Thursday, June 14, 2012
We’ve been watching since we were kids. And last year, we live-tweeted the Tony Awards from The Mick's apartment in our pajamas. We drank beer and had snacks, and it was fun. But as th…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:10PM[SHARE]Monday, June 11, 2012
It’s done, you guys. Done. Finito. All gone. And here’s how last night’s ceremony shaped up, from the coolest moments to the lamest… Everything Old (and Profitable) I…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:57PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 10, 2012
Wait, what’s happening today again? Oh yeah, it’s only the MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE YEAR, otherwise known as Fangirl Christmas, otherwise known as the thing we write about on th…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 07:53PM[SHARE]We. Are. Going. Really. It’s National Tony Day, kids, and we’re covering the Tonys for our friends at BroadwayStars! And The Craptacular is live and on the scene as events unfold…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:55PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 9, 2012
A drinking game to play during the Tonys? Please. That's child's play. You make yours up on the fly, like a boss. We hear you. But here at The Craptacular we thought it would be a damn shame…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:30PM[SHARE]Friday, June 8, 2012
Steve. Mr. Kazee. Kazoozle. It's been a year, hasn't it? Personal heartbreak. Professional highs. Â You've handled it all with grace and shared it with us with refreshing candor. And as th…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:57AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 7, 2012
We all know why you tune into awards shows: It’s for the moving acceptance speeches! Lies. It’s for the DRESSES. When it comes to insane glamour and outrageous fashionality, the …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:42PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 6, 2012
In the race to win the Tony of My Heart, there are several ways a competitor can distinguish himself. First there's his performance, obvi, which had better be good. But then there are things…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:28PM[SHARE]Monday, June 4, 2012
What? The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards; June 3, 2012 Where? Town Hall, with its very cushy seats; The Liberty Theater, in all its random-hidden-secret location glory, decked for a party Wit…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:05PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 2, 2012
So, what’s everybody doing for Tony night? We have no idea what we’re doing, besides feeling Raul Esparza’s pain and praying that Jeremy Jordan and Steve Kazee will tie, so…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:48PM[SHARE]Friday, June 1, 2012
Last month Clybourne Park star Jeremy Shamos nabbed himself a well-deserved Tony Nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his no-holds-barred performance as Karl Lindner/Steve. Betwe…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:28PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The gowns! The tears! The epic, occasional what-the-fuckery! The Tony Awards are a pretty interesting social experiment in what happens when theater kids are allowed several hours of annual …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:12PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 26, 2012
Ah, the week in American theater… Actually, because we’re so close to the Tonys, let’s call it theatre with an -RE… At some point, the creators of the new Annie reviv…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:34AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 23, 2012
In an industry where some years there aren't even enough leading roles for women to fill a category"something which basically never happens to the men"nothing makes me happier than a season …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:31PM[SHARE]Monday, May 21, 2012
Welcome to Tony of My Heart, the yearly series wherein we disregard all actual winning potential and honor the Tony-nominated actors we've loved the most this past season. We thought it best…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 19, 2012
Queen Audra McDonald won the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Someday that girl will make something of herself… Because Benjamin Walker is a sexy machine sent to earth…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:33PM[SHARE]Friday, May 18, 2012
Cock. There, we said it, plain and simple. Cock. The title of Mike Bartlett's new play, currently open at the Duke on 42nd Street, which cannot be printed in about a zillion other publicatio…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:47PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 12, 2012
It’s almost Saturday evening. We’ve already begun drinking. And we’re not sure why the Tonys just won’t get here already. But in the interest of at least trying to ta…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:19PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Welcome. It’s Crappy/Spectacular, Volume 05. This week we’re beverage-less on the big red/orange couch in Lucky’s apartment chatting about the 2012 Tony Nominations for Bes…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:03PM[SHARE]Crappy/Spectacular 05
The fifth edition of The Craptacular's Crappy/Spectacular, wherein Lucky and The Mick chat about the 2012 Tony Nominations, in particular, the Best Actor in a Musi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:03PM[SHARE]Monday, May 7, 2012
You guys, we're so excited we can't even stand it, because we have the COOLEST contest this week. The folks over at Ghost: The Musical have come up with an exclusive giveaway that's diff…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:24AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 5, 2012
Let’s talk about the Tony Awards, the Tony Awards, and also how about the Tony Awards… and a couple of other things… In case you were recently bonked on the head and are su…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:07AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 3, 2012
From the very minute we saw his beautiful curls and perfect, Disney Prince cleft chin, we were instantly smitten with Jesus Christ Superstar's Tony-nominated Judas Iscariot, Josh Young. Just…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 1, 2012
OMG, the Tony nominations are officially decided! Here’s our take on what we loved, what we hated, and who got massively left out of the fun. First, we give you… Porgy & Bes…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:25PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 28, 2012
It’s over, you guys. Finito. With a final flurry of starry openings, the Broadway season came to a close on April 26. Here’s how our post-mortem/pre-awards-show conversation is s…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:56AM[SHARE]Friday, April 27, 2012
After attending a second preview performance, I am now absolutely certain I didn't take some bad drugs and hallucinate my first Leap of Faith experience. Which is a damn shame, if you ask me…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 11:29AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 25, 2012
We've all done it. We've all asked a question, and, when met with resounding silence, recycled that age-old (stale-as-shit) Ferris Bueller joke. We maybe even felt like assholes afterward. O…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:30PM[SHARE]Friday, April 20, 2012
The summer before I started Junior High School"still too young to be left alone all day, apparently"my little brother and I hung out with family friends on days during the work-week. Those f…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 03:08PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 14, 2012
While you’re enjoying the last waning hours of life that you won’t spend thinking, talking, or dreaming about The 2012 Tony Awards, we thought we’d give you some conversati…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:26PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 12, 2012
We're not sure if you've noticed, but director Derek Wills is basically the hottest person on Smash. Sure, he's got a questionable attitude. And he takes advantage of his position in way…
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