So, what’s everybody doing for Tony night? We have no idea what we’re doing, besides feeling Raul Esparza’s pain and praying that Jeremy Jordan and Steve Kazee will tie, so…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:48PMOk, so On a Clear Day… wasn’t exactly a huge megahit. The same cannot be said for its colossally talented young star, Jessie Mueller, who made her Broadway debut in the show an…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:54PMThe gowns! The tears! The epic, occasional what-the-fuckery! The Tony Awards are a pretty interesting social experiment in what happens when theater kids are allowed several hours of annual …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:12PMAh, the week in American theater… Actually, because we’re so close to the Tonys, let’s call it theatre with an -RE… At some point, the creators of the new Annie reviv…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:34AMEveryone loves random bits of awards show trivia, right? My vote for this year’s most glaring, probable-but-not-proven statistic is as follows: Tom Edden, of One Man, Two Guvnors has g…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:50PMHere’s the crap thing about The Tony Awards that you’ve probably already figured out: The people that you love don’t always win. Hell, people who fully deserve to win, and …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:52AMQueen Audra McDonald won the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Someday that girl will make something of herself… Because Benjamin Walker is a sexy machine sent to earth…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:33PMComposer David Yazbek has written some of our favorite musicals – and one of the best TV theme songs of all human history. We chatted with him recently about that, his upcoming gig at Joe�…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:57AMIt’s almost Saturday evening. We’ve already begun drinking. And we’re not sure why the Tonys just won’t get here already. But in the interest of at least trying to ta…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:19PMHow cute is Andrew Keenan-Bolger, you guys? We took some time recently to chat with him about being in a crazy Broadway hit (Newsies, natch), what it’s like to be a famous online auteur, a…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:16PMCrappy/Spectacular 05 The fifth edition of The Craptacular's Crappy/Spectacular, wherein Lucky and The Mick chat about the 2012 Tony Nominations, in particular, the Best Actor in a Musi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:03PMLet’s talk about the Tony Awards, the Tony Awards, and also how about the Tony Awards… and a couple of other things… In case you were recently bonked on the head and are su…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:07AMOK, here are some things we enjoy in no particular order: handsome men, people who wear glasses, and theater. So clearly, we had to show you our favorite photos of handsome theater actors we…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:15AMOh God, Raul Esparza How do you solve a problem like Raul Esparza? He’s passionate and gorgeous and intelligent and so profoundly important to the fabric of modern musical theater. And…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:46PMPlease Welcome to the Stage… Ron Raines… What the what? Ron Raines is great, but his nomination is kind of a head-scratcher. His wooden performance as Ben in Follies left us feel…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:04PMOMG, the Tony nominations are officially decided! Here’s our take on what we loved, what we hated, and who got massively left out of the fun. First, we give you… Porgy & Bes…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:25PMIn honor of the fact that you’ll likely be hearing it out loud in the very near future, we just wanted to help you understand the intricacies of Steve Kazee’s last name. Because …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 07:28AMClearly, there’s nothing for you to do this afternoon but obsess over tomorrow’s Tony announcements. So let’s take a little break from that madness and watch some Ricky Mar…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:24PMIt’s over, you guys. Finito. With a final flurry of starry openings, the Broadway season came to a close on April 26. Here’s how our post-mortem/pre-awards-show conversation is s…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:56AMA Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays: Though it gives its entire cast plenty to do, it’s often devoured whole by a single performance. In the film, the devouring was done by …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:17PMAt one point, somewhere deep in the second act of One Man, Two Guvnors — which opened last week at the Music Box Theatre — I actually wondered if I was laughing my face off. Li…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:00AMWhile you’re enjoying the last waning hours of life that you won’t spend thinking, talking, or dreaming about The 2012 Tony Awards, we thought we’d give you some conversati…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:26PMPicture it: Aaron Tveit in breeches and Jeremy Jordan in cleats. Pick yourself up off the floor, girl, because it so happened. Yesterday, the internet – beloved, bountiful mother – gave …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:11AMWe’re not sure if you’ve noticed, but director Derek Wills is basically the hottest person on Smash. Sure, he’s got a questionable attitude. And he takes advantage of his position in…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:08PMDude, how cool is Kacie Sheik? She starred as Jeannie in the hit revival of Hair, she’s a complete rockstar, and she’s about to star as Gypsy Rose Lee in the musical February House, whic…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:28AMAh, the weekend. That means you have two full days – or four Newsies lotteries, however you’re counting – to kick back, relax, and gossip your face off about what happened on Broad…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:54PMWhat’s a fun way to spend a Thursday night? Having drinks with the cast of A Streetcar Named Desire. Emily Mann’s revival began previews on April 3, and she and the cast took some time…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:13AMCrappy/Spectacular 04 Volume 04—a very special edition which features Lucky & the Mick's first ever cohost, dear friend David Levy (@itsdlevy) of FuckYeahStephenSondheim fame.…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:39PMWell this is a new one for The Craptacular. We’re updating live from the theater. It’s intermission at End of the Rainbow and this is what we’ll be gabbing about until the …
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