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Tony Awards Ratings Lower Than Hoped for, Same as Last Year But Without Any Competition, Viewers Began Tuning Out at Around 9PM (Video)
It's good news and bad news for this year's Tony Awards.
Ratings were the same as last year - 5 million viewers.
The difference is that this year there was no...
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Review: Sting Docks Thrilling New Version of “The Last Ship” at Metropolitan Opera, with Shaggy and an Eye Popping Production
"The Last Ship" has docked at the Metropolitan Opera for just nine performances.
Sting's Broadway musical, with a Tony nominated score, opened last night for...
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Tony Awards: Two Words That Were Avoided on Stage “Scott Rudin” Not Recognized by “Salesman” Winners or “Mormon” Tribute
The two words you didn't hear on stage at last night's Tony Awards.
They were "Scott Rudin."
The producer of "The Book of Mormon" and also...
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Sunday’s Tony Awards Set for Huge Ratings with Dozens of Stars from Host Pink to Opening Number by “Evan Hansen” Writers with 170 Performances
Sunday's Tony Awards on CBS are set for huge ratings.
The show has no sports competition or anything else of note running against it. Luckily,...
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Trump Stopped from Renaming, Closing Kennedy Center by Judge –His Response Feels Like a Surrender for Now: “I have no interest in continuing”
Let's cut to the chase.
Donald Trump is surrendering his campaign to rename the Kennedy Center and to shut it down for renovations.
He's been forced...
Theater
Broadway: Tony Awards Get a Boost from “Book of Mormon” 15th Year Reunion, Plus “Chess” Checkmated Will Close Early in June
First, the good news:
"The Book of Mormon" will celebrate its 15th anniversary on the Tony Awards June 7th on CBS.
A live performance will feature...
Business
Broadway Saying Goodbye to “Beaches,” “Death Becomes Her,” with “Six” Sure to Be Next, “Moulin Rouge” Already Announced After Tough Season
Broadway is contracting pretty fast.
It had already been announced that "Moulin Rouge" would shut down at the end of August.
Then "Death Becomes Her," based...
Theater
Broadway: “Chicago” Box Office Drops by $1 Million, “Beaches” and “Six” Dire, “Stranger Things” Struggles, “Mormon” Disappears
The news from Broadway is not that great from this past week.
"Chicago" fell back to Earth, dropping by $1 million after the departure of...
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Weird Al Yankovic is Getting a Broadway Musical with Original Songs, Directed by Tony Winner Alex Timbers
Now, this is a show I'd like to see.
Weird Al Yankovic is coming to Broadway with a new musical.
He's written the songs with Scott...
Movies
Remembering the Great Rex Reed, Acerbic Film and Theater Critic, Performer, Raconteur, Who’s Left Us Too Soon at Age 87
Wow.
I did not think I'd wake up to this sad news. Rex Reed is gone. He was 87, and he was a New York...
Theater
Broadway’s Already Fading “Book of Mormon” Will Be Closed at Least Through May 17th After Fire Damages Eugene O’Neill Theater
The Broadway Mormons will not be ringing doorbells for a couple of weeks.
The Tony winning "Book of Mormon" will be shuttered at least until...