Exclusive: Director Cameron Van Hoy has entered production on The Prince, a new feature drama penned by Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee David Mamet. Scott Haze (Old Henry) leads a starry ensemble that also includes Nicolas Cage (Pig), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Giancarlo Esposito (Parish) and Andy Garcia (Ocean’s Eleven).
The Prince chronicles an addict’s tumultuous odyssey through the high-stakes world of power, pleasure, and pain on a transformative journey toward recovery.
While unconfirmed, we’re told by multiple sources close to the project that the lead character Parker, played by Haze, is inspired at least in part by Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, whose abuse of drugs and alcohol is well documented — including in his 2021 memoir Beautiful Things — and who was found guilty Tuesday in Delaware of three felony counts related to the purchase of a gun in 2018.
Mamet alluded to his work on...
The Prince chronicles an addict’s tumultuous odyssey through the high-stakes world of power, pleasure, and pain on a transformative journey toward recovery.
While unconfirmed, we’re told by multiple sources close to the project that the lead character Parker, played by Haze, is inspired at least in part by Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, whose abuse of drugs and alcohol is well documented — including in his 2021 memoir Beautiful Things — and who was found guilty Tuesday in Delaware of three felony counts related to the purchase of a gun in 2018.
Mamet alluded to his work on...
- 6/12/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Darren Criss will return to Broadway this fall in the new musical Maybe Happy Ending.
The musical features music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park, a book by Aronson and Park and direction by Michael Arden, who last directed Parade on Broadway. Criss will star opposite Helen J. Shen (The Lonely Few, Teeth) and Dez Duron (NBC’s The Voice), who will both be making their Broadway debuts.
Maybe Happy Ending will start previews at the Belasco Theatre on Sept. 18, ahead of an opening night on Oct. 17, 2024.
The musical follows two lonely robots in Seoul (Criss and Shen), who have a chance encounter that charts a path for friendship and maybe more.
Maybe Happy Ending was written in both Korean and English. The Korean-language version opened in December 2016 at DaeMyung Culture Factory in Seoul, while the English-language version had its U.S. premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta...
The musical features music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park, a book by Aronson and Park and direction by Michael Arden, who last directed Parade on Broadway. Criss will star opposite Helen J. Shen (The Lonely Few, Teeth) and Dez Duron (NBC’s The Voice), who will both be making their Broadway debuts.
Maybe Happy Ending will start previews at the Belasco Theatre on Sept. 18, ahead of an opening night on Oct. 17, 2024.
The musical follows two lonely robots in Seoul (Criss and Shen), who have a chance encounter that charts a path for friendship and maybe more.
Maybe Happy Ending was written in both Korean and English. The Korean-language version opened in December 2016 at DaeMyung Culture Factory in Seoul, while the English-language version had its U.S. premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta...
- 5/14/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Darren Criss will return to the stage alongside Helen J Shen in the Broadway premiere of the new musical Maybe Happy Ending.
Maybe Happy Ending will begin previews on Wednesday, September 18, at the Belasco Theatre, with an opening night on Thursday, October 17.
With music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and book by both Aronson and Park, Maybe Happy Ending will be directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Arden.
Maybe Happy Ending will also feature Dez Duron (NBC’s The Voice) who makes his Broadway debut along with Shen.
Final casting as well as ticketing and on-sale information will be announced at a later date.
The synopsis: “Inside a one-room apartment in the heart of Seoul, Oliver (Criss) lives a happily quiet...
Maybe Happy Ending will begin previews on Wednesday, September 18, at the Belasco Theatre, with an opening night on Thursday, October 17.
With music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and book by both Aronson and Park, Maybe Happy Ending will be directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Arden.
Maybe Happy Ending will also feature Dez Duron (NBC’s The Voice) who makes his Broadway debut along with Shen.
Final casting as well as ticketing and on-sale information will be announced at a later date.
The synopsis: “Inside a one-room apartment in the heart of Seoul, Oliver (Criss) lives a happily quiet...
- 5/14/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Edgar Lansbury has sadly passed away.
The Tony Award-winning producer and the younger brother of the late Angela Lansbury died on Thursday (May 3) at 94, according to his family.
Edgar died in New York City at his home in Manhattan, his son, David Lansbury, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Keep reading to find out more…
No cause of death was given.
Edgar Lansbury produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy, where his sister Angela won a Tony Award.
He also worked on the Broadway and film versions of Godspell, and won a Tony Award for Best Play in 1964 for his Broadway debut of The Subject Was Roses, via Deadline.
His film and television credits include Blue Sunshine, Squirm and Coronet Blue, and stage credits also include American Buffalo (1977) and Lennon (2005).
In 2007, Edgar Lansbury won the John Houseman Award from The Acting Company to honor his commitment to the development of...
The Tony Award-winning producer and the younger brother of the late Angela Lansbury died on Thursday (May 3) at 94, according to his family.
Edgar died in New York City at his home in Manhattan, his son, David Lansbury, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Keep reading to find out more…
No cause of death was given.
Edgar Lansbury produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy, where his sister Angela won a Tony Award.
He also worked on the Broadway and film versions of Godspell, and won a Tony Award for Best Play in 1964 for his Broadway debut of The Subject Was Roses, via Deadline.
His film and television credits include Blue Sunshine, Squirm and Coronet Blue, and stage credits also include American Buffalo (1977) and Lennon (2005).
In 2007, Edgar Lansbury won the John Houseman Award from The Acting Company to honor his commitment to the development of...
- 5/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Edgar Lansbury, a Tony Award-winning producer and younger brother of actress Angela Lansbury, died Thursday at age 94 at his home in Manhattan, according to his son. No cause was given.
Peggy Gordon, who played in Lansbury’s Godspell, posted the news on Facebook.
“My huge adorable and adoring Godspell family, we have now lost our surrogate daddy, Edgar Lansbury. How blessed was he to live such a full, rich, wonderful life surrounded by people who adored him. Don Scardino says there will be a memorial probably this fall. Contact any and all of your Godspell family members from all ten original companies, plus London (hi Gay) and anyone else I”ve missed. Man, if Joe Beruh was waiting for Edgar with a cigarette in his mouth, I have no doubt Edgar made Joe stomp on it. Love never dies. It’s an energy that only transmutes into matter. That’s all of us.
Peggy Gordon, who played in Lansbury’s Godspell, posted the news on Facebook.
“My huge adorable and adoring Godspell family, we have now lost our surrogate daddy, Edgar Lansbury. How blessed was he to live such a full, rich, wonderful life surrounded by people who adored him. Don Scardino says there will be a memorial probably this fall. Contact any and all of your Godspell family members from all ten original companies, plus London (hi Gay) and anyone else I”ve missed. Man, if Joe Beruh was waiting for Edgar with a cigarette in his mouth, I have no doubt Edgar made Joe stomp on it. Love never dies. It’s an energy that only transmutes into matter. That’s all of us.
- 5/4/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Edgar Lansbury, the Tony-winning producer and younger brother of famed actress Angela Lansbury who guided the Broadway and big-screen versions of The Subject Was Roses and Godspell, has died. He was 94.
He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory.
Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.
Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen...
He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory.
Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.
Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen...
- 5/4/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the Screen-to-Stage-back to Screen adaptation of Mean Girls landing in first place this weekend, we wanted to know what film based on a play has been your favorite? Are Oscar winning musicals such as Chicago or Amadeus your favorite? Maybe the classics like Grease or Little Shop of Horrors are more your speed? Or perhaps a nice court room drama such as A Few Good Men ranks number one for you? If you don’t see your favorite listed click the “Other” button and let us know what your favorite is in the comments.
Favorite Stage-to-Screen AdaptationCasablanca (1943)West Side Story (1961)My Fair Lady (1964)The Sound of Music (1965)A Man For All Seasons (1966)Oliver! (1968)Amadeus (1984)Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Chicago (2002)Alfie (1966)American Buffalo (1996)Annie (1982)Annie Get Your Gun (1950)A Bronx Tale (1993)Bug (2007)Cabaret (1972)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Children of a Lesser God (1986)Closer (2004)The Crucible (1996)Cyrano (2021)Dear Evan Hansen...
Favorite Stage-to-Screen AdaptationCasablanca (1943)West Side Story (1961)My Fair Lady (1964)The Sound of Music (1965)A Man For All Seasons (1966)Oliver! (1968)Amadeus (1984)Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Chicago (2002)Alfie (1966)American Buffalo (1996)Annie (1982)Annie Get Your Gun (1950)A Bronx Tale (1993)Bug (2007)Cabaret (1972)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Children of a Lesser God (1986)Closer (2004)The Crucible (1996)Cyrano (2021)Dear Evan Hansen...
- 1/14/2024
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Mike Nussbaum, one of the oldest working actors in the U.S. industry who appeared in such films as “Men in Black” and “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 99.
Nussbaum died of natural causes Saturday — six days short of his 100th birthday — at his home in Chicago, his daughter Karen told the Chicago Tribune.
Nussbaum played book publisher Bob Drimmer in “Fatal Attraction” (1987), a school principal in “Field of Dreams” (1989) and alien jeweler Gentle Rosenburg in “Men in Black” (1997). He also appeared in films like “House of Games” (1987), “Things Change” (1988), “Harry and Tonto” (1974), “Losing Josiah” (1995) and “Steal Big Steal Little” (1995).
On the television side, Nussbaum had turns in “The Equalizer,” “The X-Files,” “Brooklyn Bridge,” “Separate but Equal,” “Frasier,” “L.A. Law,” “227,” “The Commish” and “Early Edition.”
Nussbaum was born on Dec. 29, 1923, and raised in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. He went on to have an extensive career in theater,...
Nussbaum died of natural causes Saturday — six days short of his 100th birthday — at his home in Chicago, his daughter Karen told the Chicago Tribune.
Nussbaum played book publisher Bob Drimmer in “Fatal Attraction” (1987), a school principal in “Field of Dreams” (1989) and alien jeweler Gentle Rosenburg in “Men in Black” (1997). He also appeared in films like “House of Games” (1987), “Things Change” (1988), “Harry and Tonto” (1974), “Losing Josiah” (1995) and “Steal Big Steal Little” (1995).
On the television side, Nussbaum had turns in “The Equalizer,” “The X-Files,” “Brooklyn Bridge,” “Separate but Equal,” “Frasier,” “L.A. Law,” “227,” “The Commish” and “Early Edition.”
Nussbaum was born on Dec. 29, 1923, and raised in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. He went on to have an extensive career in theater,...
- 12/25/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Mike Nussbaum, the late-blooming Chicago actor who portrayed the aging salesman George Aaronow in the original Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross, just one of his many collaborations with David Mamet, has died. He was 99.
Nussbaum died Saturday — six days shy of his 100th birthday — at his home in Chicago, his daughter, Karen, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
He acted on Windy City stages for more than a half-century and received a lifetime achievement award from the League of Chicago Theaters in 2019.
On the big screen, Nussbaum played the book publisher Bob Drimmer in Fatal Attraction (1987), a school principal in Field of Dreams (1989) and the alien jewelry store owner Gentle Rosenburg in Men in Black (1997).
Nussbaum and Mamet first met in the late 1960s, and the future Pulitzer Prize winner would cast him as Teach in the 1975 premiere of his three-man drama American Buffalo at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. He...
Nussbaum died Saturday — six days shy of his 100th birthday — at his home in Chicago, his daughter, Karen, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
He acted on Windy City stages for more than a half-century and received a lifetime achievement award from the League of Chicago Theaters in 2019.
On the big screen, Nussbaum played the book publisher Bob Drimmer in Fatal Attraction (1987), a school principal in Field of Dreams (1989) and the alien jewelry store owner Gentle Rosenburg in Men in Black (1997).
Nussbaum and Mamet first met in the late 1960s, and the future Pulitzer Prize winner would cast him as Teach in the 1975 premiere of his three-man drama American Buffalo at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. He...
- 12/24/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood will be stopping by the Little Shop of Horrors early next year, according to the Glee alum.
In a recent appearance on SiriusXM, Criss said that he would be making a limited run in the musical alongside Wood starting in late January.
“Folks, Evan [Rachel Wood] and I, if you haven’t heard, will be going into Little Shop of Horrors at the West Side Theatre Off-Broadway, and I’m going to be doing that from I think late January through the End of March,” Broadway World reported. “It’ll be short and sweet, but I’m so excited to be announcing that to you if you didn’t already know that.”
Criss and Wood will be taking over the lead roles of Seymour and Audrey, respectively, beginning Jan. 30.
“The casting of this show has become one of the greatest joys of our lives.
In a recent appearance on SiriusXM, Criss said that he would be making a limited run in the musical alongside Wood starting in late January.
“Folks, Evan [Rachel Wood] and I, if you haven’t heard, will be going into Little Shop of Horrors at the West Side Theatre Off-Broadway, and I’m going to be doing that from I think late January through the End of March,” Broadway World reported. “It’ll be short and sweet, but I’m so excited to be announcing that to you if you didn’t already know that.”
Criss and Wood will be taking over the lead roles of Seymour and Audrey, respectively, beginning Jan. 30.
“The casting of this show has become one of the greatest joys of our lives.
- 12/24/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The TV landscape is shifting, but there’s one thing we can still count on: the arrival of a riveting new Ken Burns documentary. The documentarian extraordinaire has once again teamed up with PBS, this time for The American Buffalo, which provides an eye-opening look at the history of the bison.
The two-part documentary premiered October 16, and is now streaming on the PBS site and app. Burns’ usual meditative approach serves him well as he and his team track 10,000 years of North American history, following the bison from the Rocky Mountains to Lake Erie to Florida, when they numbered in the tens of millions, sharing an ecosystem with Indigenous peoples for millennia. The bison has always been more than just a source of food for Indigenous peoples. As the Pulitzer-winning Kiowa author N. Scott Momaday describes the connection: “We are friends, we are brothers, we are related.”...
The two-part documentary premiered October 16, and is now streaming on the PBS site and app. Burns’ usual meditative approach serves him well as he and his team track 10,000 years of North American history, following the bison from the Rocky Mountains to Lake Erie to Florida, when they numbered in the tens of millions, sharing an ecosystem with Indigenous peoples for millennia. The bison has always been more than just a source of food for Indigenous peoples. As the Pulitzer-winning Kiowa author N. Scott Momaday describes the connection: “We are friends, we are brothers, we are related.”...
- 10/18/2023
- by Danette Chavez
- Primetimer
Al Pacino says he doesn’t remember much of the 1970s. So, The Godfather, Serpico, Scarecrow, Dog Day Afternoon, …And Justice For All are some of the greatest movies ever, let alone of the 1970s: all a blur. But unfortunately, he remembers Gigli and 88 Minutes, Revolution, Righteous Kill, and too many more all too well. He is a guy that always goes over the top, and sometimes it results in brilliance and other times, it causes Mr. Pacino to become a parody of himself. But is his legacy strong enough, and is Al in the middle of another comeback?
It’s a diverse career of ups and downs and whatever he was thinking with Jack and Jill. And so let’s find out: Wtf Happened to… Al Pacino?
But to truly understand what happened to Al Pacino, we go back to the beginning. And the beginning began when he was born on April 25th,...
It’s a diverse career of ups and downs and whatever he was thinking with Jack and Jill. And so let’s find out: Wtf Happened to… Al Pacino?
But to truly understand what happened to Al Pacino, we go back to the beginning. And the beginning began when he was born on April 25th,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Los Angeles, April 9 (Ians) Hollywood star Keanu Reeves is reported to make his first major theatre performance in a Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’.
The ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ actor, 58, once portrayed Prince Hamlet in a 1995 Manitoba Theatre Centre production of ‘Hamlet’ in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but is now said to be ready to take on his first play role in decades, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Various theatre insiders let it slip to Page Six that they have “heard that the ‘John Wick’ star will appear in the play,” but added there is “no word on who is producing or directing the piece.”
Keanu appeared in the 1993 Shakespeare movie ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ alongside Oscar-winning “Hamlet” director Sir Kenneth Branagh, 62, as well as Dame Emma Thompson, 63, Denzel Washington, 68, and Kate Beckinsale, 49.
He’s also a theatre fan, and was last year seen in the audience of ‘American Buffalo...
The ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ actor, 58, once portrayed Prince Hamlet in a 1995 Manitoba Theatre Centre production of ‘Hamlet’ in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but is now said to be ready to take on his first play role in decades, reports aceshowbiz.com.
Various theatre insiders let it slip to Page Six that they have “heard that the ‘John Wick’ star will appear in the play,” but added there is “no word on who is producing or directing the piece.”
Keanu appeared in the 1993 Shakespeare movie ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ alongside Oscar-winning “Hamlet” director Sir Kenneth Branagh, 62, as well as Dame Emma Thompson, 63, Denzel Washington, 68, and Kate Beckinsale, 49.
He’s also a theatre fan, and was last year seen in the audience of ‘American Buffalo...
- 4/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lea Michele and Darren Criss duet on “Suddenly, Seymour” from Little Shop of Horrors, Alanis Morissette and Cara Delevingne go “Ironic” and Cedric The Entertainer and Sheryl Lee Ralph do their best Luther Vandross in a new trailer for upcoming episodes of Carpool Karaoke: The Series.
New Season 6 episodes, which also will include Alison Brie, Avril Lavigne, Danny Pudi, Yungblud, and the casts of Ghosts and The Afterparty will premiere globally on Apple TV+ Friday, June 23. The return date was announced by Apple TV+ today.
Based on the popular segments from CBS’ The Late Late Show With James Corden, Carpool Karaoke: The Series premiered on Apple Music in 2017, and in 2021 moved to Apple TV+. Among its Emmy wins is the 2022 award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series.
While both Michele and Criss got their starts on the musical theater stage, they rose to fame on Fox’s Glee,...
New Season 6 episodes, which also will include Alison Brie, Avril Lavigne, Danny Pudi, Yungblud, and the casts of Ghosts and The Afterparty will premiere globally on Apple TV+ Friday, June 23. The return date was announced by Apple TV+ today.
Based on the popular segments from CBS’ The Late Late Show With James Corden, Carpool Karaoke: The Series premiered on Apple Music in 2017, and in 2021 moved to Apple TV+. Among its Emmy wins is the 2022 award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series.
While both Michele and Criss got their starts on the musical theater stage, they rose to fame on Fox’s Glee,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Danny DeVito will make his return to Broadway this fall with the new play I Need That.
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel and written by Theresa Rebeck, the show will receive its world premiere at the American Airlines Theatre this October, the Roundabout Theatre announced Tuesday. More details on the creative team, dates and ticketing will be shared at a later date.
The Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Little Demon actor will star alongside his daughter and fellow actor Lucy DeVito, as well as Ray Anthony Thomas in a comedy about a reclusive hoarder named Sam (Danny), who must reckon with his habits after he receives a government notice that he must clean up his property or face eviction. With the help of his daughter (Lucy) and his friend (Thomas), Sam must “reckon with what’s trash, what’s treasure, and whether we can ever know the difference between the two,...
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel and written by Theresa Rebeck, the show will receive its world premiere at the American Airlines Theatre this October, the Roundabout Theatre announced Tuesday. More details on the creative team, dates and ticketing will be shared at a later date.
The Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Little Demon actor will star alongside his daughter and fellow actor Lucy DeVito, as well as Ray Anthony Thomas in a comedy about a reclusive hoarder named Sam (Danny), who must reckon with his habits after he receives a government notice that he must clean up his property or face eviction. With the help of his daughter (Lucy) and his friend (Thomas), Sam must “reckon with what’s trash, what’s treasure, and whether we can ever know the difference between the two,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ambassador Theatre Group has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with the newly formed Bad Robot Live, the theatre division of J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions. As creative collaborators and co-producers, Atg will help bring to the stage Abrams’s “unique producorial vision.”
The joint development arrangement will provide Atg, a prominent player on both Broadway and London’s West End, with partnership opportunities on Bad Robot Live’s current and future theatre projects, and give Bad Robot Live the opportunity to collaborate on those projects with Atg Productions, one of the world’s leading producers of theatrical events including recent productions of Cabaret, Cyrano, Plaza Suite, David Byrne’s American Utopia, (and the previewing Broadway versions of A Doll’s House and Parade).
The first joint project under the new Atg and Bad Robot Live agreement is Liz Kingsman’s critically acclaimed solo show, One Woman Show, which recently enjoyed...
The joint development arrangement will provide Atg, a prominent player on both Broadway and London’s West End, with partnership opportunities on Bad Robot Live’s current and future theatre projects, and give Bad Robot Live the opportunity to collaborate on those projects with Atg Productions, one of the world’s leading producers of theatrical events including recent productions of Cabaret, Cyrano, Plaza Suite, David Byrne’s American Utopia, (and the previewing Broadway versions of A Doll’s House and Parade).
The first joint project under the new Atg and Bad Robot Live agreement is Liz Kingsman’s critically acclaimed solo show, One Woman Show, which recently enjoyed...
- 3/7/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy-winning production designer for Saturday Night Live since 1975 and a multiple Tony winner for such Broadway hits as Wicked, Sweeney Todd and Candide, died Tuesday in Providence, Ri. He was 83.
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As the production designer of SNL since the year of its debut, Lee was the longest-serving member of the NBC show’s production staff. He also served as production designer for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon from 2014-2018 and numerous SNL specials.
He also led the production design for Late Night with Seth Meyers and the 2000 television movie On Golden Pond, among others. For his work in television production design,...
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As the production designer of SNL since the year of its debut, Lee was the longest-serving member of the NBC show’s production staff. He also served as production designer for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon from 2014-2018 and numerous SNL specials.
He also led the production design for Late Night with Seth Meyers and the 2000 television movie On Golden Pond, among others. For his work in television production design,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s nearly impossible to become a household name faster than Haley Joel Osment did in the late ’90s. The critical and commercial success of The Sixth Sense catapulted him into the limelight as a child actor worthy of being considered alongside adult peers in major award categories.
Osment seemingly managed to avoid the dark side of young stardom despite his entrance into the entertainment industry coming in a way that can only be described as creepy Af.
Haley Joel Osment | Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Osment’s career started after strangers took pictures of him at an Ikea
When Osment was four years old, he went to an Ikea in Burbank, California, with his mother, Theresa. That shopping trip would change the course of his and his family’s life. When the Osments went passed the child’s play area, two women took pictures of Haley Joel, something they did...
Osment seemingly managed to avoid the dark side of young stardom despite his entrance into the entertainment industry coming in a way that can only be described as creepy Af.
Haley Joel Osment | Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Osment’s career started after strangers took pictures of him at an Ikea
When Osment was four years old, he went to an Ikea in Burbank, California, with his mother, Theresa. That shopping trip would change the course of his and his family’s life. When the Osments went passed the child’s play area, two women took pictures of Haley Joel, something they did...
- 1/30/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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The Broadway production of The Kite Runner announced a policy Tuesday requiring masks for audience members at Friday evening performance only.
The new hybrid policy marks the first of its kind on Broadway, after theater owners removed the industrywide mask mandate on July 1. Since then, masks have been optional in Broadway theaters, and individual productions have also been allowed to set their own policies for audience members.
The decision at The Kite Runner, an adaptation of the 2003 novel which opened on Broadway on July 21, is meant to allow immunocompromised patrons, or those who are otherwise uncomfortable sitting in a mask-optional audience, to attend the show. The policy will start with the Aug. 19 performance.
“There were a number of people, including friends, colleagues, even a doctor who had expressed some trepidation about attending our show, or any show, without a masked audience,” said lead producer Victoria Lang.
The Broadway production of The Kite Runner announced a policy Tuesday requiring masks for audience members at Friday evening performance only.
The new hybrid policy marks the first of its kind on Broadway, after theater owners removed the industrywide mask mandate on July 1. Since then, masks have been optional in Broadway theaters, and individual productions have also been allowed to set their own policies for audience members.
The decision at The Kite Runner, an adaptation of the 2003 novel which opened on Broadway on July 21, is meant to allow immunocompromised patrons, or those who are otherwise uncomfortable sitting in a mask-optional audience, to attend the show. The policy will start with the Aug. 19 performance.
“There were a number of people, including friends, colleagues, even a doctor who had expressed some trepidation about attending our show, or any show, without a masked audience,” said lead producer Victoria Lang.
- 8/9/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Broadway took a pre-Tony Awards early-summer dip at the box office last week, slipping 11 from the previous week to gross a total 29,555,352 for 31 productions. Attendance was off about 10 to 230,894.
While most of the shows reported drops, the overall figure also reflects four fewer productions than the previous week’s roster, with Birthday Candles, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Skin of Our Teeth having closed and Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal, on a planned hiatus for the week.
Overall, attendance was at about 81 of capacity. Shows that filled more than 90 of their seats were Aladdin, Hadestown, Hamilton, Mj, Chicago, Moulin Rouge!, Plaza Suite, Six, Take Me Out, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, The Music Man and Wicked. A Strange Loop came close at 89.
Productions dropping below the 70 capacity mark were Beetlejuice, Come From Away, Company, Girl From The North Country, The Minutes and Paradise Square, among others, with...
While most of the shows reported drops, the overall figure also reflects four fewer productions than the previous week’s roster, with Birthday Candles, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Skin of Our Teeth having closed and Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal, on a planned hiatus for the week.
Overall, attendance was at about 81 of capacity. Shows that filled more than 90 of their seats were Aladdin, Hadestown, Hamilton, Mj, Chicago, Moulin Rouge!, Plaza Suite, Six, Take Me Out, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, The Music Man and Wicked. A Strange Loop came close at 89.
Productions dropping below the 70 capacity mark were Beetlejuice, Come From Away, Company, Girl From The North Country, The Minutes and Paradise Square, among others, with...
- 6/7/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, with revised figures for Birthday Candles, Mrs. Doubtfire Broadway box office held steady last week, the first week of the new 2022-23 season, with the 35 productions grossing a total of 33,347,304, with attendance at 257,210. Both figures for the week ending May 29 indicate a less-than-1 change from the previous week.
Overall, the productions played to about 83 of capacity, pretty much in keeping with recent trends. Average ticket price was 129.94.
Three shows played their final performances: Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing took in 328,372, a boost of 57,735 over the previous week, with attendance at 81 of capacity during the last week of its limited engagement. Mrs. Doubtfire, which resumed performances in April following a winterlong Covid-prompted hiatus, closed out its shortened engagement with a 725,700, a 215,725 jump, and attendance at 95 of capacity.
The Skin of Our Teeth, Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of the Thornton Wilder classic, played all eight of its scheduled performance after...
Overall, the productions played to about 83 of capacity, pretty much in keeping with recent trends. Average ticket price was 129.94.
Three shows played their final performances: Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing took in 328,372, a boost of 57,735 over the previous week, with attendance at 81 of capacity during the last week of its limited engagement. Mrs. Doubtfire, which resumed performances in April following a winterlong Covid-prompted hiatus, closed out its shortened engagement with a 725,700, a 215,725 jump, and attendance at 95 of capacity.
The Skin of Our Teeth, Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of the Thornton Wilder classic, played all eight of its scheduled performance after...
- 6/1/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s 2021-22 season – 10 weeks shorter than usual, plagued by Covid and the cancelations it caused, not to mention the tourists who didn’t show up – took a beating at the box office, with season-end numbers no less stark for being expected: The industry took in a total of 845,354,915 at the box office, down about 54 from the the historic high of 1.829 billion set by the 2018-19 Broadway season (the last full season prior to the 2020 pandemic shutdown).
Figures compiled by the Broadway League released today indicate that total attendance for the season was 6,729,143, also down 54 from the 2019 record high of 14,768,254. Despite the year-to-year downturn, the percentage of available seats that were filled during the 2021-22 season was a solid 82.
Some major caveats in a year-to-year analysis: The start of the season that came to a close on May 22 was delayed by 10 weeks due to the Covid shutdown, meaning the season...
Figures compiled by the Broadway League released today indicate that total attendance for the season was 6,729,143, also down 54 from the 2019 record high of 14,768,254. Despite the year-to-year downturn, the percentage of available seats that were filled during the 2021-22 season was a solid 82.
Some major caveats in a year-to-year analysis: The start of the season that came to a close on May 22 was delayed by 10 weeks due to the Covid shutdown, meaning the season...
- 5/25/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Winners of the 88th Annual Drama League Awards were announced on Friday, May 20 2022 at a ceremony hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Frank Dilella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Drama League Awards honor both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions from the 2021-2022 theater season.
Tony Awards frontrunners mostly dominated the production categories. Best Musical went to “A Strange Loop,” Best Play went to “The Lehman Trilogy,” and Best Revival of a Musical was handed to “Company.” The Second Stage Theater production of “Take Me Out” prevailed in the hotly competitive Best Revival of a Play category.
The winners of the Drama League’s inaugural categories for direction of a musical and play went to Marianne Elliott (“Company”) and Kate Whoriskey (“Clyde’s”), respectively. Elliott sits far out front in the corresponding Tony race, though Whoriskey’s triumph comes as a surprise. This frequent collaborator of Lynn Nottage failed to earn a Tony nomination,...
Tony Awards frontrunners mostly dominated the production categories. Best Musical went to “A Strange Loop,” Best Play went to “The Lehman Trilogy,” and Best Revival of a Musical was handed to “Company.” The Second Stage Theater production of “Take Me Out” prevailed in the hotly competitive Best Revival of a Play category.
The winners of the Drama League’s inaugural categories for direction of a musical and play went to Marianne Elliott (“Company”) and Kate Whoriskey (“Clyde’s”), respectively. Elliott sits far out front in the corresponding Tony race, though Whoriskey’s triumph comes as a surprise. This frequent collaborator of Lynn Nottage failed to earn a Tony nomination,...
- 5/22/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Last week’s Tony Award nominations translated into box office sales for at least some of the contenders, with A Strange Loop seeing the biggest boost. The musical, which topped the Tony list with 11 nominations, saw a 213,871 increase in its weekly grosses, taking in 690,668 for the week ending May 15.
Overall, the 35 Broadway productions grossed 30,349,653, a slight 3 dip from the previous week’s 31,199,660, a decline largely attributable to the 1,054,792 drop in box office at Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which canceled four of its usual eight performances due to Covid cases among the cast. Moulin, with Broadway favorite Derek Klena now leading the cast, took in 537,705 for four performances, filling 91 of available seats.
Also losing ground was Lincoln Center Theater’s The Skin of Our Teeth, which canceled three performances due to Covid, dropping 58,736 from the previous week to 115,745 for its five performances.
Total attendance for the 35 productions was 246,003, down about 1 from...
Overall, the 35 Broadway productions grossed 30,349,653, a slight 3 dip from the previous week’s 31,199,660, a decline largely attributable to the 1,054,792 drop in box office at Moulin Rouge! The Musical, which canceled four of its usual eight performances due to Covid cases among the cast. Moulin, with Broadway favorite Derek Klena now leading the cast, took in 537,705 for four performances, filling 91 of available seats.
Also losing ground was Lincoln Center Theater’s The Skin of Our Teeth, which canceled three performances due to Covid, dropping 58,736 from the previous week to 115,745 for its five performances.
Total attendance for the 35 productions was 246,003, down about 1 from...
- 5/17/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2022 Tony Award nominations have been unveiled and, per usual, we have opinions! Susan Haskins joined us in a lively discussion to dissect this crop of nominees. We reveal what we think were the cruelest snubs, most pleasant surprises, and analyze how this set of nominees may change the Tony race as we head towards the June 12th ceremony. Watch the full video above.
While our panel was happy overall with how much the Tony nominators were able to spread the wealth this year, not every production made the cut. Sam noted that “all the plays were standouts this year,” but five stellar new works were totally skunked: “Birthday Candles,” “Chicken & Biscuits,” “Is This a Room,” “Pass Over,” and “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” There’s not enough slots for everyone, but when we saw so many categories expand due to ties in voting (“how many ties can you have?...
While our panel was happy overall with how much the Tony nominators were able to spread the wealth this year, not every production made the cut. Sam noted that “all the plays were standouts this year,” but five stellar new works were totally skunked: “Birthday Candles,” “Chicken & Biscuits,” “Is This a Room,” “Pass Over,” and “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” There’s not enough slots for everyone, but when we saw so many categories expand due to ties in voting (“how many ties can you have?...
- 5/16/2022
- by Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Stage actor, TV, and film star Bruce MacVittie has died. The performer was 65 years old. Known for his roles in shows like Law & Order, The Sopranos, and As the World Turns among others, MacVittie made his Broadway debut alongside Al Pacino in 1983’s production of American Buffalo. According to an announcement made by MacVittie’s wife, Carol Ochs, to The New York Times, the performer died Saturday, May 7 at a hospital in New York City. I met the great Bruce MacVittie shortly after this. We’ve worked together often. He was a beautiful, honest actor and man. The real deal. Sending love to his friends and family. https://t.co/bP07qWyEaj — Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) May 12, 2022 MacVittie’s cause of death hasn’t been determined at this time. Along with his stage and screen work, MacVittie has made an impact with his Off-Broadway company, Naked Angels. His entry into...
- 5/12/2022
- TV Insider
Bruce MacVittie, a prolific New York stage actor who made his Broadway debut opposite Al Pacino in a 1983 production of David Mamet’s American Buffalo and became familiar to television viewers through roles on The Sopranos, Law & Order and As The World Turns, died May 7 at a hospital in New York City. He was 65.
His death was announced by his wife, Carol Ochs, to The New York Times. A cause has not been determined.
MacVittie, a co-founder of the celebrated Off Broadway company Naked Angels, made his Broadway debut in 1983 under trying circumstances: He replaced actor James Hayden in the role of Bobby less than a month into the play’s run, when the up-and-coming Hayden died of a drug overdose. MacVittie would continue in the role on Broadway, in a touring production and on London’s West End.
Acclaimed for his performance in the play (a role Darren Criss...
His death was announced by his wife, Carol Ochs, to The New York Times. A cause has not been determined.
MacVittie, a co-founder of the celebrated Off Broadway company Naked Angels, made his Broadway debut in 1983 under trying circumstances: He replaced actor James Hayden in the role of Bobby less than a month into the play’s run, when the up-and-coming Hayden died of a drug overdose. MacVittie would continue in the role on Broadway, in a touring production and on London’s West End.
Acclaimed for his performance in the play (a role Darren Criss...
- 5/12/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Sci-fi comedy series “Upload” will return for Season 3, Amazon Studios announced Wednesday. From writer Greg Daniels (“The Office”), Season 2 of the series has remained in Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 series list since it premiered on March 11.
Set in a future where humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a cyber afterlife, “Upload” returned for Season 2 with its main character, Nathan, at a crossroads: his ex-girlfriend Ingrid has arrived in the afterworld of Lakeview, while Nathan yearns for his “customer service angel” Nora.
“’Upload’ has become a bonafide hit that continues to be one of the most watched comedy originals on Prime Video,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios. “The series continues to connect and provoke endless possibilities for the future of technology and humanity. With Greg’s distinct comedic take along with the dynamic creative team and talented actors, they’ve made a globally relevant...
Set in a future where humans can choose to be “uploaded” into a cyber afterlife, “Upload” returned for Season 2 with its main character, Nathan, at a crossroads: his ex-girlfriend Ingrid has arrived in the afterworld of Lakeview, while Nathan yearns for his “customer service angel” Nora.
“’Upload’ has become a bonafide hit that continues to be one of the most watched comedy originals on Prime Video,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios. “The series continues to connect and provoke endless possibilities for the future of technology and humanity. With Greg’s distinct comedic take along with the dynamic creative team and talented actors, they’ve made a globally relevant...
- 5/11/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
This opening act of the 2022 Tony Awards is coming into focus. Emmy Award winners Darren Criss and Julianne Hough have been named co-hosts of “The Tony Awards: Act One,” one hour of exclusive content streaming live, only on Paramount+. The program will air on Sunday, June 12 (7:00-8:00 p.m. Et/4:00-5:00 p.m. Pt), prior to the live broadcast of the Tony Awards on CBS. Criss and Hough will kick off the evening celebrating the 2022 Tonys, bestowing multiple awards and introducing special performances throughout the exciting hour of programming.
As previously announced, Oscar winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose will host The 75th Annual Tony Awards. The ceremony will be broadcast live coast-to-coast for the first time ever from 8:00-11:00 p.m. Et/5:00-8:00 p.m. Pt on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+ for premium subscribers.
As previously announced, Oscar winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose will host The 75th Annual Tony Awards. The ceremony will be broadcast live coast-to-coast for the first time ever from 8:00-11:00 p.m. Et/5:00-8:00 p.m. Pt on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+ for premium subscribers.
- 5/11/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Darren Criss and Julianne Hough – both currently starring on Broadway, he in American Buffalo, she in Potus -will co-host the pre-Tony Awards livestream special on Paramount+ next month.
The Tony Awards: Act One will kick off at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt on June 12 with an hour of exclusive content, including “bestowing multiple honors and introducing special performances,” according to Paramount+. The 2002 Tony Awards, as previously announced, will be hosted by Ariana DeBose from Radio City Music Hall starting at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt, airing live on CBS and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
Criss, the former Glee star who has appeared previously on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, currently co-stars opposite Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne in the Tony-nominated revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Hough recently made her Broadway debut in Potus: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive at the Shubert Theatre. Her co-stars Rachel Dratch and Julie White are Tony-nominated, along with Potus scenic designer Beowulf Boritt.
The Tony Awards: Act One will kick off at 7 p.m. Et/4 p.m. Pt on June 12 with an hour of exclusive content, including “bestowing multiple honors and introducing special performances,” according to Paramount+. The 2002 Tony Awards, as previously announced, will be hosted by Ariana DeBose from Radio City Music Hall starting at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt, airing live on CBS and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
Criss, the former Glee star who has appeared previously on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, currently co-stars opposite Sam Rockwell and Laurence Fishburne in the Tony-nominated revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Hough recently made her Broadway debut in Potus: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive at the Shubert Theatre. Her co-stars Rachel Dratch and Julie White are Tony-nominated, along with Potus scenic designer Beowulf Boritt.
- 5/11/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Out of all the nominees spread across the 26 categories at the 2022 Tony Awards, a number of them stand out as particularly noteworthy. Check out the complete list of nominees here.
SEEJennifer Hudson may Egot at the Tonys: ‘Strange Loop’ producer already has an Oscar, Emmy, and 2 Grammys
1. The following productions nominated this year were originally scheduled to open in the 2019-20 Broadway season before performances shut down due to Covid-19: “American Buffalo,” “Caroline, or Change,” “Company,” “Diana,” “Flying Over Sunset,” “Hangmen,” “How I Learned to Drive,” “The Lehman Trilogy,” “The Minutes,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Plaza Suite,” “Six,” and “Take Me Out.” While “Girl From the North County” did actually open just the week before Broadway shutdown, it was too late for that show to be eligible for the 74th Tony Awards as not enough voters were even able to see it then.
2. The following shows that only received one Tony nomination are: “Diana,...
SEEJennifer Hudson may Egot at the Tonys: ‘Strange Loop’ producer already has an Oscar, Emmy, and 2 Grammys
1. The following productions nominated this year were originally scheduled to open in the 2019-20 Broadway season before performances shut down due to Covid-19: “American Buffalo,” “Caroline, or Change,” “Company,” “Diana,” “Flying Over Sunset,” “Hangmen,” “How I Learned to Drive,” “The Lehman Trilogy,” “The Minutes,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Plaza Suite,” “Six,” and “Take Me Out.” While “Girl From the North County” did actually open just the week before Broadway shutdown, it was too late for that show to be eligible for the 74th Tony Awards as not enough voters were even able to see it then.
2. The following shows that only received one Tony nomination are: “Diana,...
- 5/10/2022
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
With nearly all 36 productions settling into full schedules last week, the Broadway box office tally climbed a modest 7 from the previous week, totaling 31,199,660, with attendance of 249,219 showing a 3 bump.
The attendance figure represents about 76 of available seats, indicating that the recently crowded line-up could be spreading the audience pool a bit thin. Only eight productions approached sell-out status during the week ending May 8 – the week, notably, before Tony Award nominations were announced – including the usual roster of hits: The Music Man, The Lion King, Six, Plaza Suite, Moulin Rouge!, Macbeth, Hadestown and Funny Girl. Hamilton, Aladdin, Mj and The Book of Mormon did well, filling at least 90 of their seats.
A wide swath of the productions, even some of the best-reviewed shows of the spring, were playing to more than a few empty seats: In the 60-70 of capacity ranges were A Strange Loop, American Buffalo, Beetlejuice, Birthday Candles, Come From Away,...
The attendance figure represents about 76 of available seats, indicating that the recently crowded line-up could be spreading the audience pool a bit thin. Only eight productions approached sell-out status during the week ending May 8 – the week, notably, before Tony Award nominations were announced – including the usual roster of hits: The Music Man, The Lion King, Six, Plaza Suite, Moulin Rouge!, Macbeth, Hadestown and Funny Girl. Hamilton, Aladdin, Mj and The Book of Mormon did well, filling at least 90 of their seats.
A wide swath of the productions, even some of the best-reviewed shows of the spring, were playing to more than a few empty seats: In the 60-70 of capacity ranges were A Strange Loop, American Buffalo, Beetlejuice, Birthday Candles, Come From Away,...
- 5/10/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
With 34 productions eligible for this year’s Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced on Monday morning. Among the most surprising 2022 Tony Awards nominations snubs was Katrina Lenk, who plays Bobbie in Marianne Elliott’s reimagining of the late Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.” The production merited nine nominations, including Best Musical Revival, Best Director, Best Featured Actor (Matt Doyle), and Best Featured Actress. Lenk previously won a Tony Award for her performance in Best Musical-winner “The Band’s Visit.”
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
Original musical “Flying Over Sunset” also underperformed. Even though the shuttered production scored four nominations, including Best Actress (Carmen Cusack) and Best Score, it missed out on the top category of Best Musical and Best Book for librettist James Lapine.
The star-studded revival of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” also missed out on a number of key nominations. Director Sam Gold...
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
Original musical “Flying Over Sunset” also underperformed. Even though the shuttered production scored four nominations, including Best Actress (Carmen Cusack) and Best Score, it missed out on the top category of Best Musical and Best Book for librettist James Lapine.
The star-studded revival of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” also missed out on a number of key nominations. Director Sam Gold...
- 5/9/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
In a Broadway season so crowded with exceptional productions – 34 musicals, plays, and revivals opened during the 2021-2022 eligibility window – it is no surprise that the 29 Tony Awards nominators caught theatre enthusiasts off guard with some of their choices. Below we catalog the biggest 2022 Tony Awards nominations surprises.
Among the plays, the biggest jaw-dropper was the sheer number of contenders in the Best Actor category. The extraordinarily tight race was slated to have only five nominees, but razor thin margins between the top vote-getters led to that race being expanded to a lucky seven fellows: Simon Russell Beal, Adam Godley, and Adrian Lester who comprise the entire main cast of “The Lehman Trilogy,” David Morse from “How I Learned to Drive,” Sam Rockwell from “American Buffalo,” Ruben Santiago-Hudson for his one-man show “Lackawanna Blues,” and David Threlfall from “Hangmen.”
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
The late-breaking new comedy “Potus: Or,...
Among the plays, the biggest jaw-dropper was the sheer number of contenders in the Best Actor category. The extraordinarily tight race was slated to have only five nominees, but razor thin margins between the top vote-getters led to that race being expanded to a lucky seven fellows: Simon Russell Beal, Adam Godley, and Adrian Lester who comprise the entire main cast of “The Lehman Trilogy,” David Morse from “How I Learned to Drive,” Sam Rockwell from “American Buffalo,” Ruben Santiago-Hudson for his one-man show “Lackawanna Blues,” and David Threlfall from “Hangmen.”
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
The late-breaking new comedy “Potus: Or,...
- 5/9/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
With the announcement of the Tony Awards nominations on May 9, we now know the shows and performers in contention for the 75th annual ceremony. The 29 members of the Tony nominating committee recognized 29 of the 34 eligible productions across 25 competitive categories.
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop” with score and book by Michael R. Jackson leads with 11 nominations, including Best Musical and for three of its cast members. Two other new musicals — “Mj The Musical” and “Paradise Square” — are right behind with 10 bids apiece. Both took slots in the top category of Best Musical and performed exceedingly well in the design categories. From the four eligible musical revivals, the late Stephen Sondheim‘s “Company” leads with nine nominations.
All 13 eligible musicals and musical revivals earned at least one nomination. Smash success “Six: The Musical” reaped eight bids, but as our users predicted, none...
See the complete list of 2022 Tony Awards nominees
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop” with score and book by Michael R. Jackson leads with 11 nominations, including Best Musical and for three of its cast members. Two other new musicals — “Mj The Musical” and “Paradise Square” — are right behind with 10 bids apiece. Both took slots in the top category of Best Musical and performed exceedingly well in the design categories. From the four eligible musical revivals, the late Stephen Sondheim‘s “Company” leads with nine nominations.
All 13 eligible musicals and musical revivals earned at least one nomination. Smash success “Six: The Musical” reaped eight bids, but as our users predicted, none...
- 5/9/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Updated with full list of nominees: Tony Awards nominations were announced Monday morning, and Strange Loop, Michael R. Jackson’s autobiographical musical starring Jaquel Spivey, took the most nominations with 11, while Mj, the Michael Jackson musical, and Paradise Square each earned 10. Company took nine, The Lehman Trilogy and Six garnered eight, and both for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf and Girl From the North Country took seven.
With six nominations were The Music Man and The Skin of Our Teeth, with Clyde’s, Hangmen and Mr. Saturday Night taking five.
At four nominations were American Buffalo, Flying Over Sunset, Take Me Out, and Trouble in Mind. With three nominations were Caroline, or Change, Dana H., How I Learned to Drive, Macbeth, Potus and Skeleton Crew. Taking single noms were Diana, The Musical, Funny Girl, Lackawanna Blues, The Minutes, Mrs. Doubtfire and Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite.
With six nominations were The Music Man and The Skin of Our Teeth, with Clyde’s, Hangmen and Mr. Saturday Night taking five.
At four nominations were American Buffalo, Flying Over Sunset, Take Me Out, and Trouble in Mind. With three nominations were Caroline, or Change, Dana H., How I Learned to Drive, Macbeth, Potus and Skeleton Crew. Taking single noms were Diana, The Musical, Funny Girl, Lackawanna Blues, The Minutes, Mrs. Doubtfire and Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite.
- 5/9/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tony Awards nominations were announced on Monday, May 9 by Adrienne Warren and Joshua Henry. The reveal of the roster of contenders was carried on the Tonys YouTube channel. While the nominations for the 75th annual Tony Awards were determined by a few dozen theater professionals, winners will be decided by upwards of 800 members of the Broadway community.
Thirty-four shows were eligible for consideration by the nominating committee. On the play side, there are a dozen original works and nine revivals in the running. Over on the musical side, nine new tuners are in contention as are four musical revivals. The cutoff date for eligibility was May 4.
The Tony Awards had been set for June 12 at Radio City Music Hall and will be hosted by newly minted Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.
The full and complete list below includes all 25 competitive categories at the 2022 Tony Awards.
Musicals
Best Musical
“Girl From...
Thirty-four shows were eligible for consideration by the nominating committee. On the play side, there are a dozen original works and nine revivals in the running. Over on the musical side, nine new tuners are in contention as are four musical revivals. The cutoff date for eligibility was May 4.
The Tony Awards had been set for June 12 at Radio City Music Hall and will be hosted by newly minted Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.
The full and complete list below includes all 25 competitive categories at the 2022 Tony Awards.
Musicals
Best Musical
“Girl From...
- 5/9/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Ever since the current Tony Awards season kicked off on August 22, 2021 with the opening of new play “Pass Over,” Gold Derby has been recapping the critical response to each of the 34 eligible productions. In a major rebound from the long theatre closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic, nearly three dozen musicals, plays, and revivals reopened Broadway during the 2021-2022 eligibility period. Click on each show title below to read our coverage of the reviews and in-depth analysis of its Tony prospects.
The slate of productions eligible for the 75th annual Tonys include nine new musicals, four musical revivals, 12 new plays, and nine play revivals. Our official odds combining the predictions of Experts, Editors, and Users in 17 of the 25 categories anticipate revivals “Company” and “The Music Man” will lead in nominations, with “A Strange Loop” and “Girl From the North Country” scoring most for the new tuners. New drama “The Lehman Trilogy...
The slate of productions eligible for the 75th annual Tonys include nine new musicals, four musical revivals, 12 new plays, and nine play revivals. Our official odds combining the predictions of Experts, Editors, and Users in 17 of the 25 categories anticipate revivals “Company” and “The Music Man” will lead in nominations, with “A Strange Loop” and “Girl From the North Country” scoring most for the new tuners. New drama “The Lehman Trilogy...
- 5/8/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
With the 2022 Tony Awards nomination announcement just days away, Broadway watchers are scrambling to finalize their predictions after a stellar season on the rialto. To help guide us through the ups and downs of the major Tony categories, I am joined by Michael Musto, Brian Lipton (Cititour) and my Gold Derby colleague David Buchanan for a heated debate. Which productions and performers will receive happy news on Monday, May 9 when nominations are announced? Watch our 2022 Tony Awards slugfest above with final nominations predictions.
With “The Lehman Trilogy” far out front in the Best Play race, I wonder aloud how many other plays from the dynamite first half of the season will make the cut this year. “I think this is one season, based on the buzz, where they are going to remember things that are close,” suggests Musto. Normally Tony voters prefer shows which are still open, and still generating income.
With “The Lehman Trilogy” far out front in the Best Play race, I wonder aloud how many other plays from the dynamite first half of the season will make the cut this year. “I think this is one season, based on the buzz, where they are going to remember things that are close,” suggests Musto. Normally Tony voters prefer shows which are still open, and still generating income.
- 5/6/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Two musical revivals will dominate the 2022 Tony Awards nominations, according to our official odds in 17 of the 25 categories. “Company” and “The Music Man” will each earn at least seven bids apiece when the nominations are announced on Monday, May 9. Original musical “A Strange Loop” will likely earn at least six nominations. “The Lehman Trilogy” will likely lead the new plays with at least four bids, and revivals “Take Me Out” and “Trouble In Mind” will also earn four or more bids each, too.
These official odds are derived from 2022 Tony predictions by our Experts who write about theatre year-round, our in-house team of Editors, and all Users who make up the largest (and often savviest) bloc of predictors.
Below, we break down the predicted nominees by show, ranked by the number of nominations. Make or edit your own predictions before the nominations are unveiled on Monday morning.
Musicals
Company
Best...
These official odds are derived from 2022 Tony predictions by our Experts who write about theatre year-round, our in-house team of Editors, and all Users who make up the largest (and often savviest) bloc of predictors.
Below, we break down the predicted nominees by show, ranked by the number of nominations. Make or edit your own predictions before the nominations are unveiled on Monday morning.
Musicals
Company
Best...
- 5/6/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Broadway came roaring back from its long winter of coronavirus closures with 34 musicals, plays, and revivals opening in the 2021-2022 season. If that whopping number of eligible productions has you unsure as to what shows, actors, and creatives to predict for the Tony Awards nominations, check out our racetrack odds below for all of the top categories. The nominees will be announced on May 9 and the ceremony will occur on June 12.
These official odds for the Tonys are derived from the predictions of our Experts who write about theatre year-round, our in-house team of Editors, and all Users who make up the largest (and often savviest) bloc of predictors.
Below, see our 2022 Tony Awards predictions in 17 of the 25 categories. Make or edit your own predictions before the nominations are unveiled on Monday morning.
Musicals
Best Musical
A Strange Loop – 4/1
Six – 9/2
Girl From the North Country – 11/2
Mr. Saturday Night – 13/2
Flying Over...
These official odds for the Tonys are derived from the predictions of our Experts who write about theatre year-round, our in-house team of Editors, and all Users who make up the largest (and often savviest) bloc of predictors.
Below, see our 2022 Tony Awards predictions in 17 of the 25 categories. Make or edit your own predictions before the nominations are unveiled on Monday morning.
Musicals
Best Musical
A Strange Loop – 4/1
Six – 9/2
Girl From the North Country – 11/2
Mr. Saturday Night – 13/2
Flying Over...
- 5/6/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the last time before Monday’s nomination announcements, making some final eligibility determinations for shows including the stars of American Buffalo, Hangmen and How I Learned To Drive, among others.
Among the rulings: American Buffalo actor Darren Criss will be considered eligible as a featured player in a play, apparently leaving co-stars Laurence Fishburne and Sam Rockwell to the lead category.
For Hangmen, which features a large ensemble of actors with Alfie Allen in the central role of a possible killer, co-star David Threlfall, who plays one of the executioners of the title, will be eligible in the leading actor/play category. Both Allen and Threlfall received excellent reviews.
The committee also determined that How I Learned to Drive, which had previously been staged Off Broadway in 1997, will be eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category, despite not having played on...
Among the rulings: American Buffalo actor Darren Criss will be considered eligible as a featured player in a play, apparently leaving co-stars Laurence Fishburne and Sam Rockwell to the lead category.
For Hangmen, which features a large ensemble of actors with Alfie Allen in the central role of a possible killer, co-star David Threlfall, who plays one of the executioners of the title, will be eligible in the leading actor/play category. Both Allen and Threlfall received excellent reviews.
The committee also determined that How I Learned to Drive, which had previously been staged Off Broadway in 1997, will be eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category, despite not having played on...
- 5/5/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the third and final time during the 2021-2022 Broadway season to discuss eligibility of 15 productions for the upcoming 75th Annual Tony Awards, airing June 12, 2022. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. Scroll down for the 2022 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 3).
The 75th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Ariana DeBose, will broadcast live coast to coast for the first time ever on Sunday, June 12 starting at 7:00 – 8:00 Pm Et/4:00 – 5:00 Pm Pt with exclusive content streaming only on Paramount+. Following that is the live CBS (also Paramount+) presentation of the American Theatre Wing’s 75th Annual Tony Awards from 8:00-11:00 Pm Et/5:00 – 8:00 Pm Pt. Tony nominations will be announced on Monday, May 9.
See Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 1): ‘Six’ wives, ‘Lehman Trilogy’ men are all leads
The productions discussed on Thursday were: “Plaza Suite,...
The 75th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Ariana DeBose, will broadcast live coast to coast for the first time ever on Sunday, June 12 starting at 7:00 – 8:00 Pm Et/4:00 – 5:00 Pm Pt with exclusive content streaming only on Paramount+. Following that is the live CBS (also Paramount+) presentation of the American Theatre Wing’s 75th Annual Tony Awards from 8:00-11:00 Pm Et/5:00 – 8:00 Pm Pt. Tony nominations will be announced on Monday, May 9.
See Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 1): ‘Six’ wives, ‘Lehman Trilogy’ men are all leads
The productions discussed on Thursday were: “Plaza Suite,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Broadway box office was down 15 last week, with even some of the biggest hit shows reporting slips for the week ending May 1. In all, the 36 shows grossed 29,072,410.
Likely reflecting a slimming down of spring break and Easter tourist business, attendance was off by 10 last week from the previous week, coming in at 241,500. That number suggests that only 75 of available seats were filled, a significantly lower figure than the 85+ numbers reported earlier this spring.
Also impacting receipts was the large number of opening nights, with press comps and other freebies eating into the figures at The Skin of Our Teeth, A Strange Loop, Potus, Mr. Saturday Night and Macbeth. The Tony Award eligibility cut-off date is May 4.
The average ticket price for the roster was down as well, to 120 from the previous week’s 128.
Some productions, of course, took steeper drops than others: Beetlejuice was down by more than 492,698 from the previous week,...
Likely reflecting a slimming down of spring break and Easter tourist business, attendance was off by 10 last week from the previous week, coming in at 241,500. That number suggests that only 75 of available seats were filled, a significantly lower figure than the 85+ numbers reported earlier this spring.
Also impacting receipts was the large number of opening nights, with press comps and other freebies eating into the figures at The Skin of Our Teeth, A Strange Loop, Potus, Mr. Saturday Night and Macbeth. The Tony Award eligibility cut-off date is May 4.
The average ticket price for the roster was down as well, to 120 from the previous week’s 128.
Some productions, of course, took steeper drops than others: Beetlejuice was down by more than 492,698 from the previous week,...
- 5/3/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Two years after its premature pandemic closure, Martin McDonagh’s play “Hangmen” has slipped the proverbial noose and returned to Broadway in a plot twist you might think McDonagh wrote himself. The unexpected resurrection of this dark comedy about the cessation of the death penalty in England in 1965 stars a slightly different cast than it did back in March 2020: David Threlfall has stepped into the shoes of the hangman played by Mark Addy, while Alfie Allen takes over the menacing character Mooney that Dan Stevens once embodied.
These two characters come to loggerheads when they meet in the bar that Threlfall’s Harry runs in his early retirement, while a subsequent kidnapping plot propels both characters to make fateful decisions. Matthew Dunster directs the thriller, which also features original Broadway cast members Tracie Bennett, Gaby French, and many others. “Hangmen” opened at the Golden Theatre on April 21.
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These two characters come to loggerheads when they meet in the bar that Threlfall’s Harry runs in his early retirement, while a subsequent kidnapping plot propels both characters to make fateful decisions. Matthew Dunster directs the thriller, which also features original Broadway cast members Tracie Bennett, Gaby French, and many others. “Hangmen” opened at the Golden Theatre on April 21.
Watch Martin...
- 4/27/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Broadway box office held steady last week as the production roster reached its full, 35-show season maximum: Though some productions remained in previews, everything that’s going to open before the end of the season was up and running, with no Covid cancelations or postponements.
In all, the 35 productions grossed a total 34,204,820, with attendance at 267,796 for the week ending April 24. Both of those figures were just about dead-even with the previous week’s tallies, with one additional show on the roster – Paradise Square returned after some Covid cancelations – and a slate of opening nights causing small dips due to press and opening night comps.
With an overall average ticket price of 128, the 35 productions combined filled about 84 of available seats, just a tad short of the previous week’s percentage (87).
The following productions had opening nights last week:
How I Learned To Drive, filling about 90 of seats, took in 265,830; for colored...
In all, the 35 productions grossed a total 34,204,820, with attendance at 267,796 for the week ending April 24. Both of those figures were just about dead-even with the previous week’s tallies, with one additional show on the roster – Paradise Square returned after some Covid cancelations – and a slate of opening nights causing small dips due to press and opening night comps.
With an overall average ticket price of 128, the 35 productions combined filled about 84 of available seats, just a tad short of the previous week’s percentage (87).
The following productions had opening nights last week:
How I Learned To Drive, filling about 90 of seats, took in 265,830; for colored...
- 4/26/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2022 Outer Critics Circle nominations were announced Tuesday. They honor the best of the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. “The Lehman Trilogy” scored the most nominations with nine bids, followed closely by the Off-Broadway musicals “Harmony” and “Kimberly Akimbo,” which scored eight nominations apiece.
Special Achievement Awards will be presented to “How I Learned to Drive” stars Johanna Day, David Morse and Mary-Louise Parker, as well as “Lackawanna Blues” star Ruben Santiago-Hudson, to mark their outstanding returns to roles they originated two decades ago. Since these actors were eligible for the original runs of these shows, the Outer Critics Circle has opted to take them out of contention for this year’s awards.
SEE2022 Drama League Awards nominations unveiled; 43 performers contend for distinguished performance award
There are many additional Tony Awards hopefuls who were not eligible for this group’s nominations. The Outer Critics Circle announced that they would only...
Special Achievement Awards will be presented to “How I Learned to Drive” stars Johanna Day, David Morse and Mary-Louise Parker, as well as “Lackawanna Blues” star Ruben Santiago-Hudson, to mark their outstanding returns to roles they originated two decades ago. Since these actors were eligible for the original runs of these shows, the Outer Critics Circle has opted to take them out of contention for this year’s awards.
SEE2022 Drama League Awards nominations unveiled; 43 performers contend for distinguished performance award
There are many additional Tony Awards hopefuls who were not eligible for this group’s nominations. The Outer Critics Circle announced that they would only...
- 4/26/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The Drama Leauge announced the nominations for the 2022 Drama League Awards on Monday morning. Deneé Benton and André DeShields announced the nominees at this morning’s official event at The New York Library for the Performing Arts. The Drama League honors both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions in their annual celebration. Winners will be announced at the 88th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 20.
While the League doles out four production prizes, what makes them unique is their “Distinguished Performance” award. Up to fifty performers are nominated for the honor each year in a category that combines roles of all genders and sizes. An actor can only win this prize once in their career, and once they have prevailed they can not be nominated again. This year, forty three performers contend in the category.
SEE2022 Tony Awards nominations announcement moving to May 9
This year,...
While the League doles out four production prizes, what makes them unique is their “Distinguished Performance” award. Up to fifty performers are nominated for the honor each year in a category that combines roles of all genders and sizes. An actor can only win this prize once in their career, and once they have prevailed they can not be nominated again. This year, forty three performers contend in the category.
SEE2022 Tony Awards nominations announcement moving to May 9
This year,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Six had its best week ever, Mrs. Doubtfire was back and several new shows joined the Broadway roster last week as box office climbed a total of 23 to 34,729,295. Compared to the previous week, Broadway total attendance was up about 16 to 261,835 for the 34 productions.
The attendance figure indicates that about 87 of all available seats were filled during the week ending April 17, comparable to the week before.
Among the notable numbers: The musical Six, which resumed previews post-Covid shutdown last September, grossed 1,357,276, topping its own high-mark of 1,347,922 for the week ending December 19, 2021. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also had its highest grossing week since resuming performances last fall, taking in 1,964,665.
Mrs. Doubtfire, which went on hiatus at the height of the Omicron surge in January, returned to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre with six performances, taking in 528,807 and playing to a 97 capacity. Average ticket price was about 90.
Among the newcomers to the...
The attendance figure indicates that about 87 of all available seats were filled during the week ending April 17, comparable to the week before.
Among the notable numbers: The musical Six, which resumed previews post-Covid shutdown last September, grossed 1,357,276, topping its own high-mark of 1,347,922 for the week ending December 19, 2021. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child also had its highest grossing week since resuming performances last fall, taking in 1,964,665.
Mrs. Doubtfire, which went on hiatus at the height of the Omicron surge in January, returned to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre with six performances, taking in 528,807 and playing to a 97 capacity. Average ticket price was about 90.
Among the newcomers to the...
- 4/19/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Over two years after its slated pre-pandemic bow, the fourth production of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo” has arrived on Broadway. The nearly 50-year-old play takes place in a junk shop owned by Don (portrayed in this remounting by Laurence Fishburne), who has seller’s remorse over a valuable buffalo nickel and conscripts his assistant and protégé Bobby (Darren Criss) and, later, his buddy Teach (Sam Rockwell) to steal it back. Directed by Mamet’s frequent collaborator Neil Pepe, “American Buffalo” opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre on April 14 for a limited run.
Much of the luster of this staging has been dulled by the recent incendiary comments by playwright Mamet. The majority of the mixed reviews of “American Buffalo” reflect on this news, remark on the strong performances from the trio of actors, and question how well the text has aged. In a negative take, Alexis Soloski...
Much of the luster of this staging has been dulled by the recent incendiary comments by playwright Mamet. The majority of the mixed reviews of “American Buffalo” reflect on this news, remark on the strong performances from the trio of actors, and question how well the text has aged. In a negative take, Alexis Soloski...
- 4/18/2022
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
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