Theater
RIP Phil Smith, 89, Longtime Head of the Shubert Organization, a Broadway Star in His Own Right
Phil Smith, the long time head of the Shubert Organization, and a Broadway star in his own right, has died at age 89. The...
Movies
Emma Thompson Will Play Mrs. Trunchbull in Movie “Matilda,” Even Though Men Have Always Played the Role on Stage
Harvey Fierstein, stand down.
Emma Thompson has been cast as evil Mrs. Trunchbull, the deliciously malicious central antagonist in the movie version of Broadway's "Matilda."
This...
Theater
Broadway: Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls” Musical Closes for Good, Will Not Return After Pandemic, Will Get Movie Treatment
This is interesting. Yesterday, Paramount announced a film version of "Spamalot" directed by Casey Nicholaw. Today their theatrical division pulled the plug on the...
Movies
Monty Python Hit Broadway Musical “Spamalot” Will Be a Movie, But Will Original Cast (Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce, Tim Curry) Return?
The hit Monty Python musical, "Spamalot," played to sold out Broadway audiences for four years, from 2005 to 2009. It accrued 1,575 performances and...
Books
Copyrights End for 1925 Hits “The Great Gatsby,” “Mrs. Dalloway,” Songs by the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Ma Rainey, “Sweet Georgia Brown”
1925-- it was a very good year. It was the year F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby," Virgina Woolf issued "Mrs. Dalloway," Theodore...
Television
David Bowie’s Much Lauded Off Broadway Hit, “Lazarus,” Will Be Streamed Live This Weekend in Honor of His Birthday on an Obscure App
I had to read this information a couple of times-- I've translated it into English for you. (It was supposedly written in English.)
David Bowie's...
Theater
Broadway: The Year Ends with Botched Tony Nominations But No Tony Awards: Did They Forget?
2020 is almost over.
Hey wait-- what happened to the Tony Awards?
Well, the Tony season never really happened. Broadway closed back on March 12th. Shows...
Music
Justin Bieber Prepares for Live Stream New Year’s Eve Show to Promote Failing 2021 Ticket Sales for Tour
Justin Bieber is preparing for a live streamed New Year's Eve show tomorrow night, sponsored by T Mobile.
The question is: Why? And the answer...