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Michael Jackson Broadway Musical Postponed From This Fall to Summer 2020 to Avoid Association with Documentary

The Michael Jackson Broadway musical "Don't Stop til You Get Enough" has been postponed from its Fall 2019 opening to Summer 2020. Pulitzer Prize winner...

Day O! The Life of Harry Belafonte Is Coming to Broadway, Role of a Lifetime for Whoever Gets to Play Him

Day O! The life of the legendary Harry Belafonte is coming to Broadway. Ken Davenport, who produced "Once on this Island" and "Spring Awakening," has...

Grammy Awards Will Salute Motown’s 60th Anniversary with TV Special Taped Two Days After Show

Maybe the greatest TV Music special ever was "Motown 25," taped back in 1983. That's when Michael Jackson moonwalked across the stage to "Billie...

“Hello, Dolly!” Opens in Los Angeles to Raves, and Wow, Wow, Wow with Betty Buckley in Carol Channing’s Signature Role

Betty Buckley, playing Dolly Gallagher Levi in the National Tour of “Hello Dolly”, proves she is...

Broadway’s Mid Winter Gift: Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano Nail Sam Shepard’s Classic Play, “True West”

I feel at this point I've seen a lot of people in Sam Shepard's great play, "True West." John Malkovich, Randy Quaid, Philip Seymour...

NOT For the Tony Awards: 6 Time Tony Winner Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon Will Hit Broadway in May 2019

With all the star power that piles up for the Tony Awards, here's an announcement apart from the big show. Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon...

RIP: The Original Dolly Levi, Sparkling Broadway Legend Carol Channing, Dies at Age 97

Long before Bette Midler charged thousands of dollars to see her on Broadway, there was an original Dolly Levi. Carol Channing, who created...

Broadway Record: “Hamilton” First Ever to Gross $4 Mil in One Week, Thanks to Kennedy Center Honors, Takes in $1 Mil More Than It Technically Can

Today I received dueling press releases for Broadway plays. Either "To Kill a Mockingbird" is the biggest grossing play of all time, or "Harry...

Broadway Review: A New, Re-worked “To Kill a Mockingbird” Has Characters Speaking Up, Drawing Conclusions, Taking Swings

This is not your momma's Harper Lee. Aaron Sorkin has famously re-worked "To Kill a Mockingbird," drawing on minute parts of the original novel and...

Broadway Tony Award Chess Game: “Network” With Bryan Cranston’s Sizzling Performance Extends til Next April, Goes Against “To Kill a Mockingbird”

This does not come as a surprise. "Network," with Bryan Cranston's sizzling star performance, has extended its run on Broadway through next April 28th, which...