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Aladdin

This past Sunday we finally got to see Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway. We’ve had the tickets for a while having decided to make it part of my birthday week. The show is absolutely spectacular, living up to its hype. While the show is the story of Aladdin,...

Carrying the Banner for “Newsies”

I made a return trip to Newsies on Wednesday night. I’ve talked about doing that since I saw it back in March 2012, just a day before it officially opened on Broadway. I liked it a lot the first time, but it was even better this time out. I’d written in...

Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical

Sunday we headed to Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical a stage musical adaptation of the Woody Allen film. I admit I haven’t seen the movie. What drew me to seeing the musical was that it starred Marin Mazzie and featured choreography by Susan Stroman, who also...

Les Miserables: Revamping an Epic

I’ve seen Les Miserables on stage a number of times, starting from the late 80s when I saw it on tour in Birmingham, Alabama. The epic show has always been a favorite. Last night I saw it for the first time in more than a decade because I couldn’t pass up...

Rocky The Musical

I’ve never seen the film of Rocky. I’ve seen parts of it, as well as parts of some of the sequels. That didn’t stop me from wanting to see how they took the love story/underdog story and brought it to the stage as a musical. The fact that it starred...