Theater
Broadway League Cancels All Shows Today, A Half Hour Before Matinees Begin
The Broadway League had to acquiesce to Bill deBlasio and cancel all shows today-- a half hour before scheduled 2pm matinees. deBlasio only announced...
Celebrity
UPDATE Bette Midler Confirms “So Excited” to Star in “Hello, Dolly!” Next Year (Scott Rudin Producing)
TUESDAY 6:30am UPDATE Bette Midler says on Twitter she's "so excited" to star next year on Broadway in "Hello Dolly!"
Jerry Zaks will direct. Warren...
Celebrity
Source: Alan Rickman Had Pancreatic Cancer, And Not For Very Long– Came to NY in December
EXCLUSIVE We are all saddened by Alan Rickman's passing yesterday since no one -- almost no one-- knew he was ill.
Sources tell me Rickman...
Celebrity
Mike Nichols Tears Up Talking About Meryl Streep in Wonderful PBS American Masters Doc
I guess it had to be something from Elaine May, his oldest friend, and their mutual pal, Julian Schlossberg. On January 29th, PBS will...
Theater
Broadway: “School of Rock” Breaks House Record, But One Kid Is Already Being Replaced Because He’s Too Old
Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats" ran for about 2000 years at the Winter Garden Theater. But this past week, his rambunctious and wildly fun "School...
Theater
91 Year Old Fiddler on the Roof Co-Writer Sheldon Harnick: Donald Trump “Shouldn’t See the Show…He Should Play the Constable”
We are, of course, in awe of 91 year old Sheldon Harnick, lyricist for one of the greatest of all Broadway musicals, "Fiddler...
Theater
Broadway: “Color Purple” Scores a Huge Hit Opening with Jennifer Hudson and Overnight Star Cynthia Erivo
"The Color Purple" played on Broadway from 2005 to 2008 and no one really liked it. Good actors appeared in it, including Fantasia, and...
Music
Broadway: NY Times Critic Jumps the Gun, Raves About “Color Purple” Two Days Early
Whoops. We don't have to wait til Thursday night to see what Ben Brantley thinks about the "revival" of "The Color Purple" on Broadway.
This...