Broadway

Posted by Robin on Jun 30, 2017 in Featured, The Arts, Theater | Comments Off on Hamilton: An American Musical

Have you ever thought, “I’m going to sit down at the old piano and compose a musical. I’ll make it about a historical figure from 200...

Posted by Robin on Feb 12, 2012 in Featured, Theater | Comments Off on Man of La Mancha

“Let’s make a musical out of a 17th century book called Don Quixote.” (crickets) Well, they did – and Man of La...

Posted by Robin on Nov 18, 2011 in Featured, The Arts, Theater | Comments Off on A Chorus Line

A Chorus Line was the first play I ever saw on Broadway. It was in the mid-80s, I think, in the middle of its streak of 6,137...

Posted by Robin on Jul 28, 2011 in The Arts, Theater | Comments Off on Theater: Grease

Hard to imagine now, but this show was created initially with very little music. And when it debuted in Chicago, it even had a different...

Posted by Robin on May 11, 2010 in Music | Comments Off on Music: Irving Berlin

I’ve featured some outstanding American songwriters on this site, those who’ve penned both contemporary hits and classics from...

Posted by Robin on Aug 14, 2009 in Travel | Comments Off on Travel: Broadway

Give my regards to Broadway. The Great White Way. The Theater District. The Street of a Million Lights. Okay, I made that last one up. But...