Larry O'Connor

But, it’s 6:45 and my 9 year old and 7 year old girls are watching this with me and they just saw two men kissing on the lips. Why do I have to deal with this?

DAMN!

I’ll bet you $1,000 The Duchess wins for Best Costume!

I think Hugh Jackman is grabbing a nice, wark tuscan hummus from the CPK behind the Kodak…

For subject matter.

But that joke with Langella might have been too close to the edge for the PC crowd on Broadway… He sat on his lap and then got up quickly and said: “Woah! I know you do theatre but….” He didn’t

This is a great example of a fantastic performer working his ass off with really mediocre material. This has Bruce Vilanch written all over it…. and I don’t mean that in a good way.

in getting me interested in seeing “The Reader”.

I feel compelled to point out that “Cop Rock” is not the best example of “Showtunes”… It’s like saying: “I love love films about the Middle East… “Ishtar” is my favorite!”

You better mention us on “The Dennis Miller Show” tomorrow! (I wish we could hear your music when you make an evil remark on the blog)

Same-sex marriage will be the most mentioned “Cause” of the evening.

that Kate Winslet’s eyebrows drive here absolutely nuts! Anyone else have a problem with Winslet’s eyebrows? Anyone?

You film people aren’t gonna be surprised when you here Wolverine sing like an angel, are you? Jackman got his start doing legit theatre in Melbourne playing Gaston in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and Joe Gillis in ALW’s “Sunset

This week’s Sunday Matinee is dedicated to Hollywood. Because it’s Oscar Sunday and the whole world is focused on the Kodak Theatre and the red carpet parade about to happen, it seems fitting that Broadway throws Hollywood a bone today.

1964’s Fiddler on the Roof (Book by Joseph Stein; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Music by Jerry Bock) is a timeless classic of the traditional musical theatre format and reflects the tumultuous times of America in the 1960’s better than Hair

I saw a really solid production of the Stephen Schwartz’ musical “Pippin” at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. There was a sequence that made me think of our current political climate. The character of Pippin realizes that his

I knew Jane Fonda’s blog would be a treasure-trove of fun information! Last night was the first preview for “33 Variations” at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, and to celebrate her triumphant return to the Great White Way, Blog-erella posted pics

Hollywood loves a sequel, and so does Big Hollywood. My post about Frank Rich and his penchant for repeating left-wing urban legends as fact garnered many comments from both sides of the issue asking for the post to be longer

Sunday matinee will be a weekly post focusing on an individual Broadway show. I’ll discuss some of its history, trivia and little-known anecdotes as well as analyze the political, social or cultural ramifications of the piece. In fact, let me

I know what’s going on in the advertiser’s office for “You’re Welcome America, A Final Night With George Bush“. Every morning after a show opens the producers assemble with the agency and dissect the reviews pulling out the best quotes

It’s no secret that Broadway theatre owners are generally members of the Democratic Party. The late Gerald Schoenfeld, long-time Chairman of the Shubert Organization had the honor of certifying the ballot for then-Gov. Clinton at the 1992 DNC in New

Before Frank Rich used his arrogance to tell us who we should vote for, he used it to tell us what plays we should see. Rich was, arguably, the last uber-powerful NY Times Theatre Critic. Unless a show had a

Just when I thought I might run out of ideas for blog posts, I get a gift from God… Jane Fonda has started a blog in conjunction with her return to Broadway in “33 Variations!” The play, by Moisés Kaufman,

Although Broadway – and by extension National Tours of Broadway shows – tend to be the showcase for the American theatre industry, the vast majority of the works that end up in that showcase are born and nurtured in the

Richard Dreyfuss and Elizabeth McGovern have travelled across the pond to star in a play about America’s torture of terrorist suspects. That’s right, not “alleged” torture. It’s a fact as far as this play is concerned. And, the funny thing