Michael Appler
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Theater, film, tv, and events for @variety & others. More: @backstagecast, @broadwaycom & @villagevoice. For pitches: [email protected].
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John Kander, of Kander and Ebb, is in the theater tonight for Chicago The Musical’s 25th anniversary. No Liza yet. #Chicago25 #broadway
I got inside a Rolls-Royce with Jeanna de Waal and PARODY King Charles after the opening night of Diana, The Musical to discuss their show. Inside, Jeanna defended the musical against its reviews. #Broadway #DianaTheMusical variety.com/2021/scene/new…
The #Broadway community honored #Sondheim today with a performance of “Sunday” in Times Square. josh groban and Sara Bareilles lent me some words about Sondheim and his legacy. variety.com/2021/scene/new…
Should Steven Pasquale win at least an Obie for his performance on The Daily today? Absolutely yes. NYT Theater, thoughts?
“Who would run into the hurricane? Those who need it most. And across the scope of American life, it’s always been African Americans who have stood up to do it," Ruben Santiago-Hudson told me about Black artists this season on Broadway & this incredible show. variety.com/2022/theater/n…
After an eventful opening night on #broadway, in which Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani revealed to me his fandom for Sex and the City and Matthew Broderick nearly broke the set, Sarah Jessica Parker reveals @plazasuitebway may be filmed for audiences. variety.com/2022/scene/new…
“If you take this play to many places in the United States, it would be shocking,” Scott Ellis told me last night about Second Stage Theater’s “Take Me Out.” “This play is, still, a radical act.” Congrats to Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) & cast on a triumph. #broadway variety.com/2022/scene/new…