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Displaying all articles tagged:
Musicals
quiet up and listen down
Mar. 16, 2024
Glasgow’s Viral Willy Wonka Flop Is Getting the Musical Treatment
Riki Lindhome has joined the creative team for
WillyFest: A Musical Parody.
By
Jennifer Zhan
don’t stop!
Mar. 12, 2024
Glee
Crushes Past Haunt New York Theaters
Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff, and now Grant Gustin are vindicating Ryan Murphy’s twink-casting abilities.
By
Jason P. Frank
popular music
Mar. 10, 2024
Here Are All the Songs in Bowen Yang and Ariana Grande’s ‘Elephant Love Medley’
Including Glinda’s take on Elphaba’s “Defying Gravity” riff.
By
Tom Smyth
theater
Feb. 22, 2024
What to See on (and Off)(and Off–Off) Broadway
Let Vulture’s theater desk be your guide.
By
Vulture Editors
gird your loins
Feb. 19, 2024
Wilhelmina to Play Miranda in West End
Devil Wears Prada
Musical
The production features music by Elton John.
By
Jennifer Zhan
the sara(h) era
Feb. 2, 2024
Sara Bareilles and Sarah Ruhl to Write a New Mu-Sara-cal
Adapting Meg Wolitzer’s
The Interestings
for the stage
.
By
Jason P. Frank
the dancer’s life
Jan. 31, 2024
Chita Rivera’s Greatest Performances (Available Online)
Rivera died on January 30, but she has 58 years of Broadway performances to celebrate.
By
Jason P. Frank
rip
Jan. 30, 2024
Chita Rivera, Legend of the Broadway Stage, Dead at 91
The actress died on January 30 after a brief illness.
By
Jason P. Frank
thank goodness
Jan. 27, 2024
Wicked
Has Wrapped Filming … for Good
Here are all of the posts from the
Wicked
cast marking the end of the film’s shoot.
By
Tom Smyth
the festival circuit
Jan. 19, 2024
Reneé Rapp Should Do
Mean Girls
Songs at Music Festivals
It’s a win-win-win.
By
Justin Curto
it’s a musical?
Jan. 12, 2024
A Brief History of Movies Based on Musicals Based on Movies
There’s nothing Hollywood loves more than referencing itself.
By
Josh Bell
2024 preview
Jan. 4, 2024
14 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See in 2024
Izzard in Shakespeare, Strong in Ibsen, Carell in Chekhov, and a freaky Michael R. Jackson musical.
By
Sara Holdren
and
Jackson McHenry
the gleek shall inherit
Dec. 24, 2023
Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood Are Going Somewhere That’s Green
The pair are set to replace Wu and Bleu in
Little Shop of Horrors
beginning January 30.
By
Tom Smyth
bear news
Dec. 12, 2023
Paddington Goes From Peru to London to the Stage
A new musical about the bear is being written in the U.K.
By
Jason P. Frank
everything’s coming up adele
Dec. 7, 2023
Adele Knows How She’d Win Her Tony
“I don’t love musicals. That’s the only issue.”
By
Justin Curto
land of opportunity
Dec. 7, 2023
Stage Whisperer
Secret: A Presale Code for
Hell’s Kitchen
Exclusive to our weekly theater-newsletter subscribers, and, honestly, you’re welcome in advance.
By
Jason P. Frank
musical the-a-ter
Dec. 6, 2023
Ariana Madix to Appear in a Lavaliere That Goes All the Way Down to Her Waist
Playing Roxie Hart in Broadway’s
Chicago
.
By
Jason P. Frank
this girl is on broadway
Dec. 4, 2023
Alicia Keys Is in a Broadway State of Mind
Hell’s Kitchen
, which premiered this fall at the Public, is moving to the Shubert Theatre.
By
Zoe Guy
vulture lists
Nov. 23, 2023
Every Disney ‘I Want’ Song, Ranked
Ever since
The Little Mermaid,
Disney musicals have featured songs where the protagonist sings about what they “want.”
We
wanted to rank ‘em.
By
Tom Smyth
gwynnocent
Nov. 15, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Enters the Camp Canon
In
Gwyneth Goes Skiing,
a London musical by “harbingers of queer chaos.”
By
Jason P. Frank
life is a cabaret (again)
Nov. 9, 2023
What Is New York Without a
Cabaret
Revival Running at All Times?
The West End
Cabaret
is crossing the pond in spring 2024.
By
Jason P. Frank
the tina fey extended universe
Nov. 8, 2023
Mean Girls
The Musical Movie Has a New Gen of Queen Bees and Wannabees
But none of the musical’s original songs in the trailer.
By
Jennifer Zhan
replacements
Nov. 6, 2023
Hello Chickens! Boy George Is Entering the
Moulin Rouge!
Playing Harold Zidler and thus coming in brief contact with the music of his former “nemesis” Pete Burns.
By
Jason P. Frank
*cello playing intensifies*
Nov. 3, 2023
Grant Gustin to Warble in
Water for Elephants
Heading to Broadway this spring.
By
Jason P. Frank
no place like broadway
Oct. 31, 2023
Superboy and Marian the Librarian Will Take Over
Sweeney Todd
Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit are stepping into Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban’s roles.
By
Jason P. Frank
i love mess
Oct. 19, 2023
‘I Feel at Home in Filth’
Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson’s
Dicks: The Musical
is a faggy mess. That’s the point.
By
Jason P. Frank
hey little songbird
Oct. 10, 2023
Jordan Fisher Will Look Back as the New Orpheus in
Hadestown
Replacing Reeve Carney as Orpheus after his more than four-year run.
By
Jason P. Frank
coming soon
Oct. 4, 2023
The Tonys Are Prepping to Tread the Boards
At the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in June.
By
Jason P. Frank
not dead yet
Sept. 27, 2023
Spamalot
Will Not Succeed on Broadway, Again
Hear ye, we have found out Sir Lancelot(s).
By
Jason P. Frank
da-doo
Aug. 28, 2023
It’s Corbin Bleu, Constance Wu, and Audrey II, Too
Starring in
Little Shop of Horrors
Off Broadway.
By
Jason P. Frank
theater
Aug. 28, 2023
The Final Sondheim
The complete, from-beginning-to-end story of how Stephen Sondheim, David Ives, and Joe Mantello created the musical
Here We Are
.
By
Frank Rich
vulture dept. of bad cinderellas
Aug. 21, 2023
You Can Only See
Once Upon a One More Time
16 More Times
Another Broadway Cinderella has fallen.
By
Rebecca Alter
book to screen to stage
Aug. 21, 2023
Ponyboy to Stay Gold on Broadway
The Outsiders
will be inside the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre next spring.
By
Jason P. Frank
he will never be satisfied
Aug. 4, 2023
Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Reportedly Scheming Up a New Musical
An adaptation of
The Warriors,
Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel about New York street gangs.
By
Jennifer Zhan
existential crisis barbie
July 25, 2023
Rachel Bloom Totally Doesn’t Think About Dying
And she will
not
be discussing it in her Off Broadway comedy
Death, Let Me Do My Show.
By
Jason P. Frank
it’s broadway bitch
July 18, 2023
The Britney Spears Musical Knows Exactly What It’s Doing
“A self-aware piece of art tells an audience, ‘We’re going to take care of you,’” says
Once Upon a One More Time
’s Briga Heelan.
By
Devon Ivie
he’s still here
July 17, 2023
Send in the Cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Last Musical
Amber Gray, Steven Pasquale, and Bobby Cannavale will be side by side by Sondheim.
By
Jason P. Frank
aye now chop
July 12, 2023
No One Could Play Wonka But Timmy Tim, Says Paul King
He cast Chalamet off the strength of his old YouTube rap career.
By
Bethy Squires
rip
June 23, 2023
Sheldon Harnick,
Fiddler on the Roof
Lyricist, Dead at 99
His collaborations with Jerry Bock led to American classics of musical theater.
By
Jason P. Frank
reunions
June 22, 2023
Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad Are Reuniting for Something Incredible
Gutenberg! The Musical!
on Broadway!
By
Justin Curto
backstories
June 16, 2023
How
Here Lies Love
Transformed Its Theater Into a Disco
Out with the velvet seats, in with the dance floor.
By
Jackson McHenry
american football
June 13, 2023
Why Was Aaron Rodgers (Football Player at Large) at the Tonys?
When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet (no, not that kind).
By
Jason P. Frank
tony awards 2023
June 12, 2023
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 Tony Awards
Unscripted and yet still charming.
By
Jackson McHenry
tony awards 2023
June 12, 2023
2023 Tonys: Watch Denée Benton Call Out ‘Grand Wizard’ of Florida Ron DeSantis
But will he rename Plantation, FL?
By
Bethy Squires
seeing double
June 11, 2023
Lea Michele Can’t Stop Performing ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ at the Tonys
Glee
remains as insidious and powerful as ever.
By
Jason P. Frank
tony awards 2023
June 11, 2023
The 2023 Tony Award Winners
J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history as nonbinary performers.
By
Jason P. Frank
the thing
June 11, 2023
Shhh … Ariana DeBose Opened the Writer-less Tony Awards Without Speaking
No writers means no words, and that means more dancing.
By
Bethy Squires
corn!
June 11, 2023
Alex Newell’s Entire Tony Award Acceptance Speech, for Recovering Gleeks
You didn’t cry?
By
Jason P. Frank
the f word (fabulous)
June 11, 2023
Tony Awards Bleep Out (Reclaimed!) Gay Slur
Parade
director Michael Arden is now a
what
with a Tony?
By
Jason P. Frank
my fursona is dropping
June 11, 2023
Tony the Tiger Went to the Tony Awards
With Dylan Mulvaney?
By
Bethy Squires
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