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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Theater

Theatre: “Billy Elliott” Director Stephen Daldry Will Have 3– Yes 3– Plays This Spring

If you want to have lunch with "Billy Elliott" director Stephen Daldry, I'd say do it now. Very shortly he will be too busy...

Broadway: Ain’t Nothing Like “The Real Thing” as Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ewan McGregor Make Debuts

It's 30 years since Mike Nichols directed Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Christine Baranski and Peter Gallagher in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing." Cynthia Nixon...

Nathan Lane’s New Job Means It’s Official: Broadway Smash Hit It’s Only A Play Really Does Close January 4th

If you thought there was a fervor for tickets to "It's Only a Play" on Broadway with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, it's going...

(Video) Sting Musical “The Last Ship”: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Robert DeNiro Make Opening Night

First the good news. The New York Times review of "The Last Ship," Sting's original musical-- the only new original musical this season not...

Broadway: Sting’s “Last Ship” Tightens Up for a Big Hit Sunday Launch

"The Last Ship" is ready to sail. I stopped in to see a Tuesday night performance of Sting's musical, directed by Joe Mantello, last...

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...