Billy Crystal Returns to Broadway in ‘700 Sundays’ in November
May 14, 2013
Billy Crystal is bringing back his one-man show “700 Sundays” to Broadway one more time this fall. A nine-week run will begin previews November 5 at the Imperial Theater, with opening night scheduled for November 13. The limited run will end after a January
Low Ratings Drag NBC’s ‘Smash’ To Cancellation
May 13, 2013
The writing seemed to be on the wall last month when NBC moved “Smash” from its Tuesday night timeslot to Saturday: it seemed the show was on the verge of cancellation. NBC has now confirmed those fears with the release of its new lineup
Stephen King’s ‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’ To Tour U.S.
May 13, 2013
Stephen King, John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett will launch a national tour of their long-in-the-works musical, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland Country.” King wrote the book for the southern gothic musical, while Mellencamp and legendary producer Burnett teamed up to work on the musical.
Glee Season 4 Finale Review & Recap
May 10, 2013
The season finale starts with two administrators from MIT who are talking to Brittany about admittance and some “math speak” that resulted in one of them claiming “Brittany it’s possible that you may be the most brilliant scientific mind since Albert Einstein.” I find
‘Cinderella’ Maps National Tour in 2014
May 9, 2013
The new Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” recently received nine 2013 Tony nominations, and producers have just announced that a national tour will be launched during the 2014-2015 season. The new production features songs with words by Oscar Hammerstein II and music
Neil Patrick Harris Hosts His Fourth Tony Awards
May 9, 2013
Neil Patrick Harris will return to host the Tony Awards this year for the fourth time. Harris, one of the stars of the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” first hosted the awards in 2009, and came back to host in 2011 and
The Beatles Storm Broadway with ‘Let It Be’ at St. James Theatre
May 9, 2013
“Let It Be,” the concert show created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles, is coming to Broadway this summer. The original production continues to play at Savoy Theater in London. It opened at the Prince of Wales Theater last fall but later
Alec Baldwin’s ‘Orphans’ Pushs Up Closing Date to May 19
May 7, 2013
The revival of “Orphans,” starring Alec Baldwin, made quite a few headlines before it opened because of an apparent conflict between Baldwin and his former co-star in the production, Shia LaBeouf. The latter subsequently left the production, which opened on April 18. Again, the
Jekyll & Hyde Gets Its Broadway Curtain Call May 12
May 6, 2013
The Broadway revival of “Jekyll & Hyde” will be a bit shorter than initially planned. Though the production was scheduled to run through June 30, producers recently announced that the final performance will be Sunday, May 12. At that point the show will have
Glee ‘Wonder-ful’ Review & Recap
May 3, 2013
Tribute to Stevie Wonder – overdue in my opinion! Huge shoes to fill, but I was keyed up for the prospects (if a bit nervous). The episode starts off with Rachel calling Mr. Schue about her ‘Funny Girl’ call back as we learn it’s