Thursday, December 26, 2024

Broadway: Honorary Tony Award Given to Comedian Alex Edelman Despite One Brief Credit

Alex Edelman is the toast of Broadway this morning. After one short run on Broadway in the summer of 2023, Edelman has been awarded an...

Tony Awards Nominations: “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Stereophonic” Tie for 13 Each, “Great Gatsby” Musical, “Wiz” Revival Shut Out

The 2024 Tony Nominations are out, and it's not great for "The Great Gatsby." The musical based on the famed novel by F Scott...

Broadway: Fleetwood Mac’s 70s Soap Opera is Now a Play Whether They Like it Or Not

I don't know what the surviving members of Fleetwood Mac have made of "Stereophonic." The play about a mid 70s rock band taking three years...

“Law & Order” Star Sam Waterston Cries, “I’m Not Retired!” at “Cabaret” Opening, Cynthia Nixon Predicts 4th Season of “And Just Like That”

EXCLUSIVE A lot of A-listers and stars packed their way into the two opening nights of "Cabaret" this weekend. The show is sizzling, so it's...

Broadway: Ouch! Drama League Awards Nominate Everything on the Boards Except “The Great Gatsby” Musical

On Broadway, The Drama League is not the Drama Desk. They're an outlier group like the National Board of Review that nominates everything so...

Broadway: Eddie Redmayne, Bebe Neuwirth, Entire Cast Thrilling in Spectacular London Import of “Cabaret”

By 10am you will not be able to get a ticket for the six month run of "Cabaret" on Broadway. The sensational revival, imported from...

Broadway: Alicia Keys’s Musical “Hell’s Kitchen” Is a High End Jukebox Musical with Soaring Voices

Alicia Keys's musical, "Hell's Kitchen" -- opening tonight -- could not have more entertaining performers. Does its story hold up? Not so much. But...

Broadway Heads Into a Week from Hell as a Dozen Shows Open for Tony Awards Eligibility

Last night I attended a press preview for Alicia Keys's lively Broadway musical, "Hell's Kitchen." The Shubert Theater was packed except for two house seats...