Off-Broadway's "How to Be a New Yorker" to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell by Yahoo! News

"How to Be a New Yorker", an Off-Broadway comedy that shows audiences everything they ever needed to know about what it takes to be a real New Yorker, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Tim…

"SILENCE! The Musical" cast members perform at Barnes & Noble by Yahoo! News

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 23: "SILENCE! The Musical" cast members perform a piece from the "SILENCE! The Musical" Cast Recording at Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington on February 23, 2012 in New…

Quaids claim corruption keeping them in Canada by ANTHONY McCARTNEY

Randy Quaid says he would like to return to the United States one day, but he and his wife still fear they are being persecuted by California prosecutors and tabloid media.

Ex-'Scrubs' Zach Braff tries his hand at a play - Yahoo! News by MARK KENNEDY

Zach Braff is standing in the green room of Second Stage Theatre and staring at the walls. They're covered in posters from the company's previous productions, each one framed and signed by …

A song from 'Wicked' a popular choice on Tuesday by Mark Kennedy

There's something wicked about Tuesday. In a strange convergence of events, "For Good," a song composer Stephen Schwartz wrote for the hit Broadway musical "Wicked," will be heard during two…

LuPone, Harris and Yes, Colbert Shine in 'Company' by Jocelyn Noveck, Ap National Writer

Classical Guitarist Rolando Valdes-Blain Dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Classical guitarist Rolando Valdes-Blain has died in New York City after a life spent performing to audiences from Broadway to the White House.

Actor: 'Spider-Man' cast upbeat despite turmoil by Jocelyn Noveck Ap

Spider-Man's 'Green Goblin' Patrick Page chats with the AP's Jocelyn Noveck

Choices fueled by anger, poverty in 'Good People' by Jennifer Farrar

Smartly directed by Daniel Sullivan, the often-caustic production provides a humane, realistic and absorbing examination of ordinary people's behavior when their world is threatened.

Danny Boyle's 'Frankenstein' should be monster hit by Jill Lawless

Anna Nicole, the opera: She aims to sleaze by Mike Silverman

And sad to say, despite the expenditure of considerable talent and money — and a splendid performance by Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title role — the question remains unanswered f…

Anne Frank and puppets make a strange 'Compulsion' by MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer Mark Kennedy, Ap Drama Writer

It sounds like the set-up for a bar joke: What do Anne Frank, puppets and Mandy Patinkin have in common? In the play "Compulsion," not much.

Reviews of 'Spider-Man' musical draw backers' ire by Mark Kennedy

The reviews are in for "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" — and that could be a bit of a problem. Not because of what they say, but that they exist at all.

Musical 'The Road to Qatar!' swerves badly by Mark Kennedy

Talented cast lights up Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' by Jennifer Farrar

'The Whipping Man' marks playwright's strong debut by Mark Kennedy

For some, a favorite show becomes a way of life by JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer

It was intermission at the final Broadway performance of "Next to Normal," and Natalie Chernicoff, who was seeing the show for the 32nd time, was talking mascara with Kathleen Parker, who wa…

The 'Importance' of Oscar Wilde proved again by Mark Kennedy

The sure sign of a good actress is that you forget, over the course of two hours, that the woman you are seeing is, in fact, a man.

Revival of 'Dracula' dead on arrival off-Broadway by Peter Santilli

This latest incarnation of "Dracula" is bogged down by overly conservative direction and questionable casting, particularly in the title role.

Thomas Kail enjoying his 'year of transition' by Mark Kennedy

Thomas Kail is having lunch in the theater district when his iPhone resting in the middle of the restaurant table starts buzzing. He casually looks down to check who’s calling.

New York plays host to the latest Redgrave by Mark Kennedy

Despite her famous name, Jemma Redgrave insists she's no prima donna.

Debut of `Spider-Man' on Broadway is a rocky one by Mark Kennedy

For Peter Filichia, a theater critic for The Star Ledger in Newark, N.J., the long delays getting the project to the stage and the problems now that it is finally being performed bode poorly.

Neil LaBute tackles religion in his new play by Mark Kennedy

Broadway's 'Elling' takes a skewed look at life by Mark Kennedy

The story of two recently released mental patients bunking together in an apartment in Oslo doesn't sound like perfect fodder for a Broadway comedy. But there's something relentlessly charmi…

Kelli O'Hara makes `Bells Are Ringing' sound sweet by Mark Kennedy

The script is, of course, littered with hopelessly out-of-date references — younger audience members may have no idea what an answerphone is in the age of Skype — but the charm o…

John Guare's new play attempts an epic, but fails by Mark Kennedy

'The Scottsboro Boys' is powerful, provocative by Mark Kennedy

As confounding as this all sounds, what has emerged is an absolute marvel. The creators — including director and choreographer Susan Stroman and book writer David Thompson — walk…

Paul Reubens' Pee-wee is enjoying his second act by Mark Kennedy

The Secret Word today is: Comeback. Pee-wee has returned from exile.

Is a play about Vince Lombardi a touchdown? by Mark Kennedy

It's not a bait-and-switch, exactly, but there's more here for the non-football fan than might be expected.

Broadway Stars Rally Against Anti-Gay Bullying by Mark Kennedy

Moved by a recent spate of suicides by teens who were believed to be victims of anti-gay bullying, members of the theater community have lent their support with what they do best: messages f…

Homeless Tonys in search of space for awards show by Mark Kennedy