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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Romy and Michele,' and their Post-its, heading to off-Broadway
NEW YORK — A musical take on 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion' is hitting off-Broadway this fall. 'Romy & Michele: The Musical' will open Oct. 28 at Stage 42, with previews starting two weeks prior, reports. Tickets will be available later this month. Robin Schiff, who penned the 1997 film — starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow as Romy and Michele, respectively — wrote the show, which made its debut at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in 2017. Kristin Hanggi, who directed that production and Broadway's 'Rock of Ages,' will helm the upcoming 'feel-good joyride,' whose ''80s and '90s pop-inspired score' comes from Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay. Much like its big screen predecessor, the stage production centers on two ditzy friends who plan a comeback at their 10-year high school reunion, fueled by lies about their role in the origin of Post-its, while wearing dresses that look like they may have been stolen from 'Austin Powers' Fembots. 'Romy and Michele have been icons of friendship, fashion, and individuality from the moment we first met them,' Barry Kemp and Stephen Soucy, who are producing alongside Peter Schneider and Laurence Mark, said in a statement to Playbill. 'Bringing their story to the New York Stage is the perfect home for their bold and quirky spirit to be reborn. We can't wait for audiences to enjoy this hilarious and heart-filled new musical.' The news follows another major development The Hollywood Reporter broke in the cult classic's legacy. As of late January, Sorvino and Kudrow were both in negotiations to reprise their roles for in a long-awaited sequel. The follow-up was expected to start filming in June and would be directed by 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' creator Tim Federle.
The Star
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Actor calls out Madonna for using iPad during Broadway musical 'Hamilton'
In 2013, Madonna was caught furiously texting during the New York Film Festival premiere of '12 Years A Slave'. Photo: TNS Former Hamilton star Anthony Ramos is calling out Madonna for being on her iPad the entire time she was in the audience of the Tony-winning Broadway hit. While appearing on Watch What Happens Live this week, the Brooklynite, 33, exposed the Queen of Pop's lack of etiquette after Andy Cohen asked him to identify 'the most terrifying celebrity' he'd seen in the crowd during his run in Hamilton . 'The most terrifying was Madonna with an iPad in her face … the whole time,' recalled Ramos, who originated the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton. 'I was like, damn, shorty, if you're not enjoying it that much, you know the door's right there. You ain't gotta stay here.' In 2015, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda — who also originated the role of the titular Founding Father — wrote in a since-deleted tweet that 'tonight was the first time I asked stage management NOT to allow a celebrity (who was texting all through Act 2) backstage,' according to A source told the outlet at the time that Madge not only arrived late to the show, but used her phone multiple times during both acts. The Hamilton incident came about a year-and-a-half after Madonna was caught furiously texting during the New York Film Festival premiere of 12 Years A Slave in 2013. In the wake of that incident, the Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain said she was banned from their theatres until she issued an apology to moviegoers. However, Madonna might have mended her ways in the intervening years, having famously enacted a cellphone ban during her 2019 Madame X Tour. 'People loved it and appreciated it,' a promoter told London paper The Times . 'They could just enjoy the show and interact with each other with nothing obstructing the view.' A tour insider at the time also said Madonna was hoping to engender some 'intimacy' by playing smaller venues for screen-free crowds. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
