Tyne Daly, Angela Lansbury, Cady Huffman and columnist Liz Smith will be among the notables to appear Monday, Nov. 4, at a 1:30pm memorial tribute to well-remembered press agent Shirley Herz. A “Celebration” of her life in the theater, including some …Read more
Sharr White once told the Boston Globe, “I wrote three hours a day, at least, every day for 13 years before I got my first professional production.” That came in 2006, when the Humana Festival in Louisville staged “Six Years”. Since then, White’s pla …Read more
Broadway’s Circle in the Square has found its next tenant after the crash and burn of “Soul Doctor”: it’s “Bronx Bombers”, the latest from “Lombardi” author Eric Simonson. Conceived by Fran Kirmser and directed by Simonson, the play follows the great …Read more
What would you do if you were the heir to a fortune and a life of almost noble status, however, eight other relatives stood between you and the money? If you’re Monty Navarro, you figure out ways to dispose of these obstacles while still appearing to …Read more
You’ve read the book, you’ve seen the movie, now should you go see the play? Critics weighed in on the new Broadway drama, “A Time to Kill”, which opened last night (Sunday, Oct. 20), at the Golden Theater. The tale of a Southern black man’s legal de …Read more
Off-Broadway’s Westside Theater may have lost one Jewish-themed play when “Old Jews Telling Jokes” closed in September, but they’re gaining another October 29, when Mark St. Germain’s “Becoming Dr. Ruth” moves in. Debra Jo Rupp, best known for playin …Read more
A critical and commercial hit for the Public Theater, the David Byrne/Fatboy Slim musical, “Here Lies Love”, would ordinarily be a ready candidate for a commercial transfer, perhaps even to Broadway. But the piece, which employs an immersive staging …Read more
Though Broadway has been fairly unkind to a number of 1960s-era musicians – with everything from Paul Simon’s “The Capeman” to Twyla Tharp’s Dylan-based dance musical, “The Times They are a-Changin’” to this season’s Shlomo Carlebach tuner “Soul Doct …Read more
The Stars came out for “Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids” with an amazing benefit concert featuring Chita Rivera, Ben Vereen, Tommy Tune, and many more – and raised nearly half a million dollars! StageBuddy met up with multi Tony Award winner Ben Ve …Read more
The Stars came out for “Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids” with an amazing benefit concert featuring Chita Rivera, Ben Vereen, Tommy Tune, and many more – and raised nearly half a million dollars! StageBuddy met up with 9 time Tony Award winner Tommy …Read more