Well, Theaterweek and InTheater are now defunct, but both did better justice to musical theater than ShowPeople. InTheater followed Theaterweek, and I believe ( but may be mistaken) that it was the same crew that put both magazines out?
ShowPeople is sort of like a thin People Magazine. A large portion of the people covered in ShowMusic are known more for their movie backgrounds. I understand it helps sell magazines to have Christina Applegate on the cover, but I'd rather see Carolee Carmello. Also, though I appreciate seeing any theater person in the magazine, I'd rather have an interview with Sherie Rene Scott than a photo shoot of her on vacation. One more thing, by the time ShowPeople comes out, much of the action covered in the magazine is old news.
Theater Week and Intheater came out weekly and I looked forward to receiving it because they interviewed "theater people" more than ShowPeople does. Both also had a good regional theater section and covered off broadway extensively. They also had a great column with upcoming casting rumors and the like. And the information was timely.
This does not mean I would cancel my subscription to ShowPeople; I'll take any publication that covers theater!
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
