Theater

Broadway Box Office Struggling as Only 2 Shows Played at 100% Capacity Last Week

If you're looking for signs of a recession, or even worries about Times Square, last week's Broadway grosses may provide some answers.

Theater Review: Everything’s Better than Fine at One Man Show from Former “SNL” Writer Doug McGrath

I often feel when I read memoirs or see one-actor shows like "Everything's Fine" that I've led a sheltered life. In 1971, Doug McGrath was...

NYC’s Stunning David Geffen Hall Opens with All Star Show Including Alicia Keys, “Hamilton,” Sara Bareilles, with Geffen, Barry Diller, Chuck Schumer, Mayor Adams in Attendance

It was a throwback night of celebration in New York tonight as Lincoln Center opened its stunning new David Geffen Hall with an A...

Broadway: “Top Dog/Underdog” Returns Even More Triumphant 20 Years Later, Corey Hawkins in Knockout Performance

When a show is good or bad coming to Broadway, you can smell it. Certainly the aroma of success was in the...

RIP Broadway Composer Lucy Simon, 82, Wrote “The Secret Garden,” Sister of Carly

I'm very sad to report the death of Lucy Simon, Broadway composer of "The Secret Garden" and "Dr. Zhivago." She was also the older...

Patti Lupone Gives Up Equity Card, Indicating Possible Retirement from US Theater Career

I guess Patti Lupone has had enough. The mega Broadway star Tweeted this morning that she's turned in her Equity card, meaning...

Broadway: Lea Michele “Funny Girl” Scores Highest Week Yet, Enters Rare 100% Club

Lea Michele has proven to be everything producers hoped for with her arrival at "Funny Girl." Last week,...

Broadway: Tony Winner “A Strange Loop,” by the Other Michael Jackson, Closing After Less than a Year

There were two Michael Jackson musicals in the last Broadway season. One was a hit, and the other is closing after less...

RIP Angela Lansbury, Beloved, Legendary Actress from “Manchurian Candidate” to “Sweeney Todd” to “Murder She Wrote”

Angela Lansbury was maybe the most popular actress in American history and one of the most gifted. She's passed away today at...

Bad Andrew Lloyd Webber: Composer/Producer Bringing Reinvented Cancelled West End Show to Broadway

It was only a few months ago there were protests in the West End of London against Andrew Lloyd Webber.