Archive - Barry Singer (on The ARTS and Otherwise)

Two Good Books: "SEEING THROUGH" & "THEATER KID"

This is not a book review.

Aug 27 •

"LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING:" SHEILA JORDAN N.Y. TIMES OBITUARY

I found writing about Sheila Jordan cathartic.

Aug 13 •

Steppin' Out: BILL'S SUPPER CLUB & "MINGUS DYNASTY"

This is about Bill’s, my favorite bistro, and also about the Mingus Dynasty band; a pairing I never would have imagined, or expected, which makes it all…

Aug 5 •

July 2025

June 2025

"LUNAR ECLIPSE:" A Rarified Moment

This year’s showy Tony nominees included actors who juggle multiple roles in a play; every role in a play; ensemble roles in very large ensemble plays…

Jun 13 •

"DEAD OUTLAW:" Whoopee! We're All Gonna Die

Dead Outlaw is the second best musical about a dead body in Broadway history.

Jun 8 •

"WONDERFUL TOWN:" Resonances

Jun 5 •

May 2025

"FLOYD COLLINS:" How Glory Goes & Comes Again

On an April evening in 1991 I ventured out to Brooklyn to see my friend Karen Trott in a show I knew nothing about.

May 30 •

"SMASH:" Two Musicals in None

If Smash on TV was about anything at all, it was about believing, with ruthless faith, in your bad idea for a musical.

May 16 •

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