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Friday, June 7, 2013

Bertie Carvel, You Win the Tony of My Heart by Lucky

Bertie, Ok, so we have a specific weakness for handsome British men. This is well documented and understood. But. When a handsome British man gives a tour-de-force performance in the biggest…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:00AM

You Were Robbed: 10 Actors Who Probably Should Have Won Tony Awards, But Didn’t by Lucky and The Mick

Don’t even lie. You watch the Tonys every year and there’s always one award that leaves you shaking your first and cursing at the TV. Here are our favorite actors who couldn̵…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:08AM
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Kristine Nielsen, You Win the Tony of My Heart by Lucky

Kristine, lovely Kristine, Oh, but the phone call scene. The phone call scene. The phone call scene. It’s a rare and lovely thing indeed when an audience hangs on an actor’s ever…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:18PM
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Billy Magnussen, You Win the Tony of My Heart by Lucky

Yo Billy Magnussen, We get that you’re handsome. We really do. That you are the ultimate sun-kissed surfer boy of our frozen New York City dreams. That your bare chest was basically it…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:00PM
Monday, June 3, 2013

Q&A: Caught in the Act With… Shalita Grant by Lucky

One of our favorite performances of the year? Shalita Grant’s portrayal of the psychic housemaid Cassandra in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. With a Tony nomination and a spate of…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:50AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Nick Blaemire (and Not the Hustle) in Some Videos (That are Not on Vine) by Lucky and The Mick

Saturday afternoon in the most dreadful, gray, windy, terrible weather, Broadway’s Nick Blaemire hauled himself out of his warm dry apartment and schlepped all the way to the High Line…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:47PM
Friday, May 10, 2013

Q&A: Caught in the Act with… Steve Kazee by Lucky

Maybe I’m crazy, but I thought that Tony Winner Steve Kazee would want to be interviewed somewhere discreet. The back of some dark restaurant or something, so as not to be recognized. In a…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:38AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Tony Nominees 2013: The Left Field by Lucky and The Mick

Kinky Boots Dominates Everyone Since basically September, anyone who was anyone viewed the Tonys as the race for second place to Matilda. In basically all relevant categories. And then, Ben …

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:09AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Watch the Tony Nominations Live! by Lucky

Deep breath, everyone. The day has arrived. Follow the link below to catch the action live. And make sure you’re sitting down because there are always surprises… Launch the 2013 …

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 07:27AM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Charlie Rosen’s Broadway Big Band at 54 Below in Approximately One Million Photos by Lucky and The Mick

Oh, Charlie Rosen. You know him. Late of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and One Man, Two Guvnors, Charlie has perfected the art of being a member of an onstage Broadway band. In his latest ven…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:05AM
Friday, April 12, 2013

39 Minutes and 51 Seconds with Michael Kimmel, Who Told Us All About The Last Goodbye at The Old Globe, Because He Wrote It, Along with William Shakes by Lucky

When you see a show at the Williamstown Theater Festival, the first thought that runs through your brain usually isn’t, “In three years, I’m going to be sitting down with t…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:05AM
Friday, March 15, 2013

43 Things That May or May Not Be In Hunter Foster’s Fanny Pack in Hands on a Hardbody, In No Particular Order by Lucky and The Mick

  Okay. It’s really his character, big hick Benny Perkins’ fanny pack. But still. We couldn’t take our eyes off it from the minute it hit the Hardbody stage. 1. Condom…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:28PM
Monday, February 25, 2013

Happy Monday: Cute Photos of Claybourne Elder Because Why Not by Lucky

Here’s something to jumpstart your week: Cute photos of Claybourne Elder — late of Bonnie and Clyde and Kansas City Rep’s Pippin — at a reading of a new play. The pla…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:17AM
Thursday, February 14, 2013

11 Broadway Characters Who are Guaranteed to Be Alone on Valentine’s Day by Lucky and The Mick

Love sucks, right? Particularly when you’re not in it. And especially on the one day a year when every inch of the earth seems to be covered in red and pink hearts and the streets of e…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:13PM
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Weekend Agenda: The Midseason Return by Lucky, The Mick and Sophie Gangsta

It’s January, guys. It’s freezing. There are no major holidays in sight. You can only confidently recommend one Broadway show to your friends and family without embarrassing your…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:56AM
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

David Yazbek and Patti LuPone at 92nd Street Y Tribeca: Grow Win a Pair by Lucky

You know what you really want to be doing on February 4? You clearly want to be seeing composer David Yazbek at the 92nd Street Y Tribeca with his special guest, Patti LuPone. Because that&#…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:39PM
Friday, January 25, 2013

I Want to Make a Starlight Express Joke So Bad, But Can’t Think of One: The Jammer at Atlantic Theater by Lucky

You guys, there’s a play about roller derby. We saw it last week at the Atlantic Theater Company and it was pretty great. Herewith, please find a short list of stuff that kind of rocke…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:36PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Briefly, on Barbra Streisand by Lucky

But it’s January and there’s nothing else going on, so let’s take two seconds and talk about Barbra Streisand, all right? Specifically, let’s talk about Barbra Streis…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:36AM
Monday, January 21, 2013

Norbert Leo Butz Has a New Album, David Yazbek Has a Concert Series, Everybody’s Happy by Lucky

When Broadway actors do cabaret — or “concerts” as the kids call them — so many things can, and often do, go wrong. “Rock” arrangements of showtunes abound. Medleys are h…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:55PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Drew Gasparini Records an Album in 6,000 Photos or Less by Lucky and The Mick

In the control room at Kilgore studios the Sierra Nevada has given way to Bud Light and between moments of quiet awe, listening to songs for Drew Gasparini’s new compilation I Could Us…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:01PM
Monday, December 31, 2012

The 12 Hottest Onstage Hotties of 2012: The Men by Lucky and The Mick

Ok, ladies and gents, here are… the gents. Or, our favorites, anyway. As you’re about to see 2012 was a lovely year in theater. Here’s hoping the outlook for 2013 is every …

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:16PM

The 12 Hottest Onstage Hotties of 2012: The Ladies by Lucky and The Mick

We couldn’t let the year come to a close without sharing a list of our our favorite badass females on the Broadway stage this past year. Hots, style, talent and beautiful hair — …

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:22PM
Sunday, December 30, 2012

GTFO, 2012: The Worst Theater Things of the Year by Lucky and The Mick

Just in case you were huffing glue and thought that the last year in theater was utterly perfect and special, we’d like to remind you that a lot of shows kind of sucked. Here they are,…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:01PM

GTFO, 2012: The Best Theater Things of the Year by Lucky and The Mick

Here it is, guys. The whole year in a giant nutshell. Here are the shows and performances and scandals we loved with all our theater-obsessed hearts. As we wait with bated breath for Stark S…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:30PM
Monday, December 17, 2012

No Big Deal, We Just Found Your Next Broadway Crush by Lucky and The Mick

You know the song we’ve been singing all season, right? ‘Someday My Santino Fontana Will Come.’ Because at this point, it’s pretty clear that Broadway’s collective fang…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:14PM
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The 7 Hottest Onstage Henleys by Lucky and The Mick

Ah, the henley. The historical origins of his men’s fashion item aren’t totally clear, but let’s make a wild guess here: It was probably underwear. Hence our love and passi…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:49AM
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

7 Broadway Halloween Costumes that No One Will Understand by Lucky

You know what’s a terrible idea? A Broadway-inspired Halloween costume. No, really. If you want to be That Person at every single party, you should definitely start rummaging around th…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:18AM
Thursday, September 27, 2012

19 Insanely Great Videos of Gavin Creel, Because He’s Elder Price Now by Lucky

It’s one of our favorite theater moments ever — the one wherein Gavin Creel stepped onstage in Thoroughly Modern Millie, sang about four notes and made us fall instantly and madly in…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:05PM
Friday, September 14, 2012

What, Ramin Karimloo? WHAT? by Lucky

Let me just begin by saying this: I love Ramin Karimloo. Nobody these days rocks a belty, sustained high note like he does, or burns up the stage with so much confidence. He gave Jean Valjea…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:43PM
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Broadway Legends (and Like Half the Cast of Newsies) Tell Us: What Was Your First Broadway Show? by Lucky

Broadway on Broadway is a fun little kickoff party for the new Broadway season, right? Given the festive atmosphere — and the bloody amazing weather — we were inspired to ask the…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:30AM
Friday, September 7, 2012

17 Things about Rob McClure, so You Can Never Again Say You Know Nothing About Him by Lucky

You know what’s slightly weird to us? That every single article about Rob McClure, the star of Chaplin on Broadway, gets really into the fact that he’s a relative unknown. ItR…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:23AM

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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