By Sami DeSocio There seems to be an unspoken rule onstage- either you do musicals or plays -and never the two shall meet or cross. But there are plenty of actors that do just as well in a play as they do in a big musical! So the question remains, do you really need to […]
By Sami DeSocio Not every show is a success. It’s true, more shows close after opening than those that make it to become the next Phantom of the Opera. But what makes those shows that do survive so incredibly special? First and foremost, I believe it starts with the music. A musical really is only […]
Houston, we have a problem. For the second year in a row, the attendance on Broadway- meaning the total number of patrons that purchased tickets in any given season- has fallen. Badly. First, the 2011-2012 Season fell a, mind you, minimal 2% from the previous year. However, when the Broadway League posted the data from […]
Boo! Did I scare you? Probably not. But, as they say, “Tis the season!”, and Broadway sure is a menagerie of colorful, down-right frightening, characters. Before you think this is a blog about Michael Riedel and Scott Rudin though, let me stop you. Instead, I want to chat about the most unnerving characters found onstage, […]
A little while back I wrote about one of my favorite post-show eateries, Junior’s, where I love to “decompress” over a big slice of cheesecake following a fantastic show. And it got me thinking. I love Junior’s, but it’s just one of the many iconic midtown restaurants that have found their way into NYC’s theatrical […]