"860 was the address of the home we lost in the Palisades fires. We lived there for 46 years. I invite you to come inside 860 and I'll tell you all the funny and touching things that happened there, not only in my career but to our family."
"There wasn't a dry eye in the house during 'Like a Prayer' at Totally 80s last weekend. A reflection, a release, a reminder of what it meant to live, love, and hold onto each other in a time that asked so much of this community."
I see you, and it makes me so happy to see you. There is such a disconnect between what we say America is about and what it is right now. True freedom is the freedom to be who we are, and it hurts my heart so much that in some parts of this country, it is unsafe for trans people to do that right now.
Amber Ruffin's joy is infectious. And she's bringing that joy to her latest production, the original off-Broadway show Bigfoot! The Musical, co-written by Kevin Sciretta. The show's plot involves a corrupt mayor, gullible townspeople and a kindhearted Bigfoot who longs for community. What evolves on stage takes on even more meaning in today's political landscape. Ruffin started writing Bigfoot! in 2014.
If City Center Encores! was originally founded as a kind of musical-theater seance devoted to raising the dead, or at least the long-forgotten then High Spirits is about as literal a mission statement as you could ask for. The rarely revived 1964 musical opens with a seance and arrives at City Center like a theatrical ghost itself: long unseen, mostly forgotten, and faintly glowing with the promise of pleasures from another era. That alone makes High Spirits worth summoning.
"The producers of Six have chosen to temporarily limit access to the Broadway production's X account following a number of comments made in response to recent Broadway casting news, which we felt crossed the line into bullying," reads a statement provided to Playbill.
The upcoming Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show revealed its full cast today, and it is a who's who of who wants to crossdress. Along with the previously announced Luke Evans as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) will return to Broadway for the first time since starring in 2016's SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical to play Janet. Her bland husband, Brad, will be played by Tony nominee Andrew Durand (Dead Outlaw).
Valerie's thirst for fame & acclaim hasn't changed, even if the fickle entertainment industry keeps on shifting right under her feet. Still riding high off her Emmy win for the meta dramedy Seeing Red and emboldened by the recent resurgence of the sitcom format, she lands a gig leading-and executive producing-the new multi-cam sitcom How's That?!.
As Broadway heads into the busy spring theater season, a wave of new productions and high-profile revivals is arriving across Midtown. This year's lineup leans heavily on recognizable titles including revivals of classics and stage adaptations of familiar screen properties as well as star casting.
