Welcome to The Callboard, Queerty’s curtain-raising theater news, where we share the latest news from Broadway and beyond. From casting announcements and openings to viral moments with our favorite stars, here’s a front-row seat to all the drama happening onstage and off!Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.The 96th annual Academy Awards didn’t quite shape up to be the total Barbenheimer that some anticipated.
The atomic bomb biopic managed to snag seven awards, including Best Picture, while Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell were Barbie’s sole winners for the Best Original Song, “What Was I Made For?” Broadway alums, meanwhile, relished the red carpet and took home some honors, along with an opulent appearance by Wicked‘s Cynthia Ervio and Ariana Grande.Ghost the Musical vanished shortly after it arrived on Broadway in 2012, but critics and audiences alike were impressed with Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s performance as Oda Mae Brown, a role originated by Whoopie Goldberg in the 1990 film of the same name. Randolph earned a Tony nomination, and although she didn’t win, this year’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar win for The Holdovers resurrected our hope that Randolph would get due recognition for her years on stage and screen.
Emma Stone, meanwhile, took home statuette #2 for her role in Poor Things. And while we knew she could carry a tune since her 2017 win for La La Land, Broadway theatergoers may remember her performance as Sally Bowles in the Sam Mendes-directed Cabaret revival.
What’s old is new again when Cabaret returns to Broadway this spring, this time starring Eddie Redmayne as The Emcee and Gayle Rankin as Sally Bowles. Keep an eye out for Marty Lauter (aka RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Marsha Marsha Marsha) as one of the Kit Kat boys.Slave Play by Jeremy O.
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