All stories by Johnny Oleksinski on BroadwayStars

Friday, September 25, 2020

Glenn Close will play Roy Cohn in ‘Angels in America’ reading by Johnny Oleksinski

One small step closer to theater audiences actually being in the room with them.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:36PM
Thursday, August 6, 2020

Tony Award winner Brent Carver dead at 68 by Johnny Oleksinski

The Broadway actor, who won a Tony Award for his leading turn in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," died this week.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:42PM
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Nick Cordero’s last album will be released on his birthday by Johnny Oleksinski

"Live Your Life" is from his 2019 cabaret at New York's Feinstein's/54 Below.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:30PM
Thursday, July 9, 2020

Broadway may be dark — but people are working like hell to bring it back by Johnny Oleksinski

It’s the longest dark period in history for Broadway, the lifeblood of New York tourism, and it’s only getting longer.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:24PM
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Ian McKellen to start ‘Hamlet’ rehearsals next week by Johnny Oleksinski

Sir Ian McKellen’s show must go on.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:18PM
Friday, June 19, 2020

Broadway landlord Philip J. Smith retires from Shubert by Johnny Oleksinski

Smith, 88, has been with the company for more than six decades.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:24PM

Andrew Lloyd Webber: UK government wants musicals ‘without any singing’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Andrew Lloyd Webber said that a government official bizarrely suggested that West End musicals come back “without any singing” to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:24PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Larry Kramer, who hated critics, is why I became one by Johnny Oleksinski

Larry was a nice guy … is not a sentence you’ll be reading much today.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:23PM

Larry Kramer, AIDS activist and ‘Normal Heart’ playwright, dies at 84 by Johnny Oleksinski

Larry Kramer, the pioneering New York AIDS activist who used pamphlets, novels, Broadway plays and ire to spread his lifesaving message, died Wednesday. He was 84. His husband, David Webster…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:21PM
Friday, May 15, 2020

CBS will air singalong ‘Grease’ instead of the Tony Awards by Johnny Oleksinski

It’s not so much the one that we want, but the one that we got saddled with.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:48PM
Thursday, May 14, 2020

‘Frozen the Musical’ closes amid Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown by Johnny Oleksinski

The $30M musical becomes the third show let go during the crisis.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:03PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Sara Bareilles and Jessie Mueller sing to help pay Nick Cordero’s hospital bills by Johnny Oleksinski

The cast of Broadway’s “Waitress” is serving hope for actor Nick Cordero.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:31PM
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Stratford Festival is streaming Shakespeare plays for free by Johnny Oleksinski

Bored at home? Starting tonight, you can be Bard at home instead.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:12PM
Friday, April 17, 2020

Shakespeare in the Park canceled for the first time in 58 years by Johnny Oleksinski

This marks the first time the popular free event won't be held in its 58-year history.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:36PM
Friday, April 10, 2020

Kristin Chenoweth is a singing Carole Baskin in ‘Tiger King: The Musical’ by Johnny Oleksinski

You can indulge your inner mullet with "Tiger King: The Musical."

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:20PM
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

2020 Tony Awards postponed due to the coronavirus by Johnny Oleksinski

The 2020 Tony Awards, originally scheduled to air Sunday, June 7, on CBS, will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a spokeswoman announced Wednesday. The statement said that a new …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:56PM
Thursday, March 5, 2020

‘Girl From the North Country’ review: Bob Dylan on Broadway is a dud by Johnny Oleksinski

A series of unfortunate events has come to Broadway. No, not the Lemony Snicket novels, but “Girl From the North Country,” a mashup of Bob Dylan songs and abject misery. The show, which …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:49PM
Thursday, February 27, 2020

‘Happy Birthday Doug’ makes gay parties look like ‘The Real Housewives’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Want drama, gossip and theatrics? Then head to a gay birthday party! That’s where writer-performer Drew Droege set his latest off-Broadway solo show, “Happy Birthday Doug,” a comedy ab…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:36PM
Thursday, February 20, 2020

‘West Side Story’ Broadway review: Radical revival is a triumph by Johnny Oleksinski

It feels pretty . . . different. A galvanizing new revival of “West Side Story” opened Thursday night on Broadway, minus some familiar sights and sounds. Jerome Robbins’ legendary …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:24PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Laura Linney shines in Broadway’s blah ‘My Name Is Lucy Barton’ by Johnny Oleksinski

Audiences aren’t showing up at “My Name Is Lucy Barton” for Lucy — they’re coming for Linney. That’s Laura Linney, the venerable actress, who stars in the one-woman play, adapted…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:06PM
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

‘The Nanny’ is being made into a Broadway musical by Johnny Oleksinski

The flashy girl from Flushing could be coming to Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:55PM
Friday, December 6, 2019

‘Jagged Little Pill’ Broadway review: An uneven Alanis Morissette show by Johnny Oleksinski

More social issues are addressed in “Jagged Little Pill” than at a Democratic presidential debate. Opioid addiction, race, bisexuality, sexual assault — the Alanis Morissette musical, …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:06AM
Sunday, November 17, 2019

‘The Inheritance’ is a touching call to action on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

While some ignorant millennials snipe “OK boomer” at anyone with a gray hair, a new play is clapping back.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:54PM
Thursday, November 7, 2019

‘Tina Turner Musical’ review: A towering Broadway performance by Johnny Oleksinski

If you want to relive Tina Turner’s prime, you can’t get much better than Adrienne Warren. The star of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, has t…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:42PM

‘Cyrano’ review: Peter Dinklage musical is a moody mess by Johnny Oleksinski

In 2003, the rock band the National released an album called “Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers.” That would also make a good title for their new musical, “Cyrano,” which opened off-Broadwa…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:24PM
Thursday, October 17, 2019

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ review: Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard get real by Johnny Oleksinski

Suddenly Seymour is standing beside you. Like, right beside you. “Little Shop of Horrors,” which opened Thursday night off-Broadway, is getting a much more intimate staging than when it …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:24PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

‘Soft Power’ review: A head-scratcher with a twerking Hillary Clinton by Johnny Oleksinski

Want to escape the 24-hour news cycle for a little while? Then head to the Public Theater, where Hillary Clinton tap-dances and twerks, and a gun-toting chorus sings “Make America Great Ag…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:48PM
Thursday, October 10, 2019

Michael Jackson musical should stay away from Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

If they were smart, they’d beat it.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:18PM
Monday, October 7, 2019

‘Slave Play’ review: Broadway’s most thoughtful mess by Johnny Oleksinski

For a show that inspired a Change.org petition to have it canceled when it played downtown, the “Slave Play” that opened Sunday on Broadway delivers less a theatrical punch in the gut th…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:04AM

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