Thursday, January 16, 2025

Theater

Neil Diamond Will Follow Carole King onto Broadway with Brill Building Musical, But It Won’t Be So Easy This Time

Carole King has had a huge hit with her Broadway musical, "Beautiful," even though it may be winding down soon. King's songs with Gerry...

Broadway: Liberace Musical Based on HBO Movie “Behind the Candelabra” Finally on the Way, Producers Want Bradley Cooper

Liberace and his glittering pianos are finally on track for Broadway. For the last couple of years, movie producer David Permut--who just produced the all-star...

Broadway Summer Turns Nasty as “The Cher Show,” “King Kong,” “The Prom” Join Several Other Big Ticket Shows Unable to Make It

Summer can be cruel on Broadway -- especially if there are no Tony Awards in mid June for shows that are suffering at the...

Best Part of All-Star Mueller “Investigation” Play: Watching Kevin Kline Loving John Lithgow’s Performance as Sincerely Befuddled Trump

One thing the 17 actors on stage at Riverside Church couldn't see last night as they performed Robert Schenkkan's "The Investigation": the looks on...

Watch 18 A List Actors — Including John Lithgow, Annette Bening, Kevin Kline– Perform “The Investigation” Taken from the Mueller Report

I attended this extraordinary performance last night at the magnificent Riverside Church on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Annette Bening is the host. John Lithgow...

Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” is Finally Being Added to Broadway Musical of Same Name, on Its 55th Anniversary

First of all, it's hard to believe "Pretty Woman" is still playing on Broadway. It got no Tony nods at all. Nothing. Not for...

Tony Awards Go to “Hadestown,” “The Ferryman,” But Without Stars, Ratings Crash

Sunday night's Tony Awards crashed in the ratings. This should not have come as a surprise to anyone. Going in we knew that would...

Broadway: Chita Rivera Awards: If You’re a “Fosse/Verdon” Fan, You Shoulda Been There as Dance Wins Went to “Hadestown,” “Cher Show,” and even...

For as long as I've known her, Patty Watt, daughter of late great theater critic Douglas Watt, has been honoring Broadway performers. Leading up...