Editor Emeritus
Jeannie Lieberman, a legend in the New York theater scene, has been covering theater since 1986; she wrote for the New York Law Journal as well as other outlets. Along with lifetime adventures like her time as a soldier in the Israeli army, cracking the glass ceiling on Madison Avenue, exhibiting her sculpture internationally, learning to fly a plane, and earning a degree in Physical Therapy, she is happiest in the theater, when the lights go down and the curtain goes up.
Hosted by HEDWIG’s Darren Chris “So good to be back on Broadway again (How To Succeed, 2012) By Jeanne Lieberman It was SRO in the crowded Shubert Alley as lucky fans had a chance to see Broadway stars representing 26 musicals and plays showing off just what makes New York Theater great! A versatile…
by Jeanne Lieberman photos by John Barrett, Jeanne Lieberman and MLO Ever the elegant, the 81st Annual Drama League Awards never fail to scintillate. The membership made up of audience members and industry professionals shared the event with a huge community of theater luminaries – new and veteran, on and off-Broadway, who gathered…
HONEYMOON IN VEGAS: CONVERSATION & PERFORMANCE WITH THE CAST & CREATIVE TEAM OF THE HIT BROADWAY SHOW With TONY DANZA, ROB McCLURE and BRYNN O’MALLEY JULIE JAMES set to Moderate Sunday, March 15, 8:15 pm, tickets from $30 “A deeply-satisfying, sophisticated Broadway musical in a way few shows are anymore” – New York Times #HoneymoonBway is…
Drama Desk and Tonys to come……………… By Jeanne Lieberman THE DRAMA LEAGUE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 80th ANNUAL AWARDS “A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER” NAMED DISTINGUISHED MUSICAL “ALL THE WAY” NAMED DISTINGUISHED PLAY “HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH” NAMED DISTINGUISHED REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL “THE GLASS MENAGERIE” NAMED DISTINGUISHED…
nominees Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. (© Joan Marcus AND THE NOMINEES ARE………… Time to get serious as the pre-Tony theater organizations summon their voters to decide the winners of this very varied and wonderful theater season With no obvious frontrunners the race is wide open The 2013-2014 Tony…
03/28/2014 The Bridges of Madison County By: Jeannie Lieberman Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale photo credit Joan Marcus If you l loved Robert James Waller’s 1992 book, got teary through the Meryl Streep/ Clint Eastwood 1995 movie, nothing brings a story home as watching it live onstage.j This version is utterly and unabashedly romantic. Especially…
03/26/2014 Aladdin By: Jeannie Lieberman Arabian Nights opening number in Aladdin (Photo credit: Deen Van Meer) Disney Does It Again! Delivers the requisite feel good family show utilizing all the resources at hand. The delightful 1992 animated film is now brought to glorious Technicolor life thanks to the efforts of a crack team: Director/ choreographer…