Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test

The Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test is our personal and highly opinionated Commuter's Guide to New York theater and cultural events, with an emphasis on Broadway and Off-Broadway theatrical productions. The test is simple: is an event worth the always expensive, time consuming, and too often horrendous struggle to commute to New York City from New Jersey, Long Island, Upstate New York or Connecticut? Only truly great or near-great performances and productions may meet this stiff challenge!

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James Camner is an antiquarian dealer of autographs, manuscripts and printed music and books of Opera, Classical Music, Theater, Dance, and Film, as well as a published author of more than 10 books on the performing arts including "How to Enjoy Opera" (Simon and Schuster), "The Great Opera Stars in Historic Photographs" (Dover), "Stars of American Musical Theater in Historic Photographs" (Dover - with Stanley Appelbaum); was for over 20 years a reviewer for Fanfare Magazine and has written feature articles and reviews for Opera News.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a musical by Jule Styne at New York City Center Encores!
Megan Hilty steps into the considerable shoes of Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe with an easy grace and tremendous comic style, the audience gleefully eats out of her hands. Make no mistake, the star of Smash, a much better singer than either Monroe or Channing is a stage star of the first order. A brilliant revival with unusually fine dancing. This one could transfer as is and run for a long time on Broadway.  Broadway Bridge and Tunnel Test Grade A

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