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Hadestown Sings It Again
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 05-10-2023 under OPINION
"It's an old song, but we're gonna sing it again." That's the promise of Hadestown, the Tony Award-winning musical that retells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. By moving the action from ancient Greece to a lightly...
My Fair Lady, Lightly Updated, Graces The Stage
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 04-13-2023 under OPINION
Ovid writes of a sculptor who, "offended by the failings that nature gave the female heart," shunned the company of women until, having carved a beautiful statue, he found himself in love. A statue isn't a woman, of course. Still, he...
Broadway Grand Rapids Announces 35th Anniversary Season
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 03-01-2023 under NEWS
On Monday, February 27th, Broadway Grand Rapids announced its 35th anniversary season, which will run from September of this year through June of 2024. Featuring seven shows, it's the organization's biggest season yet. The shows' broad...
Hamilton Still Thrills
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 02-11-2022 under OPINION
In May of 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the 29-year-old creator of In The Heights, took the stage at the White House as part of an evening devoted to celebrators of the American experience. He mentioned that he was working on a hip-hop concept album...
The Lion King Proves Iconic, Powerful
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 11-22-2019 under OPINION
A jealous brother kills the king. The prince tarries until, spurred by his father’s spirit, he finally takes action. The murderer himself dies. You don’t expect overtones of Hamlet from movies with flatulent warthogs, but Disney’s...Walt Matzke's Four Pianos: A Tour de Force on Four Grand Pianos
by (Donalee4)
Submitted 02-08-2015 under
Walt Matzke's Four Pianos: a tour de force on four grand pianos will present a magical evening filled with intricate, beautiful, spirited and uplifting music, clever anecdotes and delightful humor to delight their audience on ...
Grand Rapids native brings Broadway home for the holidays
by (Matt)
Submitted 01-09-2013 under OPINION
“It’s as if the stars aligned,” said Brian Martin, 22-year-old cast member of Broadway’s traveling production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. “I’m the only one out of 60 production members who got to be...
Deborah Lew: stories from Broadway
by (crissieo)
Submitted 01-31-2012 under OPINION
From early childhood Deborah Lew was dazzled by the promises of Broadway. Warm lights shining down from the rafters, a stage on which to sing with gripping exuberance, costume changes and endless rehearsals matching almost as endless rejections. In...