Tuesday, February 22, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY - WHAT A TO DO TO TIMES TODAY by Rocco

Today, Sherie Rene Scott teaches us a lesson in brown-nosing. When the Times asks you what you're excited about this season, you do not hesitate to kiss ass."As a proud three-time Tony-losi…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:12PM
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

BITS AND PIECES - CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS, FRIENDS? by Rocco

- Readers know that I'm remorse for Helen Hayes and her eternal shit end of the stick (the bitch just can't keep a theatre named after her). Justice is now being served in the form of a com…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:21PM
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

WHAT THE FUCK ROCCO? YOU'RE SO QUIET FOR WEEKS AND WHEN YOU FINALLY SPEAK, ALL YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE BEATLES MUSICAL? by Rocco

Yes.So I'm a little into RAIN, A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES. I've seen it twice. And while I'd never recommend it to theatre people, or any people for that matter, I just kinda enjoy it. Is t…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:16AM
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

YOU SHOULD GO BE ON BROADWAY by Rocco

Some genius made these videos that are making the rounds this week and I'm obsessed with them. Sorry they're embedding weird, but they're worth it.

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:29AM
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

WE HATE IT WHEN OUR FRIENDS BECOME SUCCESSFUL by Rocco

We don't hate it actually. And she's not really our friend either. But we're also not more than one person, so whatever (thanks Morrissey).But how much money do you think off-broadway's ow…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 10:42AM
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

GO SEE SHOWS! by Rocco

People, excuse me for sucking. Here's two quick things you should see:If you've not yet seen Joshua Conkel's MILKMILKLEMONADE either last year at Under St. Marks or this fall at the Astori…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:30PM
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

HARRY HEARTS THE SHOWMANCE by Rocco

Pronouns are not for Daniel Radcliff, who's eager to bang the dancer chorus of HOW TO SUCCEED this season. Word of advice to Radcliff: Theatre people are nutso, keep your distance.In other…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 10:33AM
Thursday, October 7, 2010

HOW ELSE AM I GONNA SEE THIS? by Rocco

WOMAN ON THE VERGE is the hot ticket right now, and Time Out is giving away a pair for tickets. Click here to enter.

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:45PM
Friday, October 1, 2010

THEY WERE FREE AND NOW THEY'RE GONE by Rocco

Free Night Of Theater is this great thing that offers free tickets to various shows in an effort to bring people to plays they wouldn't normally get to see.Tickets were available starting We…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:37PM
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

A LOW POINT FOR HE, HIMSELF & THY by Rocco

Playwrights Horizons is trying out an innovative new approach to theatre this fall. Albee fans feeling slighted by the all-wrong production of ME, MYSELF & I can simply turn around and r…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 04:52PM
Thursday, September 9, 2010

SPIDERMAN DESIGN-O-PORN by Rocco

I got some design gossip on SPIDERMAN. Expect a bedroom set with trampoline walls for a Peter Parker number. He'll be bouncing off the walls literally while singing. Also the finale will …

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 03:29PM
Monday, August 30, 2010

I MEAN, CLEARLY WE'RE GETTING THIS TOO by Rocco

First reports are good for DEATHTRAP in merry ole London. The Whingers gave the show 4 out of five libations (that's good) and say "No tightening is needed for Groff’s West End stage debut…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 02:39PM
Thursday, August 19, 2010

ORANGE, HAT &....YES PLEASE by Rocco

Soho Rep announced their season yesterday. And 99cent tickets to Greg Moss's ORANGE, HAT & GRACE go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am. They sell out very quickly, so get up early and get…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 01:09PM
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

SIMON SAYS, DROP YOUR JAW AND CRY by Rocco

And like that, A DISAPPEARING NUMBER came and went. Did you see it? In typical Rocco-style, I told you all to buy tickets 4 months in advance and then didn't get my own till the day before…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 09:10PM

I HEART 'PETER PAN FAIL' by Rocco

This video is old, but I saw it on Tosh.0 this weekend and had to look it up so I could watch it over and over (and over and over). It's really the second part that gets me. Make sure you ha…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 04:58PM
Monday, August 9, 2010

THERE'S SOME BIG FESTIVAL GOING ON THIS MONTH by Rocco

Its that time of year when I get hundreds of emails asking for love from Fringe shows that, well, need love. And while I can't throw my arms around shows I know nothing about, I can say fro…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 05:18PM
Friday, July 30, 2010

ACCESS10 Alert! by Rocco

$10 tickets are on sale right now for the first 4 performances of BRIEF ENCOUNTER at Studio 54. Roundabout is presenting, but the show originated elsewhere so it should be ready for audienc…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 01:59PM
Monday, July 26, 2010

BITS AND PIECES - LAZY DRUNKEN MIDSUMMER CATCH UP by Rocco

God I suck at this. Thanks for sticking around. I'm gonna put down my margarita little more often and crank out more unintelligible ramblings. Complete with spelling errors and piss poor …

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 12:39PM
Friday, June 25, 2010

HEADS UP NERDS by Rocco

Excuse the hyperbole, but I've always equated the National Theatre with the Vatican. It's big, its grand, and like the Vat's relation to Catholicism, it the one place in the world where the…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 11:38AM
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

THE 64TH ANNUAL SCHMONY AWARDS* by Rocco

Why bother even having awards when we can just watch Green Day play all night??That was my first thought last week. The first of many.Cate Blachett look like silver butter. Why is Marian Sel…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 02:50PM
Thursday, June 10, 2010

OH NO, OH NO! by Rocco

So sad to hear of the sudden passing of blogger extraordinaire Patrick Lee this past week to a heart attack at 51. Patrick's Just Shows To Go You had become a must read for me and just last…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 11:40AM
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

A LIFE IN THE THEATRE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE TORTURE THAT IT IS by Rocco

I just...really can't believe this.TMZ.com and Playbill report that tv and film actor Charlie Sheen's sentence after pleading no contest to domestic violence (a 3rd degree misdemeanor assaul…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 11:06AM
Monday, June 7, 2010

QUOTE OF THE DAY by Rocco

I really appreciate this mentality:"you can’t trick an audience—or not for long. What I believe in is product. Don’t waste your time trying to figure out how to get a young audience to…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 02:22PM
Thursday, May 27, 2010

LACIVIOUS....INDEED by Rocco

Sheila Callaghan should write a play about an air-conditioner. Cause apparently that's the only way she'll ever get one in a theatre where her plays are being performed. After seeing DEAD …

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 11:18AM
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

PULL QUOTE OF THE DAY by Rocco

"Should I feel guilty that, for me, the most satisfying moment of Cirque du Soleil’s BANANA SHPEEL came when a clown was riddled with mock machine-gun fire?"- from Neil Genzlinger's review…

SOURCE: whatblows.blogspot.com at 04:54PM

All that Chat

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