Business
Broadway: “Wicked” Gets COVID, Cancels Performances, “MJ Michael Jackson Musical” Gets 3 Standing Ovations
There's a lot going on on Broadway.
"Wicked," the long running hit musical, has been hit with COVID. First they cancelled yesterday's shows (Saturday), now...
Theater
A Towering Loss: Stephen Sondheim Dies at 91, the Greatest Broadway Composer of Our Lifetime
The greatest living composer of Broadway shows, Stephen Sondheim, has died at age 91. The tributes will be pouring in from everywhere all night....
Theater
Drama: Black Female Playwright Pulls Play from Geffen Theater Over Undisclosed Incident Involving Actors
Domininque Morisseau is best known to Broadway audiences as the author of the book for the hit musical, "Ain't Too Proud," about the Temptations.
But...
government
Broadway Performer ID’d as Jan. 6th Oath Keeper, Arrested, Played Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Called Him a “Hero” in Interview
The Washington Post reports that an actor who calls himself James T. Justis is really James Beeks, and he was part of the January...
Business
Broadway: “Diana” Musical Opens to Scathing Reviews, Teeters on Closing Almost Immediately
At long last, "Diana: The Musical" has opened on Broadway like a meteor set to destroy the Earth.
The reviews are scathing. The New York...
Celebrity
UPDATED 11-15 : 95,000 People Have Signed a Petition to Keep James Corden Out of Movie of Broadway Hit “Wicked”
updated 11/15
The number is closing in on 95,000 now.
updated 11/8
Those change.org peeps are at it again!
Now 8,400 38,000 people have signed a petition to...
Theater
Broadway: Greg Kinnear Tapped to Replace Jeff Daniels in “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Well.
Jeff Daniels returned to "To Kill a Mockingbird" on Broadway for a short run, but his time up and producers have named a replacement.
Oscar...
Theater
Broadway: Bob Dylan Musical Still Headed for Tonys–in 2022, Michael Jackson Musical Hires a “Ringer” from Met Opera
I returned to the Belasco Theater on Saturday afternoon, my first show on Broadway since the start of the pandemic. It was also one...