Greg joined the Deadline staff in 2017 from Bloomberg News, where he was the TV and Film critic. He previously was a staff editor and/or reporter at Variety, Daily Variety and TV Guide Magazine. His features and criticism on arts and entertainment have appeared in the New York Times, Vulture, Slate, Newsweek, Yahoo News and Guitar World Magazine.
Absolutely nothing gets lost in the translation of Sanaz Toossi’s English as the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a group of Iranians longing for the West finally makes its Broadway debut, two years after its Off Broadway bow garnered critical raves and regional stagings won over audiences with its…
Ken Wydro, who co-created, co-wrote and produced the long-running 1983 Off Broadway hit musical Mama, I Want To Sing inspired by the life of 1960s “Just One Look” singer Doris Troy, died on Tuesday, January 21, at his home in Harlem, New York. He was 81 years old.
His death was announced by…
Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana was sentenced in a Liverpool court today to life in prison for the fatal stabbings of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England, last summer.
Rudakubana will serve a minimum of 52 years of the life sentence.
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EXCLUSIVE: The “Big Broadway Dream” of internet sensation Trisha Paytas just got a bit bigger: The one-night-only event at Broadway’s St. James Theatre next month will include special guest appearances and performances from Sutton Foster, Ben Platt, Gypsy’s Joy Woods and Romeo + Juliet’s Rachel…
UPDATE:Real Women Have Curves: The Musical has announced additional members of the production's Broadway company who will join the previously announced Tatianna Córdoba (Ana) and Justina Machado (Carmen). Newly announced cast members are Florencia Cuenca (Broadway debut) as Estela, Shelby Acosta (177…
Wicked is getting a new Elphaba, and she’s about to make history: Lencia Kebede will be the first Black actress to assume the role full time in the Broadway company.
Kebede, who recently starred in the touring company of Hamilton, will join Wicked on Tuesday, March 4. She’ll play opposite Allie…
The bishop who publicly urged Donald Trump to “have mercy” on immigrants and LGBTQ people – and was dismissed as “a Radical Left hard line Trump hater” by the president – responded with an appearance, remotely, on ABC’s The View today, giving a full-throated plea for “unity.”
Introduced by…
Nine Inch Nails, featuring two-time Oscar winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, has released the itinerary for its first tour in three years: The 2025 “Peel It Back” tour will kick off with a European leg June 15 in Dublin before hitting North America in August.
News of the tour was confirmed…
Lynn Ban, the Singaporean jewelry designer and star of Bling Empire: New York who suffered brain and head injuries in a skiing accident just before Christmas, died Monday apparently as a result of that incident. She was 51.
“My mum passed away on Monday,” Ban’s son Sebastian announced on…
Funk innovator George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons and The Beach Boys’ Mike Love are among this year’s inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Also set for induction: Country music songwriter Ashley Gorley, who has written hits for Post…
Broadway said a few so-longs last week, with the star-studded Our Town ending its limited run and some original cast members of Oh, Mary! and The Great Gatsby giving way to replacements. Ticket-buyers were there to see everyone off.
Our Town, the Thornton Wilder classic starring Jim Parsons…