Celebrity
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 by the court to stop...
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...
Celebrity
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...
Theater
Tony Awards Snub Hollywood: No Laurie Metcalf, Adrien Brody, Don Cheadle, Ayo Edibiri, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric, “Dog Day” Actors
The Tony Awards don't like Broadway stars and they proved it this morning.
The nominations are out, and they are brutal.
Laurie Metcalf could have gone...
Theater
Broadway Blaze Sends “Book of Mormon” Into Time Out: End of a 15 Year Run for Irreverent Hit Musical Unless “Beaches” Closes
Bad news on Broadway today.
A three alarm fire has shut down the Eugene O'Neill Theater today, and for the foreseeable future.
This means no shows...
Theater
Broadway: Drama Critics Skip Best Musical Category in Disappointing Year, Gives Alden Ehrenreich Best Overall Performance
It's been a terrible year for original musicals on Broadway.
"Lost Boys," "Beaches," carrying the cake across Central Park, and so on barely hold...
Theater
“Chicago” Has Highest Weekly Gross Ever in Its 30 Years on Broadway thanks to Reality Stars Mark Ballas, Whitney Leavitt
You have to hand it to Broadway producers Fran and Barry Weissler.
The musical, "Chicago," just had its biggest weekly box office ever. Ever!...