On this day in history, the Tony Award-winning musical "42nd Street" opened on Broadway eventually moving to three different theaters before closing eight years later.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 23, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
The saga of the seemingly ubiquitous Charles Kirsch continues: He's everywhere: hosting shows on stage, all over YouTube, in the air or on the air with over 150 podcasts of 'Backstage Babble' with his interviews of show people, and maybe sitting next to you at a cabaret or Broadway theatre or just dashing around New York City.
Presenter of variety shows with Broadway stars and podcast 'Backstage Babble' interviewER becomes our interviewEE as we learn about his early start, the current agenda of activities, and look forward to a future celebrating theatre's past (his favorite pastime -and job).