Tag Archives: Broadway

Via Gothamist: The Empire State Building was lit in green last night to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Wicked. The show is grossing around $70M annually, making it one of Universal’s “most valuable properties.” That’s Kerry Ellis, the current Elphaba.

Midtowners: If you truck over to the new TKTS booth in Times Square (like, right now) Target is paying for the first 1000 Broadway tickets sold. The giveaway starts at 3PM. Broadway legend Bernadette Peters just announced from the podium at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening the revitalized Duffy Square and new TKTS Booth, that the first 1,000 …

Risking the long arm of the Showtune Police, I snuck around the barrier and grabbed this shot of the front side of the new TKTS booth in Times Square, which is due to open this month. The ticket windows are under the bleachers. The classic TKTS booth is (almost) back with a bold new look: the discounted theater-ticket sales window …

UPDATE: From Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director for the Family Equality Council: “Much like Rosie O’Donnell, the announcement that Clay Aiken is gay reinforces a simple reality: the American public can no longer say it Does not know a gay or lesbian parent. Clay Aiken’s desire to raise a child in an open and honest manner will make his life, and …

This weekend brought word that both Xanadu and [title of show] will be closing in a few weeks. [title of show], which only opened on July 5th, will close on October 12th after 13 previews and 102 performances. Xanadu, which opened on June 26th last year, also closes on October 12th, after 49 previews and 528 performances. Both shows have …

From Ultimate Improv, here’s Les Mizbarack, a little something for the Obama supporter and theatre queen in you. I played this ten times in a row last night, it’s really cute.

Leave it to Broadway and Pushing Daisies star Kristin Chenoweth to make crystal meth addiction hilarious. Funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks. So many great lines and totally totally totally NSFW.

Would you take your lunch in the middle of Broadway? The surprise remodel that I told you about last month is already finished and the Times is reporting that it’s a huge hit, even though office workers are predicting imminent death and gore. “It’s a death trap,” Mr. Sachinis, a network administrator for a garment company, said with a laugh. …

The New York Observer has posted a fascinating story about the reswishification of gay culture. Project Runway Season 1 contestant Austin Scarlett is New Old Gay, Project Runway Season 4 winner Christian Siriano is New Gay. The Scissor Sisters are New Gay. Rufus Wainwright flirts with being New Old Gay, but he’s really New Gay in a Judy Garland costume. …

OK, so after reading rave after rave about Patti Lupone’s performance at the Tonys on Sunday (which I mentioned here that I forgot to record), I finally hunted it down on YouTube and yeah, it lives up to the hype. But I’m far, far more tickled by this Patti Lupone homage clip. I don’t know who the heck this Michael …

Dammit, I forgot to record the Tony Awards. How was it? Major winners here. Best Musical: In The Heights. Best Play: August: Osage County. Nothing for Xanadu. Boo. “August: Osage County” came out as a big winner at the 62nd annual Tony Awards on Sunday. It won five awards in all, including Best Play. The darkly comedic play, which focuses …

The hip-hop and salsa musical In The Heights led today’s Tony Award nominations with 13 nods. The revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center follows closely with 11 noms. Interestingly, four of the Best Play nominees got their start in London. The Tony Awards take place June 15th at Radio City Music Hall. Some of the major nominations: Best Play: …

This Sunday join Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS for a few rounds of Broadway Bingo at Spotlight Live in Times Square, where Charles Busch, Jackie Hoffman, and Karen Finley will be among the celebrity callers. There will be special musical performances by Joyce DeWitt (!), the cast of Naked Boys Singing, and Amber Martin. Prizes include paraphernalia from and tickets to …

Embiggen the photo above or go here to learn about a fun Broadway event this Valentine’s Day in NYC: LIFEbeat – The Music Industry Fights AIDS is joining forces with Borders for Love Beats AIDS, a special discount promotion taking place on Valentine’s Day ONLY in all New York City Borders stores. Borders will match the discount amount dollar-for-dollar with …

In which my journey towards full-blown theater queenapproaches Platinum Level…. Last night I attended the fantastic Broadway Backwards 3, the annual benefit for the NYC LGBT Community Center in which Broadway stars perform classic musical theater numbers from a gay perspective – changing pronouns or singing numbers written for characters of the opposite sex. The cast (and the audience!) was …

After 19 days and estimated losses in the tens of millions, Broadway’s stagehand strike is over. The curtains at 26 darkened theaters will rise tonight. Producers and union leaders reached an agreement last last night. James Claffey, the head of the 2,200-member union for stagehands: “The people of Broadway are looking forward to returning to work, giving the theater-going public …

The long-feared strike by Broadway’s stagehands union began today, darkening 26 theatres on the Great White Way. The first show to be affected was the 11am matinee of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical, with local news carrying footage of hundreds of disappointed children. Broadway shows that will be dark until further notice: August: Osage County …

Little David hipped me to this hilarious clip of Forbidden Broadway’s Christine Pedi channeling a slew of divas as they would have performed And I’m Am Telling You. Pedi’s Little Edie and Bernadette Peters had me on the floor. Pedi’s one-woman cabaret act, Great Dames, recently played NYC’s Metropolitan Room.

Yesterday, Little David and I attended Broadway On Broadway, the annual free concert in Times Square that showcases the casts of hit shows. Weather was great, a little chilly at times, but we were miles away from the stage. The sound system was fine in our location, but quite annoyingly the video screens were out of sync with the sound …

Documentary filmmaker Bill Hussung says the world will be “shocked” to see the Broadway stars and dancers that appear in his upcoming film, Gay No More, which follows about 20 performers who belong to a Life Ministry support group that meets twice weekly in “underground locations.” Hussung: “It’s an ex-gay movement with the core belief that you are gay because …