Tom Meehan Battles Chaplin Estate Over Frank New Musical
Veteran librettist Tom Meehan (“Annie,” “The Producers,” “Hairspray”) is currently battling the estate of Charlie Chaplin. The executors are asking him to tone down some the tragic details about...
View ArticleEpic Broadway Musical “Rebecca” Postponed Yet Again
A scene from "Rebecca"/© VBW, Alexander Ch.Wulz, Vienna, 2006 Some shows are snakebit. “Rebecca,” a musical based on the classic 1938 Daphne du Maurier novel, was originally supposed to open last March...
View ArticleLawyering Up Over “Rebecca”
“Rebecca,” the ill-fated $12-million musical, just keeps Broadway buzzing. Now there are reports that the show, which was supposed to open on Broadway this fall, is likely to be the subject of...
View ArticleThe Producers of “Rebecca” Face A Crucial Deadline
If the producers of “Rebecca,” who are the victims of one of the most mystifying frauds in Broadway history, do not manage to open the epic musical on Broadway by the end of this year, they will be...
View ArticleBroadway’s “Spider-Man” Litigation Settled – Las Vegas and Hamburg Next?
“The acrimonious lawsuit between director Julie Taymor and the producers of “Spider-Man” has finally been settled. It was “by mutual agreement of all parties,” according to a press release issued by...
View ArticleBette Midler and Tom Hanks Brighten a Dismal Season
Battered by Hurricane Sandy and a weak slate of fall shows, Broadway attendance plunged by 6.2 percent during the 2012-13 season, compared to the previous year. The proverbial “asses-in-seats”...
View Article“Sleepless in Seattle” is Troubled in Pasadena
Tom Hanks may well be poised to win a Tony Award this Sunday for his Broadway debut in “Lucky Guy.” But almost every critic mentioned him in reviewing the new stage musical of “Sleepless in Seattle,”...
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