For today’s SUNDAY SHOWSTOPPER SNIPPET, I was looking for a song of resilience – of getting back up and LIVING, even after you’ve been broken. Of finding the strength and hope to start over. If/Then opened on Broadway as “a new musical” in March 2014,…
GROUNDHOG DAY – it’s not really about groundhogs, it’s REALLY about learning from your mistakes, perseverance, striving for better, and having the courage to change things when what you’re doing is no longer ‘working’ for you. Like the characters in the movie, the musical finds…
It’s Sunday Showstopper Snippet Day!!! As summer rolls along, many parts of the country are in the midst of a major heatwave, it’s just ‘too darn hot!’ Such was the case during the play-within-the-play of Cole Porter’s KISS ME KATE. Based on Shakespeare’s ‘Taming of…
If you know me, or have been reading my blog, you’ll know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I’m a Broadway theatre junky. It should come to no surprise to anyone that, with scrupulous attention to Broadway happenings, and careful planning, I was able…
The U.S. is officially in a ‘total eclipse’ craze today as photographers jump in cars and on planes to get to the best viewing spots, and families head out for end of summer road trips to Oregon and South Carolina to view the first total…
HAPPY SUNDAY! THE END OF ANOTHER WEEK (or the start, depending on how you look at it), and another installment of SUNDAY SHOWSTOPPER SNIPPETS. This week brought the sad announcement that “Bandstand,” the new musical set in 1945, and focusing on the emotional and economic…
IT’S SUNDAY SHOWSTOPPER SNIPPET TIME!!!!! Okay, I’ll admit it, “A CHORUS LINE” is my FAVORITE Broadway show – well …. maybe 2nd favorite …. no it’s my FAVORITE-FAVORITE. I’ve seen it more times than I can admit – more times than any other show. It…
So, last night I had the extreme displeasure of seeing a rather talentless production of a truly fun show, “Mamma Mia!” Thankfully, I’ve seen the show before (Los Angeles and Broadway, not to mention the all-star movie). Now, for anyone who has seen this show…
It’s a beautiful, sunshiny weekend, and many of us will be headed out to the beach or swimming pools, so, in that spirit, today’s Sunday Showstopper snippet will take you out to the beach! “My One and Only” seemed to have been destined to death…