Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Theater

Liza Minnelli All Star 75th Birthday Tribute Special With Joel Grey, Chita Rivera to Stream March 12th

Liza Minnelli is turning 75, how do you like that? For her 75th Birthday,  Liz will get an all star virtual celebration called "Love Letter...

Report: Broadway On Hold Until Summer or Fall, Six to Nine Months Says League President

Broadway will not be back before this summer or fall. That's what Broadway League president Charlotte St Martin said in an interview with Yahoo Finance...

Rest in Peace, Joe Allen: There’d Be No Restaurant Row without His Eponymous Eatery, and Orso, Bar Centrale

Joe Allen was no Elaine Kaufman. He wasn't sitting in his eatery on West 46th St. every night, entertaining and hosting the crowd. Sometimes...

Remember the Tony Awards? Now They’re Going to Vote in March for Nominations from Last October

This is turning into pretty good theater. The 2019-2020 Broadway season never really happened, remember? It stopped on March 13th because of the pandemic. A...

RIP The Amazing Cicely Tyson, Age 96, Award Winning Actress, Activist, Epitome of Ageless Grace and Elegance

“I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing,” her manager, Larry Thompson, said in...

RIP Phil Smith, 89, Longtime Head of the Shubert Organization, a Broadway Star in His Own Right

Phil Smith, the long time head of the Shubert Organization, and a Broadway star in his own right, has died at age 89. The...

Emma Thompson Will Play Mrs. Trunchbull in Movie “Matilda,” Even Though Men Have Always Played the Role on Stage

Harvey Fierstein, stand down. Emma Thompson has been cast as evil Mrs. Trunchbull, the deliciously malicious central antagonist in the movie version of Broadway's "Matilda." This...

Broadway: Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” Musical Closes for Good, Will Not Return After Pandemic, Will Get Movie Treatment

This is interesting. Yesterday, Paramount announced a film version of "Spamalot" directed by Casey Nicholaw. Today their theatrical division pulled the plug on the...