The latest Broadway revival of West Side Story opens tonight (March 19), at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace Theatre.
Arthur Laurents, who wrote the Tony-winning libretto, is directing this revival, which has been playing preview performances since February 23.
According to Laurents, “This show will be radically different from any other production of West Side Story ever done. The musical theatre and cultural conventions of 1957 made it next to impossible for the characters to have authenticity. Every member of both gangs was always a potential killer even then. Now they actually …

Following a fantastic run Off-Broadway at the New World Stages Theatre, Rock of Ages is moving to Broadway, beginning previews tonight, March 17, at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre. It will officially open on April 7.
The large cast includes Constantine Maroulis (“American Idol” finalist, The Wedding Singer) as Drew (reprising his Off-Broadway role), Amy Spanger (Tick, Tick, Boom; The Wedding Singer; Kiss Me, Kate) as Sherrie, and James Carpinello (Saturday Night Fever, VH1’s “So NoTORIous”) as Stacee Jaxx, along with such stars as Lauren Molina (Sweeney Todd), Katherine Tokarz (White Christmas, …

The latest Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls opened at the Nederlander Theatre on March 1, following previews that began Feb. 5.
With music and lyrics music by Frank Loesser, and a libretto by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, you may not know that it’s based specifically on two short stories by Damon Runyon (“The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown” and “Blood Pressure”), and borrows bits and pieces of other plot elements and characters from other Runyon stories, including “Pick the Winner.”
The musical comedy first opened on Broadway on Nov. 24, …

Xanadu the musical opened last evening, July 10, at the Helen Hayes Theatre. It’s the first new musical of the 2007-2008 Broadway season.
This new musical is based on the 1980 film, which starred Olivia Newton John. The film was a flop for its time, but the soundtrack went multi-platinum. Playbill.com reports that the musical is much different from the film, with a brand new plot and the best parts of the film, which fans will appreciate.
Several of the cast members have experienced injuries while rollerskating during rehearsals, namely James Carpinello, …