Tom Hanks and the rest of the cast of Lucky Guy
‘Lucky Guy’: From left to right: Christopher McDonald, Peter Scolari, Tom Hanks making his Broadway debut, Maura Tierney, Richard Masur, Courtney B. Vance and Peter Gerety. The late Nora Ephron’s look...
View ArticleBroadway and Off-Broadway Snow Deals During Nemo
Some theaters are offering snow deals Roundabout Theater: Picnic and the Mystery of Edwin Drood, as well as Tally’s Folly at the Roundabout’s Off-Broadway Laura Pels Theater, will cost only $20 if you...
View ArticleThe Broadway Blizzard That Wasn’t. Smash 2. Richard III. Grammy:Once
New York City was lucky this time. The blizzard that the Weather Channel dubbed Nemo saved the worst of its ire for other regions, allowing all Broadway and most Off-Broadway shows to remain open....
View ArticleNew York Theater March 2013 Quiz
How well were you paying attention to what was happening in New York theater in March? Find out with these ten questions The questions are all based on posts from this blog in March, 2013.
View ArticleCuba Gooding Jr. Gets His Face on Sardi’s — and Then Leaves Broadway
A day after Sardi’s restaurant unveiled the portrait of Cuba Gooding Jr., who made his Broadway debut in “The Trip To Bountiful,” the show announced he will give his final performance in it on August...
View ArticleStephen Sondheim Theater: Environmentally-Friendly Broadway
Architect Pam Campbell, who was in charge of the renovation of the Stephen Sondheim Theater, where The Trip to Bountiful is currently showing, takes us on a tour to point out the environmentally...
View ArticleHollywood Movie to Broadway Musical 2013
The director of “Amelie,” Jean-Pierre Jeunet said he was “disgusted” by the plans to turn his film into a Broadway musical, selling his rights only because he wanted to give the money to a charity he...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories in 2013 on NewYorkTheater.Me
2013 was, if nothing else, a year of lists. I’ve already put together a list of the most noteworthy (and weirdest) theater stories of 2013. Here is a list of the ten most-read articles from this blog...
View ArticleMichael J McKean, as J Edgar, 30 years after Spinal Tap
On this, the 30th anniversary of This is Spinal Tap, I profile Michael McKean in New York Theatre Magazine. McKean is now playing the villainous J. Edgar Hoover in the Broadway play All The Way. Ask...
View ArticleWatch: Broadway #CarpoolKaroake with Lin-Manuel, Audra, Jesse, and Jane...
The full 11-minute video of Late Late Show and Tony Awards host James Corden driving through traffic leading his guests Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jane Krakowski...
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