Sunday, June 21, 2026

Theater

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 the...

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

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...

Bryan Cranston Gives a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance in “Network,” A Play That Predicted Fox News 20 Years Before it Happened

Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky's greatest work was "Network," a screenplay for a movie that predicted Fox News twenty years before it happened. Chayefsky-- who...

Broadway Audiences At “Network” Cheer Bush, Obama, Clinton, Boo Donald Trump at End of Each Show

There's a lot going on in Ivo van Hove's "Network," which opens tonight on Broadway after a hit run in London's West End. For one...