Posted inCabaret (Play) Lambert, Adam Theater Theater (Broadway) Adam Lambert Is Finding the Fun, and the Fear, in ‘Cabaret’ Making his Broadway debut as the show’s Emcee, the singer is reveling in what he calls “a thinking piece of musical theater.” Posted by By Laura Collins-Hughes
Posted inBiden, Joseph R Jr Chappelle, Dave Comedy and Humor Coppola, Francis Ford Kennedy Center Honors Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing Arts Pop and Rock Music Raitt, Bonnie Sandoval, Arturo III Theater Trump, Donald J United States Politics and Government Washington (DC) At the Kennedy Center, a Send-Off to Biden and Questions About the Future A bipartisan crowd honored Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater. Some wondered if Donald J. Trump would attend next year. Posted by By Catie Edmondson
Posted inComedy and Humor Deaths (Obituaries) Laird, Marvin Music Peters, Bernadette Ruthless! (Play) Theater Theater (Broadway) Theater (Off Broadway) Marvin Laird, Musical Presence on and Off Broadway, Dies at 85 He conducted Broadway shows and worked with Bernadette Peters. But he was probably best known for writing the music for the darkly comic “Ruthless!” Posted by By Richard Sandomir
Posted inActors and Actresses Ashford, Annaleigh Block, Stephanie J Chenoweth, Kristin DiNoia, Jenny (1982- ) Hilty, Megan Johnson, Brittney (1989- ) Mendez, Lindsay Menzel, Idina Movies Reinders, Kate (1980- ) Theater Theater (Broadway) Verkaik, Willemijn (1975- ) Wicked (Movie) Wicked (Play) ‘Wicked’ Alumnae Class Notes: What They Learned at Shiz University Only the women who’ve played Elphaba and Glinda in the show’s two decades onstage understand why the roles are so taxing — and so rewarding, too. Posted by By Michael Paulson and Alexis Soloski