I can't wait until this fall when someone at the New York Post expresses outrage at the price of tickets for Tom Hanks's off Broadway show. Right now, the Post is running advertorial for Viv…
Liza Minnelli is one of our premier artists in the world. An Oscar winner, along with an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe " not to mention a Lifetime Achievement statue from the…
Donald Trump wants to end the opera component at the Kennedy Center. He's trying to push through a plan rename the opera house after First Lady Melania Trump. If Congress votes for this, the…
"Gypsy" starring Audra McDonald is closing early, on August 1th This abrupt announcement came tonight. Despite great reviews, "Gypsy" has struggled to keep an audience. The musical played at…
Nothing good lasts forever. After four years of being cancelled, Broadway producer Scott Rudin is coming back. Rudin and Barry Diller are producing a new play called "Little Bear Ridge Road,…
Marilyn Maye " she's 97, she looks fantastic and sounds even better. What's the story here? She's been a cabaret star since the 1950s. She recorded the song "Cabaret" five years before Liza …
I've been waiting for the New York Times to write an obit for Paul Libin. The Broadway great, winner of a lifetime Tony Award, was a quiet giant in American theater. Paul's death is one of t…
When Cedric the Entertainer made his Broadway debut in 2008, critics were not impressed. Cedric appeared in David Mamet's "American Buffalo," which was panned and closed quickly. The Times s…
The numbers are in for the first Broadway post- Tony Awards. The total dropped over $6.5 million because on the afternoon of the Tonys, both "Othello" and "Good Night and Good Luck" closed u…
Wednesday night's Kennedy Center showing of "Les Miserables" was quite the scene. While high rolling Trump donors were taking their seats, so were a lot of other less well dress " or more fl…
"Smash," the musical based on a failed TV show, is done. The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, June 22, 2025 after 32 previews and 84 regular performances at the Im…
The Tony Awards on Sunday were a big hit. Ratings were up 38% from last year. The beautifully executed show boomed on host Cynthia Erivo's popularity from "Wicked," and a 10th anniversary re…
In two days, the touring cast of "Les Miserables" has a crushing decision. Will all or some of them perform in the musical's opening night at the Kennedy Center? That's the night Donald Trum…
Cynthia Erivo led one of the best Tony Awards shows ever last night, showing off so much versatility and warmth they'll probably ask her back a couple more times. The Tony winner and Oscar n…
"Good Night and Good Luck" has just concluded its live performance on CNN. The story of how legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow stared down Senator Joseph McCarthy is more timely than eve…
Bill and Ted have been to outer space, but never to the Tony Awards. Until now. This Sunday, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will among the A list presenters on CBS for the annual Tony Awards a…
The Drama Desk Awards just concluded on Broadway. "Maybe Happy Ending" won Best Musical. "Purpose" won Best Play. They will certainly win at the Tony Awards next Sunday. There were ties all …
Broadway star Patti Lupone says she's sorry. Lupone is apologizing after the dreadful " and maybe racist " things she said about fellow performers Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis. The comment…
The first ever revival of the musical, "Chess," is coming to Broadway. But it may never get to the Kennedy Center. The main character is named Freddie Trumper, aka The American. Freddie is n…
Bang! The fall Broadway season is coming into focus now that we've survived the Tony Awards parade. Next up: Tony winner James Corden, who hosted a talk show more recently, is coming back to…
This is startling. Trump toadie Richard Grenell, now running the Kennedy Center into the ground, has been elected to Live Nation's board of directors. Under Grenell the Kennedy Center has lo…
It was good news and bad news last week on Broadway after Tony Awards nominations were announced. George Clooney and his "Good Night and Good Luck" rose to its all time high, $4 million. Tha…
Donald Trump and Richard Grenell have a problem. Most theater artists despise them. CNN reports that around a dozen members of the touring cast of "Les Miserables" won't perform on their ope…
The first casualty of the Tony Awards has arrived. "Redwood," a musical starring Idina Menzel, will shutter on May 18th. "Redwood" had mixed to poor reviews. It received not one Tony Award n…
The Tony Awards nominations begin rolling out at 8:30 this morning. In the mix potentially: George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin and other Hollywood stars. Will …