We’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 02:55PMA drinking game to play during the Tonys? Please. That’s child’s play. You make yours up on the fly, like a boss. We hear you. But here at The Craptacular we thought it would be a damn s…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:30PMSteve. Mr. Kazee. Kazoozle. It’s been a year, hasn’t it? Personal heartbreak. Professional highs. You’ve handled it all with grace and shared it with us with refreshing candor. And a…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:57AMWe all know why you tune into awards shows: It’s for the moving acceptance speeches! Lies. It’s for the DRESSES. When it comes to insane glamour and outrageous fashionality, the …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:42PMIn the race to win the Tony of My Heart, there are several ways a competitor can distinguish himself. First there’s his performance, obvi, which had better be good. But then there are thin…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:28PMWhat? The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards; June 3, 2012 Where? Town Hall, with its very cushy seats; The Liberty Theater, in all its random-hidden-secret location glory, decked for a party Wit…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:05PMSo, 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 02:48PMLast month Clybourne Park star Jeremy Shamos nabbed himself a well-deserved Tony Nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his no-holds-barred performance as Karl Lindner/Steve. Betwe…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:28PMThe 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 11:34AMIn an industry where some years there aren’t even enough leading roles for women to fill a category—something which basically never happens to the men—nothing makes me happier than a s…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:31PMWelcome to Tony of My Heart, the yearly series wherein we disregard all actual winning potential and honor the Tony-nominated actors we’ve loved the most this past season. We thought it be…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:15PMQueen 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 12:33PMCock. There, we said it, plain and simple. Cock. The title of Mike Bartlett’s new play, currently open at the Duke on 42nd Street, which cannot be printed in about a zillion other publicat…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:47PMIt’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 05:19PMWelcome. It’s Crappy/Spectacular, Volume 05. This week we’re beverage-less on the big red/orange couch in Lucky’s apartment chatting about the 2012 Tony Nominations for Bes…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:03PMCrappy/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 06:03PMYou guys, we’re so excited we can’t even stand it, because we have the COOLEST contest this week. The folks over at Ghost: The Musical have come up with an exclusive giveaway that’s …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:24AMLet’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 11:07AMFrom the very minute we saw his beautiful curls and perfect, Disney Prince cleft chin, we were instantly smitten with Jesus Christ Superstar’s Tony-nominated Judas Iscariot, Josh Young. Ju…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:12PMOMG, 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 01:25PMIt’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 11:56AMAfter attending a second preview performance, I am now absolutely certain I didn’t take some bad drugs and hallucinate my first Leap of Faith experience. Which is a damn shame, if you ask …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:29AMWe’ve all done it. We’ve all asked a question, and, when met with resounding silence, recycled that age-old (stale-as-shit) Ferris Bueller joke. We maybe even felt like assholes afterwar…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:30PMThe summer before I started Junior High School—still too young to be left alone all day, apparently—my little brother and I hung out with family friends on days during the work-week. Tho…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:08PMWhile 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 12:26PMWe’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…
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