Johnny Oleksinski
New York needs more wackos like the surgery addict Catwoman
This week I found myself rooting for an unlikely heroine.
The Catwoman.
Remember Jocelyn Wildenstein, the late Upper East Side socialite who went under the knife so many times she earned the not-so-flattering nickname “The Bride of Wildenstein”? The woman whose plastic surgery addiction made Joan Rivers look sensible? The rich lady who conspicuously resembled her pet lynx?
Pink hosts a lackluster Tony Awards to end a truly rough Broadway season
“Schmigadoon” was all schmiles Sunday night.
The Lorne Michaels-produced show, based on the canceled AppleTV+ series, won the all-important Tony Award for Best Musical at Radio City Music Hall.
It badly needed it. Like most new musicals during this rough season, the comedy about a married couple who gets trapped inside an old-fashioned musical has had soft ticket sales in recent weeks. The top prize at the Tonys — the only one that really drives box office — should give it a helpful boost as summer begins.