The reviews for Hello, Dolly! are in, and Broadway loves Bette! In the middle of a brassy, bouncy, in-your-face-like-it's-the-golden-age-of-musicals musical, there stands the incomparable Bette Midler performing her take on the famed matchmaker Dolly Levi. Calculated comedy is the name of the game here, and Bette plays it better than anyone. She's smart, sharp, and…
The reviews for It Shoulda Been You are in, and there are too many appropriate "shoulda, coulda, woulda" jokes here to pick just one (so let's just skip those altogether). The reviews for this new musical are not positive, and the critics clearly place blame on Barbara Anselmi (music, concept) and Brian Hargrove (book, lyrics). Tired,…
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April means award season is nearly upon us - nominations will start coming in this month and pretty trophies handed out in the next couple months. Bookmark this page and check back - we'll update it as more information comes in... 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS Nominations: April 30, 8:30am EST Announcers: TBA Ceremony: June 9,…
Gavin Creel and his organization, Broadway Impact, brought together a large group of Broadway actors, directors, stage managers, fans, and producers to march on Washington for gay equality this past Sunday. It was amazing event marked by performances/speeches by the cast of Broadway's Hair, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, David Hyde Pierce, Douglas Carter Beane, Cheyenne…
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