Peabody Awards Honors TV At Its Best
Thirty-nine recipients of the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards will be honored May 20 at the Waldorf-Astoria in Gotham. The Peabodys, bestowed by the U. of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass…
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Tony Nominees Explain Broadway's Most Daunting Demands
They met the challenge, now they've been rewarded with a Tony nomination. But how does that challenge differ for the many scribes, helmers and thesps nommed? Here's what several 2013 Tony nominees…
Legit Review: 'Flashdance the Musical'
The producers of “Flashdance the Musical” have “postponed” their plans to bring the show to Broadway this summer. The new tuner, based on the Adrian Lyne-helmed pic, opened in January in Pittsburgh…
Legit Review: 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone'
Helmer Phylicia Rashad delivers a splendid revival of August Wilson's “Joe Turner's Come and Gone” at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum. Thesps Keith David, Glynn Turman and John Douglas Thompson take a…
Legit Review: 'The Royale'
Ninety minutes is the preferred running time for most new plays these days. But it's just not enough for what Marco Ramirez attempts with “The Royale,” now being given its world premiere at the Kirk…
Legit Review: 'Miss Julie'
For Sigmund Freud, it was anatomy. For Neil LaBute, destiny has always been about looks. Good looks, especially in men, mean that you're a privileged, caddish user. How appropriate then that LaBute's…
Noah Baumbach Says Goodbye to Youth with 'Frances Ha'
"Part of this movie is about the death of youth," said Greta Gerwig. "The moment when you pass out of your youth, which I think happens around 27 or 28, is fascinating and heart-breaking at the same…
Broadway Loves Big Names, But Does Tony?
If Hollywood pundits think the producers of the Academy Awards have a tough job putting on a good TV show, consider the plight of those in charge of the Tony telecast.
CAA's Joe Cohen Honored at Taste for a Cure
”This is the wrong night to get drunk if you want to work in TV,” said Mike O'Malley, emceeing the Taste for a Cure fundraiser for the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation. O'Malley spoke the truth…
'Behind the Candelabra's' High-Low Design Aesthetic
If anyone noticed a big run on Michelangelo's David statues in Vegas and Palm Springs, blame it on production designer Howard Cummings and set decorator Barbara Munch. They've been working on Steven…
