There will be no opera in the Melania Trump Opera House. It's all over as the fat President sings. The Washington National Opera says it's leaving the Kennedy Center after 45 years. They don…
Comedian John Mulaney has postponed his shows in Minneapolis set for this weekend. It's not a surprise considering the civil unrest over the murder by ICE of young mother Renee Good. He tell…
Don't let anyone fool you. The dance troupe "Shen Yun" returns to the Kennedy Center tonight. They are part of a cult that includes right wing conspiracy newspaper, The Epoch Times. Janice T…
Broadway is suddenly booming, which is good news for everyone. "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" was doing lackluster business all year until… The TV series ends tomorrow night. New epis…
The Kennedy Center is going to be very quiet this winter and spring. The only show of note coming in for the next six months is a national tour of "Chicago," from March 29th. Otherwise, the …
It wasn't bad enough that Tuesday night's Kennedy Center Honors garnered the lowest TV ratings in the history of the show. Now it turns out that there was no Christmas Eve jazz show, as plan…
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the real Robert F. Kennedy, is tailing against Donald Trump renaming the Kennedy Center. On Twitter she wrote: "Three years and one month from today, I'm going to …
Broadway producer Scott Rudin's big comeback project has failed. "Little Bear Ridge Road," starring Laurie Metcalf, was supposed to play through February 2026. Instead, the Road will close o…
The Kennedy Center's holiday season is a mess. They're giving away tickets to shows, and claiming "sold out" performances. But even the shows with no price for tickets aren't drawing audienc…
What do you when your theater gets a bomb threat over a dance company? Why, invite them back! Last year Shen Yun, the colorful dance troupe that may be a front for money laundering, kicked o…
Magnificent playwright Tom Stoppard has died in London at age 88. A statement from United Agents said: "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved client and friend, Tom Stoppard, h…
Tonight at the Kennedy Center, "Christmas in Belfast" starts shows through Sunday. Want to go? Why not? The theater is brimming with available tickets at all prices, on all levels, at all ti…
On Broadway, that's it for "The Queen of Versailles." The musical based on a documentary about lavish living starred Kristen Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham. The show opened last week to neg…
Daniel Craig will finally get to do his favorite project. In 2016, he played Iago to David Oyelowo's "Othello" off Broadway at the New York Theater Workshop. I was lucky enough to see the Sa…
I told you yesterday that the Kennedy Center's holiday show, "Noel: jesus is Born!" was a dud at the box office. This afternoon, there are 1,350 seats available for December 17th. The show i…
Tom Hanks's play "This World of Tomorrow" opened off Broadway last night. The reviews were mixed to not good. The Washington Post headline is The Tom Hanks Play Is Bad. Ok? Got the picture? …
Poor Richard Grenell. He's driven the Kennedy Center into the ground. A stooge for Donald Trump, Grenell has seen Kennedy Center ticket sales plummet all year as he's erased anything interes…
Sting is a music man for all seasons. The rock star of stars opened his Broadway musical, "The Last Ship," back in October 2014. Now it will have its first New York revival at the famed Metr…
Boffo Broadway last week at the box office! Total was $40.7 million, up more than $7 million from last week. Not bad. "Hamilton" with Leslie Odom Jr continues to lead the way with almost $3.…
Listen, Sting never cancels a show. But two in Florida " tomorrow and Tuesday " had to be rescheduled because he says he's under the weather. The shows in Tampa and Jacksonville are sold out…
I told you a couple of times this season, tickets to Tom Hanks's off Broadway play were not selling. Two time Oscar winner Hanks has co-written a play he also stars in called "This World of …
This is a funny complaint because personally, I don't care. Do you? After taking over the Kennedy Center last winter, Donald Trump sent lackey Richard Grenell out to do press. In the New Yor…
Daniel Radcliffe already has a Tony Award for "Merrily We Roll Along." Apparently he wants another one. He's coming to Broadway this winter in a limited run of a one man show. "Every Brillia…
Two time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is coming to off Broadway this week. Performances begin tomorrow night for his play, "This World of Tomorrow," co-starring Kelli O'Hara and Ruben Santiago Hud…
It's hard to know why Matt Damon hasn't done more work in theater. Last night, he absolutely killed it as the lead of an all star cast in a reading to raise money to save a NYC Landmark. Dam…