William Hurt, was Tony nominated for his role in the Broadway production of Hurlyburly, but was more well known for his film work. Hurt died just a...
Carleton Carpenter, was best known singing with Debbie Reynolds in “Two Weeks With Love.” His 1950 duet with Debbie Reynolds covering the song “Aba Daba Honeymoon”...
When I was in my 20’s, I was lucky enough to premier a song by Marilyn and Alan Bergman at the ASCAP workshop. Today I learned...
A documentary about the career and life of the late Sidney Poitier is in production at Apple. Poitier received a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album in 2001 for...
We lost so many this year who were legends, change the world in which we live and left impressions on our hearts and world. There are...
Yesterday I lost someone near and dear to me. His name was Carl “Bobby” DeLeon and he was an amazing musician, person and friend. Bobby was...
It is with a broken heart that I learned my long time musical director and friend Keith Herrmann passed away. I worked on his show Haunted...
The Broadway community mourns the loss of prolific composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who passed away on November 26, 2021 at age 91. To commemorate his life...
From my chapter, “Gone but Not Forgotten: Theatre Folk,” in my memoir, 200 Times a Year; My Life In, At and Around the Theatre If you are...
The first time I learned of Stephen Sondheim was when I was taken to see Company, then Follies, then A Little Night Music and I fell...
My heart broke instantaneously when I heard of Stephen Sondheim’s passing. I started singing “Every Day a Little Death” from A Little Night Music. When I...
I wanted to grow up to be George and Ira Gershwin from the age of about six. Leslie Bricusse When I was eighteen, I appeared at...
When Mike Renzi put his fingers on the keys it wasn’t just about his extraordinary technical precision, or his harmonic and rhythmic inventiveness, It was also...
Judy Jacksina is a Broadway baby whose legendary work brought notice to The Life, For Colored Girls, The Will Rogers Follies, Grand Hotel, Tamara, Baby, My...
When I remember Jane Powell, I think of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and her dancing with Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding. I didn’t really know...
Andy Propst was an arts journalist, theater critic, and writer. In 1998, he founded what would become one of the Internet’s first major theater portals for theater...
I saw Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope about 15 times. I was in love with this radically new musical. Grant was the first woman to win...
Yesterday a memorial service was held for Father. Alfredo J. Balinong, SJ known too many as Father Freddie. Freddie passed away on June 20, 2021. Born...
Jacques d’Amboise embodied masculinity as he led New York City Ballet to world fame. He showed his prowess in the MGM musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and took...
Olympia Dukakis won an Oscar for her role as Rose in the 1987 film “Moonstruck”, where her performance stayed with a generation. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts...