Posted in Theatre on Jun 26th, 2009 1 Comment »
Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
On through 26 July
Everyone was a photographer last night in Westwood. News of Michael Jackson’s death spread like wildfire throughout the world. But all I could think about was the location. The late pop icon had been treated (and presumably was now resting) at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center [...]
Posted in Theatre on Jun 17th, 2009 2 Comments »
“Chess” had all the right ingredients. The musical was created by lyricist Tim Rice (”Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Evita”) and co-composers Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson of ABBA. The storyline was inspired by the 1972 chess match between American Bobby Fischer and Russian Boris Spassky. But after three years in the West End in the late [...]
Posted in Hog Wild, Television, Theatre on Jun 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Yea, this about sums it up.
Posted in Articles, Books, DVD, Music, Television, Theatre on Jun 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Goodbye ‘Best Week Ever.’ I will miss you.
Now, onto the Awesome List.
Posted in Music, News, Theatre on Jun 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Bret Michaels is getting a lot of mileage out of his head bop with a piece of scenery at Sunday’s Tonys. The Poison frontman and Rock of Love star, who sustained a bloodied lip and a fractured nose, was honored to be part of the show and laughed off the mishap, according to his rep [...]
Posted in News, Theatre on Jun 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Charming host Neil Patrick Harris ended a memorable Tonys telecast with this clever parody tune. “Billy Elliott” won 10 awards, including Best Musical and three-for-one best male (David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kirl Kulish), to lead the way. There were plenty of other deserving winners — “God of Carnage,” “Hair,” Alice Ripley, Geoffrey Rush, Marcia [...]
Posted in News, Theatre on May 13th, 2009 No Comments »
“The Addams Family” is coming to Broadway in 2010 with Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia.
James Spader, an Emmy winner for “Boston Legal,” will make his Broadway debut in David Mamet’s new play “Race” (previews Nov. 17).
In case you missed it, “Billy Elliot” tied the record with 15 Tony Award nominations.
The “Hair” [...]
