Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Rochelle Oliver, ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ Star and Admired Acting Teacher, Dies at 86 by Mike Barnes

Rochelle Oliver, who starred on Broadway in Lillian Hellman’s Toys in the Attic and Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and taught acting at New York’s respected HB Studio…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:26PM

Billy Porter to Receive Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for LGBTQ+ Activism by Caitlin Huston

Billy Porter will receive the 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for his dedication and contributions as an activist and spokesperson for the LGBTQ+ communities.  The honor, announced Tuesd…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:05PM

Hannah Brown Embarks on a New Love Story With Debut Romance Novel by Lexy Perez

Hannah Brown knows a thing or two about love. After appearing on season 23 of The Bachelor, the former Miss Alabama USA went on to became a fan favorite which led her to lead season 15 of Th…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:45PM

Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut This Fall by Caitlin Huston

Robert Downey Jr. is making his Broadway debut this fall in a new play by Ayad Akhtar.  The new play, called McNeal, will see Downey portraying a talented writer who grapples with a new nov…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:41PM

Disney “Looking Selectively” at Licensing More Content by Caitlin Huston

Disney is exploring licensing some more of its content. “We’re already doing some licensing with Netflix, and we’re looking selectively at other possibilities. I don’t want to declar…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:51AM

Disney Will Add ESPN Tile to Disney+ This Year by Caitlin Huston

Disney plans to add an ESPN tile to Disney+ as it prepares to launch its new standalone ESPN streaming service.  The tile will be added by the end of the calendar year, Disney CEO Bob Iger …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:54AM
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Edgar Lansbury, Tony-Winning Producer and Brother of Angela Lansbury, Dies at 94 by Mike Barnes

Edgar Lansbury, the Tony-winning producer and younger brother of famed actress Angela Lansbury who guided the Broadway and big-screen versions of The Subject Was Roses and Godspell, has died…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:13PM
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Broadway Musical ‘Lempicka’ Sets May Closing Date by Caitlin Huston

The new musical Lempicka announced that it will play its final performance on May 19, about one month after it opened on Broadway.  The musical, about the life of artist Tamara de Lempicka,…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:11PM

Live Nation Cites “Strong” Demand for Concerts As Potential DOJ Lawsuit Looms by Caitlin Huston

Live Nation reported first quarter revenue of $3.8 billion, up 21 percent year over year, propelled by continued fan demand, alongside an operating loss of $37 million after operating income…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:27PM

Jessica Casano-Antonellis to Lead Comms at Disney-Fox-Warner Sports Streaming Platform by Caitlin Huston

Jessica Casano-Antonellis is leaving SiriusXM to head up communications at the new sports joint venture formed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery. She will be senior vice president of…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM

Alex Edelman to Receive Special Tony Award for ‘Just For Us’ by Caitlin Huston

Alex Edelman is among the honorees being presented a special Tony Award for his comedy show, Just for Us, which debuted on Broadway in June 2023.  Edelman’s one-man show, which ran throug…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:47AM

Mia Farrow, Patti LuPone to Return to Broadway in ‘The Roommate’ by Caitlin Huston

Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone will come to Broadway in the new comedy, The Roommate, by Jen Silverman.  The play, directed by Jack O’Brien, will begin performances on Aug. 29, with an offic…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:43AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Herb Alpert Foundation Reveals the 10 Winners of the 30th Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (Exclusive) by Degen Pener

The Herb Alpert Foundation has announced the winners of its 30th annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, which recognizes mid-career artists in the fields of dance, music, film/video, theater …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM

New Harvey Weinstein Trial Planned for After Labor Day by Caitlin Huston

Harvey Weinstein is looking at a new trial in New York after Labor Day. The former Hollywood mogul appeared in court in New York Wednesday for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction w…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:51PM

Eddie Redmayne on Audience Interaction and the “Chaotic Wonder” of Performing in ‘Cabaret’ by Caitlin Huston

Eddie Redmayne received his second Tony Award nomination Tuesday, for his role as the shape-shifting Emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret.  It’s a role the actor, known for leading fi…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:05AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Alicia Keys on ‘Hell’s Kitchen’s’ 13 Tony Nominations and Bringing the Musical to Broadway by Caitlin Huston

Alicia Keys was doing a meditation Tuesday morning to try to stay calm amid some nerves ahead of the Tony nominations announcement.  After finishing the meditation, Keys said she received a…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:05PM

Tony Awards Noms Snubs, Surprises: ‘Stereophonic’ for Best Score; ‘The Wiz,’ Steve Carell Shut Out by Caitlin Huston

Stereophonic became the most nominated play in Tony Awards history on Monday, scoring a surprisingly strong 13 nominations, including acting nods for almost the entire cast. Several other sh…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:23AM

‘Stereophonic,’ Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Lead Tony Award Nominations by Caitlin Huston

The Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and new play Stereophonic, about a fictional band in the 1970s, led the Tony nominations with 13 nominations each.  The Outsiders, a musical based o…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:17AM

Lost Photos From a Legendary Hollywood Archive by Thr Magazine

When photo archivist Michael Ochs brokered a deal to offload his sprawling collection of 20th century iconography to Getty Images in 2007, neither seller nor buyer knew absolutely everything…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM

How to Watch the 2024 Tony Awards Nominations Livestream by Tatiana Tenreyro

The 2024 Tony Awards nominations are slated to be revealed on Tuesday morning. Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry will reveal this year’s nominees live at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:50AM
Monday, April 29, 2024

Paramount “Office of the CEO” Trio’s Memo to Staff: A “New Long-Term Plan” Is Being Finalized by Caitlin Huston

In a memo to employees Monday, Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks and Brian Robbins, who are together running Paramount after the ouster of CEO Bob Bakish, thanked Bakish for his tenure at the c…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:50PM
Friday, April 26, 2024

‘Illinoise’ Theater Review: Justin Peck Transforms Sufjan Stevens’ Concept Album Into a Soaring Rush of Late Adolescent Experience by David Rooney

Co-written with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury, the dance musical is a transcendent distillation of youth in all its pain and glory.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Roku Narrows Quarterly Loss to $72M As Monthly Users Top 81M by Caitlin Huston

Roku reported total net revenue of $882 million in the first quarter, up 19 percent year over year. Both platform revenue and devices revenue saw a year-over-year increase of 19 percent in t…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:29PM

Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer On Overturned Verdict: “A Great Day for America” by Caitlin Huston

Arthur Aidala, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer in the appellate case, opened the first press conference after the former Hollywood mogul’s rape conviction in New York was overturned saying tha…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:44PM

New Harry Potter Audiobook Series in the Works With 100-Plus Actors by Caitlin Huston

A new Harry Potter audiobook series is coming to Audible.  As part of a partnership with Pottermore Publishing and Audible, the two will release seven new English language audiobooks schedu…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:34AM

Inside Disney Imagineering and the Tech That Could Power the Company’s $60B Parks Bet by Caitlin Huston

On a recent tour of the Disney Imagineering headquarters in Glendale, Calif., Larry Smoot, a Disney research fellow, appeared to be walking in place, as each tile on a small patch of floorin…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:20AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Meta Reports Quarterly Revenue of $36.5B But Stock Falls After Guidance by Caitlin Huston

Meta reported first quarter revenue of $36.5 billion, up 27 percent from the year-earlier period and above Wall Street expectations.  The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and more, h…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:22PM

‘Mary Jane’ Theater Review: Rachel McAdams Makes a Moving Broadway Debut in Amy Herzog’s Portrait of Motherhood Under Duress by Lovia Gyarkye

The actress plays a single mother navigating an unforgiving healthcare system while caring for her sick child.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:06PM

Gayle Rankin on Finding Her Sally Bowles in Broadway’s Debauched and Divisive ‘Cabaret’ by Thr Magazine

In 2014, Gayle Rankin made her Broadway debut in Sam Mendes’ revival of Cabaret, playing the supporting role of Fraulein Kost. Now, exactly a decade later, Rankin is playing the lead role …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:30PM

Will.i.am, Jarret Myer, Rich Antoniello Acquire Uproxx, HipHopDX and More to Form New Studio by Caitlin Huston

Jarret Myer, Rich Antoniello and will.i.am have formed UPROXX Studios, after acquiring Uproxx, HipHopDX, Dime Magazine and other media assets from Warner Music Group. The studio will also h…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:41AM

Cole Escola’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ Will Move to Broadway This Summer by Caitlin Huston

Oh, Mary!, the Off-Broadway comedy hit about Mary Todd Lincoln, is transferring to Broadway for a 12-week engagement this summer.  The show, written by and starring Cole Escola as Mary, wil…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:16AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards