Presenting The Phantom of the Opera, the smash hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber! Experience the power of the phantom with your nearest performance: http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com Follow the Phantom everywhere: Twitt…
These photos are Just In Time. New production shots have been released of Jeremy Jordan, who began making a splish splash as leading man Bobby Darin on April 21. He stars alongside The Pitt …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:35PMThe cast and creative team of HEATED RIVALRY: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY is heading into rehearsals to bring the steamy love story of two hockey players to the stage! Check out photos o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PMNew Wolsey theatre, Ipswich Vikki Stone’s freely adapted version of the once notorious seafaring broadcaster’s history is a terrrific premise for delivering a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:45PMEarlier this week, Jeremy Jordan (Newsies) & Carrie St. Louis (Wicked) took their first bow in Broadway’s award-winning smash hit musical JUST IN TIME, joining Isa Briones (“The Pitt…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMAttention agents: top secret photos of Operation Mincemeat’s new recruits have been released. Look closely at the new cast of mighty Mincemeat actors Julia Knitel as Ewen Montagu and other…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:25PMThe Metropolitan Opera's high-profile arrangement with the Saudi Arabian government - a deal that would have delivered up to $200 million to the struggling company over eight years - has col…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:09PMOn June 22nd, 2026, Arts for Autism will arrive at the New Amsterdam Theatre – home of the blockbuster Aladdin – for the tenth annual concert featuring a constellation of Broadway perfor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PMJordan joined the Bobby Darin biomusical alongside Carrie St. Louis as Sandra Dee April 21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PMTransport Group has announced a star-studded lineup for Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance, celebrating the legendary performer and her 80th birthday. Tickets are on sale now. T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:17PMTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is now in its sixth month on Broadway, and one of the people behind the musical is director and choreographer Tim Jackson. "One the things tha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMOver plates of Olivier salad at Tatiana’s Restaurant and Nightclub, Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek and Chess star Nicholas Christopher dove into the Russian culture of Brighton…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:00PMThe 12-time Grammy winner was a particular champion of American music, including the work—and musicals—of Leonard Bernstein.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMThe Transport Group evening will celebrate the 80th birthday of stage and screen star Liza Minnelli.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:53PMTony and Olivier Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat has shared new production photos starring the first all-American cast on Broadway: Brandon Contreras, Jessi Kirtley, Tony Award Nom…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:50PMBy David Dow Bentley III “The People’s Critic” In my humble opinion, never has a local theater company been more deserving of a special occasion than Houston’s own MUSIC BOX THEATRE,…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 03:45PMThe stage version of the beloved novel and film opened April 22 at the Majestic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PMLin-Manuel Miranda will host a unique virtual event in support of Senator Jon Ossoff’s re-election campaign on Thursday, May 7 at 8:30pm EDT. The one-night-only fundraiser will feature …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMBeaches has made it to Broadway! The new musical just celebrated its opening night at the Majestic Theatre, where it is set to run through Sunday, September 6. Check out photos from the star…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PMPresident Trump says the Kennedy Center must close for renovation. Members of Congress and two lawsuits contend the real reason is mismanagement, artist cancellations and declining ticket sa…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:05PMJessi Kirtley, Brandon Contreras, Amanda Jill Robinson, Julia Knitel, and Jeff Kready joined the musical at the Golden Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PMEGOT* winner Liza Minnelli is getting an all star 80th birthday tribute in June. (*She has an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. One of the few.) The show at Carnegie Hall on June 2th feat…
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:00PMKent Gash directs the 1946-set musical penned by Trey Ellis, Matt Williams, Masi Asare, and Jimmy Vivino.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PMGet tickets: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2025-2026/bluey/ Bring the whole family for a joyful live theater experience with Bluey’s Big Play! Based on…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:55PMStay in the loop with our latest videos and updates! Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Ashley Davis launches The Power Pivot with an evening centered on leadership, discipline, and…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:55PMThe Great American Baking Show is back for Season 4, with Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson set as hosts for the new season. This marks the first full season hosting gig fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PMHometown: San Francisco, California Current role: Aya Cash makes her Broadway debut as Jessie Stone in Giant. Aya Cash (Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Previous roles: Cash …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMThe sea-son’s newest musical, Beaches, opened on April 22, with the cast and VIPs gathering to shell-ebrate. Directed by Lonny Price and Matt Cowart, the musical adaptation of Iris Rainer …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMThe Lost Boys is headed to Broadway, transforming the 1987 vampire flick into a rock-inflected Broadway musical. Two-time Tony nominee Shoshana Bean plays Lucy Emerson, a loving mother of tw…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMHenry Winkler has seen enormous onscreen success over the years, from his iconic role as The Fonz in Happy Days to his acclaimed performance as acting coach Gene Cousineau in Barry. But his …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PMEveryone, including Jim Parsons, is awaiting Ariana Grande’s arrival at Broadway’s St. James Theatre to support her brother, Frankie Grande, in Titaníque. During the Big Bang Theory…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:47PMWhite originated the role of Haley in the first entry of Theresa Rebeck's solo play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PMGreenwich Entertainment has acquired the North American rights for You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution..., the Judd Apatow-produced documentary about …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PMThe Producers announced today that the National Tour of Kimberly Akimbo — winner of five 2023 Tony Awards including Best Musical — will be making its final stop of the tour in New Haven,…
SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 01:24PMCynthia Erivo is teaming up with director Bill Condon for The Road Home, a musical drama centering on real-life musicians Miriam ‘Mama Africa’ Makeba and Hugh Masekela and their Gracelan…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMA sensory-adapted matinee at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre invited audiences to engage with live theatre in ways that meet their needs.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 01:03PMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, ABC's General Hospital is teaming up with Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway for a special crossover, featuring Michael James Scott (Genie) playing himself.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMA conversation about abolition, family, and how to hold the past in the present.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:54PMIt’s therefore a delight to see two such skilled actresses as Byrne and O’Hara, both using ultra-posh accents, willing to play against their striking beauty to get laughs, demonstrating …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:43PMA roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:36PMLea and Drew Lachey's Label•less, a new musical experience, will play Off-Broadway this summer, after a limited, sold-out run in 2025. Written and directed by Lea and Drew Lachey, with…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:13PMIt’s always Shrek O’Clock! 💚 Did you see The Muny announced their cast for Shrek The Musical this summer??? Plus the lego set? AND they’re bringing Shrek back to theaters & Shrek 5…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:12PMCome along with the longtime actor as she gets ready for opening night of The Balusters.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PMThe Off-Broadway immersive Phantom of the Opera experience Masquerade will host Nocturne, a specially curated evening set in the gothic world of the Phantom this weekend. Nocturne will take …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:05PMThe Oscar-nominated star of Marjorie Prime could become the oldest actor ever nominated for a Tony.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMMatt goes through the major reviews for the original Broadway production of ‘Beaches’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:00PMThe three-episode special features Broadway's current Genie.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMToday’s new Travalanche posts for April 23, 2026 are about Lucy Worsley’s new show on the American Revolution, and a little acknowledgment of World Book Day. And also Happy St. George’…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:50AMJudson Jones will direct the play for Theatre East.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMGather ‘round, Virgins! The Rocky Horror Show is back on Broadway, so don’t be surprised if you hear some questionable shout-outs from those seated next to you. The popular Richard O…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:41AMA new trailer is here for Power Ballad, the movie musical featuring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas as two feuding musicians. The movie will be available in select theaters on May 29, before openin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AMI expected Beaches to emotionally hit, as I know of the tears both the novel and film caused, but I left with a sigh of sadness. The post Beaches appeared first on The Front Row Center.
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:23AMEPIC the Musical, the viral multi-part musical adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, will be coming to the screen in a new animated adaptation spearheaded by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, according t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AMLast year, Academy Award-winning actress, singer, and dancer Ariana DeBose headlined the Lincoln Center Spring Gala with a special rendition of Coldplay's "Fix You." Watch a video of the per…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMJermyn Street theatre, LondonDeft production follows six friends as they morph from truth-blurting children into weary midlifers in effortless and capable performancesRead Virginia Woolf’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:05AMAmerican Repertory Theater (A. R.T.) has revealed that the cast of its upcoming production of Rhinoceros directed by Paulus will feature Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany, and John Turturro. Ea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMIrreverent and irresistible, Avenue Q is the mischievous and charming musical full of infectious songs and loveable characters that will leave you smiling for days. Get your tickets here:…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:59AMJohn Tartaglia, who played Pinocchio in the original Broadway cast, will direct the summer production.
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SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AMAmerasu will play Miss Jackson in Mickey Gooch, Jr.’s screwball musical comedy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMThe work is inspired by an empathy exercise in a 2018 theatre class taught by the 98º star and wife Lea Lachey.
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMScottish actor who played Golly Mackenzie in TV’s Monarch of the Glen and Andy Semple in Take the High RoadAlexander Morton, who has died of heart failure aged 81, was a stalwart of Scotti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AMChurchill theatre, Bromley James M Cain’s hard-bitten novella gained bleak power on screen but this version, giving Mischa Barton her UK stage debut, loses its flinty edgeThe West End’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AMHeartbeat Where the arts and wellbeing meet Experience highlights from the inaugural Heartbeat Summit, Lincoln Center's first-ever arts and wellbeing summit—a convergence scientifically p…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:04AMThe musical version of the beloved 1988 Bette Middler film is earning some of the season's most negative notices.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:02AMThe National Tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO will be making its final stop of the tour in New Haven, CT. The production will play May 14–17 at the Shubert Theatre before the curtain comes down on …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AMTony winner Diane Paulus will direct the adaptation based on Derek Prouse’s seminal translation of Eugène Ionesco’s landmark play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMSomewhere in space there is another dimension where I’m still the p.r. director at the New-York Historical Society, and got to assist Lucy Worsley and her crew in displaying the broken pie…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:50AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company production will arrive at the Noël Coward in June.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMThe London production of The Mousetrap holds the Guinness World Record for longest theatrical run.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AMThe special concert included selections from stage hits, film favorites, and a beloved Disney musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMThe acclaimed stage version of Rita, Sue & Bob Too! is set to return to the road with a brand-new nationwide tour in 2027 The post Rita, Sue & Bob Too! announces new nationwide tour …
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:36AMCorn Exchange Newbury has announced a vibrant summer programme of free Outdoor Arts, transforming Newbury town centre into a stage The post Corn Exchange Newbury announces free outdoor arts …
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:36AMThe London premiere of CADEL: Lungs On Legs will run at Riverside Studios from 13 October to 15 November The post CADEL: Lungs On Legs set for London premiere at Riverside Studios appeared f…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:36AMGuildford Shakespeare Company has announced the full cast and creative team for its 2026 summer season The post Guildford Shakespeare Company and Orange Tree Theatre unveil cast for landmark…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:35AMThe Great Gatsby and Floyd Collins star has stepped into the role of Bobby Darin in the biomusical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMThe Peter Shaffer play is getting its first major revival in more than a decade.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMBy Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson, Heather Rastovac Akbarzadeh. This episode explores how Middle Eastern, North African, and Southwest Asian folklore and performance create joy, belonging, and…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:34AMThere's a light over at Studio 54, and Luke Evans, Juliette Lewis, Amber Gray, and more are starring.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33AMOriginal Merrily We Roll Along star Ann Morrison currently heads the cast of the Tony-winning musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AMThe $1 million donation will help open the new Centro Cultural Inmigrante this fall.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:17AMThe U.S. Army Blues, part of the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” is the premier jazz ensemble of the US Army. This performance will feature the 2026 high school and collegiat…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMGalera is a shared program that brings together two contemporary dance pieces: Un solo día and Uholdeak. Both offer perspectives that engage in dialogue around loss and the urgency of inhab…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMLevin Kates is a soulful vocalist performing Motown and R&B classics. He is known for his rendition of “What a Wonderful World,” a consistent audience favorite. Levin brings people to th…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMCarolyn Hester, whose luminous voice and trailblazing spirit helped define the American folk revival of the early 1960s, performs alongside her daughters Amy and Karla Blume. Stay in the …
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMMr. Covington is a world-renown organist and pianist who has performed with major artists such as George Benson, Sammy Davis, Abbey Lincoln, Aretha Franklin, and many more. He demonstrates v…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMJoin best-selling author and 30th White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a conversation about his latest book. Stay in the loop with our latest videos and updates! Subscribe on YouTube:…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMMembers of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra emerge from the orchestra pit and take their place on the Millennium Stage to share the rich and varied chamber music repertoire. Each mus…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMInternationally renowned soloists Lily Neill (harp) and Clive Carroll (acoustic guitar) have teamed up to create an eclectic program—with a rapport and spontaneity that takes listeners on …
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMJoin us for two inspiring evenings on the Millennium Stage featuring the next generation of artists from Duke Ellington School of the Performing Arts. Celebrate the creativity, dedication, a…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMStudents from the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program perform chamber music on the Millennium Stage. Stay in the loop with our latest videos and updates! Subscribe on YouTu…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMBuilt on cinematic writing and the unpredictability of live theater, Unofficial Late Night blends stand-up, sketch, improvisation, and character-driven comedy into a dynamic format for stage…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMNik Walker, Kara Lindsay, Marcus M. Martin, Troy Iwata, Solomon Rosenthal, Lake Schultz, Amelie Lock, Aymee Garcia, Tyler Joseph Ellis and Salome Smith will lead the cast of the Muny product…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMNearly two years to the day after the Tony-winning Kimberly Akimbo closed on Broadway – and just ahead of the production’s final stop on a national tour – the musical has recouped its …
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AMThe massive Broadway touring show, staging April 29-May 10 in Portland, is supported by Oregon natives associate company manager Ryan Mayfield and ensemble member Krista Wigle.
SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AMLast week I heard a news story about the Department of Education moving to require colleges and universities to provide graduates are better off with a degree than a high school diploma or r…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 08:40AMWe all already know the plot of How My Grandparents Fell In Love from the title. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl isn't interested. Boy plies charm to win over girl. Girl starts to fall i…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 08:20AMA.A. Milne’s 1921 comedy of romantic disillusionment has its moments but doesn’t quite jell.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMBy Christopher Caggiano Two productions set out to reinvent Lloyd Webber’s back catalog. Only one of them succeeds. A confession: I’ve never been a big fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber. I will…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:50AMThe Toronto Theatre Review: Erin Shields’ lyrical world premiere gives voice to the women who carried the story By Ross A story told over centuries rarely asks who was in the room but not …
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 07:50AMBy Alix Cohen The good news is that Beaches remains tender hearted. As book and lyrics are written by the novel’s author, Iris Rainer Dart, the musical retains much of its appeal even with…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:39AMUNIVERSAL , INTIMATE, TRUE Sometimes it’s more than worth it to flog irritably through a London strike day, make it without even time for a drink but find someth…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:18AMThe behind-closed-doors dramatization of Roald Dahl’s real-life scandal riffs on the “inherently artificial” aesthetic of English country house dramas, said playwright Mark Rosenblatt …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:00AMThe Oscar-nominee on Hollywood burnout, Black resilience and her Broadway debut in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and GoneOn a Wednesday evening in midtown New York, generations X thr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMAward-winning theatre company Jordan & Skinner have announced a brand new touring production, Do Not Pass Go, which will premiere in Scotland The post Jordan & Skinner premiere new t…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:24AMRehearsal images have been released for An Ideal Husband at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, ahead of the production opening next month The post Rehearsal images released for An Ideal Husband at L…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:22AMAlice in Wonderland will return to London this summer, with a run scheduled at Riverside Studios followed by performances at Soho Theatre Walthamstow The post Alice in Wonderland to return t…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:20AMA series of exclusive post-show Q&A sessions has been announced for Redcliffe, the new musical by Jordan Luke Gage The post Redcliffe to host post-show Q&A series with leading theatr…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:19AMThe Royal Court Theatre, in partnership with Jerwood Foundation, has announced the recipients of the inaugural Jerwood Royal Court Commissioning Scheme The post Royal Court Theatre announces…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:19AMSecond Half Productions and Welsh National Theatre have announced the first major revival of Amadeus in over a decade The post Michael Sheen and Callum Scott Howells to star in major revival…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:19AMWaterside Arts will present its first in-house production with Clothes Swap, a new play written by Liam Mansfield and directed by Nathaniel J Hall The post Nathaniel J Hall to direct Watersi…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:18AMA new cast has been announced for The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller and the world’s longest running play The post New cast announced for The Mousetrap as performances begi…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AMFurther casting has been announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s critically acclaimed production of Cyrano de Bergerac, which transfers to the West End this summer The post Further c…
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SOURCE: YouTube at 05:20AMThe play about Mozart’s jealous rival – a co-production with the Welsh National Theatre set up by the actor last year – will open in Cardiff before a 16-week run in London’s West End…
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SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:00AMEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Michael Sheen and Callum Scott Howells will strike up the orchestra — and each other — in a new West End-bound production of Peter Shaffer’s acclaimed play Amadeu…
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SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 01:40AMRichard O’Brien’s rollicking musical The Rocky Horror Show has rolled back into town, with Tony winner Sam Pinkleton directing a new Broadway revival of the cult classic to end all cult…
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SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 12:42AMBeaches, A New Musical, based on the best-selling novel that became the blockbuster film, brings to the stage one of the most iconic friendships in popular culture. This sweeping, emotional,…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:37AMTwenty-five years after Proof claimed both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for Best Play, its return feels less like a revival and more like a recalibration—one that understands the fragil…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:30AMThe musical, adapted by Dart (book and lyrics), Thom Thomas (book) and Mike Stoller (music), doesn’t trust that stormy dynamic, preferring the upbeat to the uncomfortable, as if that were …
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMBeaches, the musical, is not bad but it is fatally misguided. […] It is very hard to care about anything onstage. The post Despite Jessica Vosk, BEACHES Is Beached appeared first on Did Th…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMThe two performers leading the cast are the real spectacle. Barrett puts our hearts in our throats as Bertie, her Waspy restraint breaking like a dam holding back tears late in the second ac…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMBeaches, A New Musical, as the full title has it, is a mostly forgettable endeavor, and that, sadly, includes a score that will not likely takes its place in the treasured legacy of its comp…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMSadly there’s little wind beneath this uninspired musical’s thin and tattered wings. Even the film’s critic-defying, pinky-swearing fanbase may be disappointed in the barebones product…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMWhen a Broadway musical doesn’t work, it’s almost never the fault of the actors. It isn’t in this case, either. Some of them even squeeze in some moments of charm; you can see why both…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMA standout turn from Jessica Vosk, taking on the Bette Midler role, isn’t enough to turn a much-loved movie into a legitimate stage show The post 80s weepie makes for soggy Broadway musica…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMAt the end of “Beaches,” when Vosk belts the famous song from the movie so sublimely, the audience momentarily forgets the sandy slog that came before it. And then, woken up from that tr…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMUnfortunately, the so-bad-it’s-good pleasure that comes from a movie is harder to achieve in the theater. The actors aren’t in the room with you when they embarrass themselves on film. I…
SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 12:15AMBeaches: The Musical opened tonight at the Majestic Theatre, bringing Bette Midler’s beloved 1988 tearjerker to Broadway with all the emotion intact—and all the challenges of translating…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AMReviews are rolling in for the Broadway production of Beaches, a new musical based on the classic film, celebrating the power of female friendship. Did critics have a day at the beach at Bea…
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