All stories by Ellis Nassour on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Chatting with The Butler's Lee Daniels, Forest Whittaker, and Oprah Winfrey. Part Two by Ellis Nassour

The director and stars talk about their motivations for making/starring in the box office smash and Oscar-buzzed film. Daniels and Winfrey.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:55AM
Monday, August 19, 2013

Chatting with The Butler's Lee Daniels, Forest Whittaker, and Oprah Winfrey Part One by Ellis Nassour

The director and stars talk about their motivations for making/starring in the Oscar-buzzed film. First: Daniels and Whitaker.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:27AM
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey Shine in Lee Daniels' The Butler by Ellis Nassour

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of 20th-century America, Daniels’ epic historical drama and love story puts him at the head of the line for Oscar and other award nomination. Whitaker a…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:35AM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Cate Blanchett Shines in Woody Allen's Oscar-Worthy Blue Jasmine by Ellis Nassour

Blanchett, one of the world’s most exceptional and watchable actresses, is Oscar-nom bound in Allen’s study of a socialite wife in downfall.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 09:12PM
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Woody Allen Rips Pages from Headlines for Blue Jasmine and Oscar-worthy Cate Blanchett, in Agonizing and Excruciating Glory, Delivers a Benchmark Tour by Ellis Nassour

The Academy can go ahead and list Cate Blanchett as an Oscar frontrunner for her amazing performance.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:19PM
Friday, July 12, 2013

Glenn Close Is Donating Clothes to Benefit Charity by Ellis Nassour

The multiple Oscar and Tony nominee and Damages star, FX, and Sony are auctioning the stars million dollar wardrobe to benefit Close's charity. Bid now at eBay!

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:20AM
Monday, July 1, 2013

Peter Filichia, the Host with the Most, Strikes Again with Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks by Ellis Nassour

...A Very Opinionated History of the Broadway Musicals That Did Not Win the Tony and no one's opinion is as much fun as Peter Filichia's. It's akin to Forbidden Broadway on the page.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:05PM

Two Classic TV Series Finally Available on DVD by Ellis Nassour

When Masterpiece Theater premiered in 1971, The First Churchills were all the rage. When Dr. Kildare premiered, Richard Charmberlain become the rage and the series set medical series standar…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:00PM

Interviews: Jan Maxwell, Journeyman Actress of The Castle, on the Joy of Performing in Rep by Ellis Nassour

Potomac Theater Project, in association with Vermont's Middlebury College theater program, launches its 27th repertory season, their seventh consecutive in New York, July 3 to August 4, with…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:02AM
Friday, June 28, 2013

Going in Deep Cover Behind the Scenes at the Annie Revival by Ellis Nassour

PBS doc takes viewers in the same room with creative team members and designers to see what goes into putting on a show...

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:15AM
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave Shine in Unfinished Song by Ellis Nassour

Stellar performances from Stamp and Redgrave in poignant film.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:49AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Museum of the City of New York Salutes 'The Best of Broadway' This Weekend by Ellis Nassour

Gregg Edleman headlines cast in MCNY hats off to Broadway.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 02:25PM
Friday, June 7, 2013

The 2013 Tony Awards Are Live From Radio City This Sunday by Ellis Nassour

Remember M-G-M's axiom: “More stars than there are in the heavens!” The Tonys, Sunday at Radio City has that beat. There’ll be more stars than in the galaxy! Minus one, but more about …

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:46PM
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Off Broadway Hits Abound This Summer by Ellis Nassour

'Tis the season to get to Off Broadway, where some of the best and hottest shows are.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:35AM
Friday, May 31, 2013

People Who Knew Sue Mengers by Ellis Nassour

Some of those who knew Sue and weren't afraid to talk about her...Lionel Larner, Rex Reed, Sam Haskell.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:22AM

Interviews: People Who Knew Sue Mengers by Ellis Nassour

Sue Mengers was a trailblazer as the first female superagent. She was powerful, revengeful, and witheringly sarcastic, but to those she loved, and vice versa, she was a mensch. Ms. Mengers p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Season 13 Finale of Broadway by the Year June 3 by Ellis Nassour

Record-holding Phanton headlines salute to 1988 musicals, which include POTO,Carrie, Chess, Legs Diamond, and Romance, Romance. :

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 07:44PM
Monday, May 27, 2013

Kinky Boots, Nominated for 13 Tonys, Arrives on CD by Ellis Nassour

The cast CD of Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's richly diverse musical has dropped.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:35PM
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Another Opening of Another Box Office Blockbuster: Star Trek Into Darkness by Ellis Nassour

Movie blockbusters,prequels/sequels, are rolling off the assembly line...

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 01:15PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Third Annual Tony Awards Film Series This Saturday at the Paley Center for Media by Ellis Nassour

Ride the wave to the June 8 Tonys with a blast of the past and a telecast of a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:42AM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

A Potential Summer Blockbuster with Pomp, Circumstance, Dimension, and Style: The Great Gatsby by Ellis Nassour

The eagerly anticipated, latest The Great Gatsby opens Friday, produced for $127-million, co-written, and directed by stage/screen visionary, Baz Luhrmann.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 05:31PM

Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 - A Big Theatrical Event Off-Broadway by Ellis Nassour

Dinner and a show anyone? How about with Tolstoy friends? The “electropop opera”s an elaborate tent venue in the Meatpacking District.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:32AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Unique Programming Off Broadway at New York's Venerable Public Theater by Ellis Nassour

The Public has never shied away from the innovative, unique, or controversial. Never has that been truer than with two current shows: Richard Foreman’s Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Ro…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 04:19PM

Fun, Good Times, and a Great Performance in Off-Broadway's Buyer & Cellar by Ellis Nassour

Michael Urie astounds with the breadth of his comic and poignant portrayal as an actor hired by Streisand’s house manager to be custodian of Babs’ motley collectibles.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 02:39PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Classical Crossover Group Il Divo Performs at Revel Ovation Hall by Ellis Nassour

Simon Cowell's classical pop il Devo: Urs Bühler, Sébastien Izambard, David Miller, and Carlos Marín will rock the Revel this weekend.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 01:27PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Nathan Gunn, Kelli O'Hara Headline Telecast of Carousel by Ellis Nassour

New York Philharmonic acclaimed concert telecast Friday on PBS Live from Lincoln Center

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:49PM

Easter Bonnet Competition Brings BC/EFA Fundraising Season to Eclipsing Close by Ellis Nassour

There were scene-stealers galore at Monday and Tuesday's BC/EFA's 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition, and some nice change was raised...

SOURCE: at 12:32PM
Friday, April 19, 2013

BC/EFA's Entertainment Extravaganza Easter Bonnet Competition - April 22 & 23 by Ellis Nassour

As always, this will be a star-studded fundraiser, and feature cast members of Broadway, Off Broadway, and tour companies.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:51AM
Saturday, April 6, 2013

Robert Redford Returns Onscreen: The Company You Keep by Ellis Nassour

  After an absence of six years onscreen and three as director, two-time Oscar winner and Kennedy Center honoree Robert Redford returns with a powerful punch and edge-of-the-seat st…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:05AM
Friday, April 5, 2013

Interview: Robert Redford's Broadway Beginnings and His Latest Film, The Company You Keep by Ellis Nassour

After an absence onscreen for six years and as director for three years, two-time Oscar winner and Kennedy Center honoree Robert Redford returns with a powerful punch and edge-of-your-seat s…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54AM
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards