Celebrity
Watch 18 A List Actors — Including John Lithgow, Annette Bening, Kevin Kline– Perform “The Investigation” Taken from the Mueller Report
I attended this extraordinary performance last night at the magnificent Riverside Church on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Annette Bening is the host. John Lithgow...
Music
Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” is Finally Being Added to Broadway Musical of Same Name, on Its 55th Anniversary
First of all, it's hard to believe "Pretty Woman" is still playing on Broadway. It got no Tony nods at all. Nothing. Not for...
Theater
Tony Awards Go to “Hadestown,” “The Ferryman,” But Without Stars, Ratings Crash
Sunday night's Tony Awards crashed in the ratings. This should not have come as a surprise to anyone. Going in we knew that would...
awards
Broadway: Chita Rivera Awards: If You’re a “Fosse/Verdon” Fan, You Shoulda Been There as Dance Wins Went to “Hadestown,” “Cher Show,” and even...
For as long as I've known her, Patty Watt, daughter of late great theater critic Douglas Watt, has been honoring Broadway performers. Leading up...
Theater
Broadway: Glenda Jackson in “King Lear” Will Close Day of Tony Awards, More 2019 Box Office Disappointments Sure to Follow
Producer Scott Rudin gambled a lot on Glenda Jackson playing "King Lear" on Broadway. He lost. The production has announced its final performance will...
Theater
Broadway: Six Time Tony Winner Literally Fought “The Good Fight” to be in “Frankie and Johnny,” CBS Kept Her from Signing On
The good news is that Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald sizzle in "Frankie and Johnny," Terrence McNally's classic two hander about a short order...
Theater
Theater: LA Gets a Blast of New York from Broadway’s Stephen Schwartz with Perfomances by Megan Hilty, Idina Menzel, Others
Stephen Schwartz, composer of “” Wicked,” Godspell,” “Pippin,” “Enchanted,” “The Prince of Egypt,” “Pocohantas,” “and so much more well deserves all the accolades he...
Theater
UPDATE Once Powerhouse “Book of Mormon” Has Third Bad Week in a Row as Broadway Box Office Continues Slump
UPDATE I told you last week that the once powerful "Book of Mormon" had gone on discount at ticket brokers, and there are lots...