Ask Me a Question, VYou.com Style
After hearing about the new online venture VYou.com from a co-worker, I decided to give it a try.
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Category: Blog
Stand-up Comedy is the Reality Television of Broadway
Broadway has a long history of staging one-person shows, from the storied Mark Twain Tonight created by Hal Holbrook, 700 Sundays starring Billy Crystal, and Lily Tomlin's The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.
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Broadway Gets One ‘Elf’ of a Christmas Present
Over the past few seasons Broadway patrons have been indulged with the likes of the musical "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" -- it made multiple returns to the New York theatre scene -- and last winter a touring production of "White Christmas."
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Broadway’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ Re-Ignites My Jewish Identity Crisis
This play always stirs feelings of hatred in me. As a Jew it's often hard to sit through.
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Warren Spector Animates Disney’s Creations in ‘Epic Mickey’
After years of work, including time digging through Disney's coveted archives, Spector is nearly ready to release his new spin on Mickey to the world. It's called "Epic Mickey," and through the Nintendo Wii, it will re-introduce Walt Disney's beloved creation as a leading hero, a role Mickey hasn't tackled on screen in some time.
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Nathan Lane, Jerry Mitchell and More Discuss Broadway on PBS
This past summer marked an evening of Broadway at the White House as President Obama and the First Lady hosted leading stage stars for a celebration of the arts and an outreach to students.
Dance students from Duke Ellington School…
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Christina Ricci Gets Nervous About Broadway Debut
Hollywood stunt casting remains a hot topic around the Broadway community, but with ticket sales typically proving healthy for A-listers, there is little monetary incentive for a producer to avoid the stars. But the creator of Time Stands Still wants…
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U2 Debut Song from Broadway’s Upcoming ‘Spider-Man’ Musical
Broadway fans were first introduced to original music from Broadway’s upcoming ‘Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark’ during a recent performance by actor/musician Reeve Carney on “Good Morning America,” but up until last night, the writers of that song — U2’s…
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Ken Davenport Wants to Democratize Broadway
Ken Davenport wants to democratize the mostly elite inner circle of Broadway producers, and he’s attempting to stir things up by reaching out to everyone for help in getting a new musical funded through the concept of crowd sourcing. Meaning,… Stephen Sondheim Theatre Gets Unveiled on Broadway
There was perhaps no better way to kickoff the latest Broadway season than to usher in a new era in Times Square with a celebration of the preeminent composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The creator of such classic musicals as… My Summer Blogging for Lincoln Center
As summer rolled through New York City, and Broadway geared up for its latest season, I took time away from Times Square and travelled uptown, to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, where I spent the warmer months working as the cultural institutions first Blogger-in-Residence.
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Broadway’s Spider-Man Musical Creates Social Buzz with GMA Debut
Talk of the upcoming musical Spider-man: Turn off the Dark actually coming to fruition on Broadway has been circling Times Square for a long while now, mostly due to the big names involved – U2’s Bono and the Edge have…
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