One of the best reasons to watch the Tony Awards® – even if you haven’t been able to take in any shows – is that the show includes performance set pieces from the nominated musicals. This year, some of those performances will be by the casts of Hamilton, School of Rock and The Color Purple. […]
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Fourteen Added To Tony Awards® Presenters List!
The 70th Annual Tony Awards® will have fourteen more presenters when it airs on Sunday, June 12 (8/7C) on ABC – hosted by James Corden. Among the names added to impressive roster of presenters are: Uzo Aduba, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Earl Jones and Andrew Rannells. Follow the jump to check out the full list.
Broadway’s Stars In The Alley is Tomorrow (Friday)!
One of my favorite events of the years is Broadway’s Stars In The Alley. Every year for the last few years, the Broadway League puts on a free outdoor concert. The 2 hour event is sort of an unofficial dress rehearsal for the Tony Awards and features appearances and performances from over 30 different Broadway […]
Barbra To Present At The 2016 Tony® Awards!
Barbra Streisand will add a little legendary patina to the 2016 Tony® Awards as the sole EGOT (Emmy/Grammy/Oscar/Tony) winner to present an award. The 2016 Tony® Awards, hosted by James Corden will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12th (CBS, 8/7C).
The Waitress Musical Previewed!
Sometimes life makes you feel like you’re stuck. Sometimes it’s your own choices that get you there – the people who spend your time with or the activities where you put your energy that leave you feeling like you have nowhere to go. Other times, it’s other people’s decisions that seem to trap you. Once […]
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Soars in Baltimore!
Be our guest! Disney’s classic Beauty and the Beast lavish Broadway production arrives at Baltimore’s glorious France-Merrick Hippodrome theater for one week only – May 10 – 15. This production is a shining example of all the things that make Disney great and the one glaring thing that always annoys me.
Washington DC’S National Theater Getting in on Hamilton Action
This is going to be a total cluster. In order to even hope to get tickets to Hamilton over a Year away, you pretty much have to subscribe to The Kennedy Center’s Broadway Subscription for the next 2 seasons. That’s several thousand dollars just to see this stupid show. Now to muddle the waters even […]
Pitbull, Mr. Worldwide Comes to Verizon Aug 4th!
A friend recently said that he had this running joke about Pitbull being everywhere. I didn’t notice this until he mentioned it and he’s right. I see his mug on TV or here him mentioned at least five times a week. Mr. Worldwide is coming to The Verizon Center, August 4th. Prince Royce is joining […]
Hamilton Sets Record For Tony Award Nominations!
As expected, Hamilton dominated the nominations for the 70th Annual Tony Awards® when they were announced this morning. The revolutionary play garnered a record-setting 16 nominations including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score (Music & Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, several technical awards and a handful of acting awards. For a complete […]
Stevie Vai World Tour
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion and Warfare, Steve Vai has announced he will be embarking on a very special world tour celebrating the groundbreaking recording. Normally I don’t care about announcements for concerts that I can’t see. But come on it’s the legendary Steve Vai! And if I dream big […]
Hell hath Frozen Over – Original Guns N Roses Return for Stadium Tour! DC Is Included!
Following months of intense rumors, speculation and feverish excitement from rock music fans around the world, Guns N’ Roses confirmed today they will embark on a massive North American summer stadium tour as founder Axl Rose and former members, Slash and Duff McKagan regroup for what will be one of the century’s most anticipated musical […]