Amazingness Hamilton at the Tony Awards “I am inimitable, I am an original” You could be forgiven if you felt a little overwhelmed by the amount of Hamilton coverage lately. It’s so ubiquitous because Lin-Manuel Miranda and the show Hamilton are at once separate entities and inextricably linked. Miranda won two Tonys personally last night, By Duana • Jun 13, 2016 02:40 pm
Theatre Nerd The Color Purple at the Tonys “I’m Beautiful, And I’m Here” People swear that you have to see Hamilton. People brag about their tickets, about their transformative experiences about the show. They refer to Lin-Manuel Miranda by his first syllable, they unearth obscure references in even the less-celebrated songs, and wave their merch around, By Duana • Jun 13, 2016 12:08 pm
Theatre Nerd The Tony Awards Measures In Love It would have been a great show regardless. These are show people, so they put on a show, they prepare their speeches, prepare to belt their performances. The energy of live theatre beats in the blood of people who do it every day, and somehow they reproduce that energy in By Duana • Jun 13, 2016 10:29 am
Harry Potter Intro for June 8, 2016 Dear Gossips, Harry Potter And The Cursed Child (the first part) began previews in London last night. Not going to lie. I feel… Left out! Am I having a suck attack? (This is my friend Lara’s expression and it’s the best.) Totally. Big suck. Big suck attack. It’ By Lainey • Jun 08, 2016 09:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake’s high profile Fall Tickets went on sale earlier this week for Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Sunday In The Park, a one night gala event in New York in October starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Sometimes movie stars end up on Broadway and aren’t so welcome. Jake? They love him on stage. The By Lainey • May 27, 2016 01:01 pm
Girly Throw Downs Jennifer Hudson Reacts to Tony snub The story at the Tony Awards was never going to be Hamilton, because that was always going to be the story. Yeah, 16 nominations is a lot, but the show has probably been the most mentioned piece of art in the last twelve months, by an exponential amount. That was By Duana • May 04, 2016 12:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita Nyong’o Defends Broadway For most of yesterday morning, we were obsessing over Lupita Nyong’o’s hair at the Met Gala. I’m still not over it. Here’s what she just Instagrammed this morning about her inspiration: Hair Inspiration. Check. @vernonfrancois @voguemagazine #metball2016 A video posted by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) By Kathleen • May 04, 2016 11:31 am
Theatre Nerd Danai Gurira: Tony nominations at the MET Gala Anna Wintour is a tastemaker, and last year, she helped relaunch the Tonys as a must-watch event by upping the glamour on the red carpet. She brought in Kendall Jenner and the Hadids, but her love of theatre also extends beyond fashion. She helped make sure Danai Gurira, the writer By Joanna • May 04, 2016 10:43 am
Theatre Nerd Wrong Side of History You know how, when everyone really likes a thing, someone gets jealous or sick of how well that thing is doing, and there’s a backlash? Jennifer Lawrence, Scandal, Paleo? Well, someone decided it was time for a Hamilton backlash—except they really picked the wrong battle. The open call By Duana • Mar 31, 2016 10:58 am
TV Updates Timothy Olyphant appears Lainey usually hogs the Timothy Olyphant photos but she let me have these new shots of Olyphant on stage because I miss Justified so terribly and this is usually the time of year when I’m recapping Justified but there is no more Justified to be recapped and I’m By Sarah • Mar 16, 2016 02:45 pm
Theatre Nerd Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed Lupita Nyong’o is the new face of Broadway – there’s no way around it. Her new play Eclipsed officially opened last night to raves, and it’s a remarkable achievement. Not only is it the first Broadway play with an all-woman cast, writer (Danai Gurira) and director, but Lupita By Joanna • Mar 07, 2016 11:58 am
Hook Ups Amanda Seyfried’s new boyfriend What’s the meaning of “new”? Is it new the moment something is confirmed? Or is it only new when it begins? Sorry. That was a tangent… It was confirmed by both US Weekly and PEOPLE yesterday that Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski are dating. You may remember Thomas from By Lainey • Mar 04, 2016 10:28 am
Equality Issues Danai & Lupita make history After a successful run off-Broadway at the Public Theatre, Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed began previews on Broadway at the Golden Theatre last night. It’s the first time in Broadway history that the cast, director, and writer are all women. Eclipsed is the third play that Danai has written in By Lainey • Feb 24, 2016 08:58 am
Music Hamilton at the Grammys Last night the opening number of Hamilton, “Alexander Hamilton”, was performed live from their home stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. If you know Hamilton, you squealed along at seeing it in ‘real life’, instead of just 15-second sound-ups in the 60 Minutes specials, and then checked to see if By Duana • Feb 16, 2016 11:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Lupita sees your eyes Star Wars is Sarah’s domain. This really isn’t a Star Wars post but I’m mentioning it because there’s a new Star Wars TV spot that’s just come out and Lupita is talking about “eyes” and everyone is freaking out because… Is Han Solo Rey’s By Lainey • Nov 09, 2015 04:24 pm
Style Lupita on opening night Last night was the opening night of Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed. You know Dania from The Walking Dead, as Michonne. Eclipsed takes place during the civil war in Liberia and it’s about a group of women in captivity who must learn together to co-exist and trust each other in By Lainey • Oct 15, 2015 02:34 pm
