Category Archives: harvey fierstein

Say Yes

the cast of broadway’s jesus christ superstar The Tony Awards are a shared story for a lot of people who work in the theatre. Once upon a time we were all little boys and girls in cities far and wide … Continue reading

Posted in adam pascal, alan menken, andrew keenan-bolger, angela lansbury, ann reinking, anthony rapp, aubrey dan, audra mcdonald, bea arthur, bebe neuwirth, bernadette peters, betty buckley, bob baker, broadway, bruce dow, carol burnett, celia keean-bolger, chilina kennedy, chita rivera, christopher plummer, garth drabinsky, harvey fierstein, hugh jackman, hunter foster, idina menzel, j. kelly nestruck, jane krakowski, jesse l martin, jordan roth, josh young, judith light, julie andrews, julie martell, kristin chenoweth, liza minnelli, louise pitre, mandy patinkin, marcus nance, marissa jaret winokur, mark cassius, matthew jocelyn, nathan lane, neil patrick harris, patti lupone, paul nolan, steven schipper, sutton foster, the stratford festival, tim curry, tony awards | 2 Comments

An Unsettled Cage With a Big Star

david lopez & chris zonneville When I was doing my Masters Degree at the University of Toronto one of the projects that I worked on dealt with the question, “what happens in the mind of the actor when they transition … Continue reading

Posted in andrew taylor, chad mcnamara, chris zonneville, Crystal MacDonnell, david lopez, erik markewich, harvey fierstein, ian simpson, jerry herman, joel taylor, martha irving, mike jackson, neptune theatre, steven gallagher, william vickers, zak kearns | Leave a comment

Alabanza

arthur laurents As you can probably imagine, my love affair with musical theatre began fast and furious. Beginning at twelve I embarked on a mission to know every single show ever written inside and out; but, without any chronology, my … Continue reading

Posted in alabanza, angela lansbury, arthur laurents, bernadette peters, harvey fierstein, jerry herman, stephen sondheim, tyne daly | Leave a comment

The World is Changing: Some Musical Traditions Live On

harvey fierstein It seems as though it has been ages since I have seen a professional production of a classic of the American Musical Theatre. Toronto, I think, has become particularly enraptured with all that is contemporary in the last … Continue reading

Posted in colby foytik, deborah grausman, erik liberman, harvey fierstein, jamie davis, jerry bock, joseph stein, mirvish productions, rena strober, sammy dallas bayes, sheldon harnick, susan cella | Leave a comment