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Cats: The Jellicle Ball – 10s, 10s, 10s Across the Board
Episode 347
In this episode of Half Hour, we discuss Cats: The Jellicle Ball, now running at the Broadhurst Theatre. Blending ballroom culture with Broadway trad…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wild Party Roars at Encores!: LaChiusa’s Jazz Age Musical Revisited
Episode 346
In this episode of Half Hour, we take a deeper dive into the New York City Center Encores! production of Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe’s …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Bigfoot! The Musical: Small-Town Paranoia and Big-Scale Comedy
Episode 345
In this episode of “Half Hour”, we discuss Bigfoot! The Musical, now playing Off-Broadway at New York City Center – Stage I. Set in the town of Muddi…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Blue Moon (2025): Linklater's Take on Lorenz Hart and Broadway Legacy
Episode 344
In this episode of “Half Hour”, we examine Blue Moon, the Richard Linklater film profiling lyricist Lorenz Hart on the night Oklahoma! opens without …
7 months ago
Chinese Republicans: Alex Lin’s Corporate Ladder Drama at Roundabout Theatre Company
Episode 343
In this episode of “Half Hour”, we take a closer look at the Off-Broadway world premiere of Chinese Republicans by Alex Lin at Roundabout Theatre Com…
7 months, 1 week ago
2026 Spring Broadway Preview: Every Brilliant Thing, Cats! The Jellicle Ball, Beaches, and More
Episode 342
In this episode of “Half Hour”, we take a closer look at the upcoming Spring 2026 Broadway season, highlighting new productions, high-profile revival…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
High Spirits at City Center Encores!: Revisiting a 1964 Musical Ghost Story
Episode 341
In this episode of “Half Hour”, we take a deeper dive into the New York City Center Encores! production of High Spirits, the 1964 musical adaptation …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The Monsters: Siblings, MMA, and the “Monsters” We Carry
Episode 340
In this episode of Half Hour, we discuss the Off-Broadway world premiere of The Monsters, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu and presented by Manh…
8 months ago
CHESS on Broadway: Inside the New Revival’s High-Stakes Reboot
Episode 339
In this episode of Half Hour, we take a deeper dive into the new Broadway revival of CHESS at the Imperial Theatre, examining how the latest book rew…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bug: Tracy Letts’ Conspiracy Thriller Lands on Broadway
Episode 338
In this episode of “Half Hour”, we take a closer look at the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Bug at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Tracy Letts’…
8 months, 2 weeks ago