I had a lot of fun tonight at the Broadway Sings Bruno Mars concert. I'm thinking about Broadway Sings Sara Bareilles if I can get a discounted ticket. The performers were all great but I didn't love all of the arrangements and it was only a little over an hour so I don't think I'd ever pay as much as I would for a ticket to an actual show.
Apropos of nothing, does anyone have any recommendations for the upcoming NY Fringe Festival? Any friends who have projects you're excited about? Obviously, I've mainly got my eye on the musicals. I like the sound of Far From Canterbury (even though it's not one of my favorite actual stories in The Canterbury Tales) and Plath (because The Bell Jar got too real at times). Beware the Chupacabra, Under: A New Musical, and The Portable Dorothy Parker (not a musical) also peaked my interest. But I'm not in a place where blindly spending $18 on unknown shows is a great use of discretionary funds so I would appreciate some recommendations from someone who knows something about the creatives or the material. Thanks!
Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)
- Following previews that began July 10, the "all-singing, all-dancing demented cabaret on acid," Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-Tacular! by performance artist and writer David Hanbury, officially opens July 20 Off-Broadway at the 47th Street Theatre.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (RUMORS)
- Matilda The Musical composer/lyricist Tim Minchin says he is working on a film adaptation of the long-running show. In a July 19 interview, Minchin confirmed that there is a movie version of Matilda in the works and that he will write additional music for it.
- In a recent interview Stephen Schwartz said The Hunchback of Notre Dame would soon be licensed for regional productions, which likely means a Broadway staging will not be happening in the immediate future.
Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)
- Whistle Down the Wind—the Louisiana-set rock musical penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman—will make its New York City debut in December at 54 Below. Whistle Down The Wind: In Concert will be presented at the intimate nightclub Dec. 13 at 7 PM and 9:30 PM.
- Cabaret favorite Andrea Marcovicci, who was a mainstay at the now-closed Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room for more than two decades, will make her debut at Manhattan's 54 Below this fall.
