Titus Andronicus consider the inherent ties between pain and love, while still enjoying some rooftop rocking at sunset, in the new music video for “Give Me Grief.” The track will appear on the New Jersey band’s upcoming album, The Will to Live, out Sept. 30 via Merge.
“Give Me Grief” is a swinging bit of sax-inflected power-pop/rock that finds frontman Patrick Stickles dueting with former Titus Andronicus drummer Eric Harm (who now fronts his own band, Eric Harm and the 100). The video was directed by regular collaborator Ray Concepcion,...
“Give Me Grief” is a swinging bit of sax-inflected power-pop/rock that finds frontman Patrick Stickles dueting with former Titus Andronicus drummer Eric Harm (who now fronts his own band, Eric Harm and the 100). The video was directed by regular collaborator Ray Concepcion,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Update, with additional union details The Broadway League has confirmed that producer Scott Rudin has resigned from its ranks, a move that could have colossal ramifications on the Broadway landscape now and in the foreseeable future.
Without League membership, Rudin would be something akin to a non-union producer, or more accurately a producer without the across-the-board agreements that the League – which is not a union – negotiates with numerous theatrical unions and guilds. Technically and theoretically, Rudin could, in fact, negotiate his own separate agreements with Actors’ Equity Association, the American Federation of Musicians and more than a dozen other theater unions, but the task would be onerous and is very seldom attempted on Broadway: For years, Disney Theatricals took the non-League route, but had an entire department (and a theater) at its disposal for negotiations and deal-making.
Add to that, both Equity and American Federation of Musicians Local 802, along with SAG-AFTRA,...
Without League membership, Rudin would be something akin to a non-union producer, or more accurately a producer without the across-the-board agreements that the League – which is not a union – negotiates with numerous theatrical unions and guilds. Technically and theoretically, Rudin could, in fact, negotiate his own separate agreements with Actors’ Equity Association, the American Federation of Musicians and more than a dozen other theater unions, but the task would be onerous and is very seldom attempted on Broadway: For years, Disney Theatricals took the non-League route, but had an entire department (and a theater) at its disposal for negotiations and deal-making.
Add to that, both Equity and American Federation of Musicians Local 802, along with SAG-AFTRA,...
- 4/24/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Matt “Money” Miller, founding keyboardist for Titus Andronicus, has died at 34. Frontman Patrick Stickles, who is also Miller’s cousin, announced the news on the band’s Twitter page. A cause of death has yet to be revealed.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you the sudden and untimely death of Matt ‘Money’ Miller, founding keyboardist of Titus Andronicus, cover model of A Productive Cough, lead vocalist of ‘Home Alone (On Halloween),’ my beloved cousin and the dearest friend I ever had,” Stickles wrote.
He added,...
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you the sudden and untimely death of Matt ‘Money’ Miller, founding keyboardist of Titus Andronicus, cover model of A Productive Cough, lead vocalist of ‘Home Alone (On Halloween),’ my beloved cousin and the dearest friend I ever had,” Stickles wrote.
He added,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
“Tape,” a guerrilla indie drama that confronts some of the ways sexual harassment has been embedded in the entertainment industry, begins with Rosa (Annarosa Mudd) getting ready to go undercover — but really, she’s dressing for battle. After rigging herself up with a hidden camera, she mutilates her body in homage to Lavinia in “Titus Andronicus,” piercing her own tongue and using a razor blade to carve a bracelet of blood around her wrist. She then shaves off her long curly brown hair, leaving a scalp that’s more patchy than chic, and completes the look with dark magenta lipstick, a long black “Matrix” coat, and big sunglasses.
She then heads to a reality-show audition, pretending to be an actress in the waiting room. But really, she’s there to surreptitiously film what she sees, especially once she connects with Pearl (Isabelle Fuhrman), an ambitious but naive young actress. We’re not sure,...
She then heads to a reality-show audition, pretending to be an actress in the waiting room. But really, she’s there to surreptitiously film what she sees, especially once she connects with Pearl (Isabelle Fuhrman), an ambitious but naive young actress. We’re not sure,...
- 3/26/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Indie-rock singer-songwriter David Berman passed away in August 2019, and over the weekend, numerous fans, friends and former bandmates gathered to celebrate what would have been the musician’s 53rd birthday with tribute shows in New York, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon.
At the Portland show — hosted by local zine chickfactor at Bunk Bar — Pavement members Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich covered songs from Berman’s band Silver Jews, including American Water‘s “Random Rules” and Starlite Walker‘s “Trains Across the Sea.” (Both Malkmus and Nastanovich had occasionally performed with Silver Jews.
At the Portland show — hosted by local zine chickfactor at Bunk Bar — Pavement members Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich covered songs from Berman’s band Silver Jews, including American Water‘s “Random Rules” and Starlite Walker‘s “Trains Across the Sea.” (Both Malkmus and Nastanovich had occasionally performed with Silver Jews.
- 1/6/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been nearly two decades since Brian Cox was last nominated for a Golden Globe. Now, not only does he look like he’s on track to get nominated again but he could be a very big threat to win his first career Globe as Best TV Drama Actor for Season 2 of HBO’s “Succession.”
“Succession” is in a perfect position to garner some major love from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Last year the show only netted a single nomination for Kieran Culkin in Best TV Supporting Actor. Since then, the show has exploded with its second season and Cox has been a huge part of that. His portrayal of family patriarch Logan Roy has become a deliciously menacing character that’s among the best on television, whether he’s telling someone to “F*** off!” or screaming “Boar On The Floor!”
SEEBrian Cox (‘Succession’): Logan Roy is like ‘Titus Andronicus,...
“Succession” is in a perfect position to garner some major love from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Last year the show only netted a single nomination for Kieran Culkin in Best TV Supporting Actor. Since then, the show has exploded with its second season and Cox has been a huge part of that. His portrayal of family patriarch Logan Roy has become a deliciously menacing character that’s among the best on television, whether he’s telling someone to “F*** off!” or screaming “Boar On The Floor!”
SEEBrian Cox (‘Succession’): Logan Roy is like ‘Titus Andronicus,...
- 11/26/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
“I put Logan on a level of a Titus Andronicus, or even a Julius Caesar and certainly a King Lear,” proclaims Brian Cox about his pivotal role on the epic HBO drama “Succession.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Cox above. Spoilers About Season 2 Below And In The Video.
In “Succession,” Cox commands the screen as the larger-than-life intimidating force of nature Logan Roy, who leads the behemoth multimedia empire Waystar Royco with an iron fist. Over two seasons, Roy has survived health scares, boardroom assassination attempts and devastating family betrayals while he looms over his adult children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck).
See ‘Succession’ season 2 reviews: Critics say it’s ‘frighteningly good,’ ‘scabrous as ever’ and back ‘in top form’
“Ultimately it’s a morality tale,” Cox explains when pressed on what he thinks “Succession” is at its core. “It’s...
In “Succession,” Cox commands the screen as the larger-than-life intimidating force of nature Logan Roy, who leads the behemoth multimedia empire Waystar Royco with an iron fist. Over two seasons, Roy has survived health scares, boardroom assassination attempts and devastating family betrayals while he looms over his adult children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck).
See ‘Succession’ season 2 reviews: Critics say it’s ‘frighteningly good,’ ‘scabrous as ever’ and back ‘in top form’
“Ultimately it’s a morality tale,” Cox explains when pressed on what he thinks “Succession” is at its core. “It’s...
- 11/22/2019
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Andrea Martin and Lachanze will join the previously announced Campbell Scott in this holiday season’s Broadway production of A Christmas Carol, an adaptation of the Dickens classic by playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and director Matthew Warchus (Matilda The Musical).
Martin will play the Ghost of Christmas Past, while Lachanze will portray the Ghost of Christmas Present (and pull double duty as Mrs. Fezziwig).
Complete casting for the production was announced today. A Christmas Carol begins previews at the Lyceum Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7, with opening night set for Wednesday, Nov. 20. The strictly limited engagement runs through Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020.
The holiday show will mark Martin’s first Broadway appearance since she was forced to pull out of Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus this past march following a home accident that left her with four broken ribs.
In addition to Martin, Lachanze and Scott (who plays Scrooge), the production will feature Erica Dorfler as Mrs. Cratchit; Dashiell Eaves (A Behanding in Spokane) as Bob Cratchit; Hannah Elless as Jess; Brandon Gill (Holler if Ya Hear Me) as Fred; Evan Harrington as Fezziwig; Chris Hoch as Father/Marley; Sarah Hunt (The Last Ship) as Belle; Matthew Labanca as Nicholas; Alex Nee (Once) as Ferdy; Dan Piering, in his Broadway debut, as Young Ebenezer/George; and Rachel Prather (The Band’s Visit) as Little Fan. Sebastian Ortiz and Jai Ram Srinivasan will share the role of Tiny Tim.
The production will be produced on Broadway by Tom Smedes, Heather Shields, ShowTown Productions, and Catherine Schreiber, Peter Stern, Xin Wen, Jack Lane/Seth Goldstein, Dan Stone, Nancy Gibbs/Joseph Longthorne, Chase Thomas/Mia Moravis, Brian Mutert & Derek Perrigo/Gary & Reenie Heath, Walport Productions, David Treatman/42nd.club, Bkl Productions/S+D Theatricals, J. Scott & Sylvia G. Bechtel, with Associate Producers Peter Cusick and Sammy Lopez.
Martin will play the Ghost of Christmas Past, while Lachanze will portray the Ghost of Christmas Present (and pull double duty as Mrs. Fezziwig).
Complete casting for the production was announced today. A Christmas Carol begins previews at the Lyceum Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7, with opening night set for Wednesday, Nov. 20. The strictly limited engagement runs through Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020.
The holiday show will mark Martin’s first Broadway appearance since she was forced to pull out of Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus this past march following a home accident that left her with four broken ribs.
In addition to Martin, Lachanze and Scott (who plays Scrooge), the production will feature Erica Dorfler as Mrs. Cratchit; Dashiell Eaves (A Behanding in Spokane) as Bob Cratchit; Hannah Elless as Jess; Brandon Gill (Holler if Ya Hear Me) as Fred; Evan Harrington as Fezziwig; Chris Hoch as Father/Marley; Sarah Hunt (The Last Ship) as Belle; Matthew Labanca as Nicholas; Alex Nee (Once) as Ferdy; Dan Piering, in his Broadway debut, as Young Ebenezer/George; and Rachel Prather (The Band’s Visit) as Little Fan. Sebastian Ortiz and Jai Ram Srinivasan will share the role of Tiny Tim.
The production will be produced on Broadway by Tom Smedes, Heather Shields, ShowTown Productions, and Catherine Schreiber, Peter Stern, Xin Wen, Jack Lane/Seth Goldstein, Dan Stone, Nancy Gibbs/Joseph Longthorne, Chase Thomas/Mia Moravis, Brian Mutert & Derek Perrigo/Gary & Reenie Heath, Walport Productions, David Treatman/42nd.club, Bkl Productions/S+D Theatricals, J. Scott & Sylvia G. Bechtel, with Associate Producers Peter Cusick and Sammy Lopez.
- 10/7/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Aidan Quinn (CBS’ Elementary) has been cast in a lead role of Signature Theatre’s upcoming Off Broadway revival of Horton Foote’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Young Man From Atlanta.
The production will be directed by Michael Wilson (The Orphans’ Home Cycle), and is set to begin previews at the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center on Nov. 5, with an opening night of Nov. 24. The engagement runs through Dec. 8.
Signature announced the casting today. In addition to Quinn, the previously announced production will feature Devon Abner, Dan Bittner, Pat Bowie, Kristine Nielsen, Jon Orsini and Larry Pine. Additional casting will be determined at a later date.
Quinn and Nielsen (Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus) will play Will and Lilly Dale Kidder, the play’s central couple. The drama follows the aging Kidders as they grieve the recent drowning death of their son Bill, who may or...
The production will be directed by Michael Wilson (The Orphans’ Home Cycle), and is set to begin previews at the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center on Nov. 5, with an opening night of Nov. 24. The engagement runs through Dec. 8.
Signature announced the casting today. In addition to Quinn, the previously announced production will feature Devon Abner, Dan Bittner, Pat Bowie, Kristine Nielsen, Jon Orsini and Larry Pine. Additional casting will be determined at a later date.
Quinn and Nielsen (Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus) will play Will and Lilly Dale Kidder, the play’s central couple. The drama follows the aging Kidders as they grieve the recent drowning death of their son Bill, who may or...
- 9/5/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
All three Vivian Girls miss the rain.
“It replenishes,” says Cassie Ramone, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. “It nourishes life!”
The band, who grew up and made their name on the East Coast, live in Los Angeles now. It’s far from the New Jersey basement shows, the 24-hour diners they frequented together as teens, and the tattoos they got to commemorate it all. Now, in West Hollywood’s Murakami Sushi, they’re in a mood to reminisce. Ramone, now 33, singer-bassist Katy Goodman, 34, and drummer Ali Koehler, 32, have been secretly rehearsing for months.
“It replenishes,” says Cassie Ramone, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. “It nourishes life!”
The band, who grew up and made their name on the East Coast, live in Los Angeles now. It’s far from the New Jersey basement shows, the 24-hour diners they frequented together as teens, and the tattoos they got to commemorate it all. Now, in West Hollywood’s Murakami Sushi, they’re in a mood to reminisce. Ramone, now 33, singer-bassist Katy Goodman, 34, and drummer Ali Koehler, 32, have been secretly rehearsing for months.
- 7/23/2019
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Broadway’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, director Arin Arbus revival of the Terrence McNally play starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon, will close a month earlier than expected. With box office on a downward slope in recent weeks, the production will play its final performance on Sunday, July 28 at the Broadhurst Theatre.
The play, generally well received by critics, had been set to close Aug. 25. Box office has been disappointing, to put it mildly. Grosses for last week fell to $231,745, 20% of a potential $1.1 million. Attendance of 4,597 was 49% of capacity.
The early closing was announced today by producers Hunter Arnold, Debbie Bisno and Tom Kirdahy.
The $4.1M revival began previews May 4 and opened May 30 – too late to qualify for the 2019 Tony Awards or benefit from potential nominations.
The production, notable for being Broadway’s first to employ an “intimacy director” (Claire Warden) to assist with the graphic depiction of sex and nudity, is officially the first production of Broadway’s 2019-2020 season.
In a joint statement, the producers said, “We are all very proud of the work that Audra, Michael, Arin, Terrence, Claire and the rest of the company have done to bring this new Broadway production to life. There is so much for us to celebrate: Arin’s Broadway debut, Terrence’s 80th birthday this year – including a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award!, and Claire’s work as the first intimacy director on Broadway.”
The statement continued: “What Audra and Michael do on stage eight shows a week in this timely and relevant story of human connection is nothing short of remarkable; their performances are certainly worthy of the extraordinary enthusiasm with which audiences greet them every night – from their first entrance right through to curtain call.”
Upon closing, the production will have played 26 previews and 70 regular performances.
Frankie and Johnny is the latest in a raft of summer closings. Since the June 9 Tonys, shows that have closed earlier than expected include Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus and Hillary and Clinton. Be More Chill and The Prom close Aug. 11, and Pretty Woman, King Kong and The Cher Show are bowing out Aug. 18.
The play, generally well received by critics, had been set to close Aug. 25. Box office has been disappointing, to put it mildly. Grosses for last week fell to $231,745, 20% of a potential $1.1 million. Attendance of 4,597 was 49% of capacity.
The early closing was announced today by producers Hunter Arnold, Debbie Bisno and Tom Kirdahy.
The $4.1M revival began previews May 4 and opened May 30 – too late to qualify for the 2019 Tony Awards or benefit from potential nominations.
The production, notable for being Broadway’s first to employ an “intimacy director” (Claire Warden) to assist with the graphic depiction of sex and nudity, is officially the first production of Broadway’s 2019-2020 season.
In a joint statement, the producers said, “We are all very proud of the work that Audra, Michael, Arin, Terrence, Claire and the rest of the company have done to bring this new Broadway production to life. There is so much for us to celebrate: Arin’s Broadway debut, Terrence’s 80th birthday this year – including a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award!, and Claire’s work as the first intimacy director on Broadway.”
The statement continued: “What Audra and Michael do on stage eight shows a week in this timely and relevant story of human connection is nothing short of remarkable; their performances are certainly worthy of the extraordinary enthusiasm with which audiences greet them every night – from their first entrance right through to curtain call.”
Upon closing, the production will have played 26 previews and 70 regular performances.
Frankie and Johnny is the latest in a raft of summer closings. Since the June 9 Tonys, shows that have closed earlier than expected include Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus and Hillary and Clinton. Be More Chill and The Prom close Aug. 11, and Pretty Woman, King Kong and The Cher Show are bowing out Aug. 18.
- 7/8/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Two of Broadway’s more imposing figures are calling it quits: King Kong and The Cher Show have posted closing notices, the latest exits in the annual post-Tony culling.
Each production will play its final performance on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Though Cher star Stephanie J. Block and costume designer Bob Mackie won Tony Awards at the ceremony June 9, the wins apparently didn’t translate into a big enough box office boost to keep the beat going on. For the week ending June 23 – a prime week for the post-Tony b.o. benefits to make themselves known – The Cher Show grossed $858,578, about 58% of its potential at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Written by Rick Elice, directed by Jason Moore and starring Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond as Cher at various points in her life, the jukebox bio-musical opened Dec. 3, 2018, to mixed reviews, with most critics praising Block even when less than dazzled with the glitzy rest.
Each production will play its final performance on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Though Cher star Stephanie J. Block and costume designer Bob Mackie won Tony Awards at the ceremony June 9, the wins apparently didn’t translate into a big enough box office boost to keep the beat going on. For the week ending June 23 – a prime week for the post-Tony b.o. benefits to make themselves known – The Cher Show grossed $858,578, about 58% of its potential at the Neil Simon Theatre.
Written by Rick Elice, directed by Jason Moore and starring Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela Diamond as Cher at various points in her life, the jukebox bio-musical opened Dec. 3, 2018, to mixed reviews, with most critics praising Block even when less than dazzled with the glitzy rest.
- 6/26/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Be More Chill, the Joe Iconis musical with a road-to-Broadway story nearly as surprising as its sci-fi teen comedy plot, has posted an Aug. 11 closing notice. The musical at the Lyceum Theatre will have played 30 previews and 177 performances when it swallows its final Squip.
“Pride massively understates what everyone at Be More Chill feels for this show,” producers Jerry Goerhing and Mike Mitri said in a statement. “Every step in our journey has been special and one-of-a-kind – just like every member of our company, creative team, and crew, and each fan who has supported us. Our time at the Lyceum Theatre has been a true honor and a joy. We are so excited to have been able to touch the hearts of our diverse audiences and hope to watch the show’s continued influence grow in years to come.”
The closing notice is the latest in the annual Broadway...
“Pride massively understates what everyone at Be More Chill feels for this show,” producers Jerry Goerhing and Mike Mitri said in a statement. “Every step in our journey has been special and one-of-a-kind – just like every member of our company, creative team, and crew, and each fan who has supported us. Our time at the Lyceum Theatre has been a true honor and a joy. We are so excited to have been able to touch the hearts of our diverse audiences and hope to watch the show’s continued influence grow in years to come.”
The closing notice is the latest in the annual Broadway...
- 6/21/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Prom, the gutsy little show that won Broadway’s heart, gave the nation something to talk about over Thanksgiving turkey and is heading for the road and Netflix, will play its last Broadway performance on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane announced the production’s closing date today. The closing is the most recent of several in the wake of the Tony Awards – or, rather, in the wake of a lack of Tony Awards. Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus and Hillary And Clinton recently posted their closing notices after failing to land a trophy and the audiences that go with it.
When it closes at the Longacre Theatre, The Prom will have played 23 preview and 310 regular performances. The $13.5 million musical will not recoup its money.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to bring this original musical comedy, full of heart and humor,...
Producers Bill Damaschke, Dori Berinstein and Jack Lane announced the production’s closing date today. The closing is the most recent of several in the wake of the Tony Awards – or, rather, in the wake of a lack of Tony Awards. Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus and Hillary And Clinton recently posted their closing notices after failing to land a trophy and the audiences that go with it.
When it closes at the Longacre Theatre, The Prom will have played 23 preview and 310 regular performances. The $13.5 million musical will not recoup its money.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to bring this original musical comedy, full of heart and humor,...
- 6/20/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Mould will embark on a solo electric tour this September in support of his most recent album, Sunshine Rock. The run kicks off September 11th at the Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland, Ohio and wraps September 27th at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, Maryland. Mould will play one gig with his full band during the trek, a set at Chicago’s Riot Fest, which takes place September 13th through 15th.
Singer-songwriter Will Johnson will serve as support throughout the tour. Tickets will start to go on sale June 14th at 10 a.
Singer-songwriter Will Johnson will serve as support throughout the tour. Tickets will start to go on sale June 14th at 10 a.
- 6/11/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Gary A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow, Taylor Mac will play its final performance on Sunday, June 16. Gary A Sequel to Titus Andronicus began previews on Monday, March 11, 2019 and opened on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street. At the time of its closing, it will have played 45 preview performances and 65 regular performances.
- 6/11/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus will play its final Broadway performance this Sunday, June 16, becoming the first announced closing in this year’s post-Tony Award shake-out.
Though the production, starring Nathan Lane, Kristine Nielsen and Julie White, received seven Tony nominations (including two for both featured actresses and one for director George C. Wolfe), the divisive play went empty-handed Sunday.
When it closes after Sunday’s performance, Gary will have played 45 preview performances and 65 regular performances. Previews began March 11, with opening night on April 21 at the Booth Theatre. The production had been set to close Aug. 4.
The Scott Rudin-produced Gary divided critics, with some unimpressed with the macabre humor and others – myself included – taken by the smart and risky script and knock-out performances from all three stars.
Even with the seven nominations, Gary couldn’t find a Broadway audience: In the week leading up to the Tonys,...
Though the production, starring Nathan Lane, Kristine Nielsen and Julie White, received seven Tony nominations (including two for both featured actresses and one for director George C. Wolfe), the divisive play went empty-handed Sunday.
When it closes after Sunday’s performance, Gary will have played 45 preview performances and 65 regular performances. Previews began March 11, with opening night on April 21 at the Booth Theatre. The production had been set to close Aug. 4.
The Scott Rudin-produced Gary divided critics, with some unimpressed with the macabre humor and others – myself included – taken by the smart and risky script and knock-out performances from all three stars.
Even with the seven nominations, Gary couldn’t find a Broadway audience: In the week leading up to the Tonys,...
- 6/11/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
James Corden’s opening number
Tony-winning host James Corden started the show on the couch — which happened to be located center stage at Radio City Music Hall. And he followed with a live musical extravaganza, featuring the casts of just about every nominated show and playful teasing of television in favor of live theater.
Bob Mackie wins his first Tony
The three-time Oscar nominee picked up his first Tony Award for designing the bedazzled costumes for “The Cher Show,” a bio-musical about his longtime friend. “This is very encouraging for an 80-year-old,” he joked on stage.
Jez Butterworth goes off script
The playwright ditched the prepared description of his Best Play nominee, “The Ferryman,” to give a shout-out to his wife, nominee Laura Donnelly, who gave birth to their two children during the run of the show in London and New York (and whose family history inspired the Irish-set drama...
Tony-winning host James Corden started the show on the couch — which happened to be located center stage at Radio City Music Hall. And he followed with a live musical extravaganza, featuring the casts of just about every nominated show and playful teasing of television in favor of live theater.
Bob Mackie wins his first Tony
The three-time Oscar nominee picked up his first Tony Award for designing the bedazzled costumes for “The Cher Show,” a bio-musical about his longtime friend. “This is very encouraging for an 80-year-old,” he joked on stage.
Jez Butterworth goes off script
The playwright ditched the prepared description of his Best Play nominee, “The Ferryman,” to give a shout-out to his wife, nominee Laura Donnelly, who gave birth to their two children during the run of the show in London and New York (and whose family history inspired the Irish-set drama...
- 6/10/2019
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The 2019 Tony Awards take place on Sunday, June 9 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The three-hour ceremony hosted by James Corden will air on CBS. Those in the Eastern and Central time zones can see it live while those in the Mountain and Pacific time zones have a three-hour tape delay.
Thirty-four shows were eligible for the 73rd annual Tony Awards. A whopping two dozen of these reaped at least one bid across the 26 Tonys categories when the complete list of nominations was announced on April 30 by two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth and three-time nominee Brandon Victor Dixon. While the nominations were determined by 48 theater professionals, the winners were decided by 831 members of the Broadway community.
The full list of 2019 Tony Awards nominations is below.
See 2019 Tonys online: How to watch 73rd Tony Awards live stream without a TV
Musicals
Best Musical
“Ain’t Too Proud”
“Beetlejuice”
“Hadestown...
Thirty-four shows were eligible for the 73rd annual Tony Awards. A whopping two dozen of these reaped at least one bid across the 26 Tonys categories when the complete list of nominations was announced on April 30 by two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth and three-time nominee Brandon Victor Dixon. While the nominations were determined by 48 theater professionals, the winners were decided by 831 members of the Broadway community.
The full list of 2019 Tony Awards nominations is below.
See 2019 Tonys online: How to watch 73rd Tony Awards live stream without a TV
Musicals
Best Musical
“Ain’t Too Proud”
“Beetlejuice”
“Hadestown...
- 6/9/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Call them predictions, opinions or hopes, but here are my thoughts on this year’s Tony Awards races. As usual, the roster of nominees includes a mix of consensus categories (famous last words) and the up-for-grabs. Voting closes today, so the curtain is all but drawn on the campaigning and jockeying and strategizing. Nothing left but the arguments, so add mine to the mix.
By the way, this year Tony Award administrators have pledged to crack down on voters who, in years past, might not have paid strict adherence to the rule that requires voters to see every production in a category. The administration has been keeping track of who saw what, and will disqualify fakers.
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden from New York’s Radio City Music Hall, airs Sunday, June 9, on CBS at 8 pm Et (live)/Delayed Pt.
Best Musical
Ain’t Too Proud...
By the way, this year Tony Award administrators have pledged to crack down on voters who, in years past, might not have paid strict adherence to the rule that requires voters to see every production in a category. The administration has been keeping track of who saw what, and will disqualify fakers.
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden from New York’s Radio City Music Hall, airs Sunday, June 9, on CBS at 8 pm Et (live)/Delayed Pt.
Best Musical
Ain’t Too Proud...
- 6/7/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
When it comes to directors of live theatre, they don't get much bigger than George C. Wolfe, who has a whoppingseventeen Broadway credits on his resume. This season, Wolfewas back at the helm of the ship at the Booth Theatre, where he brought Taylor Mac's zany,'batshit crazy' -the Hollywood Reporterand ingenious new play, Gary A Sequel to Titus Andronicus to life.
- 6/3/2019
- by Backstage With Richard Ridge
- BroadwayWorld.com
A month ago, Titus Andronicus released a video for “(I Blame) Society,” the first single off its upcoming sixth album An Obelisk, but it failed to make much of a splash and left the band on the ropes with its label—or at least that’s the premise established in Stacks, the bizarre new “prestige situation comedy” that…...
- 5/30/2019
- by Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
It might be a bit much to say that Beth Leavel’s roster of Broadway credits – The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf, Young Frankenstein, among many others – has been leading inexorably to the show for which she’s again been Tony nominated, but neither could anyone doubt that the The Prom is anything but a big, fluffy corsage gifted at just the right moment, perfectly chosen. In a part literally written for her, Leavel plays Broadway diva Dee Dee Allen, a showstealer from way back.
By now, you probably know the story. A gang of Broadway veterans, looking for a little good press after a big flop, invade smalltown USA to speak out for a high school girl who has been banned from taking her girlfriend to the high school prom. Cultures clash, lessons are learned, and The Prom has been embraced by audiences and critics alike.
The Prom has become this...
By now, you probably know the story. A gang of Broadway veterans, looking for a little good press after a big flop, invade smalltown USA to speak out for a high school girl who has been banned from taking her girlfriend to the high school prom. Cultures clash, lessons are learned, and The Prom has been embraced by audiences and critics alike.
The Prom has become this...
- 5/29/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Rachel Chavkin has been here before. Under her direction, Hadestown, Anaïs Mitchell’s gorgeous musical that sets the mythical tales of Orpheus, Eurydice, Hades and Persephone in – above ground – a stylized New Orleans and – below ground – a coal-mining hellscape – has garnered 14 Tony Award nominations. That’s the most nominations of any production this year, just as the Chavkin-directed Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 fronted the nomination pack (with 12) in 2017.
So yes, the Tony-nominated Chavkin has been here before, but what does it say about Broadway that she is, in a sense, alone in her field: She’s the only woman to direct a Broadway musical this season.
In this candid, wide-ranging conversation, Chavkin spoke to Deadline about Broadway, about what women like herself and Anaïs Mitchell bring to the theater, about Hadestown specifically, and about what she’d like to do next.
So yes, the Tony-nominated Chavkin has been here before, but what does it say about Broadway that she is, in a sense, alone in her field: She’s the only woman to direct a Broadway musical this season.
In this candid, wide-ranging conversation, Chavkin spoke to Deadline about Broadway, about what women like herself and Anaïs Mitchell bring to the theater, about Hadestown specifically, and about what she’d like to do next.
- 5/22/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony nominees Hadestown, The Ferryman and Bryan Cranston for his performance in Network took top honors at the 85th annual Drama League Awards, which were unveiled at a gala luncheon Friday at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. The awards, the nation’s oldest theatrical honors, recognize the year’s best distinguished productions and performances along with career achievements.
Hadestown, which leads all nominees for this year’s Tony Awards with 14, won the Drama League awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical, with The Ferryman, with nine Tony noms, winning for Outstanding Production of a Play. Revival honors went to Kiss Me Kate for musical and The Waverly Gallery for play.
Cranston, up for a Best Actor in Play Tony for his portrayal of news anchor Howard Beale, was given the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award. Other winners included Kiss Me Kate‘s Kelli O’Hara; Beetlejuice director Alex Timbers; and Taylor Mac,...
Hadestown, which leads all nominees for this year’s Tony Awards with 14, won the Drama League awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical, with The Ferryman, with nine Tony noms, winning for Outstanding Production of a Play. Revival honors went to Kiss Me Kate for musical and The Waverly Gallery for play.
Cranston, up for a Best Actor in Play Tony for his portrayal of news anchor Howard Beale, was given the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award. Other winners included Kiss Me Kate‘s Kelli O’Hara; Beetlejuice director Alex Timbers; and Taylor Mac,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Hadestown and Tootsie joined Broadway’s million dollar club last week, each show posting box office totals above the $1M mark, even as Broadway overall slipped from the previous week’s spring-break bounce. Total box office for 36 productions was $34,151,624, about 11% lower than the previous week.
Total attendance for Week #49 (ending May 5) was 297,097, a 6% drop. Expect to see whatever repercussions are to be had from last week’s Tony Award nominations in the weeks ahead.
At least a part of last week’s slip can be chalked up to Network‘s brief hiatus. And while Morrissey opened his limited engagement residency at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, the show has opted to report cumulative gross and attendance figures next week.
The other newcomer was Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon,...
Total attendance for Week #49 (ending May 5) was 297,097, a 6% drop. Expect to see whatever repercussions are to be had from last week’s Tony Award nominations in the weeks ahead.
At least a part of last week’s slip can be chalked up to Network‘s brief hiatus. And while Morrissey opened his limited engagement residency at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, the show has opted to report cumulative gross and attendance figures next week.
The other newcomer was Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon,...
- 5/6/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Twenty-four hours haven’t been nearly enough to settle, in my mind anyway, yesterday’s Tony Awards Sorkin Snub, but for the most part, the nominations sit well. Certainly they represent a decent scope of styles and approaches that make for a Broadway inclusive enough to find space for something as quirky (understatement of the day) as Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus and as traditional (if woke) Kiss Me, Kate.
I wrote about the snubs and surprises of the Tony Award nominations yesterday, so today I’ll walk through some random Broadway byways – congratulations, disappointments and shout-outs to performances and productions that didn’t make the Tony cut but merit remembering as this season heads to a close (Tony eligibility is done and dusted; the ceremony is June 9).
Best Musical Of the big, end-of-ceremony categories, this one probably has the least to quibble with, though I will: Be More Chill should have been here.
I wrote about the snubs and surprises of the Tony Award nominations yesterday, so today I’ll walk through some random Broadway byways – congratulations, disappointments and shout-outs to performances and productions that didn’t make the Tony cut but merit remembering as this season heads to a close (Tony eligibility is done and dusted; the ceremony is June 9).
Best Musical Of the big, end-of-ceremony categories, this one probably has the least to quibble with, though I will: Be More Chill should have been here.
- 5/1/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
New Jersey punk band Titus Andronicus released their new single “Tumult Around the World” on Wednesday, the closing number from their upcoming sixth album An Obelisk.
The accompanying visual shows frontman Patrick Stickles calmly listening to the rowdy new track on a vintage record player, while sipping coffee and hanging out with (presumably) his cat. At some point, he switches to reading Chandra Talpade Mohanty’s Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism, which seems like a fairly heady book to peruse while your own punk song is blasting in the background.
The accompanying visual shows frontman Patrick Stickles calmly listening to the rowdy new track on a vintage record player, while sipping coffee and hanging out with (presumably) his cat. At some point, he switches to reading Chandra Talpade Mohanty’s Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism, which seems like a fairly heady book to peruse while your own punk song is blasting in the background.
- 5/1/2019
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
The complete list of nominations for the 2019 Tony Awards has been released. This year, Hadestown leads all nominees with a total of 14 nominations including Best Musical. Other serious Tony contenders this year are Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations which is nominated for 12 awards and Tootsie which garnered 11 nominations.
In Plays, The Ferryman and To Kill a Mockingbird each received 9 nominations, tied for most in Plays and fourth overall. The Ferryman is up for Best Play, while Jeff Daniels is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role in To Kill a Mockingbird.
The nominees were announced live today from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center by two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth and Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon. Neuwirth garnered the Tony Award in 1986 for Best Featured Actress in a...
In Plays, The Ferryman and To Kill a Mockingbird each received 9 nominations, tied for most in Plays and fourth overall. The Ferryman is up for Best Play, while Jeff Daniels is up for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role in To Kill a Mockingbird.
The nominees were announced live today from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center by two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth and Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon. Neuwirth garnered the Tony Award in 1986 for Best Featured Actress in a...
- 4/30/2019
- by Matt Bishop
- Age of the Nerd
This year’s Tony Award nominations did not favor Network or To Kill a Mockingbird in the Best Play race, but lead actors Bryan Cranston and Jeff Daniels are both expressing their gratitude for their Best Actor in a Play nominations.
“It has been an honor to play Atticus Finch on Broadway,” Daniels said in a statement. “And now this. Thank you, American Theatre Wing.”
Cranston, nominated for his turn as Howard Beale, said, “It’s hard to stay Mad as Hell when you’re nominated for a Tony! Thank you to the members of the American Theater Wing & the Broadway League for this recognition.”
The revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This is up for Best Revival of a Play and star Adam Driver earned a nomination for Best Actor for his high-energy interpretation of Pale, a role originated by John Malkovich.
“It’s hard to articulate the honor it is to be nominated,...
“It has been an honor to play Atticus Finch on Broadway,” Daniels said in a statement. “And now this. Thank you, American Theatre Wing.”
Cranston, nominated for his turn as Howard Beale, said, “It’s hard to stay Mad as Hell when you’re nominated for a Tony! Thank you to the members of the American Theater Wing & the Broadway League for this recognition.”
The revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This is up for Best Revival of a Play and star Adam Driver earned a nomination for Best Actor for his high-energy interpretation of Pale, a role originated by John Malkovich.
“It’s hard to articulate the honor it is to be nominated,...
- 4/30/2019
- by Dade Hayes and Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominations for the 73rd annual Tony Awards were announced on April 30 by two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth and three-time nominee Brandon Victor Dixon. While the roster of contenders was determined by 48 theater professionals, the winners will be decided by 831 members of the Broadway community.
Three years after making his Emmy-winning debut as the host of these top theater honors, James Corden is returning to preside over the June 9 ceremony from Radio City Music Hall that will air live on CBS. This edition of the Tonys celebrate the best of the 2018/2019 theater season. Corden won a Tony in 2012 for his comic turn in the play “One Man, Two Guvnors.”
The full and complete list below includes all 26 competitive categories.
Musicals
Best Musical
“Ain’t Too Proud”
“Beetlejuice”
“Hadestown”
“The Prom”
“Tootsie”
Best Musical Revival
“Kiss Me, Kate”
“Oklahoma!”
Best Actor (Musical)
Brooks Ashmanskas, “The Prom”
Derrick Baskin, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Alex Brightman,...
Three years after making his Emmy-winning debut as the host of these top theater honors, James Corden is returning to preside over the June 9 ceremony from Radio City Music Hall that will air live on CBS. This edition of the Tonys celebrate the best of the 2018/2019 theater season. Corden won a Tony in 2012 for his comic turn in the play “One Man, Two Guvnors.”
The full and complete list below includes all 26 competitive categories.
Musicals
Best Musical
“Ain’t Too Proud”
“Beetlejuice”
“Hadestown”
“The Prom”
“Tootsie”
Best Musical Revival
“Kiss Me, Kate”
“Oklahoma!”
Best Actor (Musical)
Brooks Ashmanskas, “The Prom”
Derrick Baskin, “Ain’t Too Proud”
Alex Brightman,...
- 4/30/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“Welcome to a show about death!” the ebullient chorus of “mourners” sings. Then Beetlejuice — as interpreted for the stage by actor Alex Brightman, as a shameless, gravelly voiced vaudevillian huckster — reiterates in his own gleefully glib way: “That’s the thing with life, no one makes it out alive!”
This opening number, “The Whole ‘Being Dead’ Thing,” gives audiences permission to laugh at their own mortality and have a little fun when it comes to rotting while others are grieving. It also serves as a blunt declaration that this is...
This opening number, “The Whole ‘Being Dead’ Thing,” gives audiences permission to laugh at their own mortality and have a little fun when it comes to rotting while others are grieving. It also serves as a blunt declaration that this is...
- 4/28/2019
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus opened on Broadway April 21, and to say it divided critics would be to employ an understatement neither Mac nor Gary would tolerate. “Weird,” “tragic” and “bloody awful” said one side. “A defiant and beautiful mess,” said The New York Times, finding the sublime in Gary‘s chaos.
Until the reviews were published, though, audiences knew little about the play besides its one very public story: Andrea Martin, who had been cast opposite Nathan Lane in the three-person play, had withdrawn from the production just more than a week before the first preview. She’d hurt herself in an accident – ribs were broken – though details were few.
“I am heartbroken to have to leave the production,” said Martin in a statement at the time, “and have tried to convince the doctor that...
Until the reviews were published, though, audiences knew little about the play besides its one very public story: Andrea Martin, who had been cast opposite Nathan Lane in the three-person play, had withdrawn from the production just more than a week before the first preview. She’d hurt herself in an accident – ribs were broken – though details were few.
“I am heartbroken to have to leave the production,” said Martin in a statement at the time, “and have tried to convince the doctor that...
- 4/26/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Gary A Sequel to Titus Andronicus officially opened on Broadway on Sunday night, April 21, 2019. Starring three-time Tony Award winnerNathan Lane, Tony Award nomineeKristine Nielsen, and Tony Award winnerJulie White, Gary is directed by five-time Tony Award winnerGeorge C. Wolfe. Featuring original music byDanny Elfman, and movement byBill Irwin, Gary is set just after the blood-soaked conclusion ofWilliam Shakespeare's first tragedy, Titus Andronicus.
- 4/24/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Spring tourism and a plump roster of new productions filled lots of seats on Broadway last week, with attendance of 328,200 reflecting a solid 8% increase over the previous week. Total revenue for Week 47 (ending April 21) was even more impressive as the 36 productions took in $40,219,790, 16% greater than the previous week.
But strong competition among the newcomers, press comps and opening night freebies kept ticket prices for some shows at modest levels. Expect some settling into position over the next couple weeks, not to mention bumps (or not) from the around-the-corner Tony Award nominations on April 30.
Let’s take them in opening night order:
Burn This, starring Adam Driver and Keri Russell in the Lanford Wilson revival at the Hudson, has few empty seats these nights, with Driver’s quotable reviews following the April 16 opening doing whatever lifting still needed doing – the duo’s star power has been drawing audiences for weeks. With...
But strong competition among the newcomers, press comps and opening night freebies kept ticket prices for some shows at modest levels. Expect some settling into position over the next couple weeks, not to mention bumps (or not) from the around-the-corner Tony Award nominations on April 30.
Let’s take them in opening night order:
Burn This, starring Adam Driver and Keri Russell in the Lanford Wilson revival at the Hudson, has few empty seats these nights, with Driver’s quotable reviews following the April 16 opening doing whatever lifting still needed doing – the duo’s star power has been drawing audiences for weeks. With...
- 4/22/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“People think I’m a nasty piece of work,” Ralph Steadman claims. That’s because of how his satirically morbid illustrations brought Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo acid trips to life and captured the atrocities of the Nixon era, such as when he depicted the president’s face melting and rotting on the cover of Rolling Stone. (He’s still listed in the magazine’s masthead as our “Gardening Editor,” a title he picked for himself because he thought it was funny.) Yet here he is, 82 years old, seated in...
- 4/22/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Gary A Sequel to Titus Andronicus officially opened on Broadway just last night, April 21, 2019. Starring three-time Tony Award winnerNathan Lane, Tony Award nomineeKristine Nielsen, and Tony Award winnerJulie White, Gary is directed by five-time Tony Award winnerGeorge C. Wolfe. Featuring original music byDanny Elfman, and movement byBill Irwin, Gary is set just after the blood-soaked conclusion ofWilliam Shakespeare's first tragedy, Titus Andronicus.
- 4/22/2019
- by TV - Opening Night Special
- BroadwayWorld.com
Gary A Sequel to Titus Andronicus officially openedon Broadway just last night, April 21, 2019. Starring three-time Tony Award winnerNathan Lane, Tony Award nominee Kristine Nielsen, and Tony Award winner Julie White, Gary is directed by five-time Tony Award winnerGeorge C. Wolfe. Featuring original music byDanny Elfman, and movement byBill Irwin, Gary is set just after the blood-soaked conclusion ofWilliam Shakespeare's first tragedy, Titus Andronicus.
- 4/22/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Atrocities happen. Shakespearean-level atrocities, dismembered-and-baked-in-a-pie atrocities. Humanity’s responses – tears, mockery, more atrocity – are ludicrously inadequate, but really, aren’t you just glad we have Nathan Lane on our side?
And while we’re on the subject of inadequacy, put me down for singling out Lane, who is only the most obvious of the pleasures in Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus, the outrageous, hysterically funny and connivingly moving new play opening on Broadway tonight at the Booth Theatre.
With co-stars Kristine Nielsen and Julie White – both splendid – and director George C. Wolfe, Gary could seem almost greedy bringing in original music by Danny Elfman, Ann Roth’s costumes – perfect to the last, bloody thread – and a set design by Santo Loquasto that makes a wondrously macabre mountain out of a massacre. So if Gary wants to gild the lilies and spread ’em around the morgue, go Gary.
And while we’re on the subject of inadequacy, put me down for singling out Lane, who is only the most obvious of the pleasures in Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus, the outrageous, hysterically funny and connivingly moving new play opening on Broadway tonight at the Booth Theatre.
With co-stars Kristine Nielsen and Julie White – both splendid – and director George C. Wolfe, Gary could seem almost greedy bringing in original music by Danny Elfman, Ann Roth’s costumes – perfect to the last, bloody thread – and a set design by Santo Loquasto that makes a wondrously macabre mountain out of a massacre. So if Gary wants to gild the lilies and spread ’em around the morgue, go Gary.
- 4/22/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Ferryman, Network, To Kill A Mockingbird and What The Constitution Means To Me are among the Broadway and Off Broadway productions taking nominations in this year’s New York Drama League Awards.
The 2019 nominees were announced today in the categories of Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the Distinguished Performance Award. The roster was read this morning by the current stars of Broadway’s Waitress, Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan at Sardi’s Restaurant.
The 85th Annual Drama League Awards will be held on Friday, May 17.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Outstanding Production Of A Broadway Or Off-broadway Play
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties
by Jen Silverman
Directed by Mike Donahue
McC Theater
Dance Nation
Written by Clare Barron
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Playwrights Horizons
Fairview
Written by Jackie Sibblies...
The 2019 nominees were announced today in the categories of Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the Distinguished Performance Award. The roster was read this morning by the current stars of Broadway’s Waitress, Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan at Sardi’s Restaurant.
The 85th Annual Drama League Awards will be held on Friday, May 17.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Outstanding Production Of A Broadway Or Off-broadway Play
Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties
by Jen Silverman
Directed by Mike Donahue
McC Theater
Dance Nation
Written by Clare Barron
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans
Playwrights Horizons
Fairview
Written by Jackie Sibblies...
- 4/17/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
With all of its new spring arrivals up and running, Broadway box office held about steady from the previous week, a good sign given that two fewer shows were on the boards during Week 46 (ending April 14). In all, the 36 productions took in $34,725,461, with attendance of 304,463 down a small 3.4% from the previous week.
A roster of eight previewing productions awaited opening nights that will unfold over the next couple of weeks. So in chronological order:
Burn This was down about 6% from the previous week, a slip that can be chalked up to five heavily comped press performances. The Lanford Wilson revival starring Keri Russell and Adam Driver at the Hudson Theatre took in $762,998. Opening night is April 16; Hadestown, the remarkable musical re-telling of the Orpheus myth, was Sro at the Walter Kerr, grossed $688,422, about 81% of potential. Opens April 17; Hillary and Clinton, starring Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow at the Golden, also had a press-heavy week,...
A roster of eight previewing productions awaited opening nights that will unfold over the next couple of weeks. So in chronological order:
Burn This was down about 6% from the previous week, a slip that can be chalked up to five heavily comped press performances. The Lanford Wilson revival starring Keri Russell and Adam Driver at the Hudson Theatre took in $762,998. Opening night is April 16; Hadestown, the remarkable musical re-telling of the Orpheus myth, was Sro at the Walter Kerr, grossed $688,422, about 81% of potential. Opens April 17; Hillary and Clinton, starring Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow at the Golden, also had a press-heavy week,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A Broadway crowded with new spring shows saw customers making tough choices last week, with a hefty slice of the 38 productions registering a slip in box office from the previous week. In all, Broadway grossed $35,291,616 during Week 45 (ending April 7), a 4% dip from the previous week.
Total attendance was 315,320, about the same as the previous week despite one more production on the roster. Average ticket price was down a bit – from $117 to $112 – with total attendance at about 90% of capacity.
Two productions – All My Sons and Ink – joined the line-up, just as two – Kinky Boots and The Band’s Visit – bid adieu. Only the latter saw a last-minute bump, with receipts climbing by $90,453 to $756,099. Kinky Boots held steady, taking in $1,009,005, about 78% of potential for its farewell week.
All My Sons, the Arthur Miller revival starring Annette Bening, Tracy Letts and Benjamin Walker, filled about 92% of seats at the American Airlines Theatre, grossing...
Total attendance was 315,320, about the same as the previous week despite one more production on the roster. Average ticket price was down a bit – from $117 to $112 – with total attendance at about 90% of capacity.
Two productions – All My Sons and Ink – joined the line-up, just as two – Kinky Boots and The Band’s Visit – bid adieu. Only the latter saw a last-minute bump, with receipts climbing by $90,453 to $756,099. Kinky Boots held steady, taking in $1,009,005, about 78% of potential for its farewell week.
All My Sons, the Arthur Miller revival starring Annette Bening, Tracy Letts and Benjamin Walker, filled about 92% of seats at the American Airlines Theatre, grossing...
- 4/8/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Has Broadway ever looked more Hollywood? Beetlejuice and Tootsie have joined a theatrical lineup that already includes Network, Pretty Woman and King Kong, to name a few of this season’s stage adaptations of Tinseltown classics — and judging by the latest arrivals’ box office performances, audiences show few signs of big-screen burnout.
Beetlejuice was a sellout in its first two previews at the Winter Garden Theatre, grossing $332,008, with an average ticket price of $123. Tootsie was comparable, grossing $354,746 for its first two previews at the Marquis, with attendance of 3,204 at 98% of capacity. Beetlejuice opens April 25 and Tootsie on April 23.
Overall, Broadway box office for Week 44, ending March 31, was up 8% from the previous week, scoring $36.8 million. Attendance for the 37 shows was 313,513, a 5% jump over the previous week.
Opening to ecstatic reviews at the Helen Hayes Theatre, Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me took in $276,611 for six previews and the opening-night performance,...
Beetlejuice was a sellout in its first two previews at the Winter Garden Theatre, grossing $332,008, with an average ticket price of $123. Tootsie was comparable, grossing $354,746 for its first two previews at the Marquis, with attendance of 3,204 at 98% of capacity. Beetlejuice opens April 25 and Tootsie on April 23.
Overall, Broadway box office for Week 44, ending March 31, was up 8% from the previous week, scoring $36.8 million. Attendance for the 37 shows was 313,513, a 5% jump over the previous week.
Opening to ecstatic reviews at the Helen Hayes Theatre, Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me took in $276,611 for six previews and the opening-night performance,...
- 4/1/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway’s Temptations jukebox musical Ain’t Too Proud sang to the tune of $1 million-plus last week, joining the upper reaches of a generally on-key 35-show box office roster. In all, Broadway grossed $34,204,242, a 4% bump over the previous week’s take.
Attendance for the 35 productions during Week 43 (ending March 24) was up a commensurate 4% to 298,672.
Opening to mixed-to-positive reviews, the full-titled Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times of The Temptations grossed $1,102,218, a $152,437 increase over the previous week – and that’s with opening comps and press nights. Seats at the Imperial Theatre were 99.9% filled.
The Temps tale certainly got Broadway’s spring off to a fine start, with plenty of other hopefuls in the wings. What the Constitution Means to Me, writer-performer Heidi Schreck’s Off Broadway smash now in previews at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, played to nearly full houses — 98.2% of capacity, to be exact — and grossing $387,553, about...
Attendance for the 35 productions during Week 43 (ending March 24) was up a commensurate 4% to 298,672.
Opening to mixed-to-positive reviews, the full-titled Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times of The Temptations grossed $1,102,218, a $152,437 increase over the previous week – and that’s with opening comps and press nights. Seats at the Imperial Theatre were 99.9% filled.
The Temps tale certainly got Broadway’s spring off to a fine start, with plenty of other hopefuls in the wings. What the Constitution Means to Me, writer-performer Heidi Schreck’s Off Broadway smash now in previews at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, played to nearly full houses — 98.2% of capacity, to be exact — and grossing $387,553, about...
- 3/25/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The world premiere of Taylor Mac’s new comedy Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus has moved back its opening night.
The new opening night will be April 21 at Broadway’s Booth Theatre. Preview performances began on Monday, March 11.
As previously announced, original co-star Andrea Martin departed the company on March 4 because of a rehearsal injury, during which she sustained four broken ribs in an accident. Cast member and Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen assumed Martin’s role of Janice, and Tony winner Julie White joined the company in the role of Carol, which originally was to be played by Nielsen.
The play stars Tony winner Nathan Lane as well as Nielsen and White. Gary is directed by five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe and features original music by Danny Elfman and movement by Bill Irwin.
Gary is set just after the blood-soaked conclusion of William Shakespeare’s first tragedy, Titus Andronicus.
The new opening night will be April 21 at Broadway’s Booth Theatre. Preview performances began on Monday, March 11.
As previously announced, original co-star Andrea Martin departed the company on March 4 because of a rehearsal injury, during which she sustained four broken ribs in an accident. Cast member and Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen assumed Martin’s role of Janice, and Tony winner Julie White joined the company in the role of Carol, which originally was to be played by Nielsen.
The play stars Tony winner Nathan Lane as well as Nielsen and White. Gary is directed by five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe and features original music by Danny Elfman and movement by Bill Irwin.
Gary is set just after the blood-soaked conclusion of William Shakespeare’s first tragedy, Titus Andronicus.
- 3/21/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Another slate of high-profile Broadway arrivals hit the street last week, with much anticipated productions like Burn This, Hillary and Clinton, What the Constitution Means to Me and Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus adding both money to the till and words (so many words) to the district’s marquees.
In all, box office receipts for the 34 productions (three more than the previous week) were up 9% to $32,944,573, with attendance taking a commensurate 6% hike to 288,544. Average ticket price for a Broadway seat during the season’s Week 42 (ending March 17) was $114, a few bucks more than the previous week.
Let’s start with the recent arrivals: Kiss Me, Kate opened March 14 to fine reviews at Studio 54, with stars Kelli O’Hara and Will Chase playing to Sro houses. Press seats and opening night comps, along with the non-profit Roundabout’s subscription-heavy base, kept grosses at $681,659, an increase over the previous week and about 68% of full-price potential.
In all, box office receipts for the 34 productions (three more than the previous week) were up 9% to $32,944,573, with attendance taking a commensurate 6% hike to 288,544. Average ticket price for a Broadway seat during the season’s Week 42 (ending March 17) was $114, a few bucks more than the previous week.
Let’s start with the recent arrivals: Kiss Me, Kate opened March 14 to fine reviews at Studio 54, with stars Kelli O’Hara and Will Chase playing to Sro houses. Press seats and opening night comps, along with the non-profit Roundabout’s subscription-heavy base, kept grosses at $681,659, an increase over the previous week and about 68% of full-price potential.
- 3/18/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Composer Danny Elfman will contribute original music to Broadway’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, the latest surprise for the show that begins previews tonight.
Elfman’s arrival was announced today by producer Scott Rudin. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac, the comedy was to have started preview performances this past Saturday. The weekend performances were canceled and, for the second time since original co-star Andrea Martin dropped out of the production last week following a rehearsal accident, the debut performance was postponed.
Previews begin tonight at Broadway’s Booth Theatre, with an opening night set for Thursday, April 11. Martin, who broke four ribs during the rehearsal, has been replaced by Kristine Nielsen, who co-stars with Nathan Lane and Julie White. The director is George C. Wolfe.
Additional details about Elfman’s participation were not immediately available, though the Emmy- and Grammy-winning composer told Rolling Stone, “I’ve...
Elfman’s arrival was announced today by producer Scott Rudin. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Taylor Mac, the comedy was to have started preview performances this past Saturday. The weekend performances were canceled and, for the second time since original co-star Andrea Martin dropped out of the production last week following a rehearsal accident, the debut performance was postponed.
Previews begin tonight at Broadway’s Booth Theatre, with an opening night set for Thursday, April 11. Martin, who broke four ribs during the rehearsal, has been replaced by Kristine Nielsen, who co-stars with Nathan Lane and Julie White. The director is George C. Wolfe.
Additional details about Elfman’s participation were not immediately available, though the Emmy- and Grammy-winning composer told Rolling Stone, “I’ve...
- 3/11/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Until recently, Taylor Mac was known for making epic avant-garde theater that crossed easy categorization. His groundbreaking art concert, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, was Mac’s subjective history of the United States told through 246 songs — everything from World War I ditties to The Mikado to a mash-up of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” and Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” — told with the help of radical drag queens and other special guests. Since then, the genre-busting artist was recognized as a Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur fellow. Now he’s...
- 3/11/2019
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
Andrea Martin has dropped out of the upcoming Broadway production Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus after breaking four ribs in a recent accident during rehearsals, producer Scott Rudin announced today.
Martin, who was to co-star with Nathan Lane in the new Taylor Mac comedy, will be replaced by cast member Kristine Nielsen. Julie White will take Nielsen’s previous role.
Details about the accident were not immediately disclosed.
“I am heartbroken to have to leave the production,” said Martin in a statement, “and have tried to convince the doctor that my funny bone is stronger than my broken ribs. But regretfully I must follow the doctor’s orders. I love everyone involved in this beautiful play and will miss them profoundly. I will be cheering them on from the audience at the Booth Theatre.”
The first preview performance has now been pushed back from March 5 to a matinee on Saturday,...
Martin, who was to co-star with Nathan Lane in the new Taylor Mac comedy, will be replaced by cast member Kristine Nielsen. Julie White will take Nielsen’s previous role.
Details about the accident were not immediately disclosed.
“I am heartbroken to have to leave the production,” said Martin in a statement, “and have tried to convince the doctor that my funny bone is stronger than my broken ribs. But regretfully I must follow the doctor’s orders. I love everyone involved in this beautiful play and will miss them profoundly. I will be cheering them on from the audience at the Booth Theatre.”
The first preview performance has now been pushed back from March 5 to a matinee on Saturday,...
- 3/4/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Nathan Lane and Andrea Martin are heading back to Broadway next spring in the world premiere of Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus. George C. Wolfe will direct, with previews beginning March 5, 2019, at the Booth Theatre.
The production and casting were announced today by producer Scott Rudin.
The comedy will be the latest and much anticipated project from Mac, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. Gary will mark Mac’s Broadway debut.
The new play is set in the wake of Shakespeare’s tragedy Titus Andronicus, and is set for an official opening night of Thursday, April 11, 2019.
Lane, who plays title character Gary, most recently appeared on Broadway as Roy Cohn in the revival of Angels in America. He won the 2018 Tony Award for best featured actor in a play.
Martin most recently played Broadway in the 2016 Noises Off revival, earning a Tony nomination.
The production and casting were announced today by producer Scott Rudin.
The comedy will be the latest and much anticipated project from Mac, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. Gary will mark Mac’s Broadway debut.
The new play is set in the wake of Shakespeare’s tragedy Titus Andronicus, and is set for an official opening night of Thursday, April 11, 2019.
Lane, who plays title character Gary, most recently appeared on Broadway as Roy Cohn in the revival of Angels in America. He won the 2018 Tony Award for best featured actor in a play.
Martin most recently played Broadway in the 2016 Noises Off revival, earning a Tony nomination.
- 9/11/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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