Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Theater

Broadway: Outer Critics Go Big for “Angels in America,” “SpongeBob,” “Frozen,” “Mean Girls”

 The Outer Critics Circle nominations came out today. The only omission really is "The Band's Visit" which they awarded last year and should win...

$68 Million “Harry Potter” Dazzles Broadway Like it Or Not, Breaks Curse at Former “Spider Man” Theater

Seven years ago when it was called the Foxwoods Theater (briefly) the musical "Spider Man: Turn off the Dark" put a curse on the...

Broadway: “Hello, Dolly!” Will Close August 25th After Bette Midler Makes a 6 Week Return at Top Dollar

Well, what else can you do? "Hello, Dolly!" has been playing to respectable houses since January when Bernadette Peters took over. Peters, many feel, is...

Box Office: Upstart “A Quiet Place” Crosses $100 Mil Monday, But The Rock’s “Rampage” Takes Weekend Title

John Krasinski must be on the phone to Jordan Peele at all hours. He's joined Peele in the Horror 100 million club. Tomorrow night,...

Broadway: Amy Adams, Uma Thurman Hit Opening Night of Magnificent “Carousel” Revival With Joshua Henry Sealing the Deal on a Tony Award

Listen, this is how great the revival of "Carousel" is at the Imperial Theater: Amy Adams and her husband Darren LeGallo flew in from...

Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Seeking Tonys, Marias, Anitas at Open Casting Calls Around U.S.

I didn't realize back on January 25th that I scooped the New York Times: Steven Spielberg's having open casting calls for his version of...

Joshua Jackson, Dawson Creek’s “Pacey” to You, Makes A Brilliant Broadway Debut in “Children of a Lesser God”

It's hard to believe but Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God" is 36 years old. When the late Phyllis Frelich and John Rubinstein...

Famed Motown Songwriter Valerie Simpson Starring in “Chicago” on Broadway Because of Maya Angelou and Clive Davis

Valerie Simpson is best known to everyone as one half of Ashford and Simpson, the songwriting duo of Motown fame who composed songs like...