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"EVER AFTER" READING AT THE MUSEUM OF BROADWAY
WITH MY SPECIAL GUESTS: STEPHEN SCHWARTZ & THOMAS SCHUMACHER
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Barry Singer
Steppin' Out at 54 Below: ADAM PASCAL
I went to see Adam Pascal recently at 54 Below. I hadn’t seen him live in a long time — not so far back as the original production of Rent, but…
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Barry Singer
August 2023
"THE COTTAGE:" SHAKEN AND STIRRED
I love brittle humor. I love repartee with a snap. I love chilled martinis briskly stirred. And, of course, Noel Coward plays. Not to mention P.G…
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Barry Singer
MR. JORDAN GOES TO "LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS"
The return of Jeremy Jordan to the star “Seymour” spotlight in Little Shop of Horrors, Off Broadway at the Westside Theatre, is a delightfully big deal…
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Barry Singer
Steppin' Out at 54 Below: "JERRY ORBACH'S BROADWAY"
I got to spend some really nice schmooze time with the actor Jerry Orbach just a few doors down from what is now 54 Below. This only became relevant…
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Barry Singer
July 2023
June 2023
Steppin' Out at 54 Below: JENN COLELLA & MARILYN MAYE
There are two ways to capture a cabaret: Lay back and let it come to you, with your talent a slow burning invitation. Or grab it with both hands and…
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Barry Singer
THE TONY AWARDS: A MODEST PROPOSAL
GIVE THE PRODUCERS THEIR OWN SHOW
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Barry Singer
RE-WRITING IN BLACK & WHITE
When I was writing BLACK AND BLUE: The Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf in the 1980s (finally publishing the book in 1992), it did cow me at times that I…
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Barry Singer
THE DELICIOUS PAIN OF 'CAMELOT'
Sometimes a musical is so good it hurts. I was too young to have seen Burton/Andrews/Goulet in Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe’s original Camelot in…
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Barry Singer
May 2023
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