Catered Affair's Doyle Will Direct Bounce for Fall Bow at the Public

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FANS of Daniel Radcliffe hoping to sneak cellphone snaps of the "Harry Potter" star fully naked in "Equus" on Broadway this fall are out of luck.

My Favorite Playbill Bio; 'Affair' by David Sheward

Driving Mr. Freeman Back Onstage By BRUCE WEBER

Morgan Freeman returns to the Broadway stage for the first time in 20 years in the revival of "The Country Girl."

Broadway looks to Odets By GORDON COX

After years of neglect, scribe ripe for revival

Stirring Things Up, Regionally Speaking By JASON ZINOMAN

In his latest show, Mike Daisey makes a series of provocative arguments about how regional theaters have lost sight of their original mission.

Nine Writers See if the Fate of the Earth Can Be Any More Dramatic By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON

Global warming is the star in a festival of one-acts.

St. Ann's rep grows in Brooklyn

Nontraditional fare finds a home at theater

Hayes legacy fuels D.C. theater

Awards serve as model for regionals

Lengthy 'Wind' blows into West End

Opera mixes it up with legit

Performance Artist Killed on Peace Trip Is Mourned By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

The performance artist Pippa Bacca was hitchhiking in a wedding dress from Italy to Israel.

Fast Chat: Linda Lavin by Robert Kahn

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: A Catered Affair - Altar Egos

PHOTO CALL: James, Norton and Gallagher, Jr. Enter Port Authority Rehearsals

PHOTO OP: Disney Stars Pay Tribute to Composer Alan Menken

PHOTO CALL: From Up Here Opens Off-Broadway

By the Sword

Want to nail that next stage combat scene? Hone your sword skills? Never even handled a broadsword? No problem.

Vanessa Redgrave's Year of Magical Thinking

As Vanessa Redgrave prepares to open at the National Theatre, she tells Sarah Crompton how she feels about voicing Joan Didion's grief

Joan Didion's Year of Magical Thinking

This month, British audiences will get the chance to see Vanessa Redgrave in the tale of grief, loss and magical thinking that took Broadway by storm. Here, Joan Didion tells how she turned …

A literary lament by Alex Clark

Another Day, Another Play, for Rotten Old Dad By BEN BRANTLEY

The craziest thing about Enda Walsh's "Walworth Farce" is how quickly it starts making sense.

The Walworth Farce - Reviewed by ANDY PROPST

Like a fragrant and pungent onion, this delicious play, wrapped in the guise of a madcap farce, is best enjoyed when you watch it without knowing what is coming next.

The Walworth Farce

A play within a play, or a farce within a melodrama or a melodrama within a drama. If it defies classification, it also defies comprehension.

Irish 'Farce' takes a grim turn by Michael Sommers

The mondo trendo Dumbo district is very cool but "The Walworth Farce" really isn't so hot.

Examining a multi-faceted 'Glass Menagerie' by Peter Filichia

On Naked Soil: Imagining Anna Akhmatova - Reviewed by RONNI REICH

Anna Akhmatova's words are simple yet strong, jarring but undeniably poignant. The same can be said of playwright and actor Rebecca Schull's portrayal of the renowned Russian poet.

Three Calla Lilies/Tres Lirios Cala - Reviewed by JERRY PORTWOOD

To have such implausible characters and plot and not exploit them for any sort of comic effect is a shame.

Mark Twain's Blues - Reviewed by HARRY FORBES

In "Mark Twain's Blues," a promising premise proves less compelling than it must have seemed on paper.

A HEALTHY GARDEN by Matt Windman

Smart casting has NYCO audiences humming the values of this production of Candide.

Christopher Cross - Reviewed by DAVID FINKLE

Christopher "Mr. Won Five 1981 Grammys Including Best New Artist" Cross does what he does, and that's all there is to it.

'Lion King' roars; 'Jersey' scores

Road Grosses

Houdyshell to Return to Broadway's Wicked June 17; Kassebaum Is Back May 14

Kendra Kassebaum and Jayne Houdyshell to Return to Broadway's Wicked

Gould, Lerner, Cassidy, Hoffman and More to Star in Mamet's Duck Variations and Pantheon

Gould, Lerner, O'Neill, Paymer, et al. Set for Mamet's Keep Your Pantheon and Duck Variations

Glick, Steggert and "Desperate Housewives" Star Bowen Set for LATW's Speech & Debate

Andrea Bowen, Gideon Glick, Bobby Steggert to Star in LATW's Speech & Debate

York Theatre Company Presents 4@15: Four New 15-Minute Musicals April 18 and 19

Today In Theatre History: APRIL 19

High Flying, Adored: Boeing-Boeing Revival Lands on Broadway April 19

Fabulous Divas Ends Off-Broadway Run April 19

Philly's 1812 Troupe to Premiere Cherry Bomb and Karma Cookie in 2008-09

Wong, Campbell and Sheffer Read from "The Paris Review" at Westport April 19

Winners of Theatre World Awards to Be Announced in May; Reception in June