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• REVIEW: MATILDA on Broadway
  on Jun 4, 2013 in Tim Minchin Review Bertie Carvel Matilda the Musical
  So. Better late than never. But FINALLY, here is my review of MATILDA on Broadway.I probably haven't ever had a show built up for me as much as MATILDA was. Reviews were stellar. Word of mouth was stellar. My friends who saw the show in London (and a...
• 2013 TONY AWARD WINNER PREDICTION POST
  on Jun 4, 2013 in Awards Kinky Boots Pippin Tony Awards Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Matilda the Musical
  Here are my predictions of who will walk home with Broadway's biggest prizes on Sunday night. I didn't include every award, just the ones I have strong opinions about. Please comment with thoughts on whether or not you agree!Best PlayWill Win: Vanya...
• REVIEW: MURDER BALLAD at the Union Square Theatre
  on May 13, 2013 in Review Murder Ballad Rebecca Naomi Jones John Ellison Conlee Will Swenson Caissie Levy
  NOTE: THIS REVIEW IS FOR A PREVIEW PERFORMANCE. THINGS CAN CHANGE BETWEEN THIS PERFORMANCE AND OPENING NIGHTWhen I walked into the Union Square Theatre, I was transported into a dive bar inhabited by some super talented theatre stars. The theatre mad...
• And the Nominees Are...2013 TONY AWARD NOMINEES
  on Apr 30, 2013 in Awards Tony Awards
  Here are the 2013 Tony Award Nominations! I think this is a good list, but there are some very obvious snubs (and definitely some things that got nominated that maybe shouldn't have been). Post in the comments people who you think should have been no...
• TONY Nominations Predictions 2013!
  on Apr 22, 2013 in Sutton Foster Tony Awards Jesse Tyler Ferguson
  So the Tony Award nominations will be announced (by Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson) on April 30th, so here is my prediction of who will be nominated for some of the biggest awards. I also will have a wild-card pick per category if there is so...
• Is DC the New IT Theatre Town?
  on Apr 17, 2013 in Idina Menzel Little Dancer Next to Normal Side Show If/Then Arena Stage Kennedy Center The Velocity of Autumn
  Today marked the announcement of ANOTHER major musical making its out of town tryout in Washington, DC. Ahrens and Flaherty's LITTLE DANCER (based on the dancer in Degas' paintings) will premiere in October 2014 at the Kennedy Center.This announcemen...
• REVIEW: THE MOUNTAINTOP at Arena Stage
  on Apr 14, 2013 in The Mountaintop Angela Bassett Samuel Jackson Arena Stage Katori Hall
  Martin Luther King Jr. inspired hundreds of thousands of people with his charismatic speeches and drive to fight racial inequality. Arena Stage's production of resident playwright Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP didn't have me wanting to climb to the m...
• REVIEW: Another "Five Years"
  on Apr 7, 2013 in Signature Theatre Norbert Leo Butz Erin Weaver The Last Five Years Jason Robert Brown James Gardiner
  Last night I had the opportunity to see another incarnation of Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS, this time at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. Had I not just seen Second Stage's phenomenal revival in New York (read my review here), I think...
• Didn't Romeo and Juliet Kill Themselves Already? Apparently Not.
  on Apr 3, 2013 in Romeo and Juliet Condola Rashad Selena Gomez Elizabeth Olson Orlando Bloom Zac Efron
  It was announced this week (on April Fool's Day to be precise) that Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET will be returning to Broadway in the fall with Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean  and Condola Rashad (Stick Fly) in the eponymous rol...
• THE TONY'S ARE COMING! With Sutton and Jesse!
  on Apr 1, 2013 in Sutton Foster Tony Awards Jesse Tyler Ferguson
  So today is opening day for baseball fans, but also the real start of Tony Award season, as USA TODAY just announced that Sutton Foster (Anything Goes, Bunheads) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family, Spelling Bee) will announce the 2013 Tony Award...

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