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Is it virus panic or lack of interest? Former Broadway blockbuster "The Book of Mormon" is in distress. Last week the receipts
Ben Platt has the Tony Award for "Dear Evan Hanson" and a load of other awards and starred already in Netflix's "The
Chekhov" that is, Anton, not the guy on "Star Trek" "`is getting the star treatment this spring. His "Three Sisters" will have
Actress Sophia Ann Caruso has broken her silence about her abrupt departure from "Beetlejuice": "Thank you to my Beetlejuice family! I love
It's been a long, cold winter on Broadway. Not much has been happening besides "West Side Story" opening to vicious reviews. (The
Producer Scott Rudin has joined forces with two Hollywood powerhouses, David Geffen and Barry Diller, to produce the new "West Side Story,"
Tonight, CBS's Bill Whitaker did an excellent report on the mess that is Ivo von Hove's "West Side Story." The musical revival
Lynn Cohen died yesterday at age 86 according to friends on social media. She was not famous in the movie star sense
It's been a tough winter for Broadway at the box office. This past weekend's take was $27.9 million, the lowest since last
The call for help went out at 2:42pm on Thursday, just while Donald Trump was having a nervous breakdown on national TV.
The Lunt Fontanne Theater was bursting with stars and heavy hitters of renown yesterday afternoon to say goodbye to the great Jerry
"Hamilton" is coming to movie theaters. The Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning powerhouse of a musical was evidently worth $75 million, according
Sting brought his brilliant musical, "The Last Ship," to Jimmy Kimmel last night. They talked about the show, currently at the Ahmanson
There was always a problem with Sting's Broadway musical, "The Last Ship." Even though the music was par excellence, the songs beyond
Madonna is certainly suffering from her blown out knee. She cancelled another show, this time in Lisbon last night with 45 minutes
Winter, as they say on Game of Thrones, is here. On Broadway the January chill has set in after three weeks of
No one is more "in" right now than Elaine May. At age 87, she's just won a Tony Award for "The Waverly
The new version of "West Side Story" was supposed to open on Broadway on February 6th. But then the actor who plays
William Shakespeare is having a bad year. First, Netflix's "The King," starring Timothee Chalamet, dropped his name and all reference to him
Busy week on Broadway with last week's box office numbers just in. "Jagged Little Pill," based on Alanis Morissette's shrieky album from
EXCLUSIVE: The new "West Side Story" is supposed to start previews tomorrow. I'm told that the avant garde choreographer hired for the
Alannis Morissette's famous album, "Jagged Little Pill," opens on Broadway tonight. Producers are crossing their fingers for exultant reviews to spur ticket
I don't know if Meryl Streep and Beth Leavel know each other, but they should. Leavel, a 2006 Tony winner for "The
The "Hustlers" awards campaign came to New York Sunday night with an Academy screening, a Q&A, and a reception at the Museum
The Broadway Michael Jackson musical has a star. Ephraim Sykes, who played David Ruffin in "Ain't Too Proud" this past season, and