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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Jimmy Fallon and Ariana Grande Go Into Adorable Giggle Fits During Their \"Ew!\" Sketch by E. Alex Jung

It's time for more Ew!, the recurring sketch on Jimmy Fallon where he lives out his dream of talking like a baby bird. This week he has an appropriately tween-sized guest, Ariana Grande and …

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:49AM
Saturday, February 21, 2015

Telling Judi Dench to 'Retire' Is One of the Rudest Things You Can Say to Her by E. Alex Jung

At 80 years old, Dame Judi Dench has no plans to retire. Further, she thinks that the word is one of the "rudest" words you could fling at her. "And 'old' is another one,"…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:18PM
Saturday, January 31, 2015

Dame Helen Mirren Shows You How To Ride the Subway by E. Alex Jung

So remember how Tom Hanks just like, lounged around the New York City subway like a house cat? Well, here is Dame Helen Mirren, spotted by an Instagram user who kept their wits about them, d…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:49PM
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Here's a Photo of Tom Hanks Taking Up Two Subway Seats by E. Alex Jung

As many of you know, the MTA is attempting to crack down on the widespread epidemic known as "manspreading" through a public awareness campaign on its subways. But do you need to fol…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:00AM
Saturday, January 10, 2015

Meryl Streep Was 'Not Beautiful Enough' for King Kong by E. Alex Jung

One is not born Meryl Streep; one becomes her. In the past Streep has talked about how she used to hate her nose and worry about her weight when she was young — all things she learned not …

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:15AM
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Idina Menzel Is Not Apologizing For Missing That High Note on 'Let It Go' by E. Alex Jung

During the still-absurdly titled telecast for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest, Broadway star Idina Menzel did a performance of  Frozen's "Let It Go." This…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:05PM
Saturday, December 13, 2014

New Yorker's David Denby Steps Down From Film Critic Post by E. Alex Jung

Fellow New Yorker staff writer John Lahr caused a bit of a stir on Friday night when he tweeted, "Farewell David Denby, a masterly film critic and cohort, after a distinguished sixteen y…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:33PM

Ariana Grande Has a Very Cutesy Slumber Party in 'Santa Tell Me' Video by E. Alex Jung

Baby Ariana Grande continues to step into momma Mariah's territory with the release of the music video "Santa Tell Me" Friday night. This isn't her first foray into Christmas music, …

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:19AM
Saturday, November 1, 2014

Kevin Spacey Is a Celebrity Impressions Machine by E. Alex Jung

Kevin Spacey's mimicry skills were on full display on Friday night, when Jimmy Fallon put him to work on a Halloween-themed "Wheel of Impressions." Spacey and Fallon take turns …

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:51PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

10 Things You Learn From Reading Neil Patrick Harris’s Autobiography by E. Alex Jung

Neil Patrick Harris — or, NPH as I’ll be calling him — has had an enviable life. The 41-year-old actor has starred on two hit TV shows, first as a child star on Doogie Howser…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:00PM
Thursday, August 28, 2014

George Takei Is Always That Happy — Just Ask George Takei’s Husband by E. Alex Jung

According to the person who knows him best, George Takei doesn’t become the George Takei whose unique voice you know and love until he’s had a cup of green tea. “When he wakes up in th…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:00PM
Saturday, August 16, 2014

Watch Kevin Spacey 'Prank Call' Hillary Clinton in Honor of Bill's 68th Birthday by E. Alex Jung

The Clinton Foundation pulled some of its Hollywood strings and got Frank Underwood (a.k.a. Kevin Spacey) to do his Bill Clinton impression for Bill's 68th birthday. In the video, Frank…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:41PM
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Will Neil Patrick Harris Appear On American Horror Story: Freak Show? by E. Alex Jung

Neil Patrick Harris stopped by EW Radio and geeked out with Mario Correa about variety shows, The Gong Show, and of course, freak shows. Apparently when Harris found out that the next Americ…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:55PM
Saturday, July 5, 2014

Once Upon a Time Taps Its Queen Elsa by E. Alex Jung

ABC's Once Upon a Time promised a new set of characters by unveiling Elsa, the supernaturally gifted and psychologically wracked ice queen from Frozen in last season's finale. Georgina Haig,…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:42PM
Sunday, June 29, 2014

There's Another Video of Shia LaBeouf Trying to Start a Fight by E. Alex Jung

TMZ now has a video of Shia LaBeouf trying to start a fight with yet another random person outside of a strip club in New York. In the video, LaBeouf does shadowboxer moves behind someone in…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:52AM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Writer and Activist Sarah Schulman on The Normal Heart, Being Friends With Larry Kramer, and the Whitewashing of AIDS History by E. Alex Jung

With The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer’s largely autobiographical play turned recent HBO movie, it’s impossible and maybe pointless to try to separate the personal from the political. The p…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:30PM

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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