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The coronavirus pandemic has not cooled the fevers of avid theatre-goers, despite the fact that Broadway is closed through June. The virtual opening of the musical “Pride and Prejudice” drew 150,000 views when it was streamed on Friday free of charge from the Palo Alto’s TheatreWorks in Silicon Valley. The show had run at the …
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Oscar-winner Joel Grey’s birthday celebrations in recent years have ranged from a 1930s-Berlin-themed rager at the McKittrick Hotel to a bash at the opening of an exhibition dedicated to him at the Museum of the City of New York. But on Saturday, as the “Cabaret” star turned 88, he marked the occasion virtually as a …
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The show will indeed go on! After originally canceling the upcoming re-airing of the November concert “Celebrating 25 Magical years of Disney on Broadway” due to issues with the American Federation of Musicians union, the concert’s airing will now proceed as planned on April 17th at 7 p.m. eastern time. The concert will showcase a …
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A fundraising streaming of 2019’s Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway has been canceled after the organizers failed to get the rights. ‘Disney on Broadway’ had been set to air Monday on Broadwaycares.org with proceeds supporting the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund, which was created to help actors and other theatre …
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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, …
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You can’t see “The Lion King” on Broadway right now, but you can indulge your inner mullet with “Tiger King: The Musical.” Composer Andrew Lippa (“Big Fish,” “The Addams Family”) and Kristin Chenoweth (“Wicked,” “Glee”) dropped the first song from their new show — a parody of the hit Netflix documentary series about Joe Exotic …
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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 …
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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 …
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Broadway can’t go on with the shows just yet. The Great White Way productions were initially expected to resume during the week of April 13, however, on Wednesday the Broadway League announced that theaters will remain dark through June 7 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage New York City. The decision was made in …
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Actor John Krasinski surprised a little girl with a “Hamilton” reunion on the second episode of his YouTube series “Some Good News” Sunday night. Original cast members, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo all joined in via Zoom to perform the song “Alexander Hamilton” from the show …
The coronavirus pandemic has not cooled the fevers of avid theatre-goers, despite the fact that Broadway is closed through June. The virtual opening of the musical “Pride and Prejudice” drew 150,000 views when it was streamed on Friday free of charge from the Palo Alto’s TheatreWorks in Silicon Valley. The show had run at the …
