Saturday, March 31, 2012
Well 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 …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:19PMThursday, March 29, 2012
Alas, Newsies opens on Broadway tonight. Which clearly means that it’s time to answer the most important question of your youth: Which newsie is fated to be your one and only love? We&…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:49AMMonday, March 26, 2012
Oh haaaay, cute Jonathan Groff, it’s your birthday! Jonathan Groffinator turns 27 today, and we’d like to personally thank him for several things. Dear Jonathan: 1. Thanks for si…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 08:27PMSaturday, March 24, 2012
The week is done. The 2011-2012 theater season is growing short. And 5,000 shows are opening in the next twelve days. On your mark, get set… Jesus Christ Superstar‘s Josh Young a…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:07PMTuesday, March 20, 2012
Crappy/Spectacular 03
The third of The Craptacular's Crappy/Spectacular, wherein Lucky and The Mick chat about Newsies' first Preview on the Broadway, the Mike Daisey/This American …
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:26PMThursday, March 15, 2012
You’ll see it in the faces of the uninitiated—people who are too young or too old, or people who just didn’t get the film, or have never seen it. Mention the word Newsies to th…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:46PMSaturday, March 10, 2012
What’s up, guys? It’s Saturday, so get out and see some theater. And if you can’t, you should spend at least several hours pointlessly browsing the internet reading things …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:46PMTuesday, March 6, 2012
When was the last time you saw a show where people started freaking out at each other as soon as the lights came up? And I mean shouting in anger – not in rapture – about what they just …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:05PMMonday, March 5, 2012
The milestone birthdays of great theater composers are often heralded with tribute concerts and revivals. People give achievement awards and make speeches. It’s a good time. So natural…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 08:24AMSaturday, March 3, 2012
It’s Saturday. It’s 3:30. You’ve missed the matinee but you think you’ll probably make the evening show, if you can get yourself out of your pajamas at some point. He…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:58PMSaturday, February 25, 2012
We were saddened this week to hear of the passing of theater critic Howard Kissel. This weekend, we’ll be pondering the importance and relevance of strong critical voices. And talking …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:31PMWednesday, February 22, 2012
It has been made abundantly clear that Stephen Sondheim doesn’t like opera. This is fortunate, because this post isn’t about him. And because no matter how strongly he dislikes o…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:32PMTuesday, February 21, 2012
If the casting of Samantha Barks as Eponine didn’t fill your theater nerd heart with enough joy, we’re now learning that other, smaller roles are being filled by Les Miserables s…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:25AMSaturday, February 18, 2012
Its a beautiful sunny Saturday that feels like early April. You shouldn’t be at your computer. But, since you are, here are some theater happenings for your weekend consideration. We e…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:56PMFriday, February 17, 2012
So we hit up the opening night of William Shatner’s sentimental solo show last night, entitled Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It. We had fun. (And I nearly swooned in the lobby…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 07:03PMGodspell's Awakening starring George Salazar & Nick Blaemire
George Salazar (accompanied by air guitarist Nick Blaemire and actual guitarist Thad DeBrock) performed a bit of Spring …
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:50AMTuesday, February 14, 2012
Aw, it’s Valentine’s Day! And here are some people you would never, ever want bringing you candy and flowers — on this day or any other. Because they’d probably poiso…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:42AMMonday, February 13, 2012
So here’s a cool thing: Every night at Godspell, following their show, there’s a raffle where you can win a backstage tour. We wanted to know what it was like, and we wanted to s…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:00AMSunday, February 12, 2012
Spectacular Backstage Things with Godspell's Nick Blaemire & George Salazar
The Craptacular takes an exclusive backstage tour with Godspell stars Nick Blaemire and George Salazar. T…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:35PMSaturday, February 11, 2012
Though you’d never know it from the weather, February is well under way. So this weekend, while mother nature tries valiantly to make some snow happen, we’ll be seeing some Encor…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:17PMThursday, February 9, 2012
Sitting in the cozy restaurant at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, I had an intense moment of deja vu. Hanging on the walls all around me were posters of Broadway shows I’d seen…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:10PMMonday, February 6, 2012
Crappy/Spectacular 02
The second episode of The Craptacular's Crappy/Spectacular, wherein Lucky and The Mick chat about Gavin Creel & Stephen Oremus' American Songbook concert, …
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:13AMSaturday, February 4, 2012
You know what opened on Broadway this week? NOTHING. This is what we’re talking about while we eagerly await rehearsal photos of Jeremy Jordan. Where he’s hopefully showing his a…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:58PMWednesday, February 1, 2012
So apparently the powers that be behind the Les Miserables film stopped huffing glue long enough to realize that young Taylor Swift, queen of the semi-literate mid-tempo rock ballad, was not…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:11AMTuesday, January 31, 2012
We don’t want to go crazy with this or anything, given that 90% of “announced” projects never happen, but news broke over the weekend that a revival of Jekyll & Hyde c…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 08:00AMSaturday, January 28, 2012
Wow, a lot happened this week, you guys! Here’s the rundown… The musical Rebecca? So not happening, says all the people who refused to pay for it. Incoming instead? A revival of …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:26PMFriday, January 27, 2012
If you’ve gotten anywhere near the Circle in the Square lately, you know that the lovely Lindsay Mendez is blowing the roof off eight times a week in Godspell. We caught up with her ba…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:48AMWednesday, January 25, 2012
Do you know what this is? It’s a video. It’s a video of us, sitting on the red couch in my apartment, talking about theater. This week’s topics: Love Never Dies, Joyful Noi…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:04AM 
