Thursday, January 2, 2025

Theater: John Legend Will Produce Joe Morton Starring as Dick Gregory Off Broadway

The coolest political humorist of all, Dick Gregory, is about to get profiled in an off Broadway play. John Legend and his producing partner Mike...

Broadway: Tony Awards Race Sharpens with Laura Benanti’s Sublime “She Loves Me” Turn

Broadway musical revivals? The race is on, with "The Color Purple" and its stars Cynthia Erivo and Jennifer Hudson getting hot competition. Laura Benanti...

#BroadwaySoBlack: “Eclipsed” Joins “Hamilton,” “The Color Purple,” “Shuffle Along” in a Historic Tony Awards Race

You never know what's going to pan out in a Broadway season. But now the Public Theater has sent us the likely Best Play...

Broadway: “Hughie” With Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker Closing Ten Weeks Early

The bar is closing for Eugene O'Neill's "Hughie" revival starring Forest Whitaker. The production will close on March 27th, ten weeks earlier than planned. It's...

Broadway: Sally Field Plots Return in “The Glass Menagerie” 12 Years After Hit DC Run

EXCLUSIVE Sally Field-- we really, really like her. She has two Oscars ("Norma Rae" and "Places in the Heart"-- rent 'em now) and three...

Tony Winner James Corden, of Late Late Show, Is Hosting the Tony Awards This Year– Hooray!

Great news. James Corden is hosting the Tony Awards this year. Well, of course he is. Corden, himself a Tony winner, already hosts CBS's...

Broadway Legend Hal Prince, 87, Will Not Direct “The Band’s Visit” After All

It seemed a little overambitious, even for a Broadway legend. Hal Prince, 87, was going to direct a new musical, based on the movie...

Matthew Morrison Leaves “Finding Neverland” But the Show Has Plenty of “Glee” to Spare

I wondered what was going on with "Finding Neverland" at the Lunt Fontanne. Last night I stopped in to see Broadway star Tony Yazbeck...