LONDON — It’s one of the most stunning theatrical images in years. In an otherwise pitch-black theater, two giant eyes blink open and float to the front of the deep stage to reveal they belong to a humongous, fuzzy bear. Or is it a penguin? Or Pikachu? At this point, I don’t know whose eyes … Read more
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Patti LuPone isn’t done with Broadway after all — even though she thinks the audiences have been “dumbed down.” A day after the 73-year-old three-time Tony winner tweeted she gave up her Actors’ Equity card, LuPone clarified that she is not retiring from theater work. “I just gave up my equity card, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
Lin-Manuel Miranda has Alexander Hamilton, and Kelsey Grammer said if he had the chance to portray an American history hero on the Broadway stage, it would be Benjamin Franklin because of his “bawdy history” and “naughtiness.” Grammer, who has a fondness for US history and years of experience performing for live audiences, expanded on his ideal “Hamilton” moment in … Read more
Broadway legend Patti LuPone may be done with Broadway. The feisty and foul-mouthed 73-year-old tweeted Monday that she has quit the union representing actors on the Great White Way — a move that would prevent the three-time Tony Award winner from appearing in most major US theater productions. “Quite a week on Broadway, seeing my … Read more
The revival of “The Piano Lesson,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, is mostly in tune. The August Wilson play’s greatest asset is its young leads John David Washington and Danielle Brooks, both of whom are already widely admired, but display an altogether new and enticing range of skills. Theater review 2 hours and 45 … Read more
The Broadway League announced Thursday that they will dim all the marquees on the Great White Way in memory of the late Angela Lansbury, who died Tuesday at the age of 96. The League announced that the one-minute memorial will take place Saturday October 15, 2022 at 7:45 p.m., according to Deadline. “Angela Lansbury was … Read more
LOS ANGELES — British actress Angela Lansbury, whose career spanned seven decades and earned her an honorary Academy Award, has died. Lansbury died Tuesday, according to her family. She was 96 years old. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los … Read more
Angela Lansbury, the English-born actress who excelled as the world’s most evil mother in “The Manchurian Candidate,” became a luminary of Broadway musical theater, and starred for 12 years as a warmhearted crime writer and sleuth in the TV series “Murder, She Wrote,” died Oct. 11 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96. … Read more
Angela Lansbury, the London-born actress who for seven decades brought a commanding, ladylike presence to stage, screen and television — especially over the 12 years she played dauntless mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher on CBS’ Murder, She Wrote — has died. She was 96. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After 35 years, one of Broadway’s best-known shows will close its curtains for the final time in 2023. The “Phantom of the Opera” announced Friday its last performance will be on Feb. 18 at The Majestic Theater in New York. Based on Gaston Leroux’s horror novel, the … Read more
NEW YORK (WABC) — “Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s longest-running show and an icon of New York City theater, will close early next year. The show announced Friday it will commemorate its 35th anniversary Jan. 26, and then stage its final performance on Broadway on Feb. 18. Mayor Eric Adams attended the show earlier this … Read more
All good things must come to an end, and after a record-breaking run on Broadway, so must The Phantom of the Opera. According to the New York Times, Broadway’s longest-running show ever, The Phantom of the Opera, will take its final Broadway bow at the Majestic Theatre on February 18, 2023, soon after celebrating its … Read more