Sunday, November 24, 2024

Theater

Broadway Had a Bad Xmas Week Despite Huge Times Square Crowds, “Some Like it Not” But Not Enough

Times Square is overflowing with people. And Elmo's. The grotesque pedestrian mall has brought looky-loo's from all over, but they're not going to Broadway....

Exclusive: Jennifer Hudson Surprises Common, Cast Backstage at Broadway Hit “Riverside and Crazy”

The audience at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theater turned out en masse for actor/rapper Common making his debut in the hit, Between Riverside and Crazy....

Broadway: Tony Winner “Strange Loop” and “1776” Revival Cancel Shows for Illness, Other Shows Use Standbys

It's 2:28pm. A half hour ago, two Broadway shows didn't start their matinees. According to Twitter account BroadwayCovers, both "A Strange Loop" and "1776"...

Review: Wendell Pierce’s Willy Loman Reinvents Greatest American Drama, “Death of a Salesman”

Almost four years ago I ran into the great actor Wendell Pierce sitting in the lobby of the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles...

Broadway: Good News, Bad News as “Funny Girl” Breaks Record, Two Shows to Close

Broadway is surviving the kinda recession, pandemic, and bad weather with good news, bad news. "Funny Girl" has gone from a disaster to a blockbuster...

Broadway: Sondheim’s “Merrily” Will Roll Along Next Fall, Skipping 2023 Tony Awards

There will not be a Sondheim vs. Sondheim cage match at the 2023 Tony Awards, after all. Stephen Sondheim's "Merry We'll Roll Along" will come...

Fake New Sondheim Show for Broadway with Bernadette Peters, Nathan Lane Announced on Twitter by Hoaxer

Earlier today, the Broadway crowd got very excited for a few precious minutes. On Twitter came the news that an unproduced show by the...

Broadway Review: Everyone’s Favorite Movie “Some Like It Hot” Finally Becomes a Terrific Musical

The Shubert Theater was ringing with ovations and applause Sunday night. That's because everyone's favorite comedy, Billy Wilder's 1959 hit, "Some Like it Hot," finally...