The Grinch Steals Broadway Spotlight

Broadway Tickets to this season’s production of The Grinch are a hot item and although we’ve been enjoying balmy weather here in New York, the Broadway’s winter season is indeed upon us. The Grinch opened Wednesday at the Hilton Theater, spreading the message that the meaning of the Holiday season lies not in the getting of killer gifts but in the holding of hands and communal cheer.

Broadway’s newest diva is a big, green, hairy fella played by Patrick Page who makes his star entrance playing the main role in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. . In Kids and Adults alike whelped in glee at the sight of the all-too-popular villain transporting the Grinch to the Broadway stage, writer Timothy Mason and Composer Mel Marvin stuck closely to the words of Dr. Seuss’ 1957 classic and the visual images of Chuck Jones’ beloved 1966 television adaptation.

The Grinch on Broadway

Max the Dog is the narrator as the Grinch’s plan to rob the Whos of their holiday unfolds. When the Grinch learns that there is more to the holiday than the getting of gifts, his heart grows “three times they say” and he returns to the Whos and embraces the holiday spirit.

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Les Miz Returns to Broadway

Broadway Tickets are once again available to the smash-hit Les Miserables. The revival of the musical based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel is one that fans come back to see again and again and never seem to get enough. Howard Shapiro writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “The passion radiates at every turn. It bubbles in songs about right and wrong, love and duty, justice and retribution.”

 

Les Miserables had a 16-year run on Broadway before closing in 2003. Now it’s back for a limited six month run. Critics are saying that while this revival is not as grand as the original, it is leagues above all of the competition this season and well worth the ticket price.

Les Miz is back on Broadway

Much of the creative team from the Broadway original is back for this season’s production. John Napier has his highly functional sets, Andreane Neofitou has her fine costumes and David Hersey has his spectacular lighting.

 

With Lucy Liu, Rosie O’Donnell and Joan Rivers sightings at the opening-night of Les Miz just this past Thursday, New Yorkers are letting it be known that this is a show people are eager to catch. Fans can catch Les Mis at the Broadhurst Theater, a smaller venue than where the show played before 2003 at the Broadway and the Imperial.

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