front mezz junkies

a theatre review blog

Menu Skip to content
  • Home
  • About Ross
  • Our Blog

Day: January 28, 2026

January 28, 2026January 27, 2026 ross

Vampires, Ballrooms, and Real Risk: Broadway’s New Musical Openings Worth Watching

search for titles on my site

Recent Posts

  • A Second Wind for Desire: Pedro Pascal Steps Into Todd Haynes’ De Noche March 14, 2026
  • Before the Envelope Opens: My (Very Humble) Predictions for the 98th Academy Awards March 14, 2026
  • A Warrior in the Twilight: Judith Thompson’s “Queen Maeve” Faces the Wolves March 13, 2026
  • Happily Playing That Record Again: “The Drowsy Chaperone” Returns Home at Theatre Passe Muraille March 12, 2026
  • “Giant” Begins Previews on Broadway With John Lithgow’s Commanding Return March 11, 2026
  • “One Battle After Another”: A Warning Shot Into America’s Darkening Sky March 11, 2026
  • A Scorching True-Crime Cinematic Classic Comes to Broadway: “Dog Day Afternoon” Begins Previews March 10, 2026
  • “All in Grand Time”: My Hometown’s Grand Theatre Unveils Its 2026/27 Season March 10, 2026
  • Fire Burns Beneath the Angel: “Summer and Smoke” at Crow’s Theatre March 9, 2026
  • Bear Hugs and Balcony Belting: The WhatsOnStage Awards Crown a Big Night for London Theatre March 8, 2026
  • Strings Attached: Ronnie Burkett’s “Little Willy” Celebrates the Joy of Daisy Theatre March 8, 2026
  • Two Songs at Once Arguing Outside the Door: “The Surrogate” Wrestles with the Politics of Parenthood March 7, 2026
  • “Heel”: Revisiting Jan Komasa’s Twisted TIFF Thriller (formerly “Good Boy”) March 6, 2026
  • Death Starts Tonight on Broadway: : “Salesman” Begins Previews March 6, 2026
  • London Calling Again: Olivier Awards Reveal a Season of Scale, Stars, and Standouts March 5, 2026
  • “The Neighbours” at Tarragon Theatre: A Study in Quiet, Complex Complicity March 5, 2026
  • A Stratford UK Season Worth Dreaming About: Groff, Walter, and the RSC’s Bold New Lineup March 4, 2026
  • Actors Lovingly Applauding Actors: The SAG Awards Wake Up Awards Season March 3, 2026
  • A Voice Worth Waiting For: Raúl Esparza Leads “Galileo” Back to Broadway March 2, 2026
  • Swept Away by the Storm: “Wuthering Heights” Finds Foggy Beauty in Rich Excess March 1, 2026
  • The Art of The Elegant Unraveling – The Interview February 28, 2026
  • Why “Silver Manhattan” Makes Me Wish I Were in New York Right Now February 27, 2026
  • A Party I Wish I Could Attend: Mrs Krishnan’s Party Opens at London’s Grand Theatre February 26, 2026
  • Izzy Says: Powerhouse Performances Transcend Translation in “Piaf/Dietrich” February 25, 2026
  • Still Catching Up: The BAFTAs Shake Up the Oscar Race February 24, 2026
  • Twelve Hours Isn’t Quite Enough: Celebrating Tracy Letts for a Day at Circle in the Square February 23, 2026
  • Missing the Opening of “Little Willy” at Canadian Stage February 22, 2026
  • Why “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody” Became an Event Before the Puck Even Dropped February 21, 2026
  • Heathcliff Returns Again: Curiosity Grows Around the New “Wuthering Heights” February 20, 2026
  • Keep Marching: “Suffs” Expands Its Reach on PBS Great Performances February 19, 2026
  • Across the Atlantic, a Season to Envy: London’s Critics’ Circle Nominations Spark Theatre Wanderlust February 18, 2026
  • Two Nights, One Community: Broadway’s Annual Celebrations of Surprise and Storytelling February 17, 2026
  • Up Close with Capote: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Returns to New York in “Tru” February 16, 2026
  • The High School Project’s “School of Rock” at The Grand is Rocking the Room & Learning the Craft February 15, 2026
  • When One Curtain Falls and Another Rises February 14, 2026
  • Jeremy Jordan Is Taking Over “Just In Time” and Honestly, That Feels Exactly Right February 13, 2026
  • Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish Brings Its Quiet Revelation to Toronto February 12, 2026
  • The Interview: A Life in the Work: Robyne Parrish Comes Home to Leadership as Arrowrock Lyceum Theatre’s new Artistic Director February 11, 2026
  • The Creatives Most Honoured at the 2026 Obie Awards February 10, 2026
  • The Seduction of Certainty in “Marty Supreme” Works Without Asking for Approval February 9, 2026
  • “Mexodus” Returns Off-Broadway, Looping History Back Into the Present February 8, 2026
  • The Interview: Gabriella Sundar Singh and the Solitude of Witness February 7, 2026
  • The Interview: Sitting in Discomfort as a Tool: Steven Hao on Directing Mike Bartlett’s “An Intervention” February 6, 2026
  • Last Call for a Legend: Finding Dorothy Parker Returns to the Beechman February 5, 2026
  • The Power of Remembering: The Interview February 4, 2026
  • Rhubarb! 47 Returns to Buddies in Bad Times with Hybrid Creatures, Unhinged Experiments, and One-Time-Only Work February 3, 2026
  • “Six” Stands Up Strong February 2, 2026
  • Crowded Stages, Heavyweights, and the Race to the Tonys: Spring 2026 Broadway Openings Worth Watching February 1, 2026
  • BEDLAM’s “Music City” Finds a New Home, and a Bigger Honky-Tonk Heart, in Midtown January 31, 2026
  • Acton Says: Good Heaven’s! “Cimino’s Defeat” at Torn Page January 30, 2026

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 584 other subscribers
Follow front mezz junkies on WordPress.com

Blog Stats

  • 918,977 hits
January 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Dec   Feb »

award worthy broadway Canadian theatre film fringe london musical new musical New Play off broadway Opening Night out of town theater play revival reviews revival ross says: streaming tony predictions toronto
Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • front mezz junkies
      • Join 250 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • front mezz junkies
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar