The year was 1964 when composer-lyricist Jerry Herman, playwright Michael Stewart and director-choreographer Gower Champion adapted Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker into one of the high points of what we now look back on as the golden age of the musical theater. The show, of course, was Hello, Dolly!, which became, for a while at least, the longest-running production … [Read more...]
‘Diva whisperer’ Jay-Alexander to share star stories at FIU’s Jewish Museum
When you’ve devoted your career to producing and directing the shows and concerts of such incomparable stars as Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters and Julie Andrews, you collect some colorful stories. And this Thursday evening at Miami Beach’s Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, Richard Jay-Alexander, dubbed the “diva whisperer,” is ready to share them. The … [Read more...]