Harry Connick, Jr. to Star in the Broadway bound musical: ‘The Sting’
Harry Connick, Jr. is set to star in the world-premiere musical stage production of The Sting. The Broadway-bound show, based on the 1973 best picture Oscar winner, will premiere March 29-April 29 at the Paper [...]
Will Broadway soon be feeling “The Power of Love?” ‘Heart of Rock and Roll’ will build an original story around the hits of Huey Lewis and the News
'Heart of Rock and Roll' will build an original story around the hits of the band that helped define the MTV era of the 1980s and early '90s, generating 19 Billboard top 10 singles. That [...]
Lincoln Center TKTS Booth to be open seven days a week
Beginning February 5 Theatre Development Fund's indoor TKTS Lincoln Center discount booth—located at the Zucker Box Office in Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium, 61 West 62nd Street, between Broadway and Columbus Avenue—will be open seven [...]
Theater in Paris helps non-locals with productions of Grease and now Cyrano de Bergerac
As the noble cavalier with the noticeable nose expounds upon his proboscis’ many uses in the play’s original French language, high above this production of Cyrano de Bergerac flash surtitles in English, offering Anglophones a [...]
‘Pinocchio’ at the National Theater, London. Coming here perhaps in 2019?
Director John Tiffany, choreographer Steven Hoggett and many of their key collaborators unite for this very modern take on the adventures of the famed Italian puppet boy, featuring songs from the 1940 Disney animated classic. [...]
Opry City Stage puts a little Nashville in Midtown New York City
The Grand Ole Opry is making New York City its “home away from home” with a new destination for country music fans. For the first time in its more than 90 years of showcasing country [...]
Disney’s Aladdin: This show is still the ‘hot’ ticket for kids
This beloved story is brought to thrilling theatrical life in this bold new musical, Aladdin. With just one rub of a magic lamp, Aladdin’s journey sweeps you into an exotic world full of daring adventure, [...]
Watch the touching onstage proposal at Broadway’s Play That Goes Wrong
Frank Alliegro and Maura Spillane met four years ago as castmates in a production of Sweeney Todd; she was fixing set pieces and he had to know her. On October 21, Alliegro and Spillane took [...]
Billy Joel dons Star Of David jacket during MSG Encore
Billy Joel wore a bright yellow Star of David on his black suit during an encore at Madison Square Garden. Monday’s performance by “The Piano Man” came more than a week after a rally by [...]
Hugh Jackman is searching for his next Broadway hit …….
Hugh Jackman is on the hunt for a new Broadway show — and it’s not going to be a musical comedy romp like “The Boy from Oz.” Sources say Jackman, one of Hollywood and Broadway’s [...]
London import “The Play That Goes Wrong” extends until 2018. A very funny comedy!
The Play That Goes Wrong, a comedy about an amateur production of a murder mystery that goes hopelessly awry has now opened at Broadway's Lyceum Theater to rave reviews. This is a very funny play! [...]
9/11 Musical ‘Come From Away’ on Broadway
Come From Away is the breathtaking new musical that played record-breaking engagements in La Jolla, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Written by Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein, this is the stunning production from Tony-nominated director [...]
FYI: Volunteer Ushering in Broadway Theaters
Volunteer Ushering A handful of Broadway theaters and most Off Broadway theaters rely on volunteer ushers to work during performances and it's easy to lend a hand in exchange for a chance to see the [...]
Flashback: The Grateful Dead and Neil Young cover Bob Dylan
On October 25th, 1991, legendary San Francisco concert promoter Bill Graham was flying on a helicopter back from a Huey Lewis concert in Concord, California, when the chopper crashed into a high-voltage tower, killing him [...]
From ‘Cats’ to ‘Harry Potter,’ Global Theater blazes new trails
From two adjoining townhouses on London’s Bedford Square, theater mega-producer Cameron Mackintosh is fitting 10 musicals into a globe-spanning, seven-year plan that will land “Les Misérables” in Tokyo and “Mary Poppins” in Dubai. Over on [...]
Broadway’s getting schooled! School of Rock still getting great reviews.. this is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best musical in years…….
School of Rock — The Musical, based on the 2003 film of the same name starring Jack Black, will have its world premiere on Broadway. Performances are slated to begin November 2nd, 2015, at the [...]
Watch the Rolling Stones play Havana, Cuba
The Rolling Stones rocked a massive crowd at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-led country that once censored the veteran British band's [...]
50 Years Ago, Stones’ ‘Satisfaction’ song born in Florida…. read how the legend began!
The pool is still there. It’s shrouded by palm fronds and heavy gates, but it’s there. Stand on Pierce Street, beyond the walls of the Fort Harrison Hotel, and you can hear families splashing, even [...]
Headed to Broadway? 10 Top Places to eat, Picked by the Pros
Headed to Broadway? 10 Top Places to Eat, Picked by the Pros Guide to the best pre- and post-theater spots frequented by Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin, Katie Holmes and more BOND 45 154 W. [...]