Friday, December 5, 2025

Theater

Kennedy Center Drama Continues as Trump Wants Opera House Renamed for Melania, Deadline for Honors Inductees Pending

Donald Trump wants to end the opera component at the Kennedy Center. He's trying to push through a plan rename the opera house after First...

Broadway: “Gypsy” Announces Sudden Closing, Jean Smart’s “Call Me Izzy” Extends Despite Slow Sales

UPDATED THURS 11:37AM "Gypsy" starring Audra McDonald is closing early, on August 1th This abrupt announcement came tonight. Despite great reviews, "Gypsy" has struggled to...

Legendary Marilyn Maye, 97, Wows the Hamptons With One Woman Show: She Was Johnny Carson’s Most Frequent Guest

Marilyn Maye -- she's 97, she looks fantastic and sounds even better. What's the story here? She's been a cabaret star since the 1950s....

Broadway: Scott Rudin is Coming Back After 4 Years Away, Like it or Not, to Produce New Play Starring Laurie Metcalf

Nothing good lasts forever. After four years of being cancelled, Broadway producer Scott Rudin is coming back. Rudin and Barry Diller are producing a new play...

Broadway Great Paul Libin, 94, Died This Week: Won a Lifetime Tony Award for Being a Quiet Giant in Theater History

I've been waiting for the New York Times to write an obit for Paul Libin. The Broadway great, winner of a lifetime Tony Award, was...

Broadway Stunt Casting: TV’s Cedric the Entertainer Coming Next Spring in August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”

When Cedric the Entertainer made his Broadway debut in 2008, critics were not impressed. Cedric appeared in David Mamet's "American Buffalo," which was panned and...

Broadway Box Office Drops $6.5 Mil With Clooney, Denzel Gone, But Post-Tony Awards “Hamilton” Jumps Back to $2 Mil Week

The numbers are in for the first Broadway post- Tony Awards. The total dropped over $6.5 million because on the afternoon of the Tonys, both...

Kennedy Center “Les Miz” Debacle: Boos for Trump, Drag Queens, Empty Seats, $2 Mil Donors Mixed with Guests in Jeans, Missing Cast

Wednesday night's Kennedy Center showing of "Les Miserables" was quite the scene. While high rolling Trump donors were taking their seats, so were a lot...