Thursday, January 16, 2020
Stephen Sondheim has been a fan of director Marianne Elliott’s ever since he saw her production of “Saint Joan” in London at the National Theatre in 2007. Sondheim knows a great direct…
Linked From The New York Post at 04:00PMWednesday, January 15, 2020
Audiences aren’t showing up at “My Name Is Lucy Barton” for Lucy — they’re coming for Linney. That’s Laura Linney, the venerable actress, who stars in the one-woman play, adapted…
Linked From The New York Post at 11:06PMBefore he goes onstage, he listens to Count Basie and the blues; afterward, he decompresses by cooking.
Linked From The New York Post at 03:34PMThursday, January 9, 2020
Ready for my favorite “Hee Haw” joke? Q: What do you call a man who doesn’t believe in birth control? A: Daddy! Exactly six years ago, I was picking up good buzz about “Moonshine,”…
Linked From The New York Post at 07:33PMA second actor in Broadway’s “West Side Story” has suffered an onstage injury, and this time he’ll leave the show: Ben Cook, who played the role of Riff, sustained the unspecified in…
Linked From The New York Post at 02:42PMWednesday, January 8, 2020
The flashy girl from Flushing could be coming to Broadway.
Linked From The New York Post at 01:55PMMary Jane is a suburban tiger mom, addicted both to opioids and to keeping up appearances. That we end up caring so deeply about her, Alanis Morissette says, is a tribute to Elizabeth Stanle…
Linked From The New York Post at 01:27PMTuesday, January 7, 2020
The legendary "West Side Story" songwriter suffered a fall that left him unable to attend the opening of his namesake theater in London.
Linked From The New York Post at 06:56PMThursday, January 2, 2020
It’s been a week since the death, at 88, of Jerry Herman, whose scores to “Hello, Dolly!” and “Mame” defined the brassy, sassy sound of a musical comedy at the tail end of Broadway…
Linked From The New York Post at 06:21PM“It’s so crazy!” says Emily Walton of co-starring with her uncle Jim.
Linked From The New York Post at 01:06PMSaturday, December 28, 2019
If you tried too hard to be funny, Don Imus wouldn’t help you with fake laughter. If you tried to poke fun at him and he wasn’t in the mood, he’d flatten you.
Linked From The New York Post at 04:29PMThursday, December 26, 2019
The theater lost three giants in 2019: Hal Prince, Franco Zeffirelli and Carol Channing. Here, in their own words, are several other greats worth remembering. Diahann Carroll Diahann Carroll…
Linked From The New York Post at 06:29PMAdrienne Warren and Steven Skybell deserve Broadway's splotlight.
Linked From The New York Post at 02:04PMThursday, December 19, 2019
Its weekly grosses were so low, the Shuberts exercised the stop clause.
Linked From The New York Post at 05:54PMWednesday, December 18, 2019
Friday, December 13, 2019
On Broadway, she’s playing the Ghost of Christmas Present, but LaChanze, a Florida native, remembers a snowy Christmas past, her family’s first in New England: “Me and my brothers and …
Linked From The New York Post at 12:52PMThursday, December 12, 2019
When Andrew Lloyd Webber read the screenplay for “Cats,” he knew something was missing: a song for Victoria, an abandoned cat who wasn’t in his stage musical. “She had no voice at al…
Linked From The New York Post at 07:18PMTuesday, December 10, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Tired of the same old carols, nutcrackers and Grinches? If so, these off-kilter Christmas shows may be just the ticket. “A Very Meow Meow Holiday Show” Imagine a Christmas spectacular go…
Linked From The New York Post at 01:19PMMore social issues are addressed in “Jagged Little Pill” than at a Democratic presidential debate. Opioid addiction, race, bisexuality, sexual assault — the Alanis Morissette musical, …
Linked From The New York Post at 02:06AMThursday, December 5, 2019
“Tootsie” flopped on Broadway. It’s a terrific show, but its early closing is scaring the hell out of “Mrs. Doubtfire,” another musical whose leading man is also a leading lady. Ba…
Linked From The New York Post at 06:26PMTuesday, December 3, 2019
This tiny dancer is twirling her way into the history books. When Misty Copeland became the American Ballet Theater’s first black principal dancer four years ago, she shattered racial barr…
Linked From The New York Post at 12:56PMFriday, November 29, 2019
He’s been the leading man in so many Broadway shows, it’s hard to believe there’s anything left on his bucket list. And yet, Brian Stokes Mitchell says, there is: “Sweeney Todd.” M…
Linked From The New York Post at 01:54PMThursday, November 21, 2019
It may not recoup its $9.5 million investment.
Linked From The New York Post at 06:42PMBroadway found its Gloved One — and he’s coming fresh from the Temptations. Ephraim Sykes, currently kicking up his heels in Broadway’s “Ain’t Too Proud — the Life and Times of T…
Linked From The New York Post at 12:46PMSunday, November 17, 2019
While some ignorant millennials snipe “OK boomer” at anyone with a gray hair, a new play is clapping back.
Linked From The New York Post at 08:54PMThursday, November 14, 2019
“Tootsie” had everything going for it: great title, terrific reviews, star-making turn by Santino Fontana, snappy score by David Yazbek and a hilarious book by Robert Horn. And yet one o…
Linked From The New York Post at 10:48PMThursday, November 7, 2019
If you want to relive Tina Turner’s prime, you can’t get much better than Adrienne Warren. The star of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, has t…
Linked From The New York Post at 10:42PMIn 2003, the rock band the National released an album called “Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers.” That would also make a good title for their new musical, “Cyrano,” which opened off-Broadwa…
Linked From The New York Post at 07:24PMThursday, October 31, 2019
The delightful Ian McKellen, who turned 80 this year, has a message for anybody who wants to see him on stage: “Run!” New Yorkers have that chance Tuesday at the Hudson Theatre, where Mc…
Linked From The New York Post at 07:54PMTuesday, October 29, 2019
The stage lights go up and there, standing against a shower door holding a big red hat, is … Bella Abzug? Actually, it’s Harvey Fierstein, the writer and also the star — Patti LuPone a…
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