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How this colorful 'Fun House' became the eye candy eyesore of Queens
"It looked like Walt Disney threw up in my yard" — This couple’s abode with an inflatable T-Rex and 40 flamingos is a love-it-or-hate-it institution.
'Fun Home' cast plays host to James Comey's pity party
Ex-FBI Director James Comey probably could have picked a better way to get his mind off his recent firing by President Trump. Comey and his wife, Patrice, took in a...
Broadway's biggest stars don't have any lines
Everybody's heard of kitchen-sink dramas, but couch-plays are where it’s at these days. We asked the set designers of four shows what they were after in finding their sofas —...
This pint-size star is taking Broadway by storm
https://instagram.com/p/8gIZsULanq/ She’s met Cyndi Lauper, Anna Kendrick and Alan Rickman. When she’s not at work, you may catch her dining at the Japanese barbecue joint Gyu-Kaku — or riding her...
The pint-size Broadway star who's demanding more money
The delightful Sydney Lucas, who’s all of 12, will leave “Fun Home” next month. She’s been with this year’s Tony-winning musical since its workshop three years ago. Critics adored her,...
How Tony-chasing producers screwed their own shows
Here's a tip to producers chasing Tony Awards: Don’t send earnest letters to Tony voters begging for their support. You look desperate, and voters recoil in disgust. “How many times...
'American in Paris,' 'Fun Home' lead Tony noms
NEW YORK — The musicals "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" each received a leading 12 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, showing two very different sides of this Broadway season....
‘An American in Paris’ looks strongest in Tony race
Broadway is as restless as a backer at an opening. It’s as jumpy as Bill Nighy on a stage. Oscar Hammerstein II would say it has Tony fever, and that’s...
‘An American in Paris’ readies to take over Broadway
The only show anyone’s talking about these days is “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical that opens Tuesday at the Public. Has he trimmed the running time? (Not enough.) Will there...
Catch up with the best show tunes before the Tony Awards
Back in the day, Broadway songs often became million-selling hits that wormed their way into America’s subconsciousness (remember “Tonight,” from “West Side Story”?) Now this happens only with songs from...
Your iPhone could soon run home appliances
Apple has patented a technology that is designed to automatically control your home appliances based on your location, which can be determined by your iPhone. The patent, issued by the...
‘Fun Home’ is affecting but also frustrating
After two decades in the alternative-press trenches, cartoonist Alison Bechdel burst into the mainstream with the 2006 autobiographical graphic novel “Fun Home.” The book was a critical and commercial hit...