Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore’s mostly-one man show “Michael Moore: The Terms of My Surrender” opened on August 10th to middling, mildly-hostile reviews. Since Mr. Moore’s show was announced, I had wondered to myself: “what is this?” Last Tuesday, I found out.
I checked in to see “Bandstand” one last time this week before it plays its final performance on Sunday, September 17th. The show isn’t perfect—few are—but “Bandstand” was my kind of musical.
It’s Labor Day. Somehow summer’s over. And now it’s time to get serious about the fall season! Read my overview of what's coming to Broadway and what to watch for Off-Broadway, in dance, music, and the cabaret scene.
"Sweeney Todd" has a new cast; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui joins "Jagged Little Pill" team; Bernard Pomerance passed away; the Times Square Theatre remains vacant; Bruce Springsteen extends his Broadway run
“Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812”—a musicalized 70 page excerpt from Tolstoy’s “War in Peace”—plays its final performance on Broadway today. “Comet” was not my favorite show, but I can’t help but feel sad about its sudden demise.
“Woody Sez” is a sumptuous slice of Americana, a down-home celebration of a founding father of our nation’s folk music, and a starkly relevant piece of political theatre; lovers of folk music should run to catch it before it closes on September 10th.
A new Evan Hansen is heading to the Music Box; Tom Meehan passed away; John Leguizamo will be back on Broadway this fall.
Run, don’t walk, to get seats for “Pipeline” before it closes on Sunday.
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.
