“It was announced this week that standing room tickets for Broadway’s ‘The Music Man’ will be made available at the staggering price of $76. While the price is considerably lower than a regular seated ticket at the Hugh Jackman-led revival, it’s well above what is usually charged for those types of tickets and spits in the face of those hoping Broadway will become more accessible.”
Read More“With ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’s closing, one could only hope that this would be the end of producers bringing this tired and problematic trope to Broadway. But, because they just can’t seem to let it go, an adaptation of ‘Some Like It Hot’ will be starting performances in New York this coming fall.”
Read More“Yesterday, Tim Rice tweeted that he was headed to New York to discuss his 1984 Cold War rock musical he created with ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.”
Read More“Despite the public backlash from within the theatre industry in 2020, that hasn’t stopped James Nederlander from giving money to GOP politicians and PACs as recently as November 2021.”
Read More“A Little Night Music : They could NOT stop talking about their ex.”
Read MoreDuring the opening night red carpet of MJ: The Musical, a reporter from Variety was kicked out of the press line because he was asking questions about the allegations of sexual abuse that followed Michael Jackson the last twenty years of his life and beyond.
Read More“Actor James Snyder, who was playing the title character in Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” has been fired from the play following an investigation of the actor’s conduct after a co-star filed a complaint.”
Read More“No one is talking about what’s really going on behind the lobby doors on Broadway. In an effort to get to the “new normal” and for life to “move on” post Covid there’s a lot that’s been swept under the rug in a seeming attempt to prove the adage “ignorance is bliss.”"
Read More“We know how hard understudies and swings are working on Broadway right now. They need our support more than ever. They need our applause more than ever. They don’t need to be disrespected by a “leader” making “educated guesses” about their talents or experience. Not now. Not ever.”
Read More“The Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical JAGGED LITTLE PILL, inspired by the seminal rock album of the same name by seven-time Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette, will not reopen from its recent suspension of performances due to positive COVID-19 cases detected within the company.”
Read More“While there is little to nothing that productions can do with the spread of COVID and how they have to cancel shows at the last minute, the other edge of the sword is that ticket buyers’ confidence has to be waning right now.”
Read More“With the passing of Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway community gathered in Times Square to pay tribute to the iconic composer.”
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