The last time I watched the Tonys, I had just come back from a trip to New York. The nominations had actually come out while I was there. I had seen half a dozen shows, spent an evening at the Birdland, and was completely immersed in everything that was going on there. It couldn’t be [...]
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2010 Tony Awards Show
Posted in About me, Broadway, theatre, tagged Bebe Neuwirth, Braodway, David Hyde Pierce, Kelsey Grammar, Sarah Ruhl, theatre, Tony Awards on June 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Never Neverland
Posted in Broadway, theatre, tagged Birdland, Never Neverland, Shoshana Bean, Stephanie J Block, Wicked on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve talked before about my love for Stephanie J Block. For those of you who don’t know the name, she is a Broadway musical theatre performer. She played Elphaba the first time I saw Wicked and I fell in love with her then and there. I took a trip down to New York to see [...]
Tony Awards and New York trip
Posted in Broadway, theatre on June 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I delayed this week’s post a little so I could include some talk about the Tony Awards. Amazingly, for a theatre geek like me, this is the first time I have ever seen them. A couple of friends, E and J, and I had a Tony party at E’s place, which mostly included lots of [...]
The Pirate Queen – update
Posted in Broadway, theatre on June 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, apparently I overestimated. The Pirate Queen will run for another couple of weeks (not months) and then close as an expensive flop. The last day will be June 17th. The article can be found here: http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=114&sid=1159964 I read somewhere that there is the possibility of an English-language European production. Here’s to hoping they take [...]
The Pirate Queen
Posted in About me, Broadway, theatre on June 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am a great big theatre geek. It’s probably best to get that out of the way up front. I am a musical theatre geek, and I started young. When I was ten years old, my mum and I went to China for two weeks. Before we left, my mom took me to Sam the [...]
