Friday, April 19, 2024

Theater

Broadway: Sting Books Jimmy Fallon for Hit Show “The Last Ship,” Sets Sail for Previews

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: Sting and the cast of "The Last Ship" are booked onto the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for October 16th. A few people...

Broadway Barks: Brit Import “Curious Incident” Opens to Raves with 25 Year Old First Timer in Lead

Alex Sharp is from Devon, England and had no theater training until he was accepted into Juilliard's acting program. Last March the 25 year...

Gwyneth Paltrow, Neil Patrick Harris Check out Blythe Danner’s “Country House”

There was an excellent star turnout last night to see Blythe Danner in "The Country House." Her daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow, an actress, hit the...

Johnny Carson, the Musical? Joan Rivers, Ed McMahon Among Characters in Broadway Workshop Production

Remember that book about Johnny Carson by the late talk show host's lawyer, Henry Bushkin? Well, Bushkin has decided to turn it into a...

Broadway: Helen Mirren vs. Carey Mulligan for Tony Award Best Actress, Different Plays, Same Director

I don't know how this is going to work, exactly. Much awarded and beloved director Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliott, etc) is bringing...

Broadway: Harvey Weinstein Will Open “Finding Neverland” in April for Tony Awards

Harvey Weinstein is bringing "Finding Neverland" to Broadway next spring. The April 8th opening will be right in time for the Tony Awards. Diane...

James Earl Jones, 83, is the Beating Heart of Broadway’s “You Can’t Take It With You”

James Earl Jones is only 83 years young. He's the beating heart at the center of Broadway's revival of Kaufman and Hart's "You Can't...

Theatre: “American Psycho” Musical Pulled from Scheduled Off Broadway Run

I was really looking forward to Patrick Bateman tap dancing while he chopped up various sex partners on stage this year. But Carole Rothman's...