Theater
Broadway: Joy Mangano Will Mop it Up with Broadway Musical Based On Her Life
You can hear it now: Joy Mangano will be mopping it up soon with a Broadway musical of her own. The QVC star who...
Theater
Broadway: No “Hangmen” This Season, Bruce Springsteen Back Like He Never Left, “Hello, Dolly!” Falls Back to Earth
Bruce Springsteen is back on Broadway after a month away, and all is well again.
Bruce played four shows last week and made $1.9 million....
Theater
Broadway Boffo: Disney’s “Frozen” Musical Plays Just 4 Previews, Makes Nearly $1 Million
Bruce Springsteen is still on leave from his Broadway show, so the weekly box office had to rely on a newcomer to make noise.
Disney's...
Books
Famed Playwright David Mamet Says He’s Written a Play About Harvey Weinstein
Famed playwright David Mamet, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is not known for writing sympathetic parts for women. Indeed, most of his famous plays,...
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...