WILL FRIEDWALD
Mr. Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for The New York Sun and…
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‘Revisal’ of ‘Damn Yankees’ Comes With the Soul and Heart of the Original
One glory of the current production is its theater-in-the-round setting, which makes it easier to give the venue the feeling of a sports stadium.
An Off-Broadway Hit From 2001, ‘Bat Boy: The Musical’ Earns a New Run
Just as Edgar the Bat Boy himself represents a rare breed of individual, the play about him ranks alongside a more famous off-Broadway production, 1982’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors.’
At 54 Below, Marilyn Maye Celebrates Her Time on ‘The Tonight Show’ With Johnny Carson
She reports having appeared on the program 76 times, and she shows a circa 1976 clip of Carson introducing her in which he mentions that this was already her 60th appearance.
Jazz Singer Hannah Gill Does for Halloween What Has Long Been Done for Christmas
Gill is uniquely suited to this role, not only because she has an appropriately impish — not to mention ghoulish — sense of humor, but because she’s such an exceptional vocalist.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s ‘Mother Africa’ Season Turns Focus to the Music of the Late Bheki Mseleku
For this latest program, one of the youngest and newest members of the ensemble, saxophonist Chris Lewis, serves as musical director.
2025 Cabaret Convention Gets Off to a Vampy Start at Rose Hall
The first concert marks an example of the two hosts, Andrea Marcovicci and Jeff Harnar, stealing their own show.
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