The Lure and Mystique of The Very Ground "Broadway" Shooting Stars in New York City

Every Year new groups of performers, Seasoned Broadway Actors, theater designers, directors, sound and lighting technicians, make up artists, costume designers, people of many crafts join forces to create new shows written hand in hand by composers and lyriciists, playwrights, or published authors based on revolutionaries or history makers.

Some shows en vogue come from screen to stage, or for La Cage from play ( based on the brilliant premise circa 1973 by French playwiright Jean Poiret , to screen , to Broadway to the West End of London, to more international stages , and again made it to the screen picked up from "Birdcage" the brilliant cinematic magic of Mike Nichols , and that 1996 impeccable cast ,to a staged Broadway revival in 2004, to another revival in 2010.

This morning I waltzed around to the many New York's Legendary theater houses this to try to get a scope of the talent on Broadway at this time.

An innocent stroll kept its lure on this hot morning. No doubt heating up for Broadway's really big night.

Some shows help create history when artists pulse ahead of their time or courageously in step to reveal virtues and truths meeking out overworn silences. Live theater has the potential to ring shadows to light. Granted the spirit and tone are set right and no gum wrappers are uncoiled (thus interupting the breathing silence of the moment.) Producers and others who believe in these shows make sure contracts are made and theaters are secured.

From June 2009 to June 2010 much theater history has been made. A Steady Rain by Keith Huff was one drama that I saw. Here is a question for you : who has better legs in jeans Janet Jackson or Hugh Jackman ? ooh la la . The bare dark set coupled with the playwrights story which the two actors Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman clearly told left your own imagination to craft the details. My neighbor, Rachel called me at the last minute with a ticket , on a rainy night. How refreshing to have the words of the actors alone in this drama to create the environment.

Think classic black and white cinema. It's like ginger 's purpose with sushi, cleanses the palette. Our eyes need a little cleansing. Overstimulation. 3D , God help us. ( I will admit that I have not yet seen Avatar . But I did see "The Secrets in Their Eyes" , look for my review at Digthisreal.com . During my stroll along Broadway today I saw an advert with a very cute grinning cowboy , Toy Story 3.

Back to Tony's Night... The potential, the producers, the cleansing of the pallette. Ah yes, so French. Bebe Neuwirth and Nathan Lane on stage.. now. Yeah just in time, category Best Actress in a Musical . Catherine Zeta Jones. Exquisite. Quel baby blue dress and great performance of "Send in the Clowns." Yeah Sondheim! A very good friend of mine took me to see "Company" a couple of years ago, and I fell in love with "Another Hundred People" the song.

And how fitting was it that Nathan Lane presented the award to winner Douglas Hodge , of La Cage Aux Folles, for Best Actor In a Musical.

Twyla Tharp and the daring dancers of "Fly With Me" are keeping the "new" in musical dance that is for sure. Karine Plantadit is an amazing charismatic force to watch.

Bill T. Jones also shows how expansive and beautiful one's life can be.

Go Memphis!!! Great Salute to the theaters and bridges that supported this 2010 Tony Award winning musical to get "running."

Dr. Seuss, humanitarian extraordinaire, would travel up the steps of the lighthouse in La Jolla, California where he would go to his writing room. Sometimes if he was challenged to get something down on the page he would wrack his brain while meditating on his couch. This flight of stairs is a metaphor for actors to climb to the next level. Sometimes we have to build the next level ourselves. July 2009 I co-produced with Meaghan Cosgrove and guest musical artist Francine Kay, An Evening of Monologues and Music. Meaghan chose great material inspired by good writing to suit her wide range. A golden memory for me was watching her interpretation of a Nilo Cruz created character from the play "Anna in the Tropics".

While reciting the poem " Soar Into the Vast Skies of Freedom into the New Century" , by Daisaku Ikeda, I felt a fire come alive within me. I appreciated what the producer of Red said something to the effect in (Mark) Rothko's words , "The artist must inspire, engage, and fall in love with their craft and make it their own."

This blog is a direct result of that evening of performances, almost now a year ago. Hear hear to propelling ever forward and having a fulfilled and meaningful career. Here here to the people on Broadway who are great role models of dedication . Thank you all for delivering the very best in show business. Here here to New York , along with Hollywood the cities of dreams. Good Night! And Blessed be a little night music.

Great plays bring to light things we don't like to talk about. or things we love to muse about. some privately, some publicly...