537 stories from The Craptacular
It's America's birthday, y'all! The best day of the year to celebrate history by getting drunk and blowing stuff up. (Besides flag day, of course.) While you honor this great nation by t…
Guess who’s starring in Diner, the Barry Levinson/Sheryl Crow musical that’s opening in the fall? This adorable, big-singing, oversharing mo’fo… At his Joe’s Pu…
Sources say Broadway’s Benjamin Walker was in New York seeing some theater this week, and even checked out As You Like It in Central Park on Friday night. No wonder it’s been so …
Hi there, Aaron Tveit, hottie of all hotties. You're back in the news this week. And damn are we glad to see it. While we're pleased to see your TV show Graceland"with fellow hottie Daniel S…
Bryce Ryness and Emily Padgett"Mazz and Paige"singing of their star-crossed love. * Oh hey, it's our favorite thing: A musical based on a noir-ish, sort-of teen movie. The Heathers reading b…
Sure, this is a Broadway web site. But let's begin this week's discussion with a movie. Critics and audiences pretty much universally rejected the Rock of Ages film. Released June 15, the fi…
Sub-headline: Okay, maybe not his Mom Sub-sub-headline: SHUT UP ANDY MIENTUS IS FAMOUS. So Andy Mientus is going to be on Smash. This is how we… um… reacted. Lucky: OMG OMG ANDY …
Alternate title: ALL CHAPS ARE ASSLESS, or, This is Not A Review of Terminator Too What: Terminator Too: Judgment Play, first preview Where: Santos Party House, a mix of nightclub and dirty …
It was 100 degrees on opening night. Almost unbearably hot. People were fanning themselves with anything they could get their hands on, mopping their brows with sweat-rags, and eventually, r…
The best item I ever purchased at a Broadway show was a roll of toilet paper signed by the cast of Urinetown. Window cards and posters are nice, but the best merchandise is creative and show…
What? The Public Theater's Annual Gala, this year celebrating Shakespeare in the Park's 50th Anniversary at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park with a star-studded reading of Romeo and Jul…
Remember how every producer on Broadway works entirely around the Tony Awards when they schedule and cast their shows? Yeah, well this is why, folks. Producers " and all of Broadway " believ…
The Tonys are over. And much though we love them, THANK GOD for that. Now it’s time to talk about other things, including a most beloved summer tradition here in New York City, which i…
You don’t get much time on the Tony Awards red carpet to chat. You do, however, get some time to ask random, non sequitur questions that occasionally totally bomb. And then you kind of…
You guys probably remember our interview with Josh Young, Tony Nominee and star of Jesus Christ Superstar, wherein he talked about the amazing, cheeky lining in the shoes for his "Superstar"…
He’s playing a singer from Brooklyn, so you know there’s going to be an accent involved in here somewhere. Contemporary Jack Jelly with a bad boy streak? That’s hot. Swappi…
We’ve been watching since we were kids. And last year, we live-tweeted the Tony Awards from The Mick's apartment in our pajamas. We drank beer and had snacks, and it was fun. But as th…
So the Tony Awards are over, which means the 2011-2012 theater season is officially behind us. Never fear though " Harvey, the first show of the 2012-2013 season, opens June 14. And while we…
It’s done, you guys. Done. Finito. All gone. And here’s how last night’s ceremony shaped up, from the coolest moments to the lamest… Everything Old (and Profitable) I…
Wait, what’s happening today again? Oh yeah, it’s only the MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE YEAR, otherwise known as Fangirl Christmas, otherwise known as the thing we write about on th…
We. Are. Going. Really. It’s National Tony Day, kids, and we’re covering the Tonys for our friends at BroadwayStars! And The Craptacular is live and on the scene as events unfold…
A drinking game to play during the Tonys? Please. That's child's play. You make yours up on the fly, like a boss. We hear you. But here at The Craptacular we thought it would be a damn shame…
Steve. Mr. Kazee. Kazoozle. It's been a year, hasn't it? Personal heartbreak. Professional highs. Â You've handled it all with grace and shared it with us with refreshing candor. And as th…
We all know why you tune into awards shows: It’s for the moving acceptance speeches! Lies. It’s for the DRESSES. When it comes to insane glamour and outrageous fashionality, the …
When Audra McDonald won her Drama Desk Award for Porgy and Bess on June 4, she thanked her costars, and spoke of what an honor it was to fall in love with Norm Lewis eight times a week ̵…
