Category: Musical

SOUTH PACIFIC Lives on at Paper Mill

What can continue to get audiences excited about this well-known and iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical? Easy answer – a new production at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse! Paper Mill never fails to impress. Even their production of THE OTHER JOSH COHEN earlier this year (a slight departure from the company’s typically large, lavish productions) …

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LES MIZ Opens (again) Tonight! Interesting Facts and Stats

LES MISÉRABLES is probably one of the most iconic titles of any show ever, both on Broadway, in the West End and around the world. The show celebrates its latest iteration, opening tonight on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in New York. With Ramin Karimloo staring as the new Jean Valjean, this production is bound …

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Update: AFTER MIDNIGHT – Broadway

“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!” Set in 1932 Harlem, AFTER MIDNIGHT proves that music is the real chicken soup for the soul. And swing is one ingredient this soup has plenty of! I saw AFTER MIDNIGHT at k.d. lang’s second performance, and she was perfect! I mean, the show …

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THE OTHER JOSH COHEN – Paper Mill Playhouse

Millburn, New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse opened its new production of THE OTHER JOSH COHEN with wit, flair and style Sunday night. Known more often for larger-scale productions that are more of the lavish type and often Broadway-bound, the company this time presents a smaller scale, pop-rock style show, and it works. THE OTHER JOSH …

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THE OTHER JOSH COHEN Runs Feb. 19 – March 16 at Paper Mill

THE OTHER JOSH COHEN begins previews at the Paper Mill Playhouse on Feb. 19th with an opening on Feb. 23rd.  The show features a book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen.  Ted Sperling will direct with musical staging by Andrew Palermo. Vadim Feichtner serves as Music Director. THE OTHER JOSH COHEN will …

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CINDERELLA – Broadway

This Broadway debut of Rodgers’ and Hammersein’s CINDERELLA gives an extended peek into the beloved fairy tail, along with a few twists that will keep you guessing. This new version of the television production will celebrate its one-year Broadway anniversary on January 25th. If you haven’t see it, it is a wonderfully lush interpretation of …

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CANDIDE – London

There have been numerous iterations of Leonard Bernstein’s CANDIDE over the decades. Some with raves, others, well, without. But whatever you feel about previous interpretations of the work, you will not want to miss Menier Chocolate Factory’s current production of Candide. An in-the-round production at a small venue will test any production, and will give …

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A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER – Broadway

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, Broadway’s big surprise this season, has helped to warm the hearts of many a wintertime-depressed New Yorker and tourist during one of the coldest seasons on record. The show is a whimsical, fun, and sometimes downright hilarious new musical that will leave you humming a tune, smiling and …

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