Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Theater Reviews: ‘The Daughter-in-Law’ and ‘English’ by Helen Shaw

In 2003, the Mint produced Lawrence’s 1913 drama The Daughter-in-Law; in 2009, it was the bleaker The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd. Now they return to The Daughter-in-Law, a strange and compel…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:30AM
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Scott Rudin, As Told by His Assistants by Vulture

A portrait of a toxic workplace. By Anne Victoria Clark, Jackson McHenry, Lila Shapiro, Gazelle Emami, Helen Shaw, Tara Abell, Nate Jones, E. Alex Jung, and Megh Wright

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:58PM
Friday, March 26, 2021

Molly Gordon Didn’t Mean to Steal That Scene by Rachel Handler

The Shiva Baby co-star is thrilled to be a supporting player, but she’s got big theater-kid ambitions.

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:10PM

What Ever Happened to the Tonys? by Jackson McHenry

It took until March 1 — 354 days after Broadway shut down — for the theater industry to start voting on the best of the 2019–20 season that COVID cut short, and there’s still no plan…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:08PM
Saturday, December 12, 2020

The Artists vs. the Flea Theater: ‘We Will Burn It All Down’ by Helen Shaw

The downtown theater company is in crisis.

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:39AM
Saturday, May 4, 2019

Photos: Meet the 2019 Tony Award Nominees by Jackson McHenry

Photographs by Erik Tanner. Welcome to Tony Awards season, when the stars of Broadway’s biggest shows are honored while still, in many cases, performing eight times a week. The day after t…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:34AM
Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Oklahoma Was Never Really O.K. by Frank Rich

A new production exposes the darkness that’s always been at the heart of the musical — and the American experiment.

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:23PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Enjoy a Close-Up View of My Fair Lady’s ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’ Shot Via GoPro by Jackson McHenry

Danny Burstein hid a GoPro in a hat won by Kerstin Anderson, who plays a reveler in the scene (and is the Eliza alternate for Laura Benanti).

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:13PM
Saturday, February 9, 2019

The Wicked Movie Is (Probably) Hitting Theaters in 2021 by Trupti Rami

On Friday, Universal’s feature adaptation of the Broadway blockbuster Wicked got a new release date: December 22, 2021. Back in 2016, we learned the movie-musical was hitting theaters…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:15AM

Actors Who Help Develop Hit Broadway Shows Will Share In Profits, Says New Union Agreement by Halle Kiefer

After a strike lasting 33 days, Actors’ Equity has made a deal with producers trade association the Broadway League to give a fraction of successful Broadway shows’ profits to its perfor…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:04AM

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Recap: On the Nose by Allie Pape

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has had a few strong outings here and there in its final season, but with this episode marking the two-thirds point, I have to confess that I’m just not enjoying the sh…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:44AM
Friday, February 8, 2019

In Bad Surprise News, Les Moonves Has Quietly Started a New Company Called Moon Rise Unlimited by Jordan Crucchiola

After being fired from his position atop CBS last December, following myriad accusations of sexual misconduct that span decades, Les Moonves is getting back to work. According to the New Yor…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:47PM

Sean Penn Wants to Give Bradley Cooper an Oscar with ‘Balls’ by Jordan Crucchiola

While Bradley Cooper is off feeling like a failure for not getting a Best Director nomination out of A Star Is Born, Sean Penn, we now know, is outraged on his behalf. In a new “editorial�…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:00PM

Rita Moreno Will Be Watching the West Side Story Movie Rehearsals, So Don’t Mess Up by Jackson McHenry

Rita Moreno won the O in her EGOT from playing Anita in the film version of West Side Story, and she’s not about to let anybody mess up the movie’s legacy with the remake. Moreno has a s…

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:27PM

Conan O’Brien and Nick Kroll Teach the Children About S-E-X by Bethy Squires

Who better to educate the youth of America on all matters sexual than two comedians? Since Big Mouth is all about adolescent horniness/mistakes/horny mistakes, Conan brought Nick Kroll to a …

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:10AM

Ariana Grande Drops Second Album in Six Months by Bethy Squires

What a busy gal! At last, our long national nightmare is over: Ariana Grande doesn’t have to tease the release of her new album anymore because it’s here, honey! Grande dropped thank u, …

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:30AM

Watch Matt Smith Brood and Strut in the New Mapplethorpe Trailer by Bethy Squires

Everyone who’s been wondering if Matt Smith can pull off a Queens accent, wonder no more! Mapplethorpe premiered last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and is finally entering theaters se…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:04AM
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Lorne Michaels Is Developing a Movie About the Guy That Shot Osama Bin Laden by Bethy Squires

Universal Pictures and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video has bought the feature rights to The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior. Accor…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:44PM

Ariana Grande Says Grammys Producer Is ‘Lying’ About Her Cancelled Performance by Jackson McHenry

You would think that the Grammys would know better than to get on the wrong side of someone who wrote a whole album about how she’ll be fine without you. The Associated Press published an …

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:16PM

Thank You, Bradley Cooper, for Growing Out Your Jackson Maine Beard by Hunter Harris

For months now, I have repeatedly issued a few humble requests to actor/Lady Bird stan/A Star Is Born director Bradley Cooper, mostly via Vulture dot com, and my own personal Twitter: What h…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:45AM
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Creator Might Make Gypsy Now by Anne Victoria Clark

Gypsy (no, not that Naomi Watts Netflix thing, purge that from your mind) the musical may finally be making its way back onto the silver screen. Variety reports that Amy Sherman-Palladino, t…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:04PM

Fox Exec Probably Wishes He Didn’t Tell Rent: Live Cast to ‘Break a Leg’ by Whitney Friedlander

If you’re looking for someone to blame for the #RentNotLive controversy that happened after star Brennin Hunt broke his foot last month, look no further than Charlie Collier. The new Fox E…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:23PM

A Hercules Musical Will Go the Distance in Central Park This Summer by Jackson McHenry

Disney’s next movie-to-theater adaptation is arriving in an unexpected format. After premiering big, yet conventional, movie-to-theater adaptations like Frozen and Aladdin on Broadway (and…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:08PM

Bradley Cooper Is Not Ashamed to Admit He’s Embarrassed by Best Director Snub by Hunter Harris

In a pivot to utter humility, beard-growth, and softness, actor, director, and Lady Bird stan Bradley Cooper sat down with Oprah on Tuesday afternoon for a SuperSoul Conversation. Among Coop…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:46AM

Ariana Grande Says Thank U, Next to the Grammys After Being ‘Insulted’ by Dee Lockett

The Grammys have done what only dummies have dared to do and have crossed Ariana Grande. Variety reports that not only will Grande no longer perform on Sunday’s broadcast, she’s skipping…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:23AM

Philosopher Nick Bostrom on Whether We Live in a Simulation by Brian Feldman

When Morpheus told us our reality was fake, it sounded far-fetched. Since then, though, the idea has picked up steam. In 2001, two years after The Matrix hit theaters, Oxford University phil…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:00AM
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Broadway’s Anastasia Will Close Once Upon a March 31 by Jackson McHenry

A journey to the past can only last so long. Broadway’s musical adaptation of the 1997 animated movie Anastasia has announced that it will close on March 31 this year. The musical, with a …

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:42PM
Monday, February 4, 2019

What the Hell Happened at the Skittles Musical? by Jackson McHenry

Midway through Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical, which performed on the Great White Way Sunday afternoon, Michael C. Hall dies. To be clear, that’s not the Michael C. Hall you kno…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:39PM
Saturday, February 2, 2019

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Recap: Let’s All Go to Raging Waters by Allie Pape

On the surface, this episode seemed like it would be silly fun. We finally get to go to Raging Waters! It’s Rebecca’s Paris! But the waterslides are just window-dressing, because the rea…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:46PM
Friday, February 1, 2019

Seth Rogen, Eddie Redmayne and Sacha Baron Cohen, Together At Last, In Aaron Sorkin’s Chicago 7 by Halle Kiefer

If you find yourself wanting to draw parallels between today’s political unrest and the tumultuous late ‘60s, Aaron Sorkin is here with a gigantic sketch pad and 1,000,000 sharpened penc…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:34PM

Did Lady Gaga Save the Oscars? by Hunter Harris

As the Oscars continue to lose its freaking mind right before our very eyes, a benevolent goddess has apparently arrived to right at least one of its wrongs: Deadline is reporting that the A…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:55PM

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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