The actor will star in “Maybe Happy Ending,” an original musical set in a future Seoul. It will begin previews in September.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionOur chief theater critic names the shows and artists he thinks will win, should win and should have been nominated — and suggests a few new categories.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe choreographers nominated for Tony Awards this year have a broader vision than usual of the possibilities of dance in theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA stage adaptation of the film is planned for next spring, with Clooney playing the journalist Edward R. Murrow.
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SOURCE: Time OutA quirky and joyful play based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s books joined weightier works at this year’s Theatertreffen drama festival.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionLindsay Mendez, nominated for a Tony in “Merrily We Roll Along,” married actor J. Alex Brinson in a Monday ceremony officiated by castmate Jonathan Groff. Daniel Radcliffe was their ring…
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Oscar-winning actor will star as an A.I.-curious author in “McNeal,” starting performances in September at Lincoln Center Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThis play about a lonely, emotionally damaged man resonated with audiences returning to the theater after the pandemic.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Royal Shakespeare Company’s co-artistic directors have put together a challenging debut season. But many visitors come to Stratford-upon-Avon seeking something more traditional.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionO’Hara is an unusual kind of triple threat: a star of Broadway and television who is appearing at the Metropolitan Opera in a revival of “The Hours.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIt was a strong year for female directors, a play featuring music and American productions.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and new play Stereophonic, about a fictional band in the 1970s, led the Tony nominations with 13 nominations each. The Outsiders, a musical based o…
SOURCE: The Hollywood ReporterIt’s a challenging time for the theater industry, but each new opening is another reason to pause for a moment and celebrate.
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SOURCE: PlaybillThe parody show was scheduled to begin performances in July at the Helen Hayes Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe singer talks about finding a new home for her first hit.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionCole Escola’s madcap comedy about the former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln will begin performances in June.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionOne of Shakespeare’s most coveted roles for women gets different interpretations onstage in New York and Washington.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe new Broadway play conjures a group as dazzling as peak Fleetwood Mac. This is how five actors with limited training (one never held a bass) became rock stars.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionCabaret at the Kit Kat Club opened tonight at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway. Check out what the critics had to say here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldLet's hear it for New York! The new Broadway musical HELL’S KITCHEN, conceived by 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif opens tonight …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld“Every time I’m in the city, I make a visit,” said the actor, who is performing on Broadway in “Uncle Vanya.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe new rock n' roll-centric play Stereophonic brings the drama of the recording studio to life at Broadway’s Golden Theatre, opening tonight! See what the critics had to say!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorldDozens of theater, film and media stars turned out for the opening of the new musical “Suffs” on Thursday night.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. Learn more about what the committee determine…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld“No extraneous commotion,” Jordan Fein, the associate director of “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,” beseeches the small army of construction crew members who are drilling, hammering and…
SOURCE: Variety“The Wiz” celebrated its return to Broadway on Wednesday night, but where was Toto? One of the most notable changes in the new revival, a re-imagining of “The Wizard of Oz” with a Bl…
SOURCE: VarietyIn 2011, Water for Elephants star Sara Gettelfinger landed maybe the biggest break in a theater career filled with numerous highlights: a genuine leading lady turn as Morticia Addams in the…
SOURCE: Broadway.comBreak out the dumpling wrappers and mahjong sets because “Crazy Rich Asians” is coming to Broadway. The beloved romantic comedy is being developed as a Broadway musical by director Jon M…
SOURCE: VarietyIn Bekah Brunstetter’s new play “The Game,” women withhold sex from their partners who are obsessed with a Fortnite-like game. Her previous work includes “The Oregon Trail.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWest End favorite Hannah Waddingham returned to host the April 14 ceremony.
SOURCE: PlaybillThe musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain’s version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe theater says that allowing the assassination to be recreated there would undermine the gravity and significance of Abraham Lincoln’s death.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionCommercial Off Broadway, a long-dormant sector of the city’s theater economy, is having a banner season. But can it last?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription“The Heart of Rock and Roll,” a Broadway show built around the songs of Huey Lewis and the News, has given the singer a reason to “get out of bed.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionRick Miramontez, a veteran theater press agent, is gearing up for the craziest stretch of the Broadway season.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionProposed legislation would allocate $1 billion annually for an industry coping with rising expenses and smaller audiences.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will star in Sondheim’s “Old Friends” in Manhattan Theater Club’s Broadway season, which also includes “Eureka Day.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAs Shaina Taub’s musical opens, the show’s team members, including Hillary Clinton, say they’re ready to give the women’s suffrage movement a bigger platform.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe actress makes her Broadway debut in “Mary Jane” as the single mother of a seriously ill child. She views her acting choices as expanding her orbit.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAudiences are flocking to shows with Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and other alums of the acclaimed HBO series.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAfter nine years in the role, she has decided not to seek re-election in May. Her departure comes amid significant turnover in the theater industry.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn “Tuesdays With Morrie,” the 84-year-old actor was eager to tackle “a rich role in a show that asks, ‘What if despair and death are not the end?’”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn works like “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” the playwright would force you to laugh, not to dull the pain but to hone it.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn a career spanning more than 40 years, he established himself as a hyperliterate jester and an anarchic clown.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe Heidi Schreck-adapted revival of Chekov’s classic will begin a day later than planned.
SOURCE: Broadway News SubscriptionNew York isn’t the only game in town. London is continually busy, as befits a theater town that thinks not in terms of seasons but of exciting and rewarding shows throughout the year. Just…
SOURCE: Broadway.comA new musical aims to restore the reputation, in life and art, of the ambitious yet undervalued painter Tamara de Lempicka.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAs the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has evolved, it has trained dancers and choreographers for tenacity as much as technique.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe British director Rebecca Frecknall’s immersive revival of the Kander and Ebb musical was a hit in London. This spring, she’s bringing it to Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription“For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy” and “Red Pitch” offer generous portrayals of male bonding.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe revival, birthed in London, is a radically reimagined version of the 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a 1950 Billy Wilder film.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionHe’s also still working through his childhood trauma. Considering his musical’s legacy, he sees a story about how “we prevail ultimately, by turning toward the light.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe duo will lead the cast of “Left on Tenth,” a stage adaptation of Delia Ephron’s best-selling memoir.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionDespite debuting 125 years ago, Anton Chekhov’s drama of claustrophobia, resentment and despair feels perfectly suited to present day America.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionA performance of a new production of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” was interrupted by protesters who shouted “no theater on a dead planet.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBarry Hughson, a leader at the National Ballet of Canada, will join the company as it tries to get beyond financial woes.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionJustin Peck, who directs and choreographs a narrative dance musical to Sufjan Stevens’s concept album “Illinois,” resorts to his usual standby: community.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe musical, starring Nicole Scherzinger, secured 11 nominations at Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionFamily history is “wrapped up in these songs,” said the singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who is making the leap to Broadway with an adaptation of the popular romance novel.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionAfter roles dried up, Dominique Blanc reclaimed her artistic agency by taking a one-woman play on the road. Now she’s making a rare appearance in Manhattan.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionKenny Leon will direct a starry revival of Shakespeare’s tragedy in the spring of 2025.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe long-running parody show, which has been staged in New York and on tour, will open this summer at the Hayes Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionRecordings of Broadway musicals are often better than the shows they preserve. Here’s a ranking of last year’s crop, with samples and bonus tracks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe streamer is co-producing a play about Putin’s Russia from the creator of “The Crown” while also developing a screen adaptation.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe playwright discusses the Broadway revival of “Doubt” and his latest, “Brooklyn Laundry.” “People are disagreeing violently with themselves,” he says.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBased on the 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, the musical follows a young man who hops a train and falls in with a ragtag, traveling group of entertainers.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe beloved 1975 musical returns to Broadway this spring, with nods to Black culture like second-line parades and Underground Railroad quilts.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionThe company said that it was leaving its space in a former bank in Times Square after 25 years because the rent was too high and the lease had unfavorable terms.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionShe has become known an Ibsen whisper, bringing “An Enemy of the People” to Broadway this spring, along with a play of her own, which stars Rachel McAdams.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionWhy are 18 shows opening in March and April, and which one is for you? Our theater reporter has answers.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionEighteen openings in two months will drive everyone crazy. But maybe there should be even more.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionHow the Broadway star simultaneously mastered leading roles in “Once Upon a Mattress” and “Sweeney Todd.”
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionIn a stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Snook plays all the characters — with the help of screens.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionNPR's Scott Simon talks with Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody and Gideon Grody-Patinkin about the family stage "performance" in which Gideon talks with his performer parents about their lives.
SOURCE: National Public RadioAlexei Ratmansky, arguably the most important ballet choreographer today, has made a deeply personal first work as artist in residence that reflects his Ukrainian roots.
SOURCE: The New York Times SubscriptionBranden Jacobs-Jenkin’s acclaimed play about a family returning to their late father’s home will soon be switching houses.
SOURCE: ForbesRehearsals have officially begun for the 2023-24 Roger Rees Awards, which will be hosted by Bonnie Milligan tomorrow, May 19, at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. Check out…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMSinatra: The Musical is aiming for a Broadway run in 2025, according to Frank Sinatra's daughter Tina Sinatra, who discussed the production in an interview with Harvey Brownstone.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AMTune into our Instagram story today as Grace Ellis shares a behind the scenes look at A Bronx Tale, currently running at Argyle Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AMYou would have particular cause to know the screen work of Candice “Candy” Azzara (b. 1945) if you were around during the 1970s. That Brooklyn-accented voice, slightly daffy demeanor and…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:24AMFrom magical (Penn & Teller) to fabulous (“Kinky Boots”) to “Fun, Fun, Fun” (The Beach Boys), it’s a week of flights of fancy on Connecticut stages. Consider this the unofficia…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM“I love older theaters in particular,” said the actress, who is up for her third Tony for “Cabaret.” “The new ones don’t have as many ghosts.”
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:32AMLonny Price and Matt Cowart co-direct.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AMHannah Chissick directs the Jerry Herman revue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AMWritten by Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright, the stage musical adapted from the 1977 film opened March 26 starring Sheridan Smith.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AMSarah Rasmussen directs Winnie Holzman's comedy at the New Jersey venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AMPlaying The Apollo Stages at the Victoria, the encore run features much of the work's original cast, including three-time Tony Nominee Kara Young.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AMNPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Boris Kachka about the dynamics of Broadway today. Kachka has a look behind the curtain in his piece for Vulture, headlined "We've Hit Peak Theater."
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