Saturday, April 18, 2026

Theater

Broadway: “Maybe Happy Ending,” “Purpose” Win Drama Desk Awards Before Tony’s, Women Sweep Acting Categories!

The Drama Desk Awards just concluded on Broadway. "Maybe Happy Ending" won Best Musical. "Purpose" won Best Play. They will certainly win at the Tony...

Patti Lupone Apologizes for Terrible Things She Said About Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis After Being Shunned by Peers

Broadway star Patti Lupone says she's sorry. Lupone is apologizing after the dreadful -- and maybe racist -- things she said about fellow performers Audra...

Freddie Trumper Unfortunate Name of Main Character in Broadway Musical “Chess” Coming Soon in First Ever Revival

The first ever revival of the musical, "Chess," is coming to Broadway. But it may never get to the Kennedy Center. The main character is...

Broadway Report: R&B Great Usher, Broadway Legend Savion Glover Honor The Great Ben Vereen with Chita Rivera Award

What in the world would bring R&B superstar Usher to NYU's Skirball Center? Answer: Tony winner Ben Vereen, who last week received a Lifetime Achievement...

Tony Winner James Corden is Coming Back to Broadway in “Art” with Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris

Bang! The fall Broadway season is coming into focus now that we've survived the Tony Awards parade. Next up: Tony winner James Corden, who hosted a...

Really? Reviled Head of Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell, Joins Live Nation Board of Directors

This is startling. Trump toadie Richard Grenell, now running the Kennedy Center into the ground, has been elected to Live Nation's board of directors. Under Grenell...

Broadway BO: Clooney Play and “Othello” Still Booming, But TV Inspired “Stranger Things” London Import Running Cold

It was good news and bad news last week on Broadway after Tony Awards nominations were announced. George Clooney and his "Good Night and Good...

Kennedy Center “Les Miz” Cast Refuses to Perform for Trump at Opening Night Fundraiser, Grenell Calls Them “Vapid and Intolerant”

Donald Trump and Richard Grenell have a problem. Most theater artists despise them. CNN reports that around a dozen members of the touring cast of...