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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...

SPOILER ALERT Disney Asks Reviewers and Press Not to Reveal Story Points from “The Lion King” 25 Years After Animated Film, 22 Years on...

Maybe you've heard of Simba. Mufasa, or Rafiki. Or what happens to them in Africa. They are the characters from "The Lion King," which was...

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...

Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” is Finally Being Added to Broadway Musical of Same Name, on Its 55th Anniversary

First of all, it's hard to believe "Pretty Woman" is still playing on Broadway. It got no Tony nods at all. Nothing. Not for...

The Great Johnnie Planco, Agent and Manager, Gentleman and, Yes, Scholar, Beloved in Hollywood, on Broadway, Dies at Age 68

The public did not know Johnnie Planco. I am late to report that the great agent and manager, a wise man whom I knew...

Broadway: Chita Rivera Awards: If You’re a “Fosse/Verdon” Fan, You Shoulda Been There as Dance Wins Went to “Hadestown,” “Cher Show,” and even...

For as long as I've known her, Patty Watt, daughter of late great theater critic Douglas Watt, has been honoring Broadway performers. Leading up...

Broadway: Glenda Jackson in “King Lear” Will Close Day of Tony Awards, More 2019 Box Office Disappointments Sure to Follow

Producer Scott Rudin gambled a lot on Glenda Jackson playing "King Lear" on Broadway. He lost. The production has announced its final performance will...

Broadway: Six Time Tony Winner Literally Fought “The Good Fight” to be in “Frankie and Johnny,” CBS Kept Her from Signing On

The good news is that Michael Shannon and Audra McDonald sizzle in "Frankie and Johnny," Terrence McNally's classic two hander about a short order...

Theater: LA Gets a Blast of New York from Broadway’s Stephen Schwartz with Perfomances by Megan Hilty, Idina Menzel, Others

Stephen Schwartz, composer of “” Wicked,” Godspell,” “Pippin,” “Enchanted,” “The Prince of Egypt,” “Pocohantas,” “and so much more well deserves all the accolades he...

UPDATE Once Powerhouse “Book of Mormon” Has Third Bad Week in a Row as Broadway Box Office Continues Slump

UPDATE I told you last week that the once powerful "Book of Mormon" had gone on discount at ticket brokers, and there are lots...

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