Plus: Watch schoolchildren take on the Disney musical Frozen in a trailer for the new documentary Curtain Up!.

Lisa Brescia recalls her Broadway debut as well as performances in Wicked, Mamma Mia!, Ordinary Days, and more.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

A Broadway actor who memorably played Gen. Patton on film. A songwriter who made Oliver Twist sing. A director who boldly revived the Gershwin brothers on Broadway.

These directors are making waves in the field—and none of them have yet directed for Broadway.

The New York Festival of Song will present Voices of the Jewish Diaspora, a celebration of culturally-diverse Jewish music ranging from Mahler to Berlin to Bernstein to Sephardic Melodies. The concerts will be held Feb. 10 and 12 at Merkin Concert Hall.

A director in a famed theatre family. A celebrated actress of the 1950s who worked too little on the stage. A character man who would play a TV martian. An African-American actress who broke boundaries. An impish actor known for light comedy and serious drama on stage and screen.

A director in a famed theatre family. A celebrated actress of the 1950s who worked too little on the stage. A character man who would play a TV martian. An African-American actress who broke boundaries. An impish actor known for light comedy and serious drama on stage and screen.

Hello, diva lovers. I’d like to dedicate this week’s column to the memory of Gwen Verdon, who passed away earlier this week in Vermont. A four-time Tony winner for her work in Can-Can, Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town and Redhead, Verdon also appeared on Broadway in Alive and Kicking, Sweet Charity and Chicago and will be forever linked with one of Broadway’s greatest director/choreographers, her husband, the late Bob Fosse. A triple-threat star of both the stage and screen, Verdon was a legend if there ever was one, and, thankfully, some of that legendary work was preserved on film. If you’ve never seen her wonderful turn as Lola in Damn Yankees, do yourself a favor and rent the movie this weekend. Several of Verdon’s other film and TV appearances follow:

Hello, diva lovers. I’d like to dedicate this week’s column to the memory of Gwen Verdon, who passed away earlier this week in Vermont. A four-time Tony winner for her work in Can-Can, Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town and Redhead, Verdon also appeared on Broadway in Alive and Kicking, Sweet Charity and Chicago and will be forever linked with one of Broadway’s greatest director/choreographers, her husband, the late Bob Fosse. A triple-threat star of both the stage and screen, Verdon was a legend if there ever was one, and, thankfully, some of that legendary work was preserved on film. If you’ve never seen her wonderful turn as Lola in Damn Yankees, do yourself a favor and rent the movie this weekend. Several of Verdon’s other film and TV appearances follow:

Hello, diva lovers! Well, I'm on vacation this week, but before I left, I was able to cobble together a few items so no one would have to suffer through diva withdrawal! Enjoy, and I'll see `ya next week!

Hello, diva lovers! Well, I'm on vacation this week, but before I left, I was able to cobble together a few items so no one would have to suffer through diva withdrawal! Enjoy, and I'll see `ya next week!