Beth Glover News

1959 was a heck of a good year for Broadway overtures.  The majestic trumpet fanfare and lowdown bump and grind of Gypsy's is generally regarded as the best in musical theatre, but there was also the rousingly rhythmic curtain-raiser to Fiorello! and, my personal favorite, Philip J. Lang's beautiful interpretation of Bob Merrill's music for Take Me Along, which touches on so many moods of the show while continually building the toe-tapping climax of The catchy title tune.

You would think that Edith Wharton's fizzy little comic novel, The Glimpses Of The Moon, might have been a perfect property for Rodgers & Hart or Kern, Wodehouse & Bolton to musicalize when it was fresh off the presses in 1922.  But no, it took until 2008 for New Yorkers to get a glimpse, not to mention a pleasant earful, of a brand new frothy little musical charmer based on her book, courtesy of a couple of moderns, Tajlei Levis (book and lyrics) and John Mercurio (music).

Peggy Sawyer saves the day in the North Shore Music Theatre production of this tap-happy backstage musical

The glamour, spectacle and fashion of 1930s Broadway comes to North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) as a chorus girl from a small town aspires to find love and success on the Great White Way in the Tony Award winning 42nd STREET, tapping across the NSMT main stage from October 28 to November 23, 2008.

The glamour, spectacle and fashion of 1930s Broadway comes to North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) as a chorus girl from a small town aspires to find love and success on the Great White Way in the Tony® Award winning 42nd STREET, tapping across the NSMT main stage from October 28 to November 23, 2008. Press night is scheduled for October 30th at 7:30 pm.

The glamour, spectacle and fashion of 1930s Broadway comes to North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) as a chorus girl from a small town aspires to find love and success on the Great White Way in the Tony® Award winning 42nd STREET, tapping across the NSMT main stage from October 28 to November 23, 2008. Press night is scheduled for October 30th at 7:30 pm.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents the first post-Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning and scandalously delicious musical GREY GARDENS.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents the first post-Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning and scandalously delicious musical GREY GARDENS.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, proudly presents the first post-Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning and scandalously delicious musical GREY GARDENS.

The York Theatre Company presents 'Minnie's Boys.'

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd St.) announced today, St.Patrick's Day, that it will extend it's run of Joseph Stein and Robert Russell's unabashedly romantic, Take Me Along, (based on Eugene O'Neill's AH, WILDERNESS until May 4, 2008

The Irish Repertory Theatre will begin previews of Joseph Stein and Robert Russell's unabashedly romantic, Take Me Along, with lush, moving American music and lyrics, written by Tony Award nominated Robert Merrill on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. The production will open on Thursday, February 28, 2008.

It is always a pleasure to see a well-crafted, witty musical comedy. 'Glimpses of the Moon,' an original musical based on an Edith Wharton novel and created specifically for the intimate wood-paneled Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel, delivers in spades. Produced by Lemon Tree Productions and written by Tajlei Levis and John Mercurio, it is a sparkling valentine to the jazz age.

Lemon Tree Productions is pleased to announce the following special guest stars have confirmed to appear in Glimpses of the Moon, every Monday night at 8pm in the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. January 21st will feature Liz Larsen, January 28th will feature KT Sullivan, February 25th will be Susan Lucci, March 3rd will be Joyce Dewitt and March 10th will feature Alison Fraser.

Glimpses of the Moon, a new musical directed by Marc Bruni. Glimpses of the Moon will play an 8-week limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Oak Room in the Algonquin Hotel

The national tour of All Shook Up, a rock 'n roll musical featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, began its run at The Opera House in Boston on September 26th, the third stop of the 35-city tour.

Joe Mandragona, Jenny Fellner and Susan Anton will headline the 30-stop national tour of All Shook Up, for which dates and cities have been announced

The New York 'IT' Awards (sponsored by Backstage) takes place September 19th at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.