Theater
Chelsea Clinton Coming to Off Broadway (Actually to Chelsea-Clinton) with Musical Based on Her Children’s Book
Chelsea Clinton is coming to off Broadway. And in fact in the neighborhood of Chelsea Clinton.
The daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote a...
Theater
David Byrne’s Joyous “American Utopia” Keeps Making Sense on Broadway As a Hybrid Experimental Musical
It wasn't that long ago that David Byrne, of Talking Heads fame, and Alex Timbers were responsible for the unique landmark musical, "Here Lies...
Theater
Broadway Has a Major Hit in “The Sound Inside,” And an Early Tony Nominee for Best Actress in Mary Louise Parker
Sometimes the magic is there, everything works. The play is unexpectedly great, the star has a towering moment, the director bats a thousand with...
Theater
Broadway: Marisa Tomei Works Very Hard But Can’t Save an Alarmingly Pedestrian Reboot of Tennessee William’s “Rose Tattoo”
I am flummoxed by the new revival of Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo," which opens this week with Marisa Tomei as the sexy, confused...
Theater
Review: Controversial “Slave Play” Opens on Broadway, Begins with Graphic Sex Play, Ends with a Rape, Critics Love It
I did not care for "Slave Play." The only other writer who agrees with me it seems is Variety's Marilyn Stasio. The rest of...
Theater
“The Great Society” Opens on Broadway, “Succession” Star Brian Cox Gets A List Crowd Including Former US Senator Bill Bradley
I'm a little late to the table on the new Broadway hit, "The Great Society." That's because everyone got home late Tuesday night after...
Theater
Colin Donnell Left “Chicago Med” for a Good Reason: His Musical, “Almost Famous,” Has Opened to Raves in Pre-Broadway Tryout
Broadway actor Colin Donnell has lately been playing a doctor on "Chicago Med." That is, until they sent him away during the series opening...
Movies
Saying Goodbye to the Great Johnnie Planco at the Hallowed Players Club: Enough Actors to Make a Hit Movie
Last Thursday afternoon, on the way to the Emmy Awards, I stopped by the Players Club on Gramercy Park to say goodbye to a...