Actor Charles Kimbrough has died, my memories of him and his wife Beth Howland never will.
When you’re starting out as an actor, you keep raising the stakes. First, you just want to be a character …
Theatre
The longest-running play in recorded history (nearly 30,000 performances) is coming to Broadway next year.
The play begins with the stage and audience in darkness, with only the music of Three Blind Mice playing. Following …
Radio horror shows and Halloween are great partners; add Vincent Price and Ida Lupino, and you have gold.
Lucille Fletcher, one of the twentieth century’s scriptwriters, wrote several episodes of the radio series, Suspense. Her most famous is “Sorry, …
The many facets of a wee man who brought us gargantuian helpings of joy: Leslie Jordan.
Leslie Jordan died yesterday, and the news hit me hard. I didn’t know the man, but I was fully aware …
BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical—Broadway opening date and theatre announced.
Earlier this month, I wrote about investing in Broadway shows and our support for BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical (BTTF). …
Invest in Broadway? Success comes from knowing what you want your money to do.
We’re helping bring Marty McFly, Doc Brown, and a DeLorean to Broadway in 2023. Several months ago, Jacob and I …
Sondheim’s Into the Woods—a peek at the recording of the new Broadway cast album.
My love of Broadway musicals is no secret. I wear my adoration of the art form proudly, as a badge, …
Patti LuPone’s brother, Robert, has died at 76. Sad news with a sweet bother-sister backstory.
I’m watchin’ Sis Go pitterpat. Said, “I can do that, I can do that.” Knew ev’ry step right off the bat.Said, “I can do that, …
Rare 1975 interview with Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim to stream via NYPL for first time.
Since 1970, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) has preserved live theatrical productions and documented the creative contributions …
The Tony Awards are returning as a live broadcast event for 2022. Here’s your printable ballot.
Live coast-to-coast for the first time in history, and imagined as a grand celebration of excellence, the 75th Annual Tony …
I invited a most remarkable woman to dinner. I was 23; she was 70-something.
I phoned her the morning before our dinner. The weather had been unusually chilly, so I asked if she’d like …
Creepy. Crawley. Cursed. From CBS Radio Mystery Theatre, E.G. Marshall narrates Black Widow.
It’s no secret—spiders aren’t on my list of cool critters. I know spiders do good things and are a necessary …
A Halloween treat: Cary Grant stars in an intense episode of Suspense—On A Country Road.
Suspense was a radio drama series broadcast on CBS from 1940 through 1962. It was one of the premier drama programs of radio’s golden age, and …
It’s Tony Awards time! Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom, Jr are hosting. Here’s your printable ballot.
Last week CBS and the Tony Awards announced the hosts for the 74th Annual Tony Awards® and The Tony Awards® …
“You’ve got spunk. [CUT TO MARY FOR REACTION SHOT] I hate spunk.” Remembering Ed Asner.
I was extremely sad when I learned, last Sunday, that Ed Asner had died. Ed was so much more than …
A reminder to my fellow SAG-AFTRA members: Our union and foundation have your back.
It’s well known that becoming a SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) member comes …
I’ve announced my retirement from full time work. And now, it’s time for a meat-based cocktail.
FIRST, MY RETIREMENT A note sent by my manager at T. Rowe Price to the firm: A New Chapter for …
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon musically celebrate the return of Broadway.
The joy, discovery, and spirit of Broadway as we’ve known it is finally returning to the Great White Way this …
Marilyn Maye. Streaming a new concert from Feinstein’s/54 Below. Meet her; get your tickets.
Long before sunrise on a Sunday morning 50-some years ago, I walked into the music library at KARD FM in …
Three minutes, seventeen seconds of pure musical joy. Ready for your face to sport a smile?
This may be my shortest blog post ever. Nothing more needs to be said than: Laura Osnes and Colin Donnell …