Profile for BEAU HIGGINS

MAUREEN STAPLETON MEMORIES ---From Broadwayworld.com -- Florida Region (see the posted story for full article with pictures.) March 14, 2006 - by Beau Higgins I loved her. Very much. She was, I think, the greatest actress of her generation and the one before it. She titled her autobiography ‘A Hell of A Life,’ and wow, did she have one! Maureen Stapleton was brilliant, warm, loving, funny, earthy, hard working, hard drinking, kind, friendly and modest. She said she always gravitated towards ‘...

"see mainpage or Florida Regional Site for full Review with pictures." HAIRSPRAY on National Tour------------ What a sweet musical this is. Quirky also. Energetic, colorful, sometimes moving. Occasionally witty. HAIRSPRAY is sprightly and lively. Heck, it was a joy watching conductor Jim Vukovich playing with the audience at the top of act two. Speaking of act two, as they say, what a difference an act makes. While never really less than first rate, HAIRSPRAY’s first act is vastly inferior to...

Beau Higgins of WWW.BROADWAYWORLD.COM Florida Regional Site Wow! It was not easy for me to exit the orchestra level of the Broward Center tonight. Was I spellbound? Or was I having difficulty walking because WICKED had simply knocked my socks off? To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages. I’d like to remind Stephen Schwartz that the great Jule Styne (G...

Wow, some of us never knew make up could be so dangerous! Of course, the makeup used in 1938 filming was 'special effects' makeup and also, pioneering. I guess there is often some kind of risk in anything 'pioneering.' Nah orangeskittles, not blaming the wonderful Idina as it probably never occured to her. That was the point of the 'piece' I wrote for Broadwayworld. Priscilla Lopez has said on many occasions that she regrets forgetting to thank Harpo Marx during her Tony acceptance for A DAY ...

We know that Buddy Ebsen was originally the Tin Man but the makeup they used on him made him sick for too long to do the film...and we know the part was subsequently done by Jack Haley. I DO seem to recall a not well remembered Tragedy during the filming of Oz. During a stunt test of the Wicked Witch flying during the 'Surrender Dorothy' scene in the Emerald City, I believe the stuntperson was killed.

As WICKED is about to bubble, bubble, toil and trouble over South Florida, it seems appropriate to reflect on some sources that led WICKED to become a 21st Century phenomenon. The novel, WICKED by Gregory Maguire and its sequel, SON OF A WITCH, would likely not exist were it not for the 1939 M.G.M. film musical THE WIZARD OF OZ. Of course, the classic Judy Garland film was based on the writings of L. Frank Baum. However, it is a certainty that it is not any of Mr. Baum’s books that keep Oz in...

Please read my review for Broadwayworld of I AM MY OWN WIFE, in Fort Lauderdale last night. It is on mainpage under Regional News.......You can also go to REGIONAL SITES and select Florida and read the review there. :) Thanks.

Review: Valerie Harper in Golda's Balcony National Tour in Florida January 8, 2006 - by Beau Higgins www.broadwayworld.com William Gibson, author of Two for the Seesaw and The Miracle Worker, has become one. And I do not mean Mr. Gibson has become a seesaw. For with his Golda’s Balcony, Mr. Gibson has proven once again that he possesses the genius to give us the gift of theatrical miracles. Golda’s Balcony is a masterpiece. This one woman play is crafted, and the dialogue is written, to repea...

Florida REVIEW: Evita National Tour at Broward Center November 16, 2005 - by Beau Higgins I had a great time at Evita tonight. Eviiiiiiiiiiiiiita, Eviiiiiiiiiiiiiita! Those familiar with the musical can hear the refrain of the downtrodden masses singing, beckoning, pleading with their Santa Evita to address them from the balcony of the Casa Rosada. The Evita chanting is downright religious sounding. However, like the real Eva Duarte, who 'slept her way' to being Evita Peron, first lady of Arg...

Broadwayworld.com Review: 42ND STREET-Sizzling-Scintillating-Spectacular Post Feedback | Author Bio | Printer-Friendly | E-Mail Article | Your E-Mail: October 12, 2005 - by Beau Higgins Were I a religious man, I would consider taking a moment to thank the gods of musical comedy. What the heck! I want you dear reader, to join me in thanking the musical comedy gods for sending us Natalie Buster, Maureen Veronica Illmensee, Melody Davi and Cody Walker. While we’re at it, let’s roll out a lush re...

I have my playbill in front of me from Tueday night's opening performance. Tour Marketing and Press is handled by TMG-The Marketing Group General Manager is 321 Theatrical Management hope this is what you are looking for:)

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