#Stoppard play is too big and icy

#Stoppard play is too big and icy

“Stoppard play is too big and icy” A grandmother makes a depressing observation early on in Tom Stoppard’s latest play “Leopoldstadt,” which opened Sunday night on Broadway. Staring mournfully at an old photograph, she says, “Here’s a couple waving goodbye, but who are they? It’s like a second death, to lose your name in a…

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#Lea Michele lifts Broadway show out of the guttah

#Lea Michele lifts Broadway show out of the guttah

“Lea Michele lifts Broadway show out of the guttah” Different people who need people have finally arrived at “Funny Girl” on Broadway. The problem-plagued revival of Jule Styne and Isobel Lennart’s 1964 musical welcomed its new Fanny Brice, Lea Michele, on Tuesday night, along with Tovah Feldshuh as her Brooklynite mother. And the crowd goes…

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#’Devil Wears Prada’ musical is a haute mess

#’Devil Wears Prada’ musical is a haute mess

“‘Devil Wears Prada’ musical is a haute mess” CHICAGO — “You’ve got no style or sense of fashion,” viciously observes the fictional magazine editor Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada.” She’s dressing down her dowdy prospective new assistant, Andy, but that same harsh criticism should be lobbed at the bargain-bin new musical adaptation of…

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#’Abbott Elementary’ star Sheryl Lee Ralph tells Jalen Rose about her long career

#’Abbott Elementary’ star Sheryl Lee Ralph tells Jalen Rose about her long career

“‘Abbott Elementary’ star Sheryl Lee Ralph tells Jalen Rose about her long career” Sheryl Lee Ralph plays a teacher on the ABC mockumentary-style sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” about an understaffed school in Philadelphia. And in real life, she embraces an educator’s ethos. In fact, within the first two minutes of our “Renaissance Man” interview, she corrected…

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#Lea Michele might finally be ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway after Beanie Feldstein bails

#Lea Michele might finally be ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway after Beanie Feldstein bails

“Lea Michele might finally be ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway after Beanie Feldstein bails” This rumor is no laughing matter for Lea Michele fans. The 35-year-old is reportedly the producer’s pick to play Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” once Beanie Feldstein leaves the role in September, according to Showbiz 411. A representative for Michele declined to comment when…

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#Clive Davis reflects on his legendary music industry career

#Clive Davis reflects on his legendary music industry career

“Clive Davis reflects on his legendary music industry career” Whispers from Golden Ear Clive Davis. The music genius who manufactured Whitney, Aretha, Alicia, Springsteen, Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Taylor Swift, John Mellencamp. And now he’s on the cover of People. So ask if we who loved Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra — normal type songs — will we never have that again?…

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#Tony Awards 2022 were full of amazing Broadway performances

#Tony Awards 2022 were full of amazing Broadway performances

“Tony Awards 2022 were full of amazing Broadway performances” The lights of broadway shone brightly during the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday as members of the Broadway community gathered at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Broadway’s return after the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose, the night was…

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