My Little Tonys

Join us (sorry) as we finish up 1973 with a discussion of the tumultuous relationship between Pippin and the Leading Player- um, we mean Stephen Schwartz and Bob Fosse. We also celebrate the groundbreaking women behind Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, and get meta to share our reflections on our first year of the show. See you in 2020! Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!

We wrap up our second decade cycle with a bizarre trip back to the 70s for a LOT of Night Music, a sprinkling of Sugar, and just a dash of... Ciao, Rudy? Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!

And now we move on to the undeserving flop section of the season, where Anna gets to brag about reading War and Peace and we contemplate if Tim Minchin accomplished what Sondheim couldn't. Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!

Broadway Backstory [Episode 11: Natasha, Pierre and the The Great Comet of 1812](broadwaybackstory.libsyn.com/episode-11-natasha-pierre-the-great-comet-of-1812. ) 3 Oct. 2017.

Als, Hilton. [Russian Nobility.](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/06/03/russian-nobility.) The New Yorker, 19 June 2017.

Arons, Ben. [How The Great Comet Moved From Cabaret to Broadway.](www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-great-comet-set-broadway-set-history.html.) Vulture, 5 June 2017.

Blair, Elizabeth. [There’s No Easy Answer For Why 'The Great Comet' Is Closing.](www.npr.org/2017/08/09/542400237/there-s-no-easy-answer-for-why-the-great-comet-is-closing.) NPR, 9 Aug. 2017.

Burton, Tara Isabella. [How Dave Malloy Adapted 'War and Peace' Into an Electrifying Musical.](www.villagevoice.com/2016/11/22/how-dave-malloy-adapted-war-and-peace-into-an-electrifying-musical/.) The Village Voice, 2 Nov. 2016.

Burton, Tara Isabella. [Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 Was Broadway's Best Show about Faith.](www.vox.com/culture/2017/9/9/16271342/natasha-pierre-great-comet-1812-broadways-best-show-faith.) Vox, 9 Sept. 2017.

Edwards, Aaron. [The Great Comet" Will Never Die.](theoutline.com/post/2175/the-great-comet-will-never-die?zd=2&zi=hedm4nej.) The Outline, 30 Aug. 2017.

Green, Jesse. [Theater Review: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Ironic Detachment of 2012.](www.vulture.com/2013/05/theater-review-natasha-pierre-great-comet.html.) Vulture, 17 May 2013.

Green, Jesse. [Theater Review: Silly Tolstoy? Yes, at Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.](www.vulture.com/2016/11/theater-review-natasha-pierre-on-broadway.html.) Vulture, 15 Nov. 2016.

Healy, Patrick. [A Russian Supper Club for 'Natasha' Musical.](artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/producers-will-create-a-russian-supper-club-for-relaunched-natasha-musical/.) The New York Times, 25 Mar. 2013.

Isherwood, Charles. [Love Away From the Battlefield.](www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/theater/reviews/natasha-pierre-and-the-great-comet-of-1812-at-kazino.html.) The New York Times, 17 May 2013.

Paulson, Michael. [Dispute at 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' Leads to a Lawsuit.](www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/theater/dispute-at-natasha-pierre-the-great-comet-of-1812-leads-to-lawsuit.html.) The New York Times, 28 Oct. 2016.

Paulson, Michael. [How to Keep the 'Great Comet' Party Going on Broadway: Dish Out the Pierogies (and Add Josh Groban).](www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/theater/how-to-keep-the-great-comet-party-going-on-broadway-dish-out-the-pierogies-and-add-josh-groban.html.) The New York Times, 14 Sept. 2016.

Paulson, Michael. [A 'Hamilton' Star Is to Replace Josh Groban in 'Great Comet’.](www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/theater/hamilton-star-is-to-replace-josh-groban-in-natasha.html.) The New York Times, 15 Feb. 2017.

Paulson, Michael. [Race, Money and Broadway: How 'Great Comet' Burned Out.](www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/theater/great-comet-broadway-race.html.) The New York Times, 29 Aug. 2017.

Saltz, Rachel. [Vodka, Uniforms, Tolstoy, Songs and Vodka.](www.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/theater/reviews/natasha-pierre-the-great-comet-of-1812-at-ars-nova.html?searchResultPosition=11.) The New York Times, 17 Oct. 2012.

Schulman, Michael. [The Musical Eccentric Who Turned Tolstoy's Pierre Into Every Seeker.](www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-musical-eccentric-who-turned-tolstoys-pierre-into-every-seeker.) The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2017.

Schulman, Michael. [Rocking Out to ‘War and Peace.’](www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/rocking-out-to-war-and-peace.) The New Yorker, 18 June 2017.

Schulman, Michael. [Rocking Out to ‘War and Peace.’](www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/rocking-out-to-war-and-peace.) The New Yorker, 18 June 2017.

Soloski, Alexis. [Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha.](www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/theater/denee-benton-tony-nominee-embraces-her-inner-natasha.html.) The New York Times, 11 May 2017.

Welsh/Vulture, Alex. [Great Comet's Creator Still Can't Believe How His Show Ended.](www.vulture.com/2017/09/great-comet-dave-malloy-is-still-processing.html.) Vulture, 8 Sept. 2017.

Brantley, Ben. [Review: 'War Paint' Recalls Two Cosmetics Titans.](www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/theater/review-war-paint-recalls-two-cosmetics-titans.html?searchResultPosition=11.) The New York Times,19 July 2016.

Jones, Jennifer R. [‘War Paint’ Musical Closes after Eight Months.](www.nytix.com/news/war-paint-musical-closes-after-eight-months.) NYTIX, 5 Nov. 2017.

Als, Hilton. [Lucas Hnath's Leap of Faith Into "A Doll's House”.](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/08/lucas-hnaths-leap-of-faith-into-a-dolls-house.) The New Yorker, 9 July 2019.

[An Interview with the Playwright: Paula Vogel on INDECENT.](www.vineyardtheatre.org/interview-playwright-paula-vogel-indecent/.) Vineyard Theatre, 26 May 2016.

Bonazzo, John. [Paula Vogel's 'Indecent' Isn't Closing on Broadway This Weekend After All.](observer.com/2017/06/indecent-broadway-not-closing-paula-vogel/.) Observer, 23 June 2017.

Brantley, Ben. [Review: 'War Paint' Recalls Two Cosmetics Titans.](www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/theater/review-war-paint-recalls-two-cosmetics-titans.html?searchResultPosition=11.) The New York Times, 19 July 2016.

Brantley, Ben. [Review: 'Oslo' Fills a Large Canvas in a Thrilling Production.](www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/theater/oslo-broadway-review.html.) The New York Times, 14 Apr. 2017.

Brantley, Ben. [Review: 'Indecent' Pays Heartfelt Tribute to a Stage Scandal.](www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/theater/indecent-review-paula-vogel-broadway.html.) The New York Times, 19 Apr. 2017.

Culwell-Block, Logan. [Indecent to Release Original Broadway Cast Recording.](www.playbill.com/article/indecent-to-release-original-broadway-cast-recording.) PLAYBILL INC., 8 Jan. 2019.

Fottrell, Quentin. [Lynn Nottage on 'Sweat,' Her Broadway Play about Factory Workers in Trump's America.](www.marketwatch.com/story/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-on-sweat-her-broadway-play-about-trumps-america-2017-03-20.) MarketWatch, 4 May 2017.

Freedlander, David. [Why 'Bandstand' Is a Broadway Show Lost in Time.](www.thedailybeast.com/why-bandstand-is-a-broadway-show-lost-in-time.) The Daily Beast Company, 27 Apr. 2017.

Green, Jesse. [Theater Review: Scattered Brush Strokes of Beauty in War Paint.](www.vulture.com/2017/04/theater-review-scattered-strokes-of-genius-in-war-paint.html.) Vulture, 7 Apr. 2017.

Green, Jesse. [Theater Review: Reopening That Door With A Doll's House, Part 2.](www.vulture.com/2017/04/theater-reopening-that-door-with-a-dolls-house-part-2.html.) Vulture, 28 Apr. 2017.

Hetrick, Adam. [“How Broadway's Anastasia Is a Very Different Story Than the Animated Musical.”](www.playbill.com/article/how-broadways-anastasia-is-a-very-different-story-than-the-animated-musical.) Playbill, 22 Mar. 2017.

Isherwood, Charles. [Review: Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat' Examines Lives Unraveling by Industry's Demise.](www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/theater/review-lynn-nottages-sweat-examines-lives-unraveling-by-industrys-demise.html.) The New York Times, 16 Aug. 2015,

[Lynn Nottage on the Origins of SWEAT.](www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcReO9WfWeQ.) Youtube.com, 2 Aug. 2018.

McHenry, Jackson. [Lunch With Laurie Metcalf, Star of A Doll's House, Part 2, at a Doll Store.](www.vulture.com/2017/06/laurie-metcalf-on-a-dolls-house-part-2.html#error=invalid_request&error_description=The generated token is too large. Try with more specific scopes.&error_uri=https://auth0.com/docs/scopes&state=OPAQUE_VALUE.) Vulture, 5 June 2017.

McPhee, Ryan. [What Did Critics Have to Say About Bandstand on Broadway?](www.playbill.com/article/what-did-critics-have-to-say-about-bandstand-on-broadway.) PLAYBILL INC., 26 Apr. 2017.

Rizzo, Frank. [Broadway Review: Swing Musical ‘Bandstand’.](variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/bandstand-review-broadway-musical-1202399420/.) Variety, 29 Apr. 2017.

Schulman, Michael. [The First Theatrical Landmark of the Trump Era.](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-first-theatrical-landmark-of-the-trump-era.) The New Yorker, 9 July 2019.

Soloski, Alexis. [Review: Singing and Dancing the Postwar Blues in ‘Bandstand’.](www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/theater/bandstand-review-broadway.html.) The New York Times, 27 Apr. 2017.

Staff, Playbill. [What Did Broadway Critics Think of War Paint, with Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole?](www.playbill.com/article/what-did-broadway-critics-think-of-war-paint-with-patti-lupone-and-christine-ebersole.) PLAYBILL INC., 6 Apr. 2017.

Taylor, James C., and NJ Advance Media. [How N.J. Resident Christine Ebersole Conquered Broadway.](www.nj.com/entertainment/2017/06/christine_ebersole_tony_nominee_war_paint_intervie.html.) Nj, 11 June 2017.

Teeman, Tim. [Review: How Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat' Explains Trump's America.](www.thedailybeast.com/review-how-lynn-nottages-sweat-explains-trumps-america.) The Daily Beast Company, 27 Mar. 2017.

[War Paint Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole & Michael Greif.](www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMZx6q1BqXo&list=PLhZin8CzOGZ7DzHSqvpDWxpMvVNrc6W3O&index=25.) Youtube.com, 25 Apr. 2017.

Winer, Linda. [The Joy and Sorrow of a Banned Yiddish Play.](www.newsday.com/entertainment/theater/indecent-review-gripping-extraordinary-play-about-a-play-1.13483344.) Newsday, 19 Apr. 2017.

Nordyke, Kimberly. [“'Star Trek' Star Claims Kevin Spacey Made a Pass at Him at Age 14; Spacey Apologizes, Comes Out as Gay.](www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-trek-star-claims-kevin-spacey-made-a-pass-at-him-at-age-14-1052828) The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2017. 

Schulman, Michael. [“The 2017 Tony Nominations: War, Peace, and Bette Midler.”](www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-tony-nominations-war-peace-and-bette-midler) The New Yorker, 10 July 2017. 

Paulson, Michael. [“Tony Voters Point to Tight Races and Sure Bets.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/theater/tony-voters-point-to-tight-races-and-sure-bets.html) The New York Times, 8 June 2017. 

[“The Tonys 2017: Who Will Win (and Who Should).”](www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/theater/tony-award-nominations-ben-brantley-jesse-green.html) The New York Times, 11 May 2017. 

Evans, Greg. [“Kevin Spacey Breaks Up Emmy's Long Romance With Tony.”](deadline.com/2018/07/emmy-award-kevin-spacey-tony-award-variety-special-live-1202425231/) Deadline, 12 July 2018. 

Isherwood, Charles. [“The 71st Tony Awards Review: Charles Isherwood on Why the Awards Ceremony That Celebrates Great Theater Was So Off-Key.”](www.indiewire.com/2017/06/71-tony-awards-show-review-tonys-2017-1201840941/) IndieWire, 12 June 2017. 

[“Review: Song-and-Dance Man Kevin Spacey's Tony Awards Was Sweet, Corny and Touching.”](www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-tony-awards-review-20170611-story.html) Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2017. 

Paulson, Michael. [“2017 Tony Awards: 'Great Comet' Leads With 12 Nominations.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/theater/tony-awards-nominations.html) The New York Times, 2 May 2017.

Brantley, Ben, and Jesse Green. [“2017 Tony Awards: Our Theater Critics Debate the Nominations.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/theater/nominations-hello-dolly-dear-evan-hansen-tony-awards.html?module=inline) The New York Times, 2 May 2017.

Rooney, David. [“The 71st Annual Tony Awards: TV Review.”](www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/71st-annual-tony-awards-tv-review-1012314) The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2017.

Genzlinger, Neil. [“An Uneven Night for Kevin Spacey as Tonys Host.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/theater/tony-awards-review-recap-kevin-spacey.html?_r=0) The New York Times, 12 June 2017.  

Littleton, Cynthia. [“TV Review: 71st Annual Tony Awards.”](variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/tony-awards-2017-review-kevin-spacey-1202462176/) Variety, 12 June 2017. 

Soloski, Alexis. [“House of Bad Jokes: Kevin Spacey Wins the Tony Award for Worst Host.”](www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2017/jun/12/kevin-spacey-tony-awards-host-2017) The Guardian, 12 June 2017.

Green, Jesse. [“Listening to the Best (and Worst) of Broadway.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/theater/listening-to-the-best-and-worst-of-broadway.html) The New York Times, 12 July 2017.  

Paulson, Michael, and Erik Piepenburg. [“'I'm in Love With Everybody': Tony Award Nominees React.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/theater/im-in-love-with-everybody-tony-award-nominees-react.html) The New York Times, 2 May 2017. 

Smith, Emily. [“New York Times Critic Fired over Relationship with Scott Rudin.”](pagesix.com/2017/02/15/new-york-times-critic-fired-over-relationship-with-scott-rudin/) Page Six, 16 Feb. 2017. 

Kachka, Boris. [“Why Was New York Times Theater Critic Charles Isherwood Fired?”](www.vulture.com/2017/02/why-was-times-theater-critic-charles-isherwood-fired.html) Vulture, 22 Feb. 2017. 

Marks, Peter. [“'Dear Evan Hansen': Original Story, High Hopes for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.”](www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/benj-pasek-and-justin-paul-swing-for-the-fences-with-dear-evan-hansen/2015/07/09/50f59f48-219c-11e5-aeb9-a411a84c9d55_story.html?noredirect=on) The Washington Post, 10 July 2015. 

Isherwood, Charles. [“Review: In 'Dear Evan Hansen,' Teenage Angst Grows Complicated.”](www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/theater/review-in-dear-evan-hansen-teenage-angst-grows-complicated.html) The New York Times, 3 Aug. 2015. 

Isherwood, Charles. [“Review: 'Dear Evan Hansen' Puts a Twist on Teenage Angst.”](www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/theater/review-dear-evan-hansen-puts-a-twist-on-teenage-angst.html) The New York Times, 2 May 2016. 

Green, Jesse. [“Review: 'Dear Evan Hansen' Has a New Evan, and a New Balance.”](www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/theater/dear-evan-hansen-cast-change-taylor-trensch-review.html) The New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018. 

Als, Hilton. [“Pop Psychology Onstage in ‘Dear Evan Hansen.’”](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/19/pop-psychology-onstage-in-dear-evan-hansen) The New Yorker, 9 July 2019.

Lovell, Joel. [“How a 23-Year-Old With Mild Anxiety and a Charmed Life Became the Lying, Sobbing, Lovesick Toast of Broadway.”] (www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/theater/how-ben-platt-beame-the-toast-of-broadway-dear-evan-hansen-tony-awards.html?module=inline) The New York Times, 10 May 2017. 

Green, Jesse. [“Review: 'Dear Evan Hansen,' With a Real Teenage Evan.”](www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/theater/dear-evan-hansen-review.html) The New York Times, 23 May 2019. 

Green, Jesse. [“Theater Review: Dear Evan Hansen Could Be the Next Fun Home.”](www.vulture.com/2016/05/theater-review-dear-evan-hansen.html) Vulture, 2 May 2016.

Green, Jesse. [“Theater Review: Dear Evan Hansen Moves Uptown, and Gains Something Indefinable.”](www.vulture.com/2016/12/theater-review-dear-evan-hansen-moves-uptown.html) Vulture, 5 Dec. 2016. 

Zinoman, Jason. [“The Hero of the Likely Best Musical Tony Winner Is a Lying Creep Everybody Loves.”](slate.com/culture/2017/06/the-dissembling-liar-at-the-center-of-broadway-hit-dear-evan-hansen.html) Slate Magazine, 6 June 2017. 

Gans, Andrew. [“A Novel Adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen Will Be Released in October.”](www.playbill.com/article/a-novel-adaptation-of-dear-evan-hansen-will-be-released-in-october) Playbill, 19 Mar. 2018.

Alter, Alexandra. [“'Dear Evan Hansen' Goes From Stage to Page.”](www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/books/dear-evan-hansen-stage-to-book.html) The New York Times, 19 Mar. 2018.

Isherwood, Charles. [“In 'Dear Evan Hansen,' an Outsider Is Upended.”](www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/theater/in-dear-evan-hansen-an-outsider-is-upended.html) The New York Times, 27 Apr. 2016. 

Busch, Anita. [“Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Dear Evan Hansen' Will Be Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Film; 'Wonder's Stephen Chbosky May Direct.”](deadline.com/2018/11/dear-evan-hansen-film-tony-award-winning-musical-wonder-stephen-chbosky-marc-platt-1202222391/) Deadline, 30 Nov. 2018.

Emmrich, Stuart. [“Young Tony Nominee of 'Dear Evan Hansen' Gets Ready for His Big Day.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/fashion/dear-evan-hansen-mike-faist-tony-awards.html) The New York Times, 3 June 2017.

Isherwood, Charles. [“In 'Dear Evan Hansen,' an Outsider Is Upended.”](www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/theater/in-dear-evan-hansen-an-outsider-is-upended.html) The New York Times, 27 Apr. 2016.

Paulson, Michael. [“What It's Like to Make It in Showbiz With Your Best Friend.”](www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/theater/benj-pasek-justin-paul-dear-evan-hansen.html) The New York Times, 10 Nov. 2016. 

Cohn, Gabe. [“Broadway's Next Evan Hansen? A 16-Year-Old High School Junior.”](www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/theater/dear-evan-hansen-andrew-barth-feldman.html) The New York Times, 12 Nov. 2018. 

Schulman, Michael. [“Stuck in Gander, Newfoundland.”](www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/stuck-in-gander-newfoundland) The New Yorker, 9 July 2019. 

Brantley, Ben. [“Review: 'Come From Away,' a Canadian Embrace on a Grim Day.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/theater/come-from-away-review.html) The New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017. 

Sankoff, Irene, and David Hein. [“Trapped in the Garden: Everything You Wanted to Know About Not Winning a Grammy.”](www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/theater/come-from-away-sankoff-hein-grammy-awards.html) The New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018. 

Paulson, Michael. [“A 9/11 Parable, Resurrected in Newfoundland.”](www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/theater/come-from-away-in-newfoundland.html) The New York Times, 31 Oct. 2016. 

Krueger, Alyson. [“They Just Want to Meet the Nice People.”](www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/nyregion/they-just-want-to-meet-the-nice-people.html) The New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018. 

[“COME FROM AWAY Becomes Longest Running Canadian Musical on Broadway!”](www.broadwayworld.com/article/COME-FROM-AWAY-Becomes-Longest-Running-Canadian-Musical-on-Broadway-20181021) BroadwayWorld.com, 21 Oct. 2018.

[“Review Roundup: COME FROM AWAY Lands on Broadway - All the Reviews!”](www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-COME-FROM-AWAY-Lands-on-Broadway-Updating-Live-20170312)  BroadwayWorld.com, 12 Mar. 2017. 

Paulson, Michael. [“A Broadway Musical Brings Out Canadian Soft Power.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/theater/a-broadway-musical-brings-out-canadian-soft-power.html) The New York Times, 17 Mar. 2017.

Smith, Craig S. [“Has a Canadian Slur Lost Its Sting?”](www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/world/canada/has-a-canadian-slur-lost-its-sting.html) The New York Times, 2 June 2017. 

Paulson, Michael. [“A Pioneering Pilot, a Broadway Show and a Life-Changing Bond.”](www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/theater/come-from-away-jenn-colella.html) The New York Times, 16 Apr. 2017. 

Lewis, Jim. [“'Plane People' From 9/11 Return to Newfoundland to Give Thanks.”](www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/world/americas/12canada.html) The New York Times, 12 Sept. 2011. 

Morrow, Martin. [“Q&A: Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Creators of the Toronto-Born Broadway Hit Come From Away.”](torontolife.com/culture/stage/qa-irene-sankoff-david-hein-creators-toronto-born-broadway-hit-come-away/) Toronto Life, 30 Mar. 2017.

Green, Jesse. [“Theater Review: Can You Make a Musical Out of Canadian Niceness?”](www.vulture.com/2017/03/theater-come-from-away-the-musical-of-canadian-niceness.html) Vulture, 12 Mar. 2017. 

Billington, Michael. [“Come From Away Review – Relentless Niceness in Tale of Post-9/11 Canadian Kindness.”](www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/feb/18/come-from-away-review-phoenix-theatre-relentless-post-911-canadian-kindness) The Guardian, 18 Feb. 2019.

Armitstead, Claire. [“Come from Away Review – Surprisingly Uplifting 9/11 Musical.”](www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/apr/07/come-from-away-review-musical-9-11-phoenix) The Guardian, 7 Apr. 2019. 

Croggon, Alison. [“Come From Away Review – a Feelgood 9/11 Musical? Believe the Hype.”](www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jul/22/come-from-away-review-a-feelgood-911-musical-believe-the-hype) The Guardian, 22 July 2019.

Quinn, Dave. [“The Inspiring True 9/11 Kindness in Come from Away, the Broadway Hit Justin Trudeau and Ivanka Trump Saw Together.”](people.com/theater/the-true-story-behind-come-from-away/) PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2017.

[“Stop the World! Broadway's COME FROM AWAY to Be Adapted for the Big Screen!”](www.broadwayworld.com/article/Stop-the-World-Broadways-COME-FROM-AWAY-Being-Adapted-for-the-Big-Screen-20171115) BroadwayWorld.com, 15 Nov. 2017.

Wong, Curtis M.[ “How We Wrote It: Tony Nominees David Hein & Irene Sankoff on How a Pilot and 'A Chorus Line' Inspired 'Come From Away' Anthem.”](www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/7825474/tony-awards-david-hein-irene-sankoff-come-from-away-interview) Billboard, 11 June 2017.

LeDonne, Rob. [“'Come From Away' Cast Reflects on Surpassing 1,000 Performances.” ](www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/8528243/come-from-away-broadway-interview)Billboard, 6 Sept. 2019. 

Windman, Matt. [“'Come From Away' Review: 9/11-Themed Musical Means Well but Lacks Depth.”](www.amny.com/entertainment/come-from-away-review-9-11-themed-musical-means-well-but-lacks-depth-1.13248489) AmNewYork, 12 Mar. 2017. 

Mandell, Jonathan, et al. [“Come From Away.”](howlround.com/come-away) HowlRound Theatre Commons. 

[“Broadway Backstory: Come From Away”](www.todaytix.com/broadway-backstory/episodes/come-from-away)

In this episode, we dig up Sondheim's forgotten feud with Frank Sinatra; figure out how to succeed in show business with a tone-deaf lead; discuss the Merm, the myth, the legend; and include much more Elaine Stritch than you might expect. Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!

We finish up 1980, lightning round-style: Sugar Babies, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Peter Pan, and Children of a Lesser God in 30 minutes or less! (Well, 32.) Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!

Shepard, Richard F. [“'Evita' Up for 11 Tonys, 'Talley's Folly Gets 5.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/13/archives/evita-up-for-11-tonys-talleys-folly-gets-5.html?searchResultPosition=100) The New York Times, 13 May 1980.

Blau, Eleanor. [“Tonys to 'Children of Lesser God,' 'Evita'; Win Choreography Award.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/09/archives/tonys-to-children-of-lesser-god-evita-win-choreography-award.html?searchResultPosition=2) The New York Times, 9 June 1980. 

Schneider, Alan. [“THEATER MAILBAG.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/29/archives/theater-mailbag.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 29 June 1980. 

Rich, Frank. [“STAGE VIEW; Selected Highlights Of the Season STAGE VIEW Highlights of the Season.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/08/archives/stage-view-selected-highlights-of-the-season-stage-view-highlights.html?searchResultPosition=15) The New York Times, 8 June 1980. 

O'Connor, John J. [“TV: Tonys Capture Aura of the Theater.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/10/archives/tv-tonys-capture-aura-of-the-theater.html?searchResultPosition=8) The New York Times, 10 June 1980. 

Sloane, Leonard. [“What Keeps Broadway; Behind The Theater Boom.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/11/archives/what-keeps-broadway-behind-the-theater-boom.html?searchResultPosition=55) The New York Times, 11 May 1980. 

Nakano, Craig. [“Why Mary Tyler Moore Received Her Special Tony Award in 1980.”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-mary-tyler-moore-tony-20170126-htmlstory.html) Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2017.

Kakutani, Michiko. [“The Great Theater Duel and How It/Affects Broadway; How the Theater Duel Affects Broadway.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/09/14/archives/the-great-theater-duel-and-how-itaffects-broadway-how-the-theater.html?searchResultPosition=9) The New York Times, 14 Sept. 1980. 

[“THEATER MAILBAG: Arguing The Merits of Evita .”](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/25/archives/theater-mailbag-arguing-the-merits-of-evita-yeats-and-the-irish.html?searchResultPosition=11) The New York Times, 25 Nov. 1979. 

Owen, Michael. [“A London Hit Arrives - With a Controversial Heroine.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/23/archives/a-london-hit-arriveswith-a-controversial-heroine-a-controversial.html?searchResultPosition=8) The New York Times, 23 Sept. 1979.

Kerr, Walter. [“Stage: 'Evita,' a Musical Perón.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/26/archives/stage-evita-a-musical-peron-ambitions-progress.html?searchResultPosition=1) The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1979.

Grein, Paul. [“When 'Evita' Won Seven Tonys in 1980, It Was a Big Win for Brits.”](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8513264/evita-tony-awards-british-history) Billboard, 5 June 2019.

Queenan, Joe. [“The Origin of Don't Cry For Me, Argentina.”](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/07/4) The Guardian, 7 Sept. 2007. 

Chretien, Todd, et al. [“Juan Perón's Many Heirs.”](https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/10/juan-peron-peronism-populism-scioli-kirchner-eva-menem-argentina) Jacobin.

Little, Becky. [“'The Greatest Showman' Sidesteps P.T. Barnum's Most Controversial Act.”](https://www.biography.com/news/joice-heth-pt-barnum-george-washington-nurse)  Biography.com, 25 June 2019.

Kakutani, Michiko. [“Jim Dale Is Toast of Broadway; Three Disney Movies Chance to Learn His Craft.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/02/archives/jim-dale-is-toast-of-broadway-three-disney-movies-chance-to-learn.html?searchResultPosition=13) The New York Times, 2 May 1980.

Gussow, Mel. [“Mini-Musicals Are Maxi on Broadway This Season; STAGE VIEW The Mini-Musical on Broadway.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/04/27/archives/minimusicals-are-maxi-on-broadway-this-season-stage-view-the.html?searchResultPosition=12) The New York Times, 27 Apr. 1980.

Rich, Frank. [“Theater: 'Barnum,' A Circus Musical; Ring of Tunes.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/01/archives/theater-barnum-a-circus-musical-ring-of-tunes.html?searchResultPosition=3) The New York Times, 1 May 1980.

Grimes, William. [“David Mitchell, Broadway Set Designer, Dies at 79.”](https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/theater/david-mitchell-broadway-set-designer-dies-at-79.html?searchResultPosition=4) The New York Times, 5 Oct. 2011. 

Slotnik, Daniel E. [“Mark Bramble, Book Writer of Broadway's 'Barnum,' Dies at 68.”](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/obituaries/mark-bramble-dies.html?searchResultPosition=13) The New York Times, 26 Feb. 2019. 

LuPone, Patti. *Patti Lupone: a Memoir*. Harmony Books, 2010.

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Bloom, Ken, and Frank Vlastnik. *Broadway Musicals: the 101 Greatest Shows of All Time.* Black Dog & Leventhal Pubs., 2010.

Nachman, Gerald. *Showstoppers!: the Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs.* Chicago Review Press, 2017.

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Webber, Andrew Lloyd. *Unmasked: a Memoir.* Harper, 2019.

Prince, Harold. *Sense of Occasion.* Applause Theater, 2019.

Brantley, Ben. “Again, for the First Time.” The New York Times, 1 June 2008.

Brantley, Ben. “Come Back, Little '50s, Even With the Clouds.”

Isherwood, Charles. “Two Helpings of Pie From Broadway's Fridge.”

Simonson, Robert. “'South Pacific'.” The New York Times, 1 June 2008.

Rich, Frank. “Memorial Day at 'South Pacific'.”

The Editorial Board. “'South Pacific': Some Enchanted Quagmire?” The New York Times, 11 Apr. 2008.

Bloom, Lary. “1949 Show Is Timely for 2008.” The New York Times, 6 Apr. 2008.

Brantley, Ben. “Optimist Awash in the Tropics.” The New York Times, 4 Apr. 2008.

Isherwood, Charles. “The Ingénue Who Roared.” The New York Times, 18 May 2008.

Green, Jesse. “Let Her Entertain You. Please!” The New York Times, 8 July 2007.

Brantley, Ben. “What Ever Happened to Momma Rose?” The New York Times, 16 July 2007.

Isherwood, Charles. “Patti's Turn, If Not Always Rose's.” The New York Times, 5 Aug. 2007.

Mcgee, Celia. “Sing Out, Laura. It's Your Turn.” The New York Times, 23 Mar. 2008.

Lahr, John. “Mother Load.” The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2017.

McElroy, Steven. “Citing Economy, 'Gypsy' to Close Earlier.” The New York Times, 15 Dec. 2008.

Brantley, Ben. “Down by the Blue Purple Yellow Red Water.” The New York Times, 22 Feb. 2008.

Robertson, Campbell. “Connecting Philosophy, Sondheim and Seurat.” The New York Times, 28 May 2008.

Brantley, Ben. “As Seen on TV! Danny and Sandy 4-Ever and Ever.” The New York Times, 20 Aug. 2007.

Robertson, Campbell. “For This Broadway Musical, the Casting Agents Are TV Viewers.” The New York Times, 6 Jan. 2007.

Laurents, Arthur. Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story, and Other Musicals. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

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Brantley, Ben, and Charles Isherwood. “Critics' Picks.” The New York Times, 1 June 2008.

Isherwood, Charles. “On This Rock, Build a Future for Musicals.” The New York Times, 24 June 2007.

Isherwood, Charles. “Breaking the Mold of the Musical.” The New York Times, 24 Feb. 2008.

Green, Penelope. “Setting the Stage, Offstage.” The New York Times, 20 Mar. 2008.

Robertson, Campbell. “A Season With an Unpredictable Plot.” The New York Times, 13 May 2008.

Robertson, Campbell. “This Year's Tony List Is Filled With Unusual Suspects.” The New York Times, 14 May 2008.

Robertson, Campbell. “Roads to Recognition That Were Really Short.” The New York Times, 1 June 2008.

Robertson, Campbell. “Sunday in the Dark With Tony?” The New York Times, 13 June 2008.

Brantley, Ben. “On the Big Stage, No Urge to Disturb.” The New York Times, 15 June 2008.

Robertson, Campbell. “Big Shows and Tonys Are Talking Happy Talk.” The New York Times, 17 June 2008.

Holden, Stephen. “Not Your Mother's Original-Cast Albums.” The New York Times, 27 June 2008.

Blankenship, Mark. “On the Stage, No More Mr. Tough Guy.” The New York Times, 27 July 2008.

Schmidt, Gregory. “Broadway's Marketing Turns Interactive.” The New York Times, 26 Nov. 2008.

Lyon, Shauna, and Shauna Lyon. “Tony Awards Q. & A.” The New Yorker, 19 June 2017.

Lunden, Jeff. “Reading the Tony Awards Tea Leaves.” NPR, 15 June 2008.

“Finally, Some Drama at the Tonys: Could 'Passing Strange' Upset 'In the Heights'?” Vulture, 12 June 2008.

McCarter, Jeremy. “In the Heights - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Dead Man's Cell Phone -- New York Magazine Theater Review - Nymag.” New York Magazine, 13 Mar. 2008.

Isherwood, Charles. “Broadway's Not Stale, So Why Are the Tonys?” The New York Times, 21 June 2008.

Itzkoff, Dave. “'In the Heights' Recoups Its Initial Investment.” The New York Times, 9 Jan. 2009.

Ryzik, Melena. “Heights Before Broadway.” The New York Times, 14 Mar. 2008.

Isherwood, Charles. “From the Corner Bodega, the Music of Everyday Life.” The New York Times, 9 Feb. 2007.

Robertson, Campbell. “You're 27. Here Are Millions to Stage Your Musical.” The New York Times, 18 Feb. 2007.

Isherwood, Charles. “The View From Uptown: American Dreaming to a Latin Beat.” The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2008.

Itzkoff, Dave. [“'In The Heights' Movie in the Works.”}(https://www.artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/in-the-heights-movie-in-the-works/?searchResultPosition=174) The New York Times, 7 Nov. 2008.

Als, Hilton. “Friends And Lovers.” The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2008.

Ross, Lillian. “Local Boy.” The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2007.

“Lin-Manuel Miranda of 'In the Heights' on No Longer Being in the Heights.” Vulture, 7 Mar. 2008.

McCarter, Jeremy. “In the Heights -- New York Magazine Theater Review.” New York Magazine, 14 Feb. 2007.

Finn, Robin. “When Brush With Broadway Ends, She'll Play On.” The New York Times, 20 June 2008.

Lee, Felicia R. “A Broadway Mother of Many Identities.” The New York Times, 8 Mar. 2008.

Isherwood, Charles. “Look Back in Chagrin: A Rocker's Progress.” The New York Times, 15 May 2007.

Sontag, Deborah. “A Musical Star Plucked From the Underground.” The New York Times, 21 May 2007.

Solomon, Deborah. “Interview: Strange Magic.” The New York Times, 17 Feb. 2008.

Isherwood, Charles. “It's a Hard Rock Life.” The New York Times, 29 Feb. 2008.

Isherwood, Charles. “Look Back in Chagrin: A Rocker's Progress.” The New York Times, 15 May 2007.

“UrbanEye: 'Passing Strange'.” The New York Times, 29 Feb. 2008.

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Bianculli, David, and Jeff Lunden. “'Passing Strange,' a Musical With a Rock Swagger.” NPR, 28 Feb. 2008.

Ebert, Roger. “Passing Strange Movie Review & Film Summary (2009): Roger Ebert.” RogerEbert.com, 19 Aug. 2009.

Scott, A. O. “A Young Artist's Journey, This Time on Film.” The New York Times, 20 Aug. 2009.

Martin, Michael. “Can 'Xanadu' Make It on Broadway? -- New York Magazine.” New York Magazine, 25 May 2007.

David, Cara Joy. “Old Movie, New Musical, First-Time Producers.” The New York Times, 7 July 2007.

Als, Hilton. “Chasing The Muse.” The New Yorker, 18 June 2017.

Bosman, Julie. “Whoopi to Join 'Xanadu'.” The New York Times, 15 July 2008.

Piepenburg, Erik. “Returning to Broadway on Celestial Roller Skates.” The New York Times, 17 June 2007.

Robertson, Campbell. “Insert Tony Stunt Here.” The New York Times, 15 May 2008.

Miller, Winter. “Last Actress Standing.” The New York Times, 23 Sept. 2007.

Robertson, Campbell. “In 'Xanadu' Did Actors Get Banged Up.” The New York Times, 22 Sept. 2007.

Isherwood, Charles. “Serious Conductor Answers the Call of the Roller Disco.” The New York Times, 2 Sept. 2007.

Isherwood, Charles. “Heaven on Wheels, and in Leg Warmers.” The New York Times, 11 July 2007.

Brantley, Ben. “Swivel-Hipped Rebel and Restless Virgin Meet Cute.”

Pincus-Roth, Zachary. “Give Their Attitude to Broadway.” The New York Times, 13 Apr. 2008.

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Swope, Martha, Thomas Buckley, and Werner J. Kuhn. “PRINCE VS. PRINCE Producer-Director of ‘She Loves Me’ Discusses His Dual Assignment.” The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1963.

Taubman, Howard. “Theater: '110 in the Shade'; Musical 'Rainmaker' Is at Broadhurst.” The New York Times, 25 Oct. 1963.

“'110 In the Shade' Receives Mixed Notices in Boston.” The New York Times, 12 Sept. 1963.

Taubman, Howard. “Theater: 'Girl Who Came to Supper' in Premiere; Jose Ferrer Is Star of Musical at Broadway Tunes and Lyrics Are Work of Noel Coward.” The New York Times, 9 Dec. 1963.

Taubman, Howard. “Theater: Bert Lahr, Northern Volpone; 'Foxy' at Ziegfeld Is Set in Gold‐Rush Yukon.” The New York Times, 17 Feb. 1964.

Atkinson, Brooks. “Critic at Large; Bert Lahr Reaches Peak of His Career as a Wildly Comic Actor in 'Foxy'.” The New York Times, 20 Mar. 1964.

Taubman, Howard. “The Theater: 'Anyone Can Whistle'; Musical at Majestic Is About Madness; Book by Laurents and Music by Sondheim.” The New York Times, 6 Apr. 1964.

Taubman, Howard. “Theater: 'Luther' Stars Albert Finney; John Osborne Drama Is at the St. James.” The New York Times, 26 Sept. 1963.

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