Life Upon the Sacred Stage

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf star in 'Death of a Salesman'

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  I have never seen such a depressing production of Death of a Salesman as director Joe Mantello’s revival at the Winter Garden Theatre.  My...

Kelli O'Hara and Rose Byrne booze it up in Noel Coward's 'Fallen Angels'

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  I had been looking forward to Fallen Angels at the Todd Haimes Theatre.  A play by Noel Coward starring Kelli O’Hara and Rose Byrne soun...
Friday, April 24, 2026

'Schmigadoon!' is one of the funniest and most creative shows of the season

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  My guess is that people with little knowledge of mid-20th century American musicals will still enjoy Schmigadoon!, the new musical comedy ...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

The hit movie "Beaches" is now a Broadway musical

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  I’m glad I never saw the 1988 movie “Beaches” because I could enter the Broadway version that opened last night at the Majestic Theatre wi...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make their Broadway debuts in 'The Fear of 13'

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  Making his Broadway debut in The Fear of 13 , Adrien Brody portrays the true story of Nick Yarris, a man who spent 22 years on death row f...
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Jon Bernthal debuts on Broadway in 'Dog Day Afternoon'

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  The expression “I don’t know whether to laugh or cry” could apply to playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis’ stage adaptation of “Dog Day Afterno...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Sierra Boggess, Norm Lewis and Adam Jacobs star in the new world premiere musical 'Monte Cristo'

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  Sierra Boggess , Norm Lewis and Adam Jacobs together in a new musical sounded like a theatre lover’s dream but unfortunately these depend...
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Retta Blaney, M.A., M.F.A.
I am a 10-time award-winning journalist, university professor and author of Working on the Inside: The Spiritual Life through the Eyes of Actors.
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