They, and others like them, make up much of my year-end Best of Broadway Top 10 List.
Second thoughts:Broadway saved its best for last this year.
Consider it a job exceedingly well done.
(L-R) ‘Appropriate’, ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘Spamalot’ and ‘Shucked’Joan Marcus; Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman
2.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Opened March 26 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
4.Parade
Opened March 16 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
Although it was a fairly scaled-down take that began as an Encores!
The cast of ‘Appropriate’Joan Marcus
5.Merrily We Roll Along
Opened October 10 at the Hudson Theatre.
Im fine with that.
6.Fat Ham
Opened April 12 at the American Airlines Theatre.
7.A Dolls House
Opened March 9 at the Hudson Theatre.
The performances of Chastain, Moayed, Michael Patrick Thornton and Okieriete Onaodowan were anything but bloodless.
8.Jodie ComerinPrima Facie
Opened April 23 at the Golden Theatre.
Alex Newell, Independently Owned InShucked
Opened April 4 at the Nederlander Theatre.
Just watch what Newell does with the line This corn aint gonna shuck itself.
intriguing as it is, doesnt begin to convey the productions power.
A limited engagement not to be missed.
2.Days of Wine and RosesBegins previews January 6 at Studio 54.
3.Doubt:A ParableBegins previews February 2 at the American Airlines Theatre.
Ill be waiting and ready to go.
4.An Enemy of the PeopleBegins previews at February 27 at Circle in the Square.
New York in February has rarely seemed so inviting.
5.The Whos TommyPreviews begin March 8 at the Nederlander Theatre.
Whod have guessed all these years later I could be so absolutely smitten once again by… a trailer.
Yes, I think its alright.
