Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Theater

Broadway: Revived “Sweeney Todd” Scores a Triumph with Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, “Stranger Things” Star Gaten Matarazzo, and 26 Piece Orchestra

Josh Groban, you know, has always wanted to be a rock star. With his gorgeous deep baritone, he's released several hit albums trying to...

Broadway: Andrew Lloyd Webber Faces Rare Financial and Criticial Bomb as “Bad Cinderella” Musical Decimated

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has had hit after hit with "Phantom of the Opera," "Cats," "Evita," and other musicals that have been incredibly popular...

Aaron Sorkin Tells NY Times He Had a Stroke, Paper Strangely Omits His Perilous History with Drug Addiction

I like Aaron Sorkin very much and admire his plays and movies. But still, today he tells the New York Times he had a...

Watch President Joe Biden Give National Medal of Arts to Gladys Knight, Bruce Springsteen, Amy Tan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, More

Twenty three deserving Americans received Presidential Medals of Honor yesterday from Joe Biden. A lot of press was given to Bruce Springsteen, who we all...

Broadway Cult TV Show “Smash” Coming to Broadway in 2024 Directed by Susan Stroman

So you know "Smash" was a TV series about a Broadway show that finally opened on fictional Broadway after many soap opera like developments....

Sad Obit: The Friars Club is Padlocked Shut, Closed After Years of Mismanagement and Malfeasance Comes End of Era

The Friars Club is closed. It's padlocked shut with a gate blocking the entrance. In truth, the Friars Club has been gone for years. All that...

Broadway: No Room for “Room” As Adrienne Warren-Led Musical Version of Oscar Film Pulled for Lack of Dough

It's not easy to put on a Broadway show, especially when it's a new play with tricky marketing. And so "Room," the semi-musical play derived...

Broadway: “Funny Girl” Revival with Lea Michele Will Close in September After 18 Roller Coaster Months

"Funny Girl" has had a funny time on Broadway. But now, it's planning a farewell. The first revival ever of the famed musical that starred...