Off-Broadway

Building Character: Leslie Jordan and Varla Jean Merman

By MARK BLANKENSHIP

By ASHLEY VAN BUREN

On Monday nights at Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, Birdland transforms from a jazz corner to an open mic haven for pop, Broadway, and everything in between. Famous faces like Jim Brickman and Ben Utecht tell us why they love singing at Caruso’s shindig.

The “Intelligent” Composer’s Guide To Scoring A Play

By LINDA BUCHWALD

Seeing a Show? The Babysitter’s At the Theatre

By LAUREN KAY

The Best of Off-Broadway

—

How To Direct Your Own “Love Song”

By MARK BLANKENSHIP