Theater

Sting’s Big Night in Hollywood: “The Last Ship” Sets Sail in Triumphant Return, Rebuilt and Seaworthy

There was always a problem with Sting's Broadway musical, "The Last Ship." Even though the music was par excellence, the songs beyond deliciously hummable,...

Madonna Cancels Another Show, This Time in Lisbon, With 45 Minutes Notice, Hopes to Return Tomorrow (“Fingers Crossed”)

Madonna is certainly suffering from her blown out knee. She cancelled another show, this time in Lisbon last night with 45 minutes notice. She...

Winter Is Here: Broadway Shows Face January Chill with Big Drops for Long Running Shows Like “Lion King,” “Mormon,” “Wicked”

Winter, as they say on Game of Thrones, is here. On Broadway the January chill has set in after three weeks of big holiday box...

Exclusive: Broadway Great Frank Langella will Direct and Co-Star with Ageless Hot-as-a-Pistol Elaine May in “Love Letters” Off Broadway

No one is more "in" right now than Elaine May. At age 87, she's just won a Tony Award for "The Waverly Gallery," she's...

Is the New West Side Story Cursed? Second Actor Sidelined by Injury and Replaced, Opening Date Pushed Back, Creative Team Still Up in Air

The new version of "West Side Story" was supposed to open on Broadway on February 6th. But then the actor who plays Tony, Isaac Powell,...

Review: Sandra Bernhard, A One Woman Celebration of Life, Greets the New Year with Her 10th Anniversary at Joe’s Pub

"Welcome to Kremlin West!" Aglitter in a sequined sheath, Sandra Bernhard took the Joe’s Pub stage...

Shakespeare Gets a Raw Deal in 2019: Netflix “The King” Movie Drops His Name, “West Side Story” Cuts Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene

William Shakespeare is having a bad year. First, Netflix's "The King," starring Timothee Chalamet, dropped his name and all reference to him in the advertising....

Broadway: “Jagged Little Pill” Gets No Bounce from Opening, “Beetlejuice” Will Close Next June, Tony Goldwyn Heads to “Inheritance”

Busy week on Broadway with last week's box office numbers just in. "Jagged Little Pill," based on Alanis Morissette's shrieky album from the mid 1990s,...

Exclusive Broadway Shocker: New “West Side Story” with Avant Garde Choreographer Adds Tony Winner Sergio Trujillo as “Consultant”

EXCLUSIVE: The new "West Side Story" is supposed to start previews tomorrow. I'm told that the avant garde choreographer hired for the production-- Anne Teresa De...

Broadway: “Jagged Little Pill” Awaits Push from Reviews with Tickets on Discount And Plenty Available Through New Year’s

Alannis Morissette's famous album, "Jagged Little Pill," opens on Broadway tonight. Producers are crossing their fingers for exultant reviews to spur ticket buying by...