Broadway
Sheldon Harnick, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and ‘Fiorello’ Lyricist, Dies at 99
Sheldon Harnick, a lyricist and songwriter, known best for memorable songs in “Fiddler on the Roof” such as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” but whose work also included “The Merry Minuet,” popularized by the Kingston Trio, and a musical adaptation of the Soviet play “The Dragon” by Evgeny Schwartz, died on June 23 at the age of 99 at his home in New York …
Today Is Eliza Doolittle Day – Here’s How to Celebrate
In case you’re wondering why today, of all days, is Eliza Doolittle Day, the answer is right there in the script.
The holiday is observed every year on the 20th of May and takes its cue from the song from the scene in the 1956 hit Broadway musical “My Fair Lady” where the Cockney flower girl who has been elevated to the toast of London society fantasizes about meeting the king …
‘Leopoldstadt,’ ‘Some Like It Hot’ Lead 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards
The Outer Critics Circle award winners for the 2022-2023 Broadway season were announced Tuesday morning. The awards encompass 27 categories and include both Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.
“Some Like It Hot” and “Leopoldstadt” were awarded Outstanding New Broadway Musical and Outstanding New Broadway Play, respectively, while “Parade” and “Topdog/Underdog” took home honors for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and a Play, respectively.
“Downstate” was recognized as Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and “The …
Theater Review: A Darker ‘Oliver!’ With a New Twist at New York City Center
Charles Dickens, who wrote his gripping coming-of-age masterpiece “Oliver Twist,” a dark portrayal of London’s underbelly interwoven with a workhouse boy’s search for his family, when he was just 24 – himself just 12 years out of the workhouse – likely never imagined the book in Broadway musical form. But the Lionel Barts’ musical, first seen on Broadway in 1963, has been revived as a sold-out New York City Center …
Review: Come Get ‘Shucked’ at the Nederlander Theatre
Many people on and around Broadway have been getting “Shucked” recently and I felt the need to do the same – and I’m glad I did…
To the uninitiated “Shucked” is a pun- and double-entendre-laden country music comedy about a rural community facing a corn crisis. In other words, it’s corny, but also quite clever.
The musical has music and lyrics by country music writers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and a …
‘New York, New York,’ ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ ‘Leopoldstadt’ Lead 2023 Outer Critics Circle Nominations
The 2023 Outer Critics Circle award nominations were announced Tuesday, although, due to continued pandemic disruptions, there was once again no formal ceremony at the storied Oak Room in New York City’s Algonquin Hotel this year to mark the pronouncements.
Leading the nominations was “New York, New York,” a new musical that is loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese movie of the same name with music and lyrics by John …
Review: ‘Camelot’ – ‘A More Congenial Spot for Happily Ever-Aftering’ at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center
“I saw it in ’77,” one theatergoer said to his companion as they entered the Vivian Beaumont Theater to see the 2023 revival of “Camelot,” the 1960 Lerner and Loewe musical based on T.H. White’s Arthurian tales. “It’s very different,” was the snappy reply… and indeed it is.
While I’m far too young to have seen the original Broadway production, I did see both revivals, in 1980 at Lincoln Center with …
