I know, Putin and Trump are rolling in the hay but back in Washington, the Kennedy Center is still mired in trouble. The New York Times reported today that Jeffrey Finn, the long time producer who brought the B…

Mira Sorvino is coming to Broadway. The Oscar winner will join the long running musical “Chicago” on September 15th as Roxie Hart. Roxie is kind of the musical version of Mira’s award winning character Li…

It was just a short time ago that Gracie Mansion hosted the Made in NY Awards for the movie community. That was before Mayor Eric Adams was on the run, so to speak, from Zohar Mamdani in the 2025 election. But …

“Hamilton” is coming to the big screen. Sort of. Disney will release the original filmed version of the musical on September 5th to theaters. This is the version that was shown on Disney Plus. They’re add…

I keep reading that Las Vegas is empty right now. International tourists are staying away in droves. I guess the idea of being rounded up by ICE agents and sent to the Sudan is unappealing. The result is that t…

I can’t wait until this fall when someone at the New York Post expresses outrage at the price of tickets for Tom Hanks’s off Broadway show. Right now, the Post is running advertorial for Vivid Tickets. The …

Liza Minnelli is one of our premier artists in the world. An Oscar winner, along with an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe — not to mention a Lifetime Achievement statue from the Grammys — Liza …

Donald Trump wants to end the opera component at the Kennedy Center. He’s trying to push through a plan rename the opera house after First Lady Melania Trump. If Congress votes for this, there is no doubt man…

“Gypsy” starring Audra McDonald is closing early, on August 1th This abrupt announcement came tonight. Despite great reviews, “Gypsy” has struggled to keep an audience. The musical played at 61% capacit…

Nothing good lasts forever. After four years of being cancelled, Broadway producer Scott Rudin is coming back. Rudin and Barry Diller are producing a new play called “Little Bear Ridge Road,” starring Lauri…

Marilyn Maye — she’s 97, she looks fantastic and sounds even better. What’s the story here? She’s been a cabaret star since the 1950s. She recorded the song “Cabaret” five years before Liza Minnelli…

I’ve been waiting for the New York Times to write an obit for Paul Libin. The Broadway great, winner of a lifetime Tony Award, was a quiet giant in American theater. Paul’s death is one of the last notes in…

When Cedric the Entertainer made his Broadway debut in 2008, critics were not impressed. Cedric appeared in David Mamet’s “American Buffalo,” which was panned and closed quickly. The Times said: “Cedric…

The numbers are in for the first Broadway post- Tony Awards. The total dropped over $6.5 million because on the afternoon of the Tonys, both “Othello” and “Good Night and Good Luck” closed up shop. Char…

Wednesday night’s Kennedy Center showing of “Les Miserables” was quite the scene. While high rolling Trump donors were taking their seats, so were a lot of other less well dress — or more flamboyantly d…

“Smash,” the musical based on a failed TV show, is done. The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, June 22, 2025 after 32 previews and 84 regular performances at the Imperial Theatre. …

The Tony Awards on Sunday were a big hit. Ratings were up 38% from last year. The beautifully executed show boomed on host Cynthia Erivo’s popularity from “Wicked,” and a 10th anniversary reunion of “Ha…

In two days, the touring cast of “Les Miserables” has a crushing decision. Will all or some of them perform in the musical’s opening night at the Kennedy Center? That’s the night Donald Trump is hosting…

Cynthia Erivo led one of the best Tony Awards shows ever last night, showing off so much versatility and warmth they’ll probably ask her back a couple more times. The Tony winner and Oscar nominee is set to h…

“Good Night and Good Luck” has just concluded its live performance on CNN. The story of how legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow stared down Senator Joseph McCarthy is more timely than ever. What’s clea…

Bill and Ted have been to outer space, but never to the Tony Awards. Until now. This Sunday, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter will among the A list presenters on CBS for the annual Tony Awards at 8pm. (There’s a …

The Drama Desk Awards just concluded on Broadway. “Maybe Happy Ending” won Best Musical. “Purpose” won Best Play. They will certainly win at the Tony Awards next Sunday. There were ties all through the …

Broadway star Patti Lupone says she’s sorry. Lupone is apologizing after the dreadful — and maybe racist — things she said about fellow performers Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis. The comments were made in…

The first ever revival of the musical, “Chess,” is coming to Broadway. But it may never get to the Kennedy Center. The main character is named Freddie Trumper, aka The American. Freddie is not based on Dona…

Bang! The fall Broadway season is coming into focus now that we’ve survived the Tony Awards parade. Next up: Tony winner James Corden, who hosted a talk show more recently, is coming back to Broadway. He’s …

This is startling. Trump toadie Richard Grenell, now running the Kennedy Center into the ground, has been elected to Live Nation’s board of directors. Under Grenell the Kennedy Center has lost dozens of booki…

It was good news and bad news last week on Broadway after Tony Awards nominations were announced. George Clooney and his “Good Night and Good Luck” rose to its all time high, $4 million. That’s a record f…

Donald Trump and Richard Grenell have a problem. Most theater artists despise them. CNN reports that around a dozen members of the touring cast of “Les Miserables” won’t perform on their opening night at …

The first casualty of the Tony Awards has arrived. “Redwood,” a musical starring Idina Menzel, will shutter on May 18th. “Redwood” had mixed to poor reviews. It received not one Tony Award nomination, w…

The Tony Awards nominations begin rolling out at 8:30 this morning. In the mix potentially: George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin and other Hollywood stars. Will they be rewarded or …

Nominations for the 2024-2025 Season American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Book of a Musical Buena Vista Social Club Marco Ramirez Dead Outl…

The major Tony Awards nominees have been announced. Denzel Washington famous for the $900 ticket, was snubbed the Awards for “Othello.” Neither was Jake Gyllenhaal. Shock snub: Kieran Culkin in “Glengarry…

The end of Tony Awards eligibility was today. There have been so many new shows that the last two had to open today, one after another. “Dead Outlaw” came first at 2pm, followed by “Real Women Have Curves…

I didn’t really know what I was going to write about the “Sunset Blvd.” revival on Broadway last night. Then, following the curtain call, the St. James Theater got pretty wild when there was a live auctio…

Selling $900 tickets didn’t endear Hollywood stars to the Outer Critics. Today’s announcement of the first real theater awards didn’t include George Clooney or Denzel Washington. Also, their productions o…

David Hyde Pierce has really made Broadway his home post-“Frazier.” He has one win for Best Actor in a Musical, two more nominations, and a Lifetime Achievement Award. His work in “Spamalot, “Vanya and …

What a night in the theater, and all by accident. I finally got into Helen Hayes Theater — the smallest house on Broadway– to see Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” directed by Phylicia Rashad. “Pur…

George Clooney is the best thing to happen to Broadway’s bottom line in years. His adaptation of his and Grant Heslov’s “Good Night and Good Luck” had the highest numbers last week of any show. Total ta…

You may not know it, but TDF is not all about TKTS. The Theater Development Fund runs the half price ticket booth in Times Square, true. But the Fund is also the mothership of everything theater in New York. No…

Lin Manuel’s award winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” is still selling out most of its shows 9 years after it debuted. Come September 9th, though, “Hamilton” will be totally maxed out when Tony winne…

Is Liza Minnelli coming to Broadway? A source tells me that Minnelli will likely fly in for a celebration of composer John Kander’s 100th birthday on Monday, May 19th at the Stephen Sondheim Theater. Joel Gre…

Denzel Washington is going to have an exhausting weekend come May 18th. After performing in “Othello” on Broadway at the Sunday matinee, he will leave the theater at 6pm and fly to the south of France for o…

George Clooney really understood the meaning of “Go big or go home” last night. Clooney’s $900 a ticket Broadway debut in “Good Night and Good Luck” really paid off. His star turn as crusaing CBS jour…

Broadway openings are starting to look like Hollywood galas. Tonight (Thursday) comes George Clooney opening in “Good Night and Good Luck.” You can only imagine who we’ll see there. Maybe his ER pal Antho…

A real drenching night didn’t dampen the spirits for the glittery opening last on Broadway of the “Glengarry Glen Ross” revival. The knockout play stars newly minted Oscar and Emmy winner Kieran Culkin, E…

What a crazy load of BS yesterday from the Kennedy Center. Another musical is canceled, this time it’s the musical “Legally Blonde.” It was supposed to run there in mid June. The producer of the show is J…

“Succession” star Sarah Snook picked up a lot of awards for playing complex Shiv Roy on TV. Sje immediately segued to the London stage and an Olivier award for playing 26 roles in the one woman version of O…

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are opening tonight on Broadway in “Othello.” A few celebs turned out. But the main one was former President Joe Biden. He was wearing a natty tuxedo and waved to the p…

We really owe a big thank you to the Brits for helping with World War II and with Broadway. Last night the West End hit, “Operation Mincemeat” opened here and took the stage by storm. Celebs like Jesse Eise…

Carole King and many others have one. Now it’s time for a James Taylor Broadway jukebox musical. “Fire & Rain” is the title, although the way audiences come to the theater these days they could call i…

JD Vance and wife Usha were booed loudly tonight at the Kennedy Center before a performance of “Riverdance.” It serves them right. Not Usha trying to play it off pic.twitter.com/lcP6HsCKe4 — Jackie Singh …

Remember when Broadway’s “Gypsy” was cancelled for all of Christmas week? Now they’ve suddenly cancelled tonight’s show. COVID ran rampant last time, taking out star Audra McDonald. Tonight’s cancel…

There’s a reason that Smart is Jean Smart’s last name. She’s coming to Broadway this spring in a new play but not to get a Tony Award. “Call Me Izzy” will open in May, after Tony Award eligibility clo…

On “The View” today, Whoopi Goldberg announced that she will not return to the Kennedy Center while Donald Trump is chairman. She was responding to the news that “Hamilton” will not play there in 2026. …

A year from now, no one will be in the room where it happened. Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical “Hamilton” has cancelled its March 2026 run at the Kennedy Center. It’s a pre-emptive strike…

The destruction of the Kennedy Center goes on apace. Two days after Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center on February 12th, the theater cancelled its first show. That would be “FINN,” a children’s mus…

No one at the Kennedy Center will be shouting “Eureka!” anytime soon. The hit Broadway comedy “Eureka Day” is no longer setting down at the Ken Cen beginning March 7th for two weeks. Jonathan Spector’…

Cynthia Erivo is hosting this year’s Tony Awards! That’s before she plays Jesus Christ in “Jesus Christ Superstar.” And after the Oscars, where she’s nominated for “Wicked.” And before she stars i…

Cynthia Erivo, aka Elphaba in “Wicked,” is about to break another barrier. She’ll be playing the title role this summer in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl. The dates are August 1st thro…

The fallout at the Kennedy Center has begun. Popular and respected Emmy winner Issa Rae (Insecure, also Barbie) has cancelled her sold out show at the theater following the firing of the board and the installat…

UPDATED Shonda Rhimes has officially quit the Kennedy Center board. She was the last holdover from the old regime still on the new list. But now she’s confirmed she’s out, along with everyone below and Davi…

Well. why not? Donald Trump — on his rampage to destroy everything — has appointed one of his stooges as head of the Kennedy Center. Richard Grenell, who has no experience in the arts, culture, or TV produc…

Out of town fans of Broadway shows didn’t like congestion pricing’s first week at all. Receipts were down by $13 million from the previous week, showing steep drop off in attendance. Total was $32.1 mil, do…

The record companies aren’t having their parties, but Grammy weekend just got a jolt. Music mogul Irving Azoff is organizing a mega concert called “Fire Aid” on January 30th at LA’s Intuit Dome. This sh…

Except for “Gypsy,” every other show on Broadway boomed during Christmas week. Total receipts were up by $11 million over the previous week to $55 million. That’s a high for the year. Poor “Gypsy” mad…

Linda Lavin’s death was announced last night. She was 87 and apparently had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. What a shock. We saw her back in May at Lincoln Center’s fundraising gala and she couldn…

Terrible news for the revival of “Gypsy” on Broadway. They’ve cancelled tonight’s show, which means the entire Christmas week was a shut down because of illness. Obviously, star Audra McDonald came down…

Everything is not coming up roses for the new production of “Gypsy” on Broadway. The Audra McDonald starring musical opened last Thursday to rave reviews. It’s already been sold out in previews. What coul…

Comedian John Mulaney, whose hosting duties send “Saturday Night Live” into the stratosphere, loves theater, Broadway especially (He should host the Tony Awards!) Now Mulaney and writer Simon Rich have asse…

Broadway’s “Swept Away,” musical that addresses cannibalism on the high seas, was supposed to close on Sunday. Instead, this indisgestive examination of life among stranded sailors on a row boat, will mar…

This has not been an easy Broadway season for new shows. Closing on December 15th is “Swept Away,” the really strange musical that combined seafaring, folk music, and cannibalism. Yes, I said cannibalism. �…

The movie version of “Wicked” is not just a hit at the box office. On the iTunes Top 100, fans are downloading the songs and the soundtrack album like crazy. “Defying Gravity” and “Popular” are each…

The movie and Broadway show, “Pretty Woman,” is about a hooker who gets picked up by a rich guy and is paid $3,000 for a weeks’ worth of work. Allegedly, former congressman Matt Gaetz, now a candidate for…

Frank Sinatra is coming to the famed Apollo Theater on Thursday for a very special evening Producers of “Sinatra, The Musical,” as well as the Chairman of the Board’s estate, are bringing their musical in…

Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” Musical opened on Broadway last night to a an A List audience. It also brought a bunch of terrific new songs from Sir Elton, and high powered performances from a great cast. Init…

Come next March, George Clooney will make his Broadway debut in “Good Night and Good Luck.” (It’s the same thing he said to Joe Biden earlier this summer.) This is a stage adaptation of Clooney’s highly…

Honestly, I did not think much would come of an original enw musical starring Darren Criss of “Glee” TV show fame. I was very wrong. “Maybe Happy Ending” is the most charming new show I’ve seen in age…

Paul Mescal is going to be very busy in March 2025. His hit London production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” is coming to Brooklyn’s BAM Theater after a run at the Almeida Theater in Islington. The play fe…

Sting led his Broadway cast of “The Last Ship” through a semi-private show last night at 54Below. The Tony nominated score in concert was supposed to serve as a 10th anniversary tribute to raise money for P…

“Q” is what everyone called him. Quincy Jones, the greatest of the great, composer, conductor, producer, has died at age 91. He was a giant. There’s no other word to describe him. He was music royalty. (A…