Theater
Broadway Review: Bernadette Peters Makes You Wish That “Hello, Dolly!” Would Never Go Away Again
It's too bad they don't give Tony Awards to replacement actors. Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber, opening tonight officially in the post-Bette Midler "Hello,...
Theater
Harry Connick’s Talk Show Cancelled, But He Knew: Singer Opens in “The Sting” Musical Next Month Heading to Broadway
Don't cry for Harry Connick, Jr. Today his talk show was cancelled, although it will still run into the summer. Harry's show reminded me...
Movies
#MeToo Sweeps Through Movies, Plays: Famed Playwright Severed from Off Broadway Theater, Universal Fires Marketing Exec, Puts Another on Leave
The #MeToo movement continues to sweep through show biz. I'm hearing that at one record company a serious investigation is ongoing. If it pans...
Theater
Theater Review: Dramatically Innovative “Flight” from Edinburgh Lands Safely in New York
The McKittrick Hotel is well known for unusual theatrical events—cue the long-running immersive Sleep No More. Now fresh from Edinburgh’s International Arts Festival comes...
Theater
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Make L.A. Stage Debut in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” This June
Tom Hanks? The last time we saw him on stage was Broadway, and Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy." He was just terrific, of course.
Now Tom...
Theater
Broadway’s Winter Doldrums Continue: “Hello, Dolly!” Falls Well Below $1 Mil Mark as Box Drops 22%
The Broadway winter doldums are here. It's a long way until March 15th, when new shows will kick in. So the old shows must...
Theater
Tragedy: Broadway Great Jan Maxwell, Double Tony Award Nominee in 2010, Passes Away at 61
Jan Maxwell, one of the great Broadway stars, has died at age 61 from cancer according to reports. Twitter is starting to fill with...
Theater
Broadway Box Office: “Hello, Dolly!” Without Bette Midler Falls to Earth, Is Audra McDonald Next to Join Show?
The party is over at the Shubert Theater.
"Hello,Dolly!" without Bette Midler has fallen back to Earth at the box office.
The show averaged $2.4 million...