Sir Ian McKellen Leads Only Make Believe 20th Anniversary Gala
Children’s theater company Only Make Believe celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala featuring appearances by Sir Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming and Hayley Mills.... Read More...
‘Bat Out of Hell’ a Hellish Vision of Meat Loaf’s Seminal Album at NY City Center
An inflated concert crossed with amusement park production value, Bat Out of Hell is a hot mess of an attraction, but musical theater fans who expect quality production will be disappointed.... Read More...
Darth of Female Directors Mar 2019 Tonys and Other Insights by Broadway’s Finest
Rachel Chavkin won the Best Director Tony for Hadestown, but excoriated Broadway for its lack of female directors. (Photos by Iris Wiener)Best Director of... Read More...
The Prom Wins Top Musical, Ferryman Takes Top Play at 64th Drama Desk Awards
The Prom was awarded the top prize for Outstanding Musical, while Tootsie and Hadestown were big winners at the 64th Drama Desk Awards in New York City. ... Read More...
Saoirse Ronan Broadway Bound? Irish Actress, 24, Eyes Bright Lights
Saoirse Ronan wants to return to the Great White Way before a live audience. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz)Saoirse Ronan, who's appearing in the stunning period pie... Read More...
Hugh Jackman Wants to Take ‘Oklahoma’ on Tour With 1999 Film Cast (Video)
Plays and musicals have gone from the stage to the big screen, but Hugh Jackman wants to do just the opposite. The “Wolverine” actor wants the original cast from the 1999 film “Oklahoma!” to reunite on stage.... Read More...
Neil Simon, Who Lit Up Broadway Marquees for Five Decades, Dies at 91
Neil Simon, who captured the American condition with wit, humor and insouciance through such Broadway plays as The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys and Plaza Suite over a five-decade career amid the bright lights of the Big White Way, has died. He was 91.... Read More...
Gillian Anderson, Lily James Set to Anchor ‘All About Eve’ on London’s West End
Gillian Anderson, best known for her role in the “X-Files” and Lily James, of “Downton Abbey” fame, will lead a stage production in London of “All About Eve,” a 1950 film drama starring Bette Davis and Ann Baxter that won six Oscars.... Read More...
Donna Summer Musical Tops Chita Rivera Broadway, Off-Broadway Awards (Photos!)
Sergio Trujillo and Ariana DeBose put Summer: The Donna Summer the Musical in the spotlight at the The 2018 Chita Rivera Awards for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. They won awards for best choreography and outstanding female dancer, respectively, making Summer the only show to win two awards. See a complete list of winners and nominees here. ... Read More...
SpongeBob, My Fair Lady Win Top Honors at 63rd Drama Desk Awards (Photos!)
SpongeBob SquarePants and My Fair Lady were standouts at the 63rd Drama Desk Awards, winning Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Revival of a Musical, respectively. Admissions and Angels in America won in the same categories for plays. The Drama Desk Awards annually celebrate the best in New York theatre. Nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway during the 2017-2018 season.... Read More...
Robert De Niro Lashes Donald Trump at Tony Awards With a Big F-U (Watch!)
Robert De Niro left no doubt about his feelings for Donald Trump at the Tony Awards. (Photo: ScreenCap)Robert De Niro had two words for Donald Trump at the... Read More...
Harry Potter, My Fair Lady, SpongeBob Lead Outer Critics Circle Award Winners
Billy Crudup won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. (Photo: Iris Wiener)The Outer Critics Circle, an organization of media wr... Read More...
Aaron Sorkin Sued by Harper Lee Estate Over ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Adaptation
Harper Lee’s iconic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” was a stark portrayal of race relations in the deep South during the 1930s, but a planned Broadway play by Aaron Sorkin is failing to adhere to its themes and context, according to a lawsuit filed by the author’s estate. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published to critical acclaim in 1960 and immortalized in a 1962 movie by the same name starring Gregory Peck. Peck won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of protagonist Atticus Finch. ... Read More...
Ariana Grande May Add Some Pop Star Glitz to Wicked on Broadway
Ariana Grande, who began her career in 2008 in Broadway musical 13, could be making a return to the Great White Way as witch Elphaba in the long-running Disney hit Wicked. Jackie Burns is currently reprising the role. The 24-year-old pop star is reportedly in discussions to take on the role and seems an odds on favorite to take it. She has made no secret that she is a huge fan of the production.... Read More...
Harry Connick Tapped to Bring Iconic 1973 Movie ‘The Sting’ to Broadway as Musical
Harry Connick Jr., a veteran Broadway stage actor, has his eyes set on the Great White Way, again. He’ll star in the an musical adaption of the iconic 1973 film “The Sting.” The musical will bow next month at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, with an eye on jumping to Broadway later. The movie starred Paul Newman as Henry Gondorff, a grifter who teams up with another con man to hatch an elaborate plot against a mob boss. Robert Redford played his cohort Johnny “Kelly Hooker.... Read More...
Mia Moravis Charts Music Industry Through Three Women in ‘Session Girls’
Mia Moravis is producer, performer in, and writer of new musical, Session Girls, a look behind-the-scenes at the exploits of three women in the music industry. Van Dean’s Broadway Records will record the show’s debut performance Mar. 6 at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York. Session Girls was conceived of in 2007, during a conversation with my friend Michael who, with his wife Liz, had written and staged his own works,” says Moravis.... Read More...
‘Friends, The Musical Parody’ Is a Hysterical Send-Up of ’90s Sitcom
Could Friends!, The Musical Parody be any more fun? Nope. The hit NBC show is ripe for riffing, and who better to take it on than parody masterminds Tobly and Bob McSmith, the clever writers behind Showgirls! The Musical! and Bayside! The Musical! Whether you’ve simply caught the sitcom in reruns or you have pined for the day when Ross and Rachel would finally get together, this musical is a hysterical send-up of all that you loved to hate about the 1990s.... Read More...