All stories by Johnny Oleksinski on BroadwayStars

Monday, July 10, 2023
Friday, June 23, 2023

Sheldon Harnick, 'Fiddler on the Roof' lyricist, dies at 99 by Johnny Oleksinski

"Oh, the gifts he left us!" said actor Harvey Fierstein.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:34PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Sleepy 2023 Tony Awards fail to showcase Broadway at its best by Johnny Oleksinski

On Sunday night, the 76th Annual Tony Awards was performed without a script due to the ongoing writers strike and was staged far, far away from its usual Midtown venue of Radio City Music Ha…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:45PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Jodie Comer stops Broadway show over NYC air: 'I can't breathe' by Johnny Oleksinski

The "Killing Eve" star dramatically left the stage several minutes into the matinee of her one-woman play, "Prima Facie," after struggling to breathe.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:49PM[SHARE]
Friday, June 2, 2023

'Grey House' review: Horror falls flat on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Many scenes in the play are creepy or camp, but hardly terrifying. 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:22PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 18, 2023

'Empire Strips Back' review: 'Star Wars' burlesque is a strange nerd fantasy by Johnny Oleksinski

Princess Leia gyrates alongside a remote-controlled R2D2 " its red-and-blue light blinking in ecstasy.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:36PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 15, 2023

Tony Awards has 'no plan,' going back to WGA for for 'Hail Mary' attempt by Johnny Oleksinski

An emergency meeting of the Tony Awards Management Committee took place Monday morning to decide what to do with the Broadway ceremony after the Writers Guild denied them a waiver last week.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 12, 2023

'Bad Cinderella' producer gives cast bizarre gift as Broadway show sinks by Johnny Oleksinski

The highly unusual move has tongues wagging along the Great White Way.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Why the 2023 Tony Awards are hanging by a thread " and may not happen at all by Johnny Oleksinski

"The Tonys are hanging on by fingernails," said a source familiar with the turmoil. "It's a mess."

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:38PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

2023 Tony Award nominations reflect a rocky Broadway season by Johnny Oleksinski

The 76-year-old ceremony honoring Broadway is, like most of this season, looking smaller than usual.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:35PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

'New York, New York' review: Broadway musical can't make it here, anywhere by Johnny Oleksinski

The final musical of the Broadway season, I'm sorry to say, is not a victory for the home team.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

'Summer, 1976' review: Laura Linney, Jessica Hecht a perfect pair on B'way by Johnny Oleksinski

Recalling the past, via an afternoon on a sun-bathed, screened-in porch with two fabulous actresses.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 24, 2023

'Good Night, Oscar' review: Sean Hayes stars in off-key Broadway play by Johnny Oleksinski

Sean Hayes takes on the role of Oscar Levant, the virtuoso piano player, in this mostly unsatisfying dramedy.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:01PM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 23, 2023

'Prima Facie' review: Brilliant Jodie Comer is a must-see on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

Witness the emergence of an extraordinary new stage talent. 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 19, 2023

'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' review: Neverland nincompoops bring laughs on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

The happily hyperactive comedy provides missteps and mayhem.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

'Fat Ham' Broadway review: Backyard BBQ 'Hamlet' needs more meat by Johnny Oleksinski

More characters come out of the closet " or get high " in this zany spin on the tragedy than violently perish. 

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:01PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 4, 2023

'Shucked' review: Broadway's best and funniest new musical by Johnny Oleksinski

The Southern comfort show is filled with winning jokes and puns.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:01PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 30, 2023

'Life of Pi' review: Eye-popping effects make a splash on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

After a relatively boring beginning, expect moment after moment of theatrical magic.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 26, 2023

'Sweeney Todd' review: Josh Groban is a gentle demon on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

While some of his scenes lack intensity, Groban's as well-sung a Sweeney as you'll find.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:01PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 24, 2023

'Bad Cinderella' review: A wacko storybook dumpster fire on Broadway by Johnny Oleksinski

The musical is a mess with multiple personality disorder.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:01AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Broadway shows are becoming embarrassingly cheap-looking by Johnny Oleksinski

Welcome to Broadway! Please enjoy the bare minimum!

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:40PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Thursday, March 9, 2023

'A Doll's House' Broadway review: A strong Jessica Chastain is trapped by Johnny Oleksinski

Despite an absorbing performance from the "Eyes of Tammy Faye" actress, British director Jamie Lloyd's staging is sterile as an operating room.  

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:31PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 17, 2023

I'm sick of Broadway audience members behaving like jackasses by Johnny Oleksinski

It's high time we stop making convenient excuses for disrespectful idiots.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:11PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Unhinged woman stops Broadway's 'Death of a Salesman' " cops called by Johnny Oleksinski

Appalled audience members witnessed the death of decorum Tuesday night.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:19PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 19, 2022

'Between Riverside and Crazy' review: A titanic stage performance by Johnny Oleksinski

Star Stephen McKinley Henderson gives the performance of the Broadway season.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM[SHARE]

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