Saturday, September 7, 2024

Theater

Broadway: Helen Mirren vs. Carey Mulligan for Tony Award Best Actress, Different Plays, Same Director

I don't know how this is going to work, exactly. Much awarded and beloved director Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliott, etc) is bringing...

Broadway: Harvey Weinstein Will Open “Finding Neverland” in April for Tony Awards

Harvey Weinstein is bringing "Finding Neverland" to Broadway next spring. The April 8th opening will be right in time for the Tony Awards. Diane...

James Earl Jones, 83, is the Beating Heart of Broadway’s “You Can’t Take It With You”

James Earl Jones is only 83 years young. He's the beating heart at the center of Broadway's revival of Kaufman and Hart's "You Can't...

Theatre: “American Psycho” Musical Pulled from Scheduled Off Broadway Run

I was really looking forward to Patrick Bateman tap dancing while he chopped up various sex partners on stage this year. But Carole Rothman's...

UPDATE Joan Rivers: All Broadway Theaters Will Dim Lights Tonight after All

UPDATE Broadway League changed its mind after worst pr mistake in history. All Broadway houses will dim lights tonight for Joan Rivers. EARLIER Tonight,...

Broadway: Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy Bringing “Skylight” in Long Enough to Get Tony Awards

I believe I told you a few weeks ago that David Hare's hit production of "Skylight" would come from London to get some Tony...

Broadway: Neil Patrick Harris Exits “Hedwig” and Box Office Plummets

There may be a musical out there called "Hedwig and the Angry Producers." Tony winning star Neil Patrick Harris has left "Hedwig and the...

Cate Blanchett’s Hot NY Theater Ticket Draws Nicole Kidman, Oscar Isaac, And Lots of Luminaries

City Center Theater, West 55th St.: why is this block between Sixth and Seventh Avenues so crowded all of a sudden? I'll tell you...