Tim Teeman

New York

Senior Editor and Writer at The Daily Beast

Senior Editor and Writer, @TheDailyBeast. Author: In Bed With Gore Vidal: https://t.co/nBvbuzJYaP

Articles

Meet Astoria, the wild turkey loose in New York looking for a mate

6 days ago | thetimes.com | Tim Teeman
Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ Gets a Fiery #MeToo Rewrite

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tim Teeman

It is 2018, spring semester, junior year, at Helen County High, the only high school “in a one-stoplight town”—that may soon acquire a second stoplight, we learn—in northeast Georgia. In the opening scene of Kimberly Belflower’s play, John Proctor Is the Villain (Booth Theatre, to July 6), Carter Smith (Gabriel Ebert), who at first seems to be the ideal teacher of young minds—comically ideal almost, so right-on and empathetic, bouncy, and fun—is taking his class through the definition of sex.
‘John Proctor Is the Villain’: ‘The Crucible’ Gets a Fiery #MeToo Rewrite

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tim Teeman

It is 2018, spring semester, junior year, at Helen County High, the only high school “in a one-stoplight town”—that may soon acquire a second stoplight, we learn—in northeast Georgia. In the opening scene of Kimberly Belflower’s play, John Proctor Is the Villain (Booth Theatre, to July 6), Carter Smith (Gabriel Ebert), who at first seems to be the ideal teacher of young minds—comically ideal almost, so right-on and empathetic, bouncy, and fun—is taking his class through the definition of sex.
‘Smash’ Was Wild on TV. On Stage, It’s Lost Its Damn Mind

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Tim Teeman

“There are many layers to this particular s**t-show,” director Nigel (Brooks Ashmanskas) says as he tries to restore order to rehearsals for Bombshell, a musical about Marilyn Monroe. He could also be referring to the Broadway musical, Smash (Imperial Theatre, booking to Jan 4, 2026), about the making of Bombshell that is unfolding before our eyes. Is it any surprise that this musical, based on the NBC drama series, is such a bizarre, loopy mess?
‘Sondheim’s Old Friends’: Bernadette Peters Is Making All of New York Weep

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Tim Teeman

Along with the usual Playbills, Manhattan Theatre Club should really supply handkerchiefs and tissues for those attending Sondheim’s Old Friends (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, booking to June 15). By the end—the result of a closing cascade of Stephen Sondheim’s most wrenching songs—your tears may be flowing extremely freely. This Broadway greatest-hits revue is rooted in the productions Sondheim collaborated on with producer Cameron Mackintosh (who devised Old Friends).
‘Sondheim’s Old Friends’: Bernadette Peters Is Making All of New York Weep

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tim Teeman

Along with the usual Playbills, Manhattan Theatre Club should really supply handkerchiefs and tissues for those attending Sondheim’s Old Friends (Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, booking to June 15). By the end—the result of a closing cascade of Stephen Sondheim’s most wrenching songs—your tears may be flowing extremely freely. This Broadway greatest-hits revue is rooted in the productions Sondheim collaborated on with producer Cameron Mackintosh (who devised Old Friends).
Betty Boop Makes a Tap-Dancing Play at Being the Next Barbie

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Tim Teeman

'Below Deck Down Under' star Lara Rigby calls her dynamic with bosun Wihan Du Toit "frustrating": "He's so defensive"Lara Rigby knew she had big shoes to fill coming into this season of Below Deck Down Under. However, there was never a Chief Stew more up the task. …
Review: ‘Boop! The Musical’ Should Turn Betty Boop Into the New Barbie

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tim Teeman

So much attention is paid to Tony Awards-season Broadway shows that feature celebrities, or that derive from existing pop-culture properties, that one approaches a show like Boop! The Musical (Broadhurst Theatre, booking to Sept 28), with a quizzical raise of the eyebrow. The cartoon character of Betty Boop may be iconic—and she may have a diehard fan-base—but she is not big in the now. Not only that; the show features none of the name-recognition star-power of its award-vying neighbors.
Review: ‘Boop! The Musical’ Should Turn Betty Boop Into the New Barbie

2 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Tim Teeman

So much attention is paid to Tony Awards-season Broadway shows that feature celebrities, or that derive from existing pop-culture properties, that one approaches a show like Boop! The Musical (Broadhurst Theatre, booking to Sept 28), with a quizzical raise of the eyebrow. The cartoon character of Betty Boop may be iconic—and she may have a diehard fan-base—but she is not big in the now. Not only that; the show features none of the name-recognition star-power of its award-vying neighbors.
Review: ‘Boop! The Musical’ Should Turn Betty Boop Into the New Barbie

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Tim Teeman

So much attention is paid to Tony Awards-season Broadway shows that feature celebrities, or that derive from existing pop-culture properties, that one approaches a show like Boop! The Musical (Broadhurst Theatre, booking to Sept 28), with a quizzical raise of the eyebrow. The cartoon character of Betty Boop may be iconic—and she may have a diehard fan-base—but she is not big in the now. Not only that; the show features none of the name-recognition star-power of its award-vying neighbors.