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Four Nights, Four Shows – NYC Theatre Binge

I spent four nights in NYC in a trip that featured attending Rainbow Book Fair, a couple days in my day job’s office and four shows. I probably should’ve seen more people, but it was impossible to resist the draw of seeing some musicals. So I spent three...

It’s Only a Play

Shortly before we left NYC in early July, I started seeing posters for It’s Only a Play, which was scheduled to play a limited run starting in October. I was sad to miss it. First because it’s a Terrece McNally comedy. Second because of the cast: Nathan...

Once

My connection to Once is a little odd. I’ve never seen the 2006 film, which included the Academy Award winning song “Falling Slowly.” I have, however, had the movie soundtrack in heavy rotation on my iPod since summer 2007 because the acoustic music...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

I’m not sure why it took us so long to see Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, but we finally saw it yesterday afternoon. It was wonderful–packed full of so many classic songs as well as a stunning, powerhouse performance from Tony winner Jesse Mueller as...

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is one of the shows I’ve seen numerous times, both in New York and on tour. It’s been more than a decade since I’ve seen it on Broadway. The casting of Norm Lewis as The Phantom is what made me go see it again. Lewis, who has...