sutton foster — Writing — Juan A. Ramirez

Column: AND… SCENE! Who is Flying Me Out To See ANYTHING GOES?

I suppose part of me should be upset that this isn’t a new production: I’ve always thought Anything Goes (God love musical comedy) is such, such a stupid show that it could withstand a rewrite every 10 years.

Column, TheatreJuan A. RamirezJuly 13, 2021and scene, and... scene!, theatrely, anything goes, sutton foster, cole porter, barbican, london

Column: AND...SCENE! Sweet, Sweet, Charity

To paraphrase MacArthur Genius Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “We Should All Be Sweet Charity Stans.”

TheatreJuan A. RamirezJune 18, 2021column, theatrely, theatre, film, sweet charity, britney spears, fosse, bob fosse, You Should See Yourself, If My Friends Could See Me Now, i’m a Brass Band, baby dream your dream, where am i going, I’m the Bravest Individual, sutton foster

Column: AND… SCENE! Who’s Gonna Rouge Their Knees in September?

With the rapid-fire announcement of (almost) every Broadway show’s return this week came the question: Who will actually be starring in these?

Column: AND...SCENE! Anything Went

Foster’s got the technique and charm, but her clean-cut style already points to this growing trend that makes me nervous for the state of musical comedy.

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