‘Spider-Man’ goes back to the drawing board
After filing my report here on the Sunday matinee of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” — where the widely reported technical problems with the show finally seemed to be under control — the musical was...
View Article‘Room’: a play’s long road to full production
Theater folk still argue over the best way to develop new plays and musicals. In the old days — pre-1980 — a new show would be optioned by a producer who would book two or three out of town engagements...
View Article‘Marry Me a Little’: songs cut from Stephen Sondheim classics
During his peak years, Stephen Sondheim was bursting with so many musical ideas that more than a few terrific songs wound up being dropped from landmark shows such as “Company” and “Follies.” The...
View ArticleThe return of ‘Do I Hear a Waltz?’
Every show that Stephen Sondheim has worked on over the past 50+ years has been celebrated with multiple revivals, with one exception – his 1965 collaboration with the great Broadway composer Richard...
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