111 stories by "Jeffrey Kare"
A lot of major film and TV productions may currently be on hold due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, but luckily the New York theater scene hasn't been affected. A new Broadway season is up…
Out of all the winners (and also-rans) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2023 Tony Awards, 34 results stand out as particularly noteworthy when considered in the context of history. So…
According to our current combined predictions, Jodie Comer ("Prima Facie") is the frontrunner to win Best Actress in a Play at this year's Tony Awards with 12/5 odds. She already won an Oliv…
This year's Tony race for Best Musical Revival has two Stephen Sondheim shows ("Into the Woods" and "Sweeney Todd") in contention. Will one of them win or will they cancel each other out? Le…
The 2023 Tony Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 2. Out of all the nominees spread across the 26 categories, a number of them stand out as particularly noteworthy. Read my 31 …
At this year's Tony Awards, there are three actresses in contention for two separate performances in two separate productions they've appeared in this past season. They are Carolee Carmello,…
According to our combined predictions as of this writing, the five who are expected to receive Best Actress in a Musical nominations at this year's Tony Awards are Victoria Clark ("Kimberly …
This year's Tonys will be held on June 11, so the American Theatre Wing will likely be announcing their lifetime achievement award recipient in the near future. Who do you think should be ta…
This year's Tonys will be held on June 11, so the American Theatre Wing will likely be announcing its lifetime achievement award recipient in the near future. Who do you think should take ho…
We're now about halfway through the 2022-23 Broadway season, and there are currently nine productions of plays (eight new, one revival) set to open this spring. Could we be seeing any of the…
We're now about halfway through the 2022-2023 Broadway season, and there are currently seven productions of musicals (three new, four revivals) set to open this spring. Could we be seeing an…
A new Broadway season has started, and there are currently 11 productions of plays (seven new, three revivals, and an older work making its main stem debut) set to open this fall. Could we b…
A new Broadway season has started, and there are currently seven productions of musicals (six new, one revival) set to open this fall. Could we be seeing any of them contend at next year's T…
Out of all the winners (and also-rans) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2022 Tony Awards, 18 results stand out as particularly noteworthy when considered in the context of history. So…
Out of all the nominees spread across the 26 categories at the 2022 Tony Awards, a number of them stand out as particularly noteworthy. Check out the complete list of nominees here. 1. The f…
The 2021-2022 Broadway season has been quite a busy one for actor Brandon J. Dirden. First he appeared opposite Phylicia Rashad in Manhattan Theatre Club's presentation of Dominique Morissea…
In this year's Tony Awards race for Best Actress in a Musical, there are three classic roles that have been nominated before, but haven't won: Bobbie in "Company," Caroline Thibodeaux in "Ca…
This year's Oscars telecast incorporated reunions of cast members from classic movies such as "The Godfather," "Pulp Fiction," and "Juno." Last year's Tony Awards actually did something simi…
COVID has caused a lot of uncertainty around Broadway. Several shows have had to suspend performances, go on hiatus, or close permanently. And the American Theatre Wing hasn't announced key …
As of now, there is a lot of uncertainty around COVID when it comes to Broadway. Within the past couple of months, several shows had to suspend performances due to positive cases in their ca…
Broadway performances all over the New York theater district are starting back up again after a year and a half of COVID-19 pandemic closures. There are currently six musical productions (fo…
Following an 18-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, performances all over the New York theater district are starting back up again. A new Broadway season is gearing up, and there are …
Let's take a closer look at the three nominees for Best Play Revival: "Betrayal," "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" and "A Solider's Play." Our exclusive odds give the edge to "A Sol…
As we are now about halfway through the Broadway season, and there are currently 12 productions of plays (seven new, four revivals, and two older works making their Broadway debuts) set to o…
As we are now about halfway through the Broadway season, and there are currently nine productions of musicals (six new, three revivals) set to open this spring. Could we be seeing any of the…