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Your Last Tinder Date As A Sondheim Musical
“A Little Night Music : They could NOT stop talking about their ex.”
Broadway Press Agency booting reporter from red carpet of MJ: 'The Musical' is shameful
During 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.
'Harry Potter & the Cursed Child' actor fired following investigation into conduct
“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.”
The Truth About the State of Broadway
“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.”"
By disrespecting understudies, Charlotte St. Martin needs to go
“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.”
'Jagged Little Pill' Will Not Reopen on Broadway Following Covid-19 Suspension
“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.”
With COVID cancellations on the rise, how confident are Broadway ticket buyers?
“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.”
Watch the Broadway community pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim in Times Square
“With the passing of Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway community gathered in Times Square to pay tribute to the iconic composer.”
Watch Broadway's 'Company' pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Last night, the company, musicians, and crew of the Broadway revival of Company paid tribute to composer Stephen Sondheim, who passed away at the age of 91.
"Live, Laugh, Love" - A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
“His work is more than just a collection of songs. It’s art. It’s a puzzle. It’s a playground. It’s revered text.”
How Broadway entities have quietly addressed allegations against William Ivey Long
“With additional allegations of sexual abuse being brought forward against costume designer William Ivey Long, it seems that certain Broadway entities are taking action, even if ever so quietly.”
The ‘Tyrannical and Abusive’ Garth Drabinsky, and His Attempted Return to Broadway with ‘Paradise Square’ - Part 4
“If THIS is the man – a known abusive tyrant, volatile felon, and remorseless manipulator who is still demonstrating dangerously unscrupulous financial, behavioral and creative practices – who is Broadway’s literal first choice to reopen the very first new work in the world’s most prominent theatre scene, we are in trouble.”