Monday, May 13, 2024

Theater

Broadway: Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” Extends Run Through July and Probably Tony Awards Win

Oh come on, you knew "Leopoldstadt" wasn't going anywhere. The sensationally moving and profound Tom Stoppard play has just been extended through July. They've got...

Broadway: Neil Diamond Juke Box Musical “A Beautiful Noise” is a Big, Incoherent Mess

I am sad to report that there is very little salvageable in the new musical that opened last night about singer songwriter Neil Diamond...

Broadway Exclusive: David Byrne’s Amazing “Here Lies Love” Finally Coming this Spring, Should Win the Tony Award Hands Down

I told you all about David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim's "Here Lies Love" back in 2014. It was a sensation at the Public...

Broadway Bewildered: “Great Gatsby” Musical Coming from Failed “Paradise Square” Team

How badly can this group maim "The Great Gatsby"? Weren't two movies enough? And yet, here comes a "Gatsby" musical from the people who gave...

Broadway: “Phantom” Extends Run: Now Like Electronics Stores That Say They’re Going Out of Business

"Phantom of the Opera" will not go away. As soon as the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical announced that it was closing in February 2023 after...

Broadway: Mariah Carey Likes It Hot, “Fiddler” a Gem in Yiddish is Back and Better Than Ever, Have Gumbo Downtown with The White Blacks

Theater news: MARIAH CAREY has added her name to the new musical version of "Some Like it Hot" as a producer. This may give the...

Watch Wild Ovation for Nicole Kidman When She Donates $100K to Broadway AIDS Charity Last Night at Hugh Jackman’s “Music Man”

You've got to watch this video. Last night at "The Music Man" Nicole Kidman donated $100,000 to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. She and star...

Legendary Borscht Belt Comic Freddie Roman, 85, Dies, The Last of a Great Generation of Jewish Humor

Alan King, Don Rickles, Jackie Mason, Shecky Greene. They were among the legendary giants of Borscht belt Jewish humor. What was the Borscht belt?...