Daniel Bubbeo

East Meadow

Deputy Entertainment Editor and Writer at Newsday

I am a deputy entertainment editor and writer with Newsday, movie nut and expert on all things SpongeBob

Articles

Foreigner, Elvis Costello, 'Jaws' coming to Tilles Center

5 days ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Elvis — Costello, that is — will be in the building that is the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, along with Woodbury son Adam Pascal, Foreigner, The Smithereens and the great white shark from "Jaws" next season. The entertainment venue on LIU Post's campus in Brookville on Thursday announced its 2025-26 season, which will be jam-packed with music from Broadway to baroque. And there will also be all that jazz with the Tilles Jazzfest, a daylong affair starting at noon on July 19.
'Redwood' starring Idina Menzel to end Broadway run May 18

1 week ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

"Redwood," the tree-hugging Broadway musical starring Syosset's Idina Menzel, is about to get the ax three months earlier than planned. Producers of the show — one of whom is Menzel — announced Friday that "Redwood" will play its final performance on May 18. The news comes as a bit of a surprise after a March announcement that "Redwood" had been given a six-week extension and would be closing on Aug. 17.
Long Island theaters present '42nd Street,' Shakespeare, more

1 week ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Come and meet the dancing feet of "42nd Street," spend some enchanted evenings at "South Pacific," enjoy Shakespeare under the stars and more this summer on Long Island stages. NASSAUCULTURAL ARTS PLAYHOUSE, 170 Michael Dr., Syosset, culturalartsplayhouse.com, 516-694-3330. Year-round regional, off-Off-Broadway-style theater offering professional adult productions, children’s theater performances and theater education classes for ages 7-18. Fee $30.
'Sister Act,' 'Annie' set for Argyle Theatre's new season

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

A Depression-era pauper, a prince of ancient Egypt and a '70s queen of pop are all headed to the stage of The Argyle Theatre in Babylon. Dylan and Mark Perlman, the father-and-son duo who own the theater announced the 2025-26 lineup on Monday. "Sister Act," "Annie," "Disney's Newsies," the Long Island premiere of "The Prince of Egypt" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" are the five shows making up the season, which will begin in September. "We want to provide something for everyone.
Seaford Cinemas latest movie theater to close its doors

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Seaford Cinemas, a multiplex on Merrick Road, is the latest in a string of local movie houses making their final fade-out. It will close on Monday. On Friday morning, the theater's website featured the following announcement: "Seaford Cinemas will be closing its doors as of Monday, April 28, 2025. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has come to enjoy movies at our theater over the last few years.
Will Hutchins, TV's 'Sugarfoot' who lived in Glen Head, dies at 94

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Will Hutchins was a man who wore many hats, most notably the cowboy one that he donned for four seasons in the TV Western "Sugarfoot." In a career going back seven decades, he also appeared with Elvis Presley in two movies, starred on Broadway and worked as a circus clown. But even after leaving Hollywood behind in the 1990s and becoming a full-fledged Long Islander, he still could be seen on his porch in Glen Head with a cowboy hat perched proudly on his head.
'Annie,' 'Young Frankenstein,' more coming to Theatre Three

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

A moppet, a miser and a man-made monster are among the charming characters coming to Theatre Three in Port Jefferson, which announced its new season over the weekend. "We are very excited to present our 55th season, a combination of old favorites and shows that are new to Theatre Three," said executive artistic director Jeffrey Sanzel.
Lindsay Lohan to star in and produce 'Count My Lies' for Hulu

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Lindsay Lohan, who is slated to return to the big screen this summer in "Freakier Friday," could next be making a leap to the small screen. On Wednesday, Variety reported that the Cold Spring Harbor and Merrick-raised actor is on board as star and executive producer of "Count My Lies," a new Hulu series in development from "This Is Us" showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.
'Come From Away,' 'The Bodyguard' set for new season

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

Sept. 11 seems like an unlikely day for the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport to kick off its new season, but given that the first offering is "Come From Away," the timing couldn't be more appropriate. The poignant Tony Award-winning musical about townsfolk in the Canadian province of Newfoundland who took in thousands of stranded airline passengers during the 2001 terror attacks will open the 2025-26 season, the theater announced on Wednesday.
What's new: 'Love, Queenie,' 'Julian's Debut,' more

4 weeks ago | newsday.com | Daniel Bubbeo

LOVE, QUEENIE by Mayukh Sen. Merle Oberon lit up the screen in such classics as "These Three" (the first screen version of "The Children's Hour") and "Wuthering Heights" and made history as the first Asian performer to earn an Oscar nomination (for 1935's "The Dark Angel"). But Oberon's story is far richer than any of her screen roles. Born to a South Asian mother and a white father in India, she created a persona that she was born to European parents.