Theater

Review: Wendell Pierce’s Willy Loman Reinvents Greatest American Drama, “Death of a Salesman”

Almost four years ago I ran into the great actor Wendell Pierce sitting in the lobby of the Four Seasons hotel in...

Broadway: Good News, Bad News as “Funny Girl” Breaks Record, Two Shows to Close

Broadway is surviving the kinda recession, pandemic, and bad weather with good news, bad news. "Funny Girl" has gone...

Broadway: Sondheim’s “Merrily” Will Roll Along Next Fall, Skipping 2023 Tony Awards

There will not be a Sondheim vs. Sondheim cage match at the 2023 Tony Awards, after all. Stephen Sondheim's...

Fake New Sondheim Show for Broadway with Bernadette Peters, Nathan Lane Announced on Twitter by Hoaxer

Earlier today, the Broadway crowd got very excited for a few precious minutes. On Twitter came the news that an unproduced show by the...

Broadway Review: Everyone’s Favorite Movie “Some Like It Hot” Finally Becomes a Terrific Musical

The Shubert Theater was ringing with ovations and applause Sunday night. That's because everyone's favorite comedy, Billy Wilder's 1959 hit, "Some Like it Hot," finally...

Broadway: Audra McDonald Goes for Her 7th Tony Award in “Ohio State Murders” Drama, A List Crowd Cheers Opening Night

You know that Audra McDonald has six Tony Awards, she's only 52 so more are coming. And tonight, the 7th was lined...

Broadway: Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt” Extends Run Through July and Probably Tony Awards Win

Oh come on, you knew "Leopoldstadt" wasn't going anywhere. The sensationally moving and profound Tom Stoppard play has just...

Broadway: Neil Diamond Juke Box Musical “A Beautiful Noise” is a Big, Incoherent Mess

I am sad to report that there is very little salvageable in the new musical that opened last night about singer songwriter...

Broadway Exclusive: David Byrne’s Amazing “Here Lies Love” Finally Coming this Spring, Should Win the Tony Award Hands Down

I told you all about David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim's "Here Lies Love" back in 2014. It was a sensation...

Broadway Bewildered: “Great Gatsby” Musical Coming from Failed “Paradise Square” Team

How badly can this group maim "The Great Gatsby"? Weren't two movies enough? And yet, here comes a "Gatsby"...