Celebrity
Broadway: Sutton Foster’s “Music Man” Understudy Praised by Hugh Jackman, But “Waitress” Closes in COVID Disaster
There was a lot of excitement last night at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway. Sutton Foster didn't appear in the fourth preview-- does...
Theater
Is There Still Sex in the City? No, and Candace Bushnell Closes One Woman Show Thanks to COVID
Is there still Sex in the City?
The quick answer is No. Candace Bushnell, who wrote the New York Observer columns that formed the basis...
Theater
Broadway COVID Emergency: Actor Knocked Out by Virus, Playwright Steps in and Takes Over Role
What to do when COVID comes for a Broadway cast right before it's curtain up?
Last night on Broadway the new, highly praised play "Thoughts...
Theater
UPDATE: Sorting Out the Mysterious Announcement of an Unlikely “West Side Story” Sequel as Told in Forbes.com
UPDATE 12/30/21: Marc Hershberg wrote a follow up story to his original one about all this. Here's the link. Hershberg tells me he wrote...
Theater
Broadway: “The Lion King” Pawses Performances Until December 27th, Joins a Long List of Shows
That's it for Simba and friends.
"The Lion King" on Broadway is paws-ing performances until December 26th because of COVID.
The long running hit joins a...
Business
Ironic: COVID Kills Off Alanis Morissette Broadway Musical “Jagged Little Pill,” Ends Run Because of Virus
It's ironic, as Alanis Morissette once sang.
The pop star's Broadway musical, "Jagged Little Pill," is dead thanks to COVID. The show's producers say the...
Theater
Only in New York: 2022 Theater Season Will Pit Michael Jackson Musical vs. Michael R. Jackson Musical
Michael Jackson vs. Michael Jackson.
This could only happen in New York, on Broadway, and during a tough year.
There will be not one but two...
Theater
Broadway: “Company” Musical Stopped 10 Minutes in, Canceled for “Food Poisoning” But COVID Rumors Persist
With many Broadway shows canceled tonight because of COVID, the ones that soldiered on did so bravely.
But 10 minutes into the start of "Company"...