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 09:23AMWe’re feeling a little sentimental today. That is to say, sad. Or devastated. Or like life will simply not go on as it should. Because… wait for it… Jeremy Jordan departs N…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:46AMRemember that time that all of Broadway was so effing scared of shows closing instantly and with terrible reviews that they decided to open all of them in the spring instead of the fall? You…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:35PMYou guys, we have such mixed feelings about Lea Michele! One minute she’s blowing us away with her talent and adorableness, and the next she’s being kind of awkward and socially …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:42PMCrappy/Spectacular: 06 Volume 06--Featuring guest star @NineDaves, who helps us wax poetic about Jeremy Jordan, Norbert Leo Butz, and Into the Woods. From: luckyandthemick Views: 3 0 r…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:35PMSteven Pasquale is a busy man. In addition to preparing to lead a brand new drama for NBC, Do No Harm, this summer he also starred opposite Kelli O’Hara in the new musical adaptation of Fa…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:04PMSummer’s such a slow time for theater, right? WRONG. Here’s a recap of all the stuff we’ve seen in the last bunch of sweaty, summery weeks… Koberet This summer Andrew…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:36PMLet’s be clear at the outset: It’s really, really easy to royally fuck up Into the Woods. The world is littered with the festering corpses of high school, community theater, dinn…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:01PMSo, a while back, we posted this photo of Ben Walker holding a small furry creature. Because hot boys holding small, vulnerable creatures always makes the creature cuter and the boy hotter. …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:31AMSo you’ve seen Broadway audiences scream like banshees (Rent), drunkenly sing along (Rock of Ages), catcall the shirtless leading man (A Streetcar Named Desire), collectively weep to t…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:15AMSummer lovin’, had you a blast. Well, we hope so anyway. We hope you’re dividing your time evenly this weekend between working on your tan, drinking beverages that contain a litt…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:58AMIs there ever a moment when Broadway and Hollywood collide to magical, fortuitous ends? Besides the dream ballet in Singin’ in the Rain and John Gallagher, Jr.’s performance in J…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:13AMIt’s Broadway Barks time y’all! And you know what the purpose of Broadway Barks is, right? To raise awareness of the plight of small, adorable creatures who need love: Broadway actors. N…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:14PMThe thing about Bunheads, which stars the ineffable Sutton Foster, is that it’s just so… much. So many words. So many plot twists. One minute we’re onstage in Vegas, the ne…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:00PMAnd now it’s summer and we’re back in that place where nothing is happening in theater until September except Bring It On. Which is just not ideal place, you guys. We hope you re…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:55PMIt’s America’s birthday, y’all! The best day of the year to celebrate history by getting drunk and blowing stuff up. (Besides flag day, of course.) While you honor this great nation …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:03PMGuess who’s starring in Diner, the Barry Levinson/Sheryl Crow musical that’s opening in the fall? This adorable, big-singing, oversharing mo’fo… At his Joe’s Pu…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:24AMSources say Broadway’s Benjamin Walker was in New York seeing some theater this week, and even checked out As You Like It in Central Park on Friday night. No wonder it’s been so …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:47PMHi there, Aaron Tveit, hottie of all hotties. You’re back in the news this week. And damn are we glad to see it. While we’re pleased to see your TV show Graceland—with fellow hottie Da…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:18PMBryce Ryness and Emily Padgett—Mazz and Paige—singing of their star-crossed love. * Oh hey, it’s our favorite thing: A musical based on a noir-ish, sort-of teen movie. The Heathers rea…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:02PMSub-headline: Okay, maybe not his Mom Sub-sub-headline: SHUT UP ANDY MIENTUS IS FAMOUS. So Andy Mientus is going to be on Smash. This is how we… um… reacted. Lucky: OMG OMG ANDY …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:27PMYou don’t get much time on the Tony Awards red carpet to chat. You do, however, get some time to ask random, non sequitur questions that occasionally totally bomb. And then you kind of…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 07:25PMHe’s playing a singer from Brooklyn, so you know there’s going to be an accent involved in here somewhere. Contemporary Jack Jelly with a bad boy streak? That’s hot. Swappi…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:48AMWe’ve been watching since we were kids. And last year, we live-tweeted the Tony Awards from The Mick’s apartment in our pajamas. We drank beer and had snacks, and it was fun. But as …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:10PMIt’s done, you guys. Done. Finito. All gone. And here’s how last night’s ceremony shaped up, from the coolest moments to the lamest… Everything Old (and Profitable) I…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:57PMWait, what’s happening today again? Oh yeah, it’s only the MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE YEAR, otherwise known as Fangirl Christmas, otherwise known as the thing we write about on th…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 07:53PMWe. Are. Going. Really. It’s National Tony Day, kids, and we’re covering the Tonys for our friends at BroadwayStars! And The Craptacular is live and on the scene as events unfold…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:55PMWhen Audra McDonald won her Drama Desk Award for Porgy and Bess on June 4, she thanked her costars, and spoke of what an honor it was to fall in love with Norm Lewis eight times a week ̵…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:49AMI mean, let’s be real. You can’t really go wrong with John Lithgow. He fairly oozes with smarts and debonair charm, whether he’s playing a con man or an alien, or narrating…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:00AMSo, 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…
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