Saturday, January 11, 2025

Theater

Exclusive: Idina Menzel Used a TelePrompter to Sing “If/Then” Song on Tony Awards

There were lots of performances last night on the Tony Awards, all live, none lip synched. Everyone sang songs from the shows they're in...

Tony Awards: Audra McDonald Wins 6th Tony, Carole King Gets with the Program

What a night for the Tony Awards! Audra McDonald won her sixth statue, this time for Best Actress in a Play even though it...

Tony Awards: Carole King Will Be There Tonight as “Beautiful” Could Win

Carole King wouldn't come to the opening night of "Beautiful," a musical based on her life and classic songs. She finally did see the...

Broadway Update: “After Midnight” Will Close on June 29th, Other Shows to Follow

UPDATE JUNE 14TH: I wrote the following piece last Saturday. Now comes word that "After Midnight" will shutter on June 29th. What a shame,...

Tony Awards: Neil Patrick Harris Has Lost 21 Pounds So Far Playing “Hedwig”

They do say the camera adds at least 10 pounds. So viewers at home for Sunday night's Tony Awards (CBS, 8pm) may not be...

Clint Eastwood First Time Ever Appearance on Tony Awards, Hosted by Hugh Jackman

Multiple Oscar winner Clint Eastwood is about to 'make our day' with his first ever appearance on the Tony Awards. That's right, Dirty Harry...

Broadway News: Hugh Jackman, Holly Knight’s “Battlefield,” “On the Town”

Some notes from Broadway: Holly Knight wrote Pat Benatar's big hit "Love is a Battlefield." She also wrote Tina Turner's "Simply the Best" and...

Broadway: “Kinky Boots” Taking a Vacation as Univision Buys Out Theater for One Week

The Tony winning musical "Kinky Boots" is so hot that it finishes fourth every week at the box office after "Wicked," "The Lion King,"...