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Greg Evans

Associate Editor/Broadway Critic

Greg joined the Deadline staff in 2017 from Bloomberg News, where he was the TV and Film critic. He previously was a staff editor and/or reporter at Variety, Daily Variety and TV Guide Magazine. His features and criticism on arts and entertainment have appeared in the New York Times, Vulture, Slate, Newsweek, Yahoo News and Guitar World Magazine.

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Recuperating Richard Lewis Makes Surprise Return To HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

Comedian Richard Lewis made a surprise return to the set of pal Larry David’s HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm today, delighting fans and colleagues with the announcement that he’ll appear in one episode of the comedy show. “Great news for me!,” Lewis tweeted, with a photo of himself, in his familiar black garb, on…

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Arthur T. Birsh Dies: Longtime ‘Playbill’ Publisher Was 88

Arthur T. Birsh, whose job titles during his 50-year career at Playbill, the nation’s most recognizable theater program, included publisher, president, chairman, and most recently chairman emeritus, died Wednesday, April 14, at his home in Key Largo, Florida. He was 88. His death was announced yesterday by wife Joan…

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Tempest Storm Dies: Burlesque Icon And Star Of Russ Meyer Films Was 93

Tempest Storm, the often-flame-haired striptease artist, burlesque performer, star of early Russ Meyer films and later a rock generation icon, died Tuesday in her Las Vegas apartment. She was 93. Her death was reported to the Las Vegas Review-Journal by Storm’s longtime friend and business partner Harvey Robbins…

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Actors’ Equity Will Not Place Scott Rudin On “Do Not Work” List: Roster Reserved For Non-Union Productions

Actors’ Equity Association told members today that it will not place producer Scott Rudin on its “Do Not Work” list, explaining that the union utilizes the list to alert members about the status of non-union productions. Rudin, as the Equity letter states, “is a producing member of the Broadway League, and as such, he…

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Hugh Jackman Says Broadway’s ‘The Music Man’ Is Rebuilding In Wake Of Scott Rudin Step Back

Hugh Jackman, star of the upcoming Broadway revival of The Music Man produced by Scott Rudin, said today that the company is “rebuilding the Music Man team” in the wake of Rudin’s decision to step back from active leadership participation. The statement, released through a spokesperson, is the first from Jackman since…

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Antoine Fuqua To Direct ‘Cat On A Hot Tin Roof’ Film With Black Cast

Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Magnificent Seven) will direct and produce a film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof based on the 2008 Broadway production featuring an all-Black cast. The Broadway producers Stephen C. Byrd & Alia Jones-Harvey are also aboard the project. The 2008 staging…

Hollywood Responds To Chauvin Guilty Verdicts: Oprah “Cried Tears Of Joy” As Each Of The Three Was Read

Refresh for updates Hollywood and the Beltway praised the “guilty, guilty, guilty” murder and manslaughter verdicts against former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd today: “Relieved—and emotional in ways I didn't expect,” Oprah said on Instagram. “I cried tears of joy as each verdict was…

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Singer Bonnie Tyler Remembers ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ Composer Jim Steinman: He Wrote “Some Of The Most Iconic Rock Songs Of All Time” – Update

UPDATE, with Bonnie Tyler tribute Jim Steinman, the composer and lyricist whose roster of hit records included the huge Bonnie Tyler hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” was remembered by the singer as the “true genius” behind “some of the most iconic rock songs of all time.” “I am absolutely devastated to learn of the…

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Scott Rudin “Stepping Back” From Film And Streaming Projects, Pledges “Commitment To Grow And Change”

Producer Scott Rudin says he is “stepping back” from his film and streaming projects in addition to his Broadway productions. In a statement released today, Rudin says: "I am stepping back from my film and streaming projects in addition to my work on Broadway. I am doing so to take the time to work on personal issues…

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Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Stage Director Resigns From U.K. Tour Over Leaked Email To Scott Rudin Mocking Karen Olivo

Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast stage director Rob Roth has resigned from the Disney show’s upcoming U.K. and Ireland tour after the text of an email he either sent or intended to send praising Scott Rudin and belittling actress Karen Olivo was leaked on social media by an airline passenger seated next to Roth on a…

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Anthony Powell Dies: Oscar- & Tony-Winning Costume Designer Was 85

Anthony Powell, a three-time Oscar winner whose costume designs helped bring Indiana Jones to rugged life and Broadway’s Norma Desmond to extravagant excess, died Sunday. He was 85. The Costume Designers Guild 892 confirmed the news on Monday night, on their official Facebook page. “Legendary English costume designer…

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March On Broadway Organizers Call For Action From Producer Scott Rudin, Actors’ Equity And The Broadway League

The organizers of this week’s March on Broadway: Broadway Fights Back event protesting racism and inequality in the theater industry have released a list of six demands, including calls for action involving stage and film producer Scott Rudin, Actors’ Equity Association and the Broadway League. "We do not want this to…

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