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Broadway is in a muddle, and no one seems to know what's going on. Today the Broadway League announced they were planning
Don't cry for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. The composer of "Evita," "Cats," and many other Broadway musicals says on Twitter that he's
Things could not be stranger now on Broadway. With the season demolished, and no Tony Awards, and no fall season, producers are
Scott Rudin has lived large on Broadway for years. He's made his recent reputation in the last decade for bringing in big
Reality has set in: Radio City Music Hall has cancelled the Christmas Spectacular for the first time since 1933. I give them
Kanye West's 99th nervous breakdown continues apace. Working up to his album release on Friday (maybe, who knows, maybe he's imagining it),
The GoFundMe campaign for Nick Cordero's family is nearing $1 million. As of 5:30pm it was up to $965,000. Cordero died two
I told you already this week, the "Hamilton" soundtrack is number 1 on iTunes, where it's selling downloads by the thousands. "Hamilton"
UPDATE Unfortunately, I can confirm that the story is true. Nick is said to have passed around 11:30am at Cedars Sinai in
"Hamilton" is on Disney Plus so we're never going to know how well it's doing, or did on its first weekend of
Amanda Kloots, Nick Cordero's devoted wife, has posted a long, sad message to Instagram following her husband's death. She writes: "God has
When anyone says Cirque du Soleil you think of flying acrobats, nameless, faceless bodies from shows with strange names. But the recent
Add another show to next April 2021 on Broadway. The revival of the baseball musical "Take me Out" has set March 22nd
The "Hamilton" CD, the score to the hit Broadway show, was released on September 25, 2015. It was a hit right away,
I always say, and you may, too: Donald Trump doesn't realize who will write his story. Lin Manuel Miranda got that when
I was lucky enough to attend the opening of "Hamilton" at the Public Theater on February 17, 2015. To say everyone in
Broadway will remain shut down at least until January 3rd, 2021 says the Broadway League. It's because, as we know, social distancing
Great news! The revival of David Mamet's "American Buffalo" and the launch of Tracy Letts' "The Minutes" will open on Broadway next
Nick Cordero: his wife Amanda Kloots has posted a long, honest message on Instagram. I have copied it here. This poor guy.
Over 80 days in the hospital, still just described as "alert" but not talking Broadway star Nick Cordero is still suffering from
I guess producer Scott Rudin doesn't care if his very very expensive "Music Man" revival gets Tony Awards in 2021. Rudin has
The filmed stage version of "Hamilton" comes to DisneyPlus on July 3rd. The mega hit musical will one day be a real
On Twitter just now, Lin Manuel Miranda explained what he gave up so DisneyPlus would rate the "Hamilton" telefilm PG-13 instead of
Nick Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, took live questions over Instagram last night. She keeps an upbeat visage, but the news isn't very
Rebecca Luker is one of Broadway's great stars. She has three Tony nominations, ranging from 1995 to 2007. She was most recently
