Friday, January 10, 2025

Theater

‘Gigi’ Is Now a Disney-fied Musical So Vanessa Hudgens Isn’t Being Paid to Be A Concubine

It may be a little hard to explain what's going on in "Gigi" to the kids in the audience. Disney "High School Musical" star...

Broadway Review: “Hand to God” Writer Takes His Own Bow– “I am an American playwright!”

The path to the Tony Award season took a curve last night as Richard Askins' original play, "Hand to God," was such a hit...

Radio City Spring Spectacular Is Finally Exactly That, Thanks to Harvey Weinstein

You want bang for your buck? We got it last night at the opening of Radio City's Spring Spectacular starring Laura Benanti, Derek Hough,...

Broadway: “Heidi” Opens to Raves As Stars Take Public Bus to After Party

Wendy Wasserstein's deep and funny 1989 play "The Heidi Chronicles" opened last night on Broadway to cheers and raves, with "Mad Men" star Elisabeth...

Russell Simmons Bringing Rap’s Golden Age to Broadway in “The Scenario”

Stand back, Broadway. Here comes rap, again. This time Russell Simmons, creator of DefJam, philanthropist and tastemaker, is bring rap's golden age to what...

Sienna Miller Killing it In “Cabaret,” Trying Not to Get Killed: She’s Been Punched, and Cut in the Eye

Sienna Miller is killing it in "Cabaret" on Broadway. She's also trying not to get killed. So far, in the last 10 days, she...

Helen Mirren Could Be First Actress to Win Oscar and Tony for Playing Same Character

Helen Mirren is really as Queen Elizabeth II. (She's also played Elizabeth I, mind you.) First she won an Oscar for "The Queen." Now...

Broadway: Larry David’s “Fish” Gets Fried by Critics, Plus All Press Banned from Opening

No photos from last night's premiere of "Fish in the Dark" on Broadway. All press was banned, including all photographers. "No photo op," the...