As we begin a new decade, I look back at my past decade of theatre-going and pick my top 10 favorite plays and musicals.
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REVIEW: “The Scottsboro Boys” at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia mounts an impressive and solid production of Kander and Ebb’s “The Scottsboro Boys”, a satirical minstrel show presentation of the harrowing story of one of the most disgraceful episodes in American history. Musical theatre fans in the D.C.-metro area should flock to this regional premiere of an extraordinary and underappreciated musical. It’s an important “must see” of the season, and well-worth the visit.
REVIEW: “The Beast in the Jungle”
Susan Stroman, John Kander, and David Thompson continue their thirty year collaboration with “The Beast in the Jungle”, a “dance play” inspired by Henry James’ 1903 novella. The dancing and music is beautiful to watch and hear, but the piece is dramatically unfulfilling, its more cryptic source material diminished in the course of fleshing out, crystallizing, and modernizing the story.
Broadway-bound "To Kill a Mockingbird" faces lawsuit from Harper Lee's estate; Met Opera fires conductor James Levine; "Musicals Tonight!" and The Actors Company Theatre to shudder; 3 new musicals in development: one about Joy Mangano, "Tennessee Whiskey: The Musical", and "Dangerous"; Susan Stroma's "Little Dancer" gets new life in Seattle; Tony-winner Sammy Williams dead at 69; Ben Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborate on song mashup for the March for Our Lives Foundation
"Hangmen" delayed for Broadway; "The Prom" booked the Cort Theatre; Duncan Sheik and Sara Bareilles collaborating on a new "Alice in Wonderland" musical; MCC Theater announces "Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties"; Nathan Lane teases "Death of a Salesman" revival with Laurie Metcalf; Marilu Henner joins "Gettin' the Band Back Together"; Ben Crawford is the next Phantom; tragedy strikes the community as Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles is seriously injured and her young daughter killed in a traffic accident; controversy roils "Rocktopia" as it is criticized by Actor's Equity for failing to provide union commensurate wages for its chorus
Sara Bareilles joins John Legend and Alice Cooper's for NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live! in Concert"; Greenwich House is new home for ArsNova in 2019; Carolee Carmello and Hugh Panaro to leave "Sweeney Todd"; "Crazy for You" revival headed to Broadway
REVIEW: Behind the Scenes Royalty Takes Center Stage in “Prince of Broadway”
If you like musical theatre, and you’ve already seen everything else new worth seeing, you can’t go wrong with “Prince of Broadway”, an enjoyable revue featuring top-notch performances of top-notch material. If you are a more serious student of musical theatre history or craft, this is a must see.