The theater industry is facing the possibility of a strike as the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) votes on whether to authorize a strike. This union represents stagehands, wardrobe personnel, and hair and makeup artists on Broadway and in touring shows across the US and Canada. Talks with the Broadway League and Disney …
In 1959, a daring and cheeky comedy took a stand against the restrictive censorship guidelines of Hollywood’s Motion Picture Production Code. The movie, “Some Like It Hot,” defied societal conventions by featuring two cisgender, heterosexual white men who dress in drag to escape a menacing mob boss. Despite defying the Hays Code, the film was …
Introducing the fresh Broadway production “Once Upon a One More Time” – a unique twist on the classic Cinderella tale. This theater review explores the two and a half-hour show, including a fifteen-minute intermission, at the Marquis Theatre. Unfortunately, this dreadful production, which premiered on Thursday night, falls short of expectations. It takes Britney Spears’ …
A former school dance teacher in Cleveland has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape of six teenage students and sexual abuse of two others. Terence Greene, 57, a renowned teacher who mentored numerous young dancers, including those who performed on Broadway, was found guilty of kidnapping and felonious assault in addition to …
The Tony Awards made history as the first openly nonbinary actors were nominated and later won awards. The performers, who use the pronouns he, she, and they, did not let this monumental moment slip away as they made their acceptance speeches. One of the winners, Newell, who won the Tony for Best Performance by an …
Despite the odds against it, the 76th Annual Tony Awards still managed to go ahead on Sunday night, albeit with some changes. Due to an ongoing writers’ strike, the show was staged in the United Palace in Washington Heights, far from its usual venue of Radio City Music Hall. Additionally, there were no professionally written …
Alex Edelman, the popular writer-comedian, has taken New York’s Broadway by storm with his one-man show “Alex Edelman: Just for Us.” Although his show is a solo comedy with no musical numbers, stunning sets, or a cast of stars performing timeless classics, Alex believes nothing beats a night on Broadway. On this Tony Sunday, Alex …
Regardless of the outcome at the Tony Awards next Sunday, NaTasha Yvette Williams is thrilled to be a part of a Broadway project that allows her to inspire others. She is currently giving a phenomenal performance in “Some Like It Hot” at New York’s Shubert Theatre. The show tells the story of two musicians who …