Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Theater

Broadway: Armie Hammer Nails Broadway Debut But “Straight White Men” is a Pointless Exercise

Armie Hammer made his Broadway debut tonight in Young Jean Lee's "Straight White Men." The good news is that Armie, known for "The Social...

West Side Story Real Life Rumble Pits Steven Spielberg Movie Remake vs. Scott Rudin Broadway Revival

The Jets and the Sharks are about to rumble again on the West Side-- west of Broadway. That's because yesterday peripatetic Broadway producer Scott Rudin...

Broadway: Tony-Deprived “Spongebob Square Pants” Musical Will Close in September for $2.4 Billion Building Project

Another one bites the dust. Following "Escape to Margaritaville," another 2018 season musical is closing on Broadway. "Spongebob Square Pants" will shutter on September 16th....

Michael Jackson Broadway Musical Planned, But It’s Not So Easy as “ABC, 1-2-3” to Tell His Life Story

The Michael Jackson Estate is said to be producing a Broadway musical about the King of Pop. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage is...

Tony Awards After the Show: Willard Scott, Andrew Garfield, and the After Party That Went on Til 4 AM

Just now recovering from Sunday night after the Tony Awards... Walking up Sixth avenue from Radio City to the Plaza Hotel and the official after...

Harry Potter aka Daniel Radcliffe Will Be on Broadway While Harry Potter is on Broadway

You know, Harry Potter is on Broadway now as a play -- "Harry and Potter and the Cursed Child." It will likely win some...

Broadway: Springsteen Cutting Back on Performances, “Hello, Dolly!” Slowing Down, “The Iceman” Goeth Soon

The Broadway box office is roaring if you look at it one way: Bruce Springsteen adds $2 million to the weekly gross every week....

David Foster, Jon Voight Hang Out, Plus Chita Rivera Awards the Best, Shopping to Stop Cancer

New York really is a small town. Leaving the Outer Critics Circle annual awards dinner on Thursday afternoon, who should turn up in Sardi's?...