Jul 07 Rum Tum Tugger to return as a rapping feline in ‘Cats’ revival By Joshua Barajas Andrew Lloyd Webber said Monday that the musical will undergo a few changes before its 12-week run at London's Palladium beginning Dec. 6, including the character of Rum Tum Tugger revamped as a "contemporary street cat."… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch A Candid Conversation with Stephen Sondheim Jeffrey Brown sits down for a candid conversation with the celebrated composer and songwriter, Stephen Sondheim. The conversation took place at the prestigious MacDowell arts colony. In its 106 years, MacDowell has honored the likes of Aaron Copland, Philip Roth,… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch In ‘Pullman Porter Blues,’ a Family’s Trip Through Time Conversation with playwright Cheryl L. West and actor Cleavant Derricks. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Broadway Holds Its Breath as ‘Spider-Man’ Musical Officially Debuts 'Spiderman' Musical Opens and Broadway Holds Its Breath… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Stephen Sondheim on the times and rhymes of his life Stephen Sondheim is the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist behind some of the most celebrated and titanic musicals to hit Broadway. He wrote the lyrics to “West Side Story” and “Gypsy,” and was the force behind musicals like “Sweeney Todd,"… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Tap Icon Maurice Hines Takes Second Turn in Duke Ellington Tribute Thirty years after his original turn in the Duke Ellington tribute "Sophisticated Ladies," tap dance icon Maurice Hines returns the show as dancer, choreographer and mentor in the revival at Lincoln Theater. Jeffrey Brown talks to Hines about sharing his… Continue watching
May 10 Watch Remembering Groundbreaking Jazz Icon, Actress Lena Horne Legendary jazz singer and actress Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers in the entertainment industry, died Sunday in New York at age 92. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at her career. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Musical Tribute to Corporate Enron Scandal Collapses on Broadway A Broadway musical about the fall of the disgraced Enron Corporation is closing after just 15 performances, following a hugely successful London run. Jeffrey Brown reports on the tepid reaction to the play from U.S. critics and audiences. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch Pianist Glazier’s Love for Gershwin is Here to Stay Pianist Richard Glazier speaks with Jeffrey Brown about his adoration for the music of George and Ira Gershwin. Continue watching