• Broadway actor Nick Cordero to ICU with coronavirus in critical condition

    Broadway actor Nick Cordero to ICU with coronavirus in critical condition

    Broadway actor Nick Cordero’s health has worsened since he was hospitalized with a possible coronavirus infection — according to his wife, Amanda Kloots, he is now in ICU and “fighting for his life”. Amanda took to Instagram and posted a photo of her and the ‘Waitress’ and ‘A Bronx Tale’ star and their son Elvis, …
  • How ‘West Side Story’ cast stays connected online during coronavirus lockdown

    How ‘West Side Story’ cast stays connected online during coronavirus lockdown

    When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet … all the way, from your first Broadway preview to your last Zoom call. Like all Broadway shows during the coronavirus pandemic, the revival of the classic musical “West Side Story” went dark March 12, just three weeks after opening night, with performances now planned to resume some …
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber talks Broadway shutdown, his new ‘Cinderella’

    Andrew Lloyd Webber talks Broadway shutdown, his new ‘Cinderella’

    Until now, not one night in 40 years that Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber hasn’t had a show on Broadway. Four SRO musicals here at one time. “Phantom’s” the longest-running production ever. Honored by the queen, etc., etc., he says: “The industry says theaters reopen June 7. My opinion? Optimistic. Ridiculous. I think this peaks in …
  • Broadway star Nick Cordero in ICU with possible coronavirus

    Broadway star Nick Cordero in ICU with possible coronavirus

    Former “Waitress” star Nick Cordero is hospitalized in intensive care with what may be a misdiagnosed coronavirus infection. “Nick has been sick for awhile with what we were told last week was pneumonia,” Cordero’s wife, fitness trainer Amanda Kloots, wrote on Instagram. “Unfortunately we think he was misdiagnosed and we are waiting to hear if …
  • Actors’ union starts emergency fund for struggling artists during coronavirus shutdown

    Actors’ union starts emergency fund for struggling artists during coronavirus shutdown

    As millions of people in New York City suffer from the coronavirus and its devastating economic effects, one of the hardest hit places has been the legendary Great White Way. When Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered that all gatherings of 500 or more people were banned due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, he also effectively …
  • Hugh Jackman-starring ‘The Music Man’ revival still on schedule

    Hugh Jackman-starring ‘The Music Man’ revival still on schedule

    When the Great White Way’s up again and traffic’s backed to Pittsburgh again, Broadway will outshpritz the Milky Way again. It’ll be stars such as award-winning actor Hugh Jackman, award-winning director Jerry Zaks, award-winning actress Sutton Foster, award-winning choreographer Warren Carlyle, award-winning designer Santo Loquasto, in what is sure to be the award-winning “The Music …
  • ‘Jaws’ stage musical set for Paper Mill Playhouse in summer 2021

    ‘Jaws’ stage musical set for Paper Mill Playhouse in summer 2021

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theater. “Bruce,” a musical about the filming of director Steven Spielberg’s 1975 horror classic “Jaws,” will hit the shores of the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, from June 9 to July 4, 2021. A poster for the film “Jaws.”Everett Collection The …
  • For once, Broadway isn’t going to quickly bounce back

    For once, Broadway isn’t going to quickly bounce back

    As Broadway grapples with the Chinese virus crisis, producers have concluded that the Great White Way will not reopen in April, as they’d hoped. The best-case scenario right now is the summer, and that means many new shows aren’t going to survive. “This is worse than 9/11,” says a top producer. “We lost a few …