Friday, November 15, 2024

Theater

Dusty Springfield Getting the New York Musical Treatment this Fall

The late wonderful, astounding Dusty Springfield is finally coming to near-Broadway. Writer-performer-producer Kirsten Holly Smith will play her in a show at New World...

Katie Holmes Already Has a Broadway Play Lined Up

Katie Holmes has not let one minute pass since her quickie divorce. She's already lined up a Broadway play. Jack O'Brien is set to...

Stephen King-John Mellencamp Musical — Panned Already–Persists to NYC

Did you know that Stephen King and John Mellencamp teamed up for a musical recently? It's called "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," and it...

Cyndi Lauper’s Broadway Musical Gets “American Idiot” Star

Cyndi Lauper's Broadway musical--the movie "Kinky Boots" on stage--has gotten a cast. Stark Sands, of "American Idiot," will co-star with Billy Porter. The whole...

Exclusive: Sigourney Weaver Doing Durang Play This Fall Before “Avatar” Sequels

Exclusive: Add Sigourney Weaver's name to the list of movie stars heading to off or or on Broadway shortly (Alec Baldwin and Jake Gyllenhaal...

John Travolta Skips New York Premiere Party for “Savages”

John Travolta came to the theater and took pictures, but he was a conspicuous no-show for the after party in New York for "Savages."...

Nora Ephron Has Died At Age 71

Nora Ephron has died at age 71 from myeloid leukemia. Here's the New York Times obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/movies/nora-ephron-essayist-screenwriter-and-director-dies-at-71.html?_r=1&hp New York has lost some amazing women in...

Lily Rabe is The New Queen of Shakespeare in the Park

Lily Rabe stole the show last night as Rosalind in "As You Like It," the 50th anniversary production of New York's Shakespeare in the...