Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Dig Yerself a “Dead Outlaw” by Trav S.D.

Here’s a crazy yarn about a crazier yarn! In 2006, Broadway brilliantine David Yazbek (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, Tootsie), having read my book No Applause and learning that …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:12AM
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Scott Ellis to Remain Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company Through the 2025-26 Season by Hayley Levitt

Scott Ellis, who assumed the role of Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company following the passing of longtime Artistic Director Todd Haimes, will remain in the role through …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PM
Friday, February 16, 2024

Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part Two) by JK

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included h…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:12AM
Friday, February 2, 2024

Name That Show! 2010s Broadway Songs (Part One) by JK

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included her…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Monday, December 25, 2023

Musical ‘Shucked’ is a ‘gritty’comedy with country charm by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic Following his 2019 Tony Award win for Tootsie, writer Robert Horn was offered several projects of his choosing, but none seemed more appropriate than r…

SOURCE: TheatreCriticsm.com at 04:35PM
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Movie Documenting the Making of THE VIOLET HOUR Cast Recording is Available to Stream Now

A new movie taking audiences behind the scenes of the process of creating the cast recording of The Violet Hour is available to stream now! The musical features Tony Award-winners Santino Fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02AM
Thursday, November 30, 2023

Tootsie Musical Released for Licensing by Music Theatre International by Logan Culwell-Block

The adaptation of the 1982 film is written by David Yazbek and Robert Horn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Tony-Winning Musical TOOTSIE Now Available for Licensing At Music Theatre International

Music Theatre International announces that the Tony Award-winning Musical, Tootsie, is now available for licensing.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36PM
Friday, September 29, 2023

SHUCKED on Broadway: What the Shuck? by Shucked Broadway

Featuring our official stalks-person, Reba McEntire An unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con man, and a battle for the heart & soil of a small town. SHUCKED is the Tony Award®-winning musica…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:05PM

SHUCKED on Broadway: A Message from Reba McEntire by Shucked Broadway

Featuring our official stalks-person, Reba McEntire An unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con man, and a battle for the heart & soil of a small town. SHUCKED is the Tony Award®-winning musica…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:33AM
Friday, September 15, 2023

Michael McGrath, Tony Award winner of 'Tootsie' and 'Spamalot,' dies at 65 by The Associated Press

McGrath was in over a dozen Broadway shows including “Plaza Suite,” “She Loves Me,” “Tootsie" and “Spamalot” as well as on television as the sidekick to Martin Short on “The …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:50PM
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Dan DeLuca, Sally Struthers, Jen Cody & More to Star in TOOTSIE at Ogunquit Playhouse

Get ready for the regional premiere of Tootsie at Ogunquit Playhouse! Starring Dan DeLuca, Sally Struthers, Jen Cody, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AM
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Back to the Future: The Musical by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

"Back to the Future: The Musical," the time travel adventure, joins a long line of problematic screen to stage musicalizations which do not improve on the originals in any way. Joining the l…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:35PM
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Montage of 'The Cottage' by TDF

The Cottage stars Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”), Tony Award nominee Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde), Tony Award nominee Lilli Cooper (Tootsie), Alex Moffat (“Satu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:13PM
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Meet the Cast & Creatives: The Cottage by TDF

The Cottage is a side-splitting farce by Sandy Rustin inspired by the works of Noël Coward -- with a feminist twist. Set in the English countryside in 1923, this tale of sex, betrayal and l…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:34PM
Friday, June 23, 2023

Mrs Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy review – all energy, no emotion by Arifa Akbar

Shaftesbury theatre, LondonThe cast do their exuberant best but this bland, by-the-numbers retread of the 1990s film lacks feeling and adds nothing original beyond a reference to Love Island…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AM
Thursday, May 18, 2023

Exclusive: Watch Santino Fontana, Sarah Stiles & More in New Horror Comedy Trailer

This comedy horror stars the Tony Award winning Santino Fontana (Tootsie on Broadway, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Shades of Blue, Nurse Jackie), two time Tony Award Nominee Sarah Stiles, (Transf…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AM
Friday, April 28, 2023

Britney Coleman to Lead Company Tour by Ruthie Fierberg

The North American tour of Company will star Britney Coleman as Bobbie. The previously announced tour of the Tony Award-winning revival, featuring Tony-winning direction by Marianne Elliot…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PM
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

BRENDA AND BILLY Short Film Starring Santino Fontana And Sarah Stiles To Premiere At Tribeca Film Festival

A new short film Brenda & Billy and the Pothos Plant, written and directed by Dave Solomon (Side Show, Pump up the Volume, photo op) and starring Tony winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie, �…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54PM
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Shucked ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 13, 2023: Shucked, the new musical at the Nederlander Theatre, may be as corny as Kansas in August, but it's for that very reason it's also one of the surprise …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:59PM
Wednesday, April 5, 2023

My Variety Review: "Shucked" on Broadway by Frank Rizzo

Some Broadway wags might have scoffed at the idea of a cornpone musical comedy and its punny promotions. But with its exuberance, heart and non-stop yucks, “Shucked” is the surprise deli…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:41PM
Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Shucked review – corny musical brings country to Broadway by Adrian Horton

Nederlander Theatre, New York An original new musical about corn offers plenty of dad jokes served with some likable big numbers The marketing campaign for Shucked, a new and, rare these day…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM

Shucked: Cornpone Hilarity by Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ This original musical, featuring a book by Robert Horn ("Tootsie") and songs by Nashville veterans Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, is a consistent delight. The post Shucked…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 08:54PM
Thursday, March 2, 2023

Review Roundup: Disney's HERCULES Musical Opens at Paper Mill Playhouse

What did critics think of Hercules at Paper Mill Playhouse? Hercules features music by Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Alan Menken (Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermai…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:05PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Theater review: ‘Tootsie’ at The Bushnell is more thoughtful and funnier than you might expect by Christopher Arnott

The national tour of the musical "Tootsie," at The Bushnell through Feb. 26, has great comic timing and great theatrical style. Making some big changes to the 1982 movie it's based on, the s…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:20PM

Theater review: ‘Tootsie’ at The Bushnell is more thoughtful and funnier than you might expect by Christopher Arnott

Some Broadway musicals based on classic Hollywood movies try to recapture the original’s style as closely as humanly possible, the biggest changes being that the shows are live and the act…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:20PM
Sunday, February 19, 2023

‘Tootsie’ brings the classic gender-bending comedy to the Bushnell with some modern twists by Christopher Arnott

The Broadway musical based on the 1982 movie comedy "Tootsie" will be at The Bushnell Feb. 21-26. Some of the scenes have changed, but the overall theme of gender disparity in the workplace …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

‘Tootsie’ brings the classic gender-bending comedy to the Bushnell with some modern twists by Christopher Arnott

“Tootsie” is all about change. A struggling male actor named Michael Dorsey changes himself into a female performer named Dorothy Michaels to make a point at an audition, then finds hims…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, February 17, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

B'way Update: The Cottage, Jerry Mitchell Is Busy, Betty Boop, La La, etc. By: David Sheward February 17, 2023: A new comedy entitled The Cottage will play the Hayes Theater on Broad…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:12PM
Thursday, February 9, 2023

Kravis Musical Tootsie Changed From Film But Remains Fun by Bill Hirschman

The tour of the musical Tootsie, which makes large changes from the film, isn’t a deep show and falls short of scoring points in the battle between the sexes. But it sure is fun. The post …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:33PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Disney's Hercules: The Musical | Inside Look by Paper Mill Playhouse

Here's a sneak peek at the cast of Disney's Hercules in rehearsal! It’s a terrific twist of fates! The inspired Disney animated film is now a mythical new musical adventure. Hercules is t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:01PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards