Friday, March 29, 2024

Theater

RIP Bobby Zarem, 84, NY’s Most Famous PR Guy, Promoted The Original “I Love New York”

I am heartbroken this morning at the news of Bobby Zarem's passing. All his friends around the world are. He's gone to Elaine's in...

Broadway: CBS Will Not Give Best Actors, Actresses Tony Awards on Air, Only on Streaming Special

The belated 2020 Tony Awards are coming this Sunday, but on CBS they will be an iffy deal. CBS is running a two hour special...

Broadway is Back! Four Musicals Re-open Tonight, and “Lackawanna Blues” Arrives

Broadway is back tonight! Four musicals are re-opening, and one new play is going to previews. Hallelujah! "Hamilton," "The Lion King," "Wicked," and "Chicago" are all...

Say It Three Times: “Beetlejuice” Is Coming Back to Broadway After “The Music Man” Chased it Away

Say it three times: "Beetlejuice" is coming back to Broadway. The hit musical exited Broadway in March 2020 because of the pandemic. But it was...

Broadway: Tony Awards Get Hosts in Audra McDonald, Leslie Odom Jr, “Book of Mormon” Gets a Cast and Maybe Some Editing

The 2020 Tony Awards  have hosts. Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom, Jr. are picking up the batons for  the CBS-Paramount Plus special night on...

Watch Sensational Video: “This Is Broadway” Welcomes Audience Home with Hamilton, Wicked, Lion King, Rare Angela Lansbury Clip

Play this video, and make it loud and big on your screens. Oprah Winfrey narrates "This Is Broadway," welcoming back audiences after 18 months...

Mel Brooks, 95, Zooms Into Hilarious East Hampton Celebration of “The Producers” with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick

Mel Brooks may be 95 years young but that didn't stop him from Zooming into East Hampton's Guild Hall celebration of his musical "The...

RIP Micki Grant, First African American Character on a Soap, Won Many Awards for Theater Work

Back in 1965, there had never been a full time character on an afternoon soap played by an African American woman. Then came Micki...