‘Ragtime’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
There are some musicals that stay with you long after the curtain closes, haunting you in the best way possible.
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‘A Little Night Music’ at Birmingham Village Players: A Lush Waltz Through Love, Regret, and Second Chances
There are shows that entertain, and then there are shows that quietly wrap themselves around your senses, unfolding like a
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Exclusive Interview: Russell Boyle, Rachel Gottlieb Kalmowitz, & Justin Heald of Birmingham Village Players’ ‘A Little Night Music’
A Little Night Music is basically what happens when wealthy, overly dramatic people spend a weekend making terrible romantic decisions
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Exclusive Interview: Laura Nanes of Farmington Players’ ‘Hello Dolly!’
Few musicals burst onto the stage with as much sparkle, swagger, and sheer life-force as Hello, Dolly! From the moment
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Seventy-Six Trombones, Zero Gimmicks: ‘The Music Man’ Plays It Straight
There’s something undeniably comforting about The Music Man. It’s one of those golden-age musicals that doesn’t try to reinvent itself
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Exclusive Interview: Patrick Blashill of ‘The Music Man’
What do you get when you mix a small town from middle America with a charming con man? The Music
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Exclusive Interview: Sarah Agrusa of ‘Mamma Mia!’
What a perfect time to celebrate a wedding at The Fisher Theatre! A white dress, a beautiful bouquet of flowers,
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Detroit is Alive with ‘The Sound of Music’
There are some musicals I admire, and then there are some musicals that feel permanently wired into my system. The
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‘Chicago’ Music and Stagecraft | The BSB Podcast
There’s nothing quite like all that jazz, and Broadway has consistently brought the heat since 1996, when Chicago made it’s
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‘Chicago’ Story and Characters | The BSB Podcast
Broadway’s Chicago is truly all that jazz, and then some. Since its 1975 debut, this vaudeville-inspired musical has been winking
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Checkmate, Cold War: My First Time Seeing ‘Chess’
Walking into Chess for the first time, I expected two things: Cold War vibes and at least one song I’d
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Still Knows How to Haunt a Room
I have a long, slightly ridiculous history with The Phantom of the Opera. On Broadway, I saw it multiple times
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