Groff is sensational as the ’60s “nightclub animal” in a Broadway bio-musical jukebox that doesn’t live up to its star.
Category: Theater (Broadway)
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‘Real Women Have Curves’ Is Now a Broadway Show. Here Are 5 Things to Know.
The new musical is based on Josefina López’s original play and the 2002 film adaptation that starred America Ferrera.
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After ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Malfunction, Nicole Scherzinger Sings With Bullhorn
The “Sunset Boulevard” star briefly entertained the crowd when “a technical malfunction on the sound side” forced the cancellation of a matinee performance.
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Jinkx Monsoon Sails From ‘Drag Race’ to ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’
Jinkx Monsoon talks about feeling like a lifetime of hard work is finally paying off, and her return to Broadway as a zany maid in “Pirates! The Penzance Musical.”
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Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’ Review: A Broadway Party With 41 Songs
Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga lead the festivities in a new Broadway revue of the great musical dramatist’s work.
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‘Boop! The Musical’ Review: Betty Gets a Broadway Brand Extension
The It girl with the spit curl looks great for 100, but her Broadway musical, which feels like one big merch grab, is boop-boop-a-don’t.
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At James Earl Jones Memorial, Denzel Washington and Whoopi Goldberg Share Stories
At a gathering in the Broadway theater renamed to honor the star, speakers including Denzel Washington and Phylicia Rashad described Jones as an inspiration.
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6 Songs From ‘Just in Time’ That Capture Bobby Darin’s Legacy
The show’s star, Jonathan Groff, and members of the creative team on how songs like “Splish Splash” and “If I Were a Carpenter” illuminate Darin’s life.
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‘The Last Five Years’ Review: Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren Star in a Muddy Revival
Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren star in a muddy revival of Jason Robert Brown’s still-scathing musical.
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‘Boop!’ Arrives on Broadway, With a Surprising 100-Year Back Story
From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to the Broadway stage. Boop-oop-a-doop!
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Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
George Clooney makes Edward R. Murrow a saint of sane journalism for a world that still needs one in a stage adaptation of the 2005 movie.
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Review: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ With Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr
Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr and Bob Odenkirk star in a bumpy revival of David Mamet’s play about salesmen with nothing worth selling.