On Dec. 4, 2018, a documentary about George Takei’s 2015 ...

The producers of “Hadestown” on Broadway rescinded the casting of Geno Segers as Hades, after OnStageBlog reposted Segers’ (now deleted) videos on social media that belittled transgender people. This is in the same week that Boy George withdrew as King Herod from the West End production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” because of online reaction against the song he released on his social media "We Will Dance Again", in defense of Israel. (“You say genocide, I say war/When you're attacked, that's what the army's for.”) Politicians are routinely accused of performing “theater,” meant pejoratively as empty gestures.

by Chris Peterson I’m not above begging. And honestly? This is me, on the floor, face down, crying softly. Because Maybe Happy Ending just won the Tony for Best Musical, and if this doesn’t lead ...

Be More Chill, with music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and a...

480 likes, 47 comments - onstageblog on November 8, 2024: ""The recent revelation that Nicole Scherzinger is apparently a supporter of Donald Trump has sparked controversy within the Broadway communit...

Curmie is finally getting to write the second half of his two-parter on stories from the OnStageBlog .  This one involves the casting of t...

The recent writer’s block and attendant dearth of posts is when Curmie turns to familiar topics… like theatre, for example.  There will be, ...