Theater
RIP Tom Stoppard: Brilliant, Award Winning Playwright Dies at 88, Oscar and Tony Winner for “Shakespeare in Love,” Others
Magnificent playwright Tom Stoppard has died in London at age 88.
A statement from United Agents said: "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved client and friend, Tom...
government
Kennedy Center: “Christmas in Belfast” Starts Tonight, Has Few Takers, Same for “Christ” Concert as Trump Takeover Shunned
Tonight at the Kennedy Center, "Christmas in Belfast" starts shows through Sunday.
Want to go? Why not? The theater is brimming with available tickets at...
Business
UPDATED Broadway: $27 Mil “Queen of Versailles,” Musical Will Close January 4th After Terrible Reviews Sent Box Office Reeling
UPDATED WEDS 3:25pm: Hard figures show that once reviews came out, "Queen of Versailles" plummeted. They went from just over $1 million to $877K....
Movies
Daniel Craig Will Shake Off Bond, Benoit Blanc Re-creating “Othello” With David Oyelowo from Famed Off Broadway Production
Daniel Craig will finally get to do his favorite project.
In 2016, he played Iago to David Oyelowo's "Othello" off Broadway at the New York...
Music
UPDATE: Kennedy Center Tickets for Everything, Including Christmas Holiday Shows, Aren’t Selling at All
I told you yesterday that the Kennedy Center's holiday show, "Noel: Jesus is Born!" was a dud at the box office.
This afternoon, there are...
Theater
Kennedy Center’s Big “Christ is Born!” Show, Hastily Announced by Trump Stooge Richard Grenell, Not Selling Tickets (Exclusive)
Poor Richard Grenell.
He's driven the Kennedy Center into the ground.
A stooge for Donald Trump, Grenell has seen Kennedy Center ticket sales plummet all year...
Celebrity
Tom Hanks Play Opens to Mixed-Negative Reviews (Except the NY Times), Celeb Pals Martin Short, Meryl Streep Hit Opening Night
Tom Hanks's play "This World of Tomorrow" opened off Broadway last night.
The reviews were mixed to not good. The Washington Post headline is The...
Celebrity
Sting Bringing His Musical “The Last Ship” to NY’s Metropolitan Opera House After Stops in Paris, Brisbane, Amsterdam
Sting is a music man for all seasons.
The rock star of stars opened his Broadway musical, "The Last Ship," back in October 2014.
Now it...
Business
Broadway Box Office Boffo: Up to Highest Level Since Late June with $40 Million Take, Maybe the Canadians Came Back After All!
Boffo Broadway last week at the box office!
Total was $40.7 million, up more than $7 million from last week. Not bad.
"Hamilton" with Leslie Odom...
Music
Sting Gets a Cold: Reschedules Two Shows in Florida, Hoping to Make Surprise Appearance This Week in New York
Listen, Sting never cancels a show.
But two in Florida -- tomorrow and Tuesday -- had to be rescheduled because he says he's under the...
Theater
Tom Hanks Off Broadway Play Starts to Sell Out as Prices Are Slashed 57% to Normal Numbers: Now You Can Be Taken to The...
I told you a couple of times this season, tickets to Tom Hanks's off Broadway play were not selling.
Two time Oscar winner Hanks has...