Thursday, June 26, 2025

The Glorious Corner by G. H. Harding

THE PHANTOM RETURNS — (Via Deadline) Tickets for a six-week New York summer run of Masquerade, the immersive Phantom of the Opera spinoff production from Andrew Lloyd Webber, will go …

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Stopped Hearts Restarted on Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

The concept for an important new book, Why Are We Like This: Understanding the Heartstopper Phenomenon about fans’ transformative experiences as a result of the Netflix hit series Heartsto…

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

New Musical by Jack Viertel and Sonny Paladino With Album Starring J. Harrison Ghee, Lauren Patten and More by Suzanna Bowling

A new musical set in New Orleans, conceived and written by Tony Award winner Jack Viertel with music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Broadway’s Sonny Paladino, will premier…

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Marilyn Monroe Would Now Be 99 by Joshua Ellis

June 1, 2025 would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 99th birthday. I find that remarkable. I never met Marilyn Monroe, but I publicized the 1984 New York City revival of Arthur Miller’s After…

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Saturday, June 21, 2025

The Shaw Festival’s Tradition of Farce Lives on with Tons of Money by Ross

“I have an idea…” she says brightly, and with that lightbulb moment, most of the mischief of this fabulous farce flies forward. It’s the lightest of its form, this particular play, n…

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Classic Stage Company’s Bus Stop Pauses to Solidly Ponder Love and Loneliness Over a Cup of Coffee by Suzanna Bowling

Loneliness and love, two subtle but powerful constructs that rule the world and our senses, making us all act foolish and desperate at times, mostly because many of us don’t really know th…

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Jinkx Monsoon Jumps Ship To Oh Mary! by Suzanna Bowling

Producers Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia announced today that Oh, Mary!, the hit comedy that won two Tony Awards earlier this month, will extend agai…

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Theatre Poster Designer Fraser Begins Retro Broadway Mystery Series with Scenery of the Crime by Suzanna Bowling

Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo, the preeminent theater poster designer whose iconic imagery defined decades of Broadway hits, is taking center stage in a new creative endeavor. Verlizzo, renown…

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Musical Theater Veteran Stephanie Pope by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed from the Hotel Edison. Owner Suzanna Bowling talks with actress, singer, dancer, writer, director, choreographer, pr…

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Monday, June 16, 2025

In Loving Memory of Errol Daniel Rappaport by Suzanna Bowling

Opening photo by Cindy Marinangel on the rooftop terrace of Kevin McGovern’s penthouse March 28, 1944 – June 13, 2025 Errol Daniel Rappaport passed away on June 13, 2025, at the age of 8…

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Sunday, June 15, 2025

Goddess: A Musical That Held Me While I Fell Apart at the Public Theater by Suzanna Bowling

I walked into Goddess expecting a good night of theater. What I didn’t expect was to find out—just ten minutes in—that someone I loved had died. And yet, I stayed. Maybe because leavin…

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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Lucky Man – A Warrior’s Journey — Thomas G. Waites Finds Redemption in Rock and Raw Truth by Suzanna Bowling

There are some performances that feel less like theater and more like confessions carved from bone — Lucky Man – A Warrior’s Journey is one of them. In this autobiographical rock monol…

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House Of Life: The Cult Hit Cabaret Party Comes to NYC for Two Pop-Up Shows Only by Suzanna Bowling

Direct from sold-out runs in Edinburgh and London, the glitter-drenched, soul-shaking sensation House Of Life lands in New York for two joyful pop-up performances that promise rebirth throu…

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Friday, June 13, 2025

Jean Smart Returns to Broadway in Jamie Wax’s Haunting Call Me Izzy — A One-Woman Tour de Force by Suzanna Bowling

Jean Smart makes a triumphant return to Broadway after more than two decades in Jamie Wax’s Call Me Izzy, a raw, poetic, and deeply affecting one-person play directed by Sarna Lapine. In t…

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Billionaires Go Shopping for Judges in SoHo: Americans for Prosparody Launches EvilPAC.org with Immersive Satirical Spectacle by Magda Katz

SoHo isn’t just home to high-end fashion — it’s also home to high-end judicial shopping. Americans for Prosparody has officially launched EvilPAC.org, a blisteringly sharp satirical we…

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Tony-Winning Producer Carl Moellenberg by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed from the Hotel Edison. Owner Suzanna Bowling talks with Tony-Winning Producer Carl Moellenberg. Carl is one of the p…

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Musical Theatre News: Smash, Buena Vista Social Club, Real Women Have Curves, Heathers, Dead Outlaw, John Casssavetes’ Opening Night by Suzanna Bowling

Producers Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg announce the critically acclaimed, Tony-nominated new Broadway musical comedy Smash will play its final Broadway performance on S…

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Broadway In Memoriam Honors Richard Chamberlain, William Finn, Gene Hackman, Quincy Jones, Linda Lavin and More Tonight by Suzanna Bowling

The newly formed Broadway In Memoriam Committee, composed of theatre owners in consultation with industry service organizations, has confirmed the inaugural June 10th marquee dimming will ho…

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Theatre’s Holy Night: Cynthia Erivo, Hamilton, and a Red Carpet Extravaganza at the 78th Annual Tony Awards by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway’s biggest night began with a hallelujah. Host Cynthia Erivo didn’t just step onto the Tony Awards stage — she soared. Opening the ceremony with a gospel number that shook the …

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These Two Orphan Girls, “Annie” and “Anne of Green Gables”, One Musically in NYC and the other from Prince Edward Island, Find Masterful Can� by Ross

We went into each, hesitatingly, thinking these two shows would be strictly just ‘cute’. And probably well done, but not much more than that. I tend to shy away from these family-focused…

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Tony Awards Time Line by Suzanna Bowling

Today marks the culmination of Broadway’s most celebrated evening, the 78th Annual Tony Awards, with rehearsals in full swing at Radio City Music Hall. The day began early, with performers…

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The 78th Annual Tony Awards: A Night of Unforgettable Performances and Milestone Moments by Suzanna Bowling

The stage is set for what promises to be one of the most electrifying Tony Awards in recent memory. The 78th Annual Tony Awards will spotlight the very best of Broadway with an extraordinary…

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Motorcycles, Mayhem, and Macbeth Rides Strong, Reving its Engines on the Dark Streets of Stratford by Ross

Three moonlit bodies motor out in an unexpected vehicle for a watery drop, hooded in wordless violence that sets the cinematic scene with a vengeance. It’s not the beginning that was expec…

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Stick Around Shines as Uniquely as Coloured Glass at Here For Now Theatre Stratford by Ross

She studies herself, deep into the mirror in the first few telling moments of Here For Now Theatre‘s auspicious world premiere of Stick Around, examining her birthday body in the way we a…

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Friday, June 6, 2025

The Glorious Corner by G. H. Harding

FRANKEN-FLIX — (Via Hollywood Reporter) When it comes to producing exclusive movies, Netflix, in a way, cannot win. If the streamer makes a lousy movie, the project will be criticized for …

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Stratford Festival’s Ridiculously Fun “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” by Ross

Beautifully gowned women adorned in diamonds swirl in a rainbow of colors across the ballroom floor, all looking for their idealized prince. They are all ripe for the picking, as we soon fin…

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Who Will And Won’t Win a Tony Award and Why: Our Predictions For The Covetted Award by Suzanna Bowling

As the curtain rises on the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Broadway finds itself at a thrilling crossroads. This season has been a vibrant tapestry of innovation and tradition, where audacious new…

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Remembering Lorette Swit by Writer

By Joel Vig On May 30, 2025, the sad news came out that Lorette Swit at age 87 had died peacefully in her NYC apartment.  Very little was mentioned about her appearances on Broadway, off-Br…

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Actor and Musician Thomas G Waits by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed from the Hotel Edison. Owner Suzanna Bowling talks with Veteran actor and musician Thomas G. Waites who step into th…

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

The 79th Annual Theatre World Awards Is The Place To Be With Heart by Suzanna Bowling

The historic 79th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony was held last night, June 2, 2025 at 7 p.m. at Hard Rock Café Times Square (1501 Broadway). This year due to Anna Wintour’s deciding…

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The Drama Desk Awards, Red Carpets and Interviews Part 2 by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held last night at NYU Skirball.Check out part 1 here. Here are the interviews from the press room. Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play: Sarah Snook…

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