Bette Midler is returning to Broadway in the iconic role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in the musical Hello, Dolly! Producer Scott Rudin will be bringing … [Read more...] about Bette Midler Heading to Broadway in ‘Hello, Dolly!’
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Backstage Farce ‘Noises Off’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
It’s a strange thing to watch a backstage comedy — about a group of showpeople putting on a play that’s a hot mess — turn into, well, a hot mess. … [Read more...] about Backstage Farce ‘Noises Off’ Opens on Broadway: REVIEW
NYC Subway Samaritan Gives Shirt Off His Back to Shivering Man: WATCH
Sometime late Friday night, a man riding the NYC A Train to Brooklyn gave the shirt off his back as well as his hat to a shivering older man without … [Read more...] about NYC Subway Samaritan Gives Shirt Off His Back to Shivering Man: WATCH
Justin Bieber Is a ‘Prophetic Angel’ in Queer New Musical at The Whitney Museum
A new musical debuting at The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York draws inspiration from the travails of Justin Bieber to tell a queer story … [Read more...] about Justin Bieber Is a ‘Prophetic Angel’ in Queer New Musical at The Whitney Museum
Theatre News: Josh Groban, ‘Motown,’ ‘Smokey Joe’s Café Coming to Broadway and More
Josh Groban will make his Broadway debut this fall as Pierre in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Commit of 1812. The musical, inspired by a passage … [Read more...] about Theatre News: Josh Groban, ‘Motown,’ ‘Smokey Joe’s Café Coming to Broadway and More
Ballroom Meets Broadway in ‘The Vogue Ball Tango’ – WATCH
"The Cell Block Tango", from the musical Chicago, has been adapted, recreated and imitated countless times since the number debuted in 1975. We've … [Read more...] about Ballroom Meets Broadway in ‘The Vogue Ball Tango’ – WATCH
Gay Minnesota Activist, ‘Queen of Guerrilla Theater’ Tim Campbell Dies at 76
Tim Campbell, a Minneapolis gay activist and newspaper publisher who was known for his confrontational style, died from esophageal cancer on Dec. … [Read more...] about Gay Minnesota Activist, ‘Queen of Guerrilla Theater’ Tim Campbell Dies at 76
Curtain Call Photo for Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ Becomes Surprise Gay Marriage Proposal: WATCH
Josh Daniel Green, a dancer in Broadway's Wicked, got a major surprise at a Christmas performance curtain call when he thought he was posing for a … [Read more...] about Curtain Call Photo for Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ Becomes Surprise Gay Marriage Proposal: WATCH
Towleroad’s Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2015
It’s a strange thing to sit in darkness and ask others in the room to play pretend. Like other activities we enjoy in the dark, theatre can propel us … [Read more...] about Towleroad’s Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2015
Cynthia Erivo Soars in Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’ with Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks: REVIEW
There is a stop-everything moment around three-quarters of the way through The Color Purple, which opened in a rousing new production at the Bernard … [Read more...] about Cynthia Erivo Soars in Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’ with Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks: REVIEW