Musicals Tonight!

'Strike Up the Band' Concert Serves Up Gorgeous Gershwin

Musicals Tonight! has fielded a respectable bare-bones rendering of “Strike Up the Band,” with the Gershwin score faring better than George S. Kaufman’s satirical anti-war script.

'Fade Out–Fade In' Gets the Musicals Tonight! Concert Treatment

Musicals Tonight! gives the Betty Comden–Adolph Green–Jule Styne flop “Fade Out–Fade In” the old college try, but this creaky 1964 Carol Burnett vehicle is a tough nut to crack.

Cole Porter's ‘Red, Hot and Blue’ Is 'De-Lovely' Until the Music Stops

Musicals Tonight!’s production of an old Cole Porter gem reveals a pristine score sadly saddled with a wordy, witless book. A game cast mines whatever humor can be extracted.