Friday, April 19, 2024

Theater

New Broadway “Romeo and Juliet” Drops F Word on Poster in New Low, Jack Antonoff Doing the Music

Jack Antonoff is making his Broadway debut. The Grammy winning pop producer of Taylor Swift, Lana del Rey, and many others will supply music for a new Broadway production of...

Alicia Keys Self Releases New Single “Kaleidoscope” from Broadway Musical “Hell’s Kitchen”

You may have heard: Alicia Keys is debuting a Broadway musical this month. It's called "Hell's Kitchen." The show is the story of her life...

Monty Python Star John Cleese Says He’s Been Abandoned on the Road by His Concert Tour Promoter, Warns Future Clients Away

"Monty Python" star John Cleese is on a short tour to eclectic cities, from the West Coast to Medford, Massachusetts. The tour began just six...

Broadway, Can You Hear Me? The Who’s “Tommy” Returns Vibrant as Ever After 30 Years

I would guess a lot of people my age are suckers for The Who's rock opera, "Tommy." We loved it in 1969 as a...

Tony Awards On CBS Will Again Be Hosted by Ariana DeBose After Last Year’s Success

The Tony Awards are back on CBS on June 16th. This year's host will the same as last year's -- Ariana DeBose, an Oscar winner...

Broadway Review: “Water for Elephants” Musical Overcomes Book, Movie with The Flash–Grant Gustin –Leading a Real Circus to Victory

Thursday night, the elephants got their water on Broadway. A new musical based on the book and movie, Water for Elephants, stormed the Imperial Theater....

Broadway Shocker: Unheard Of Last Minute Entry “Illinoise” Could Topple Tony Awards With April Afternoon Opening

There's going to be a line outside the Park Avenue Armory today. That's where "Illinoise" is playing for another week. Theater fans are going to...

Review: Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli Make Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” More Timely Than You Could Imagine

Henrik Ibsen wrote "An Enemy of the People" in 1882. He could never guess how timely it would be in 2024 -- and in...

Al Pacino — Fresh Off Oscar Scandal — Announces Memoir to Be Published this Fall

Now we know why Al Pacino was a presenter at the Oscars. The Oscar and Emmy winner is publishing a memoir this fall, on October...

Exclusive: “A Star is Born” Musical Coming to Broadway with the Lady Gaga Hits

For a while there, Broadway was getting a musical called "A Star is Born." A script was being worked on, and Bill Condon was...

Song Sung Blue: Neil Diamond Broadway Musical Will Close in June After 18 Month Run

It's time to say goodbye to "Beautiful Noise." The Neil Diamond Broadway musical will shut down on June 30th after an 18 month run. It...