EP “Far...
Now ready to take on a global circuit, we started working on promoting AcebergTM’s brand new debut EP "Far From Home" which was just released on April 16th, 2021 along with his music video for one of...
View ArticleWhen Broadway Shows Will Be Opening (or Re-Opening)
More than 30 Broadway productions are expected to open or re-open before year's end. Producers are gambling that by the fall, audiences will be ready to return. I'll list below the shows and projected...
View ArticleRemembering Don Schaffer
Don long worked as a publicist for one singer he greatly admired; when age and ill health prevented her from working much anymore and her finances grew precarious, she told him she could no longer...
View ArticleRemembering George Wein
George Wein, who died peacefully at his New York apartment at the age of 95, was the founder of the modern music festival. His contributions to pop culture were enormous. I liked him very much. He...
View ArticleBroadway Box-Office Grosses Look Encouraging
So how is Broadway doing right now, in terms of ticket sales and attendance? Not bad at all, all things considered.... There are currently 24 shows running on Broadway. Last week, overall, the shows...
View ArticleBroadway’s “Mrs. Doubtfire” Takes a Nine-Week Hiatus Due to Covid-19
The show's pre-Broadway, out-of-town tryout was very successful financially, suggesting that there's an audience for the show. (The show broke box-office records in Seattle, during its tryout.) But...
View ArticleWhy Robert De Niro’s New Film Studio Matters
De Niro’s goal is to lure more film and television production from Hollywood to New York, and that can only be a plus for New York-based actors. A brand new studio, created for the needs of the...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts on Those Needless Changes to “The Music Man”
I want to be clear. "The Music Man" is such a masterfully written musical that making some changes here and there can’t really ruin it; but changes are not needed in this show and they certainly don’t...
View ArticleSTEPHEN SCHWARTZ CONCERT FEATURED STARS, SHOW TUNES, and “GODSPELL” TRIBUTE
Andy Stein, Founder and Executive Chairman, stated: “There are not enough words to say how thankful we are to the legendary Stephen Schwartz for his incredible support of the children of the Orphaned...
View ArticleLouis Philip (“Bud”) Deffaa, 95, father of TheaterScene’s Editor-at-Large...
He attended Lehigh University. He enlisted in the Navy and served in and around China during World War Two. After the war, he married Alberta Saby of Allentown, Pennsylvania; they were married for 68...
View ArticleTheaterScene.net published 480 reviews in 2018 from twelve reviewers.
Our TheaterScene.net staff was very prolific in 2018. I'm proud of all their efforts and our site in it's 18th year as a home for long form independent arts journalism. The post TheaterScene.net...
View ArticleCarol Channing died Jan 15, 2019
Theaterscene.net is deeply saddened to report the passing of the legendary Carol Channing. Channing died at 12:31am on Tuesday, January 15th, 2019, at home in Rancho Mirage, CA of natural causes. The...
View ArticleBaby Jane Dexter Has Died and Everybody Hurts
Baby Jane Dexter (Photo credit: Stephen Mosher) John Hoglund, Critic When it comes to the real thing, few artists have impacted audiences with such a raw honesty only to reveal a powerful voice and a...
View ArticleFifth Annual Broadway Run Raises Record-Breaking $104,239 for Broadway Cares
Theater enthusiasts, Broadway stars, industry insiders and passionate supporters ran (or walked) the streets of New York City in this year’s Broadway Run, raising a record-breaking $104,239 for...
View ArticleNew AMT Theater Opens with an Eye on Building Community
“We want to make a difference in people's lives,” says Tapper. “We want to do new shows, to encourage new writers and directors. We want to feature children's shows and get young people involved in...
View ArticleSacco and Vanzetti: A New American Opera
The finished score by Lehrman is 50% music he created based on themes by Blitzstein: pieces of his unproduced 1932 opera "The Condemned" (an earlier work about Sacco and Vanzetti), a march, a cabaret...
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View ArticleA Walk in the Woods with Playwright Chip Deffaa, His Deer, and the Ghost of...
Deffaa comments: “I've always loved Cohan's attitude--that 'can-do' spirit of his is inspiring. He had no formal education; he learned by doing; and left a terrific legacy. Just a remarkable man! No...
View ArticleAn Appreciation of Todd Haimes, Producing Artistic Director of Roundabout...
Roundabout, under Haimes' leadership, was noted both for new works and for revivals of older shows with strikingly new elements (like this season's gender-bending revival of "1776.") He was the first...
View ArticlePost-Pandemic State of the Arts 2023
Many Broadway shows are also exorbitantly expensive. While smaller productions such as Off Broadway or Off Off Broadway used to be a comfortable option, producers such as Cyndy and Thomas are finding...
View ArticleR.I.P. Robert Patrick, Playwright
He was perhaps best-known for his play "Kennedy's Children"--produced successfully on Broadway and on the West End, and in many cities, internationally. He also gave us some 60 other published plays,...
View ArticleEighteen-Year-Old Actor with Autism Honored by Only Make Believe Charity
Collet Reyes has been a part of the Only Make Believe charity since he was eight years old. Living with a developmental disability and being diagnosed on the Autism spectrum, Reyes has worked through...
View ArticleON “FUNNY GIRL,” ETHNIC CASTING, AND FANNY BRICE…
Brice—as a pioneering Jewish female Broadway star who took charge of her own fabulous career in an era when few women did—became a source of inspiration for many aspiring young Jewish performers. At...
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