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“Grease”

June 11, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

GreaseWarren Casey & Jim Jacobs (Book, Music & Lyrics)Broadway by the Bay Nick Quintell, Katharine Andrade & CastWhy are over one thousand people inside the Fox on a sunny Sunday in order to see yet one more Grease, this time presented by Broadway by the Bay’s cast of twenty-two?  Probably it is because we just cannot get enough of songs like … [Read more...] about “Grease”

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

March 17, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatAndrew Lloyd Webber (Music); Tim Rice (Lyrics)Broadway by the Bay Matt Ott & Cast MembersIts crazy mixture of musical genres, its clever lyrics that span the millennia in references, and its story of biblical proportions about a boy’s dreams that save a nation and his family all combine to make Joseph and the … [Read more...] about “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

“Elton John + Tim Rice’s AIDA”

November 4, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Elton John + Tim Rice’s AIDAElton John (Music); Tim Rice (Lyrics); Linda Wolverton, Robert Falls & David Henry Hwang (Book)Broadway by the Bay Raquel Nicole Jeté and Shaun Leslie ThomasIn 2000, a star-studded team of Elton John (music), Tim Rice (lyrics) along with Linda Wolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang (book) took the Verdi opera AIDA and … [Read more...] about “Elton John + Tim Rice’s AIDA”

“The Music Man”

March 19, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Music ManMeredith Wilson (Book, Music & Lyrics)Broadway by the Bay As many times as I have personally seen the show, I experienced a week’s build-up of excitement to see Broadway by the Bay’s latest staging of the ever-popular tale of the huckster Hill, The Music Man.  I am happy to report that the Broadway by the Bay production has the all brassiness, the … [Read more...] about “The Music Man”

“Singing in the Rain”

November 5, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Singin’ in the RainBetty Comden & Adolph Green (Book); Arthur Freed (Lyrics); Nacio Herb Brown (Music)Broadway by the BayThe Cast of Singin' in the RainAs the orchestra ticks through well-known number after number during the “Overture,” the music swells until the one everyone knows is coming begins its familiar float of notes.  And at that moment, a man in hat and with … [Read more...] about “Singing in the Rain”

“Smokey Joe’s Café: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller”

June 5, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Smokey Joe’s Café: The Songs of Leiber and StollerJerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (Music & Words)Broadway by the BayThe Cast of Smokey Joe's CafeNo reviewer’s words can do justice to an evening of electric entertainment like Broadway by the Bay’s Smokey Joe’s Café.  This show grabs hold of its audience in the opening notes, shakes them up in number-after-number’s … [Read more...] about “Smokey Joe’s Café: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller”

“Oklahoma”

June 5, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

OklahomaRichard Rodgers (Music), Oscar Hammerstein II (Book & Lyrics)Broadway by the BayThe Cast of "Oklahoma"All it takes to spawn a sea of happy smiles are those first few notes of “There’s a bright golden haze on the meadow,” so wonderfully trumpeted by the handsome cowboy coming down the aisle of the theatre.  By the time he jumps onto the stage of cornfields and … [Read more...] about “Oklahoma”

“Miss Saigon”

March 20, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Miss SaigonClaude-Michel Schonberg (Music); Richard Maltby, Jr. & Alain Boubill (Lyrics)Broadway by the Bay Danielle Mendoza & Terrence SullivanThe story originating from Puccini’s much-beloved opera Madame Butterfly is well enough known that most audience members arrive anticipating the tragic ending to its ill-fated love story.  … [Read more...] about “Miss Saigon”

“Kiss Me, Kate”

November 9, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Kiss Me, KateCole Porter (Music & Lyrics); Sam & Bella Spewack (Book)Broadway by the BayThe Cast of Kiss Me, KateFor anyone with even a mild interest in American Musical Theatre, walking into a production of Kiss Me, Kate has to be close to a dream come true.  Broadway by the Bay ends their 50th anniversary year reviving Cole Porter’s … [Read more...] about “Kiss Me, Kate”

“My Fair Lady”

June 7, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

My Fair LadyAlan Jay Lerner (Book & Lyrics); Frederick Lowe (Music)Broadway By the BayFox Theatre, Redwood CityThrough an imaginative set, a few clever directorial touches, and inspired casting of the lead heroine, Broadway By the Bay has staged a My Fair Lady that leaves its own unique niche in the long history of this much-produced gem of the American musical genre.  … [Read more...] about “My Fair Lady”

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