Theater
Broadway: No Room for “Room” As Adrienne Warren-Led Musical Version of Oscar Film Pulled for Lack of Dough
It's not easy to put on a Broadway show, especially when it's a new play with tricky marketing.
And so "Room," the semi-musical play derived...
Theater
Broadway: “Funny Girl” Revival with Lea Michele Will Close in September After 18 Roller Coaster Months
"Funny Girl" has had a funny time on Broadway. But now, it's planning a farewell.
The first revival ever of the famed musical that starred...
Television
Netflix Maximizes Brand with “Stranger Things” Live Stage Play Prequel Story Coming to London’s West End
I was watching the great film, "The Reader," the other night and wondering what its director, Stephen Daldry, was up to.
Now we know: he's...
Music
The Other Funny Girl: Julie Benko, Broadway’s Most Valuable Player, Jazzes It Up with a Little Birdland Gumbo
Julie Benko: she's not a marquee name unless you're a fan of "Funny Girl" since it opened on Broadway almost a year ago. Benko...
Business
Broadway Theater Merger We Told You About 2 Weeks Ago Happens: Jujamcyn and Ambassador Marry
I told you on January 31st that Jujamcyn Theaters would merge with Britain's Ambassador Theater Group.
And it has happened this morning.
The St. James,...
Business
Broadway: Rumored Big Change in Theater Ownership Today as Curtain May Come Down on Jujamcyn After Many Standing Ovations
Five famous Broadway houses may be changing ownership today.
The rumor on the Rialto, as the late Earl Wilson would say, is that Jujamcyn...
Celebrity
Madonna Movie Cancelled at Universal Pictures Says Report, But We Kinda Knew, That Didn’t We?
The Madonna movie ain't happening.
Variety says Universal has cancelled the project, which was announced two years ago. The reason given is Madonna's world tour.
But...
Theater
Review: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Brooks Turn in a Resounding Version of “The Piano Lesson”
I'm sorry it took so long for me to get to LaTanya Richardson Jackson's "The Piano Lesson." Now that I've seen her take on...