Theater
Freddie Trumper Unfortunate Name of Main Character in Broadway Musical “Chess” Coming Soon in First Ever Revival
The first ever revival of the musical, "Chess," is coming to Broadway.
But it may never get to the Kennedy Center. The main character is...
Music
Broadway Report: R&B Great Usher, Broadway Legend Savion Glover Honor The Great Ben Vereen with Chita Rivera Award
What in the world would bring R&B superstar Usher to NYU's Skirball Center?
Answer: Tony winner Ben Vereen, who last week received a Lifetime Achievement...
Celebrity
Tony Winner James Corden is Coming Back to Broadway in “Art” with Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris
Bang!
The fall Broadway season is coming into focus now that we've survived the Tony Awards parade.
Next up: Tony winner James Corden, who hosted a...
Politics
Really? Reviled Head of Kennedy Center, Richard Grenell, Joins Live Nation Board of Directors
This is startling.
Trump toadie Richard Grenell, now running the Kennedy Center into the ground, has been elected to Live Nation's board of directors.
Under Grenell...
Business
Broadway BO: Clooney Play and “Othello” Still Booming, But TV Inspired “Stranger Things” London Import Running Cold
It was good news and bad news last week on Broadway after Tony Awards nominations were announced.
George Clooney and his "Good Night and Good...
Celebrity
Kennedy Center “Les Miz” Cast Refuses to Perform for Trump at Opening Night Fundraiser, Grenell Calls Them “Vapid and Intolerant”
Donald Trump and Richard Grenell have a problem. Most theater artists despise them.
CNN reports that around a dozen members of the touring cast of...
Theater
Bebe Neuwirth Kicks Off the Nominees Party for Broadway’s Chita Rivera Awards
Last night, at the great Bond 45 restaurant in the theater district, in a roomful of notable talent from this year’s great shows, the...
Theater
Broadway Casualty: Idina Menzel’s “Redwood” — Without Any Tony Noms — Closing in Three Weeks
The first casualty of the Tony Awards has arrived.
"Redwood," a musical starring Idina Menzel, will shutter on May 18th.
"Redwood" had mixed to poor...