Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Theater

Broadway Review: Mary Louise Parker and David Morse Soar in Complex “How I Learned to Drive” Revival

Ewwww! That’s not my critique of Paula Vogel’s tight memory play, "How I Learned to Drive"-- rather the play, now having a Broadway debut...

Broadway: Outer Critics Snub “Funny Girl,” Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Most Anyone Famous

Well, the Outer Critics Circle nominations are really Out There. The group made itself unimportant instantly by snubbing everyone famous on Broadway, and all the...

Library of Congress Acquires the Papers of Neil Simon, Broadway’s Most Successful Playwright

For several decades there wasn't a Broadway without a Neil Simon play, or two, lighting up the Great White Way. Now the Library of Congress...

Broadway: Beanie Feldstein Makes a Terrific Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” Revival, Plus Barbra Streisand Ain’t Coming Back

I'm just back from the opening night of the first ever revival of "Funny Girl" on Broadway in 58 years. What I'm reading is...

Bobby Morse Succeeded in Show Business: RIP at 90, Emmy and Tony Winner

Robert Morse is gone at age 90. His impish charm, noted everywhere this morning, served him well. His big early moment came in 1962's...

Some Like It VERY Hot: Cool New Musical of Famed Movie Coming to Broadway This Fall

Sounds like a drag: "Some Like it Hot" is coming to Broadway this fall in a very cool production. The book is by Matthew Lopez...

Barry Manilow Tests Positive for COVID, Won’t Be Able to Attend Premiere of “Harmony” Musical

Barry Manilow has tested positive for COVID. He won't be at tonight's premiere of his new musical. Manilow writes: “I am heartbroken to say that...

COVID Updates: “Plaza Suite” Pauses as SJP Tests Positive, “Macbeth” Still Off, Patti Scialfa Rocks at Home

I am so sorry for all these performers testing positive for COVID. Last night, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa couldn't make Clive Davis's 90th because...