Paul Winkler
@paulwinkler.bsky.social
Broadway Journalist, forthcoming Movie Musical Filmmaker, NYC
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While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
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Stephen Schwartz says he and Winnie Holzman are developing a new ‘WICKED’ project.
It wouldn’t be a sequel to Glinda and Elphaba’s story but instead a new idea that “expands Oz in a new direction”
(Source: theankler.com/p/more-oz-wi...)
It wouldn’t be a sequel to Glinda and Elphaba’s story but instead a new idea that “expands Oz in a new direction”
(Source: theankler.com/p/more-oz-wi...)
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Stephen Schwartz says he and Winnie Holzman are developing a new ‘WICKED’ project.
It wouldn’t be a sequel to Glinda and Elphaba’s story but instead a new idea that “expands Oz in a new direction”
(Source: theankler.com/p/more-oz-wi...)
It wouldn’t be a sequel to Glinda and Elphaba’s story but instead a new idea that “expands Oz in a new direction”
(Source: theankler.com/p/more-oz-wi...)
Death Becomes Her capitalization of $31.5 is the 3rd latest for a musical on Broadway, followed by King Kong ($35 Million) & Spider-Man ($75 Million).
Broadway 2024-25 Musicals by the Numbers:
Death Becomes Her $31.5 Million
Boop! (closing after 112 performances) $26 Million
Tammy Faye (closed after 25 performances) $25 Million
A Wonderful World (closed after 120 performances) $23 Million
DeathBH is the 3rd largest budget for a Broadway musical!
Death Becomes Her $31.5 Million
Boop! (closing after 112 performances) $26 Million
Tammy Faye (closed after 25 performances) $25 Million
A Wonderful World (closed after 120 performances) $23 Million
DeathBH is the 3rd largest budget for a Broadway musical!
June 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Death Becomes Her capitalization of $31.5 is the 3rd latest for a musical on Broadway, followed by King Kong ($35 Million) & Spider-Man ($75 Million).
Broadway 2024-25 Musicals by the Numbers:
Death Becomes Her $31.5 Million
Boop! (closing after 112 performances) $26 Million
Tammy Faye (closed after 25 performances) $25 Million
A Wonderful World (closed after 120 performances) $23 Million
DeathBH is the 3rd largest budget for a Broadway musical!
Death Becomes Her $31.5 Million
Boop! (closing after 112 performances) $26 Million
Tammy Faye (closed after 25 performances) $25 Million
A Wonderful World (closed after 120 performances) $23 Million
DeathBH is the 3rd largest budget for a Broadway musical!
June 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Broadway 2024-25 Musicals by the Numbers:
Death Becomes Her $31.5 Million
Boop! (closing after 112 performances) $26 Million
Tammy Faye (closed after 25 performances) $25 Million
A Wonderful World (closed after 120 performances) $23 Million
DeathBH is the 3rd largest budget for a Broadway musical!
Death Becomes Her $31.5 Million
Boop! (closing after 112 performances) $26 Million
Tammy Faye (closed after 25 performances) $25 Million
A Wonderful World (closed after 120 performances) $23 Million
DeathBH is the 3rd largest budget for a Broadway musical!
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Rachel Zegler: *does exactly what the director told her to do*
The New York Post:
The New York Post:
June 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Rachel Zegler: *does exactly what the director told her to do*
The New York Post:
The New York Post:
“Oh Elaine, is that coffee?”
April 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“Oh Elaine, is that coffee?”
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Variety’s article is truly terrible, making it sound like JKR had a few tweets in 2020 instead of being a constant harasser of trans people’s right to exist, as well as funding some of what led to the absurd UK decision that makes using a bathroom a fraught activity.
A "very good friend" of John Lithgow with a trans child sent him a letter asking him to step away from the project.
When asked if it made him reconsider the role, Lithgow said, “Oh, heavens no.”
John Lithgow is not a good friend. He's no friend at all.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
When asked if it made him reconsider the role, Lithgow said, “Oh, heavens no.”
John Lithgow is not a good friend. He's no friend at all.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
John Lithgow Says He ‘Absolutely’ Didn’t Expect Any J.K. Rowling Backlash After Joining HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series: ‘Why Is This a Factor?’
John Lithgow 'absolutely' didn't expect any J.K. Rowling backlash when he joined HBO's 'Harry Potter' series.
variety.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Variety’s article is truly terrible, making it sound like JKR had a few tweets in 2020 instead of being a constant harasser of trans people’s right to exist, as well as funding some of what led to the absurd UK decision that makes using a bathroom a fraught activity.
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everything is normal, we're just tasing protestors at town halls now
A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns.
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April 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
everything is normal, we're just tasing protestors at town halls now
#ScottRudin plans to produce 3 shows on #Broadway, next season. Remember when there was so much backlash for his behavior and yet The Broadway League did nothing? And Rudin left on his own terms. Well… here we are. Every actor/writer/director should boycott his shows. And yet…
March 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
#ScottRudin plans to produce 3 shows on #Broadway, next season. Remember when there was so much backlash for his behavior and yet The Broadway League did nothing? And Rudin left on his own terms. Well… here we are. Every actor/writer/director should boycott his shows. And yet…
Cole Escola’s play Oh, Mary! recouped on Broadway! The Off-Broadway transfer made back their $4.5 million investment, in 19 weeks of performances. #ColeEscola #Broadway #OhMary
November 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Cole Escola’s play Oh, Mary! recouped on Broadway! The Off-Broadway transfer made back their $4.5 million investment, in 19 weeks of performances. #ColeEscola #Broadway #OhMary
Tony Award winner Gavin Creel dead at 48, from rare cancer. Broadway credits included Hello, Dolly!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Into the Woods, She Loves & Hair. #GavinCreel #Broadway #RIP
November 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Tony Award winner Gavin Creel dead at 48, from rare cancer. Broadway credits included Hello, Dolly!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Into the Woods, She Loves & Hair. #GavinCreel #Broadway #RIP
Merrily We Roll Along revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez, has recouped $12 million in 22 weeks on Broadway. This is the first Sondheim musical to ever recoup. The original 1981 production closed after only 16 performances.
November 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Merrily We Roll Along revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez, has recouped $12 million in 22 weeks on Broadway. This is the first Sondheim musical to ever recoup. The original 1981 production closed after only 16 performances.