NEW YORK—On paper, the Broadway musical “New York, New York” has the makings of a sure-fire hit. Yet for all its possibilities, the show has too many storylines shoehorned into what should be a more focused and intimate piece. Inspired by the 1977 film of the same name, the story takes place in New York…

To read a play rather than watch it performed is a bit like eating a beef burrito without the accoutrements of salsa, guacamole, or onions. You get the meat of the thing, but it lacks all flair. The test of this recipe is simple. Have your teenagers read Shakespeare’s “Henry V.” Next, have them watch…

Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 American drama film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans…

“Broadway to Cheyenne” starts off with a bunch of big city gangsters fighting and killing each other, with Detective Breezy Kildare (Rex Bell) caught in the middle. When Breezy goes out West to the ranch where he grew up, he runs into the same bunch of crooks. The gangsters are offering “protection” to the local…

Fred was in trouble. Ever since childhood, he and his sister Adele had danced together as a team, finding success in vaudeville and then stardom on Broadway. Adele was the focus of the act, radiating charm and star quality, while her brother escorted and supported her. But she was gone now. She’d suddenly married and…

Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the United States, Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick). Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6,…

Some theaters on Broadway in New York City will not require COVID-19 vaccination from customers, starting in May, the Broadway League announced on April 15. It’s not clear how many of the 41 theaters will keep requiring shots past April. The Broadway League, a trade association for Broadway, said that “many” of the theaters “will no…

Some theaters on Broadway in New York City will not require COVID-19 vaccination from customers, starting in May, the Broadway League announced on April 15. It’s not clear how many of the 41 theaters will keep requiring shots past April. The Broadway League, a trade association for Broadway, said that “many” of the theaters “will no…

Comedian Mort Sahl, who was widely considered the father of modern political satire, died on Tuesday. He was 94. His friend Lucy Mercer said that he died “peacefully” at his home in Mill Valley, California. The cause was “old age,” she said. Sahl have mocked every president from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump, although he acknowledged…

LOS ANGELES—The television audience for Sunday’s Tony Awards for theater slumped to a new low despite a star-studded cast that promoted Broadway’s return after an 18-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Broadcaster CBS said on Monday that just 2.6 million Americans tuned in for the two-hour special, which did double duty as an awards…