Friday, February 27, 2026

Theater

Broadway: Carole King Musical “Beautiful” Will Close in October, Following “Waitress,” as Business Thins

Broadway is struggling right now. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. A day after "Waitress" announced it would shutter this, Carole King's "Beautiful" has annoucned...

New Broadway Version of “West Side Story” Will Replace Classic Soaring Dances With Moves from Avant Garde Choreographer Who Accused Beyonce of Plagiarism

When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way. That is unless you're Dieter from "Sprockets." Or Bill Hader's Stefon from "Weekend Update." Next...

Legendary Actor Rip Torn Dead at 88, Emmy Winner for “Larry Sanders Show,” Oscar Nominee, Tony Nominated, Once Married to Geraldine Page

Rip Torn-- contentious, brilliant, mercurial, genius-- actor is dead at age 88. He was best known for playing Garry Shandling's sidekick on "The Larry Sanders...

Broadway Mourns Tony Winner Martin Charnin, 85, Co-Creator and Lyricist for “Annie,” Got His Start Acting in the Original “West Side Story”

Martin Charnin, 85, the co-creator and lyricist for "Annie," has died. His daughter posted a notice to Instagram over night. Charnin and Charles Strouse...

Broadway: With No Tony Awards Action, Musical “Pretty Woman” Becomes the Latest Show to Announce Summer Closing

Even adding the famous song it was named for has not saved Broadway's "Pretty Woman." The tepidly reviewed musical will close on August 18th...

Neil Diamond Will Follow Carole King onto Broadway with Brill Building Musical, But It Won’t Be So Easy This Time

Carole King has had a huge hit with her Broadway musical, "Beautiful," even though it may be winding down soon. King's songs with Gerry...

Broadway: Liberace Musical Based on HBO Movie “Behind the Candelabra” Finally on the Way, Producers Want Bradley Cooper

Liberace and his glittering pianos are finally on track for Broadway. For the last couple of years, movie producer David Permut--who just produced the all-star...

Broadway Summer Turns Nasty as “The Cher Show,” “King Kong,” “The Prom” Join Several Other Big Ticket Shows Unable to Make It

Summer can be cruel on Broadway -- especially if there are no Tony Awards in mid June for shows that are suffering at the...