Thursday, November 14, 2024

Theater

Broadway: New Revival of “On the Town” Scores a Home Run with “Overnight” star Tony Yazbeck

New York, New York, a helluva town, the Bronx is up and the Battery's down. New York, New York, what a wonderful town. Those words...

Bruce Springsteen Leads Standing Ovation for Sting Musical “Last Ship” Preview on Broadway

Quite a night, last night, I'm told, at the preview for Sting's musical The Last Ship" on Broadway. Bruce Springsteen led the standing ovation...

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane Score a Major and Hilarious Hit with “It’s Only a Play”

First of all, with such huge box office -- $1.2 million a week-- before the show even opened, "It's Only a Play" was the...

Broadway: Sting Books Jimmy Fallon for Hit Show “The Last Ship,” Sets Sail for Previews

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: Sting and the cast of "The Last Ship" are booked onto the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for October 16th. A few people...

Broadway Barks: Brit Import “Curious Incident” Opens to Raves with 25 Year Old First Timer in Lead

Alex Sharp is from Devon, England and had no theater training until he was accepted into Juilliard's acting program. Last March the 25 year...

Gwyneth Paltrow, Neil Patrick Harris Check out Blythe Danner’s “Country House”

There was an excellent star turnout last night to see Blythe Danner in "The Country House." Her daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow, an actress, hit the...

Johnny Carson, the Musical? Joan Rivers, Ed McMahon Among Characters in Broadway Workshop Production

Remember that book about Johnny Carson by the late talk show host's lawyer, Henry Bushkin? Well, Bushkin has decided to turn it into a...

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...