Friday, April 19, 2024

Theater

Bette Midler Accepts Outer Critics Award for “Hello Dolly”: “This is the hardest job I’ve ever had in my whole life”

Most of the stars who won awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards showed up on Thursday afternoon for the annual pre-theater dinner at...

Roseanne Barr Goes to See TV Sister Laurie Metcalf on Broadway, Walks with a Cane

On Wednesday night the audience at "A Doll's House Part 2" got a nice surprise: Roseanne Barr was in the house. Roseanne, walking with...

Unfrozen: Idina Menzel Will Return to (Off) Broadway Next Summer But Not in a Musical

Idina Menzel is coming back to Broadway-- well, the Broadway area, but an off Broadway theater. But she won't be singing. She's going to...

Broadway, TV: “Rent” the Groundbreaking Musical Coming to Fox As a Live Presentation

Of all things, "Rent" is coming to Fox TV as a live broadcast. The hit Jonathan Larson musical, with a cult following, wouldn't seem like...

Broadway: “Hello, Dolly!” — With Biggest Box Office Advance of All Time– Not Giving Charity Performance for Actors Fund

Every year, Broadway producers turn over their house one for a charity performance to raise money for the Actors' Fund. This year three of...

Broadway: Box Office Sharp Downturn as “Hello, Dolly!” Cools Off, “Glass Menagerie” Sets Closing

The Broadway box office was up, up, and away for a few weeks. But all of a sudden there's been a big cooling off....

Broadway: “Hello, Dolly!” Breaks All Time Shubert Theater Records– Should It Get a Tony Award Or Is Money the Reward?

Big announcement this morning: "Hello, Dolly!" with Bette Midler has broken the all time sales record for all Shubert Theaters in history and in...

Broadway: Sally Field, Cate Blanchett, Danny DeVito Reverse Tony Awards Trend Against “Hollywood” Actors

This year's Tony Awards nominees include three names usually associated with Hollywood: Sally Field, Cate Blanchett, and Danny DeVito. That's a big change. In the...