1984 to Transfer from Almeida to West End's Playhouse Theatre by Mark Shenton

1984, a new stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece jointly written and co-directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, will transfer to the West End's Playhouse T…

Martin Gottfried, Drama Critic and Author, Dies at 80 by Robert Simonson

Martin Gottfried, an award-winning drama critic and author who wrote biographies on Arthur Miller, Jed Harris and Bob Fosse, died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Cent…

Daniel Evans to Direct Anything Goes at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre and Revival of This Is Our Family at Lyceum by Mark Shenton

Daniel Evans, artistic director of Sheffield Theatres and currently represented in the West End by the transfer of his Sheffield production of The Full Monty to the Noel Coward, has announce…

Priscilla Presley to Star in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pantomime at Manchester's Opera House by Mark Shenton

Priscilla Presley, former wife of Elvis Presley to whom she was married from 1967 to 1973 and is best known for starring in the "Naked Gun" films and for playing Jenna Wade on TV&#…

Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth to Appear at London's Royal Albert Hall in July by Mark Shenton

Kristin Chenoweth, who had been scheduled to do a short U.K. tour last March that included dates at London's Coliseum and in Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff but was canceled at the las…

Broadway Revivals of Les Miserables and Raisin in the Sun Doing Big Business at the Box Office by Andrew Gans

Two Broadway revivals, one currently in previews and the other about to begin performances, are doing big business at the box office.

The Verdict: Critics Review All The Way by Carey Purcell

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan's new political drama All The Way, which stars Emmy Award-winning "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston as U.S. President Lyndo…

Shenton's View: Thursday in the Park with Sondheim by Mark Shenton

I spent most of yesterday regretting that I hadn’t crossed the Atlantic to go see the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s four night run of Sweeney Todd that opened on Wednesday ni…

Richard III, Blue Elephant, London by Paul Vale

Blue Elephant, London: Lazarus Theatre continues its repertoire of deconstructed classics with this adaptation of Shakespeare's Richard III by Gavin Harrington-Odedra, who also directs.…

What the Thunder Said, Redbridge Drama Centre by Susan Elkin

Redbridge Drama Centre: Thunder rumbles, blackboards, doubling as flats on castors, whizz about and hideous masked creatures menace the audience. Read the full review

Private Peaceful, Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool by Roger Foss

Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool: Marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this terrific revival of Simon Reade's stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's children&#…

Do I Hear a Waltz?, Park Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

Park Theatre, London: "Things are impossibly lyrical", we hear in the title song to Do I Hear a Waltz?, a deeply bittersweet 1965 Broadway musical about a Venice-based holiday roma…

Visitors, Arcola Theatre, London by Honour Bayes

Arcola Theatre, London: Visitors is that increasingly rare thing on the fringe - a genuine piece of no fuss naturalism. Barney Norris' touching portrayal of a family dealing with dement…

Theatre News: Headlong's 1984 takes over from Spamalot at Playhouse Theatre from April

The acclaimed adaptation of George Orwell's novel will transfer to the West End from 28 April, with Monty Python musical Spamalot closing on 12 April

Almanac: Picasso on work

"Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm-clock." Pablo Picasso (quoted by Janet Flanner in The New Yorker,...

£19.84 tickets announced for West End transfer of Orwell play by Matt Trueman

Much-lauded Headlong adaptation of dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four will offer 101 seats at special price each dayHeadlong's production of 1984 will transfer from London's Almeida theatr…

Redlight – Thunder feat Syron: New music by Michael Cragg

Producer and DJ Redlight flits between house, hip-hop and now - with a little help from Syron - sultry, late-night R&B Reading on mobile? Click here to listenProducer, DJ (in the club sense)…

Do I Hear a Waltz? review – 'rare revival exudes a pleasant, watery charm' by Michael Billington

Park theatre, LondonThis Stephen Sondheim-Richard Rodgers holiday-romance musical isn't perfect, but is put across with convictionThe fiercest critic of this 1964 American musical is one of …

Re-Imagined: The New Les Miserables Poses Many Questions... by JK

Previously, I blogged about the "re-imagined Phantom of the Opera" (HERE), without the onus of seeing that show anytime soon.  But the "re-imagined Les Miserables, " now in previews, is…

Voga: an energetic cross between yoga and voguing by Frances Perraudin

If you fancy doing yoga while dancing to Madonna, this is the fitness class for you. Legwarmers aren't compulsory, but they do help set the moodWhat is it all about?In case you hadn't worked…

Hairspray review – fizzy pop musical strays too far from John Waters's movie by Matt Trueman

Curve, LeicesterThis adaptation of the 1988 film can be giddy and gutsy, but tends to replicate its high-school attitudes rather than warp themAlready a big Broadway and West End hit, Marc S…

NY1 Theater Review: 'All The Way'

Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" fame is making his Broadway debut as LBJ in a new play called "All the Way."

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: Jose Andres Kicks Off Oyamel’s Tequila & Mescal Festival by Jordan Wright

The Greatest Mexican Fiesta in DC James Beard Award-winning Chef José Andrés and his partner Rob Wilder are at it again with the seventh annual Oyamel Cocina Mexicana’s Tequila & Mez…

Review: All the Way by Frank Scheck

Michael McKean, Bryan Cranston, and Brandon J. Dirden in All the Way (©Evgenia Eliseeva) Playing Lyndon B. Johnson in Robert Schenkkan’s ambitious historical drama All the Way, …

Interviews: Brief Encounter With... prizewinning tenor Michael Fabiano

Although not yet 30, Glyndebourne's latest Alfredo has received one of opera's most prestigious awards

Review: Happy Days (Tour - Bristol Hippodrome)

Happy Days on tour, currently in Bristol - an endearing trip down memory lane, enjoyable for fans of the TV series, but ultimately middle-of-the-road entertainment at best.

Blogs: Michael Coveney: Lucy Kirkwood collects another big prize for Chimerica

Kirkwood's latest award continues a fine tradition of playwrights lauding each other's work

Features: The top 10 theatre acts we are looking foward to most at Latitude Festival this year

RSC, Royal Exchange Manchester, Forced Entertainment and Battersea Arts Centre lead the bill at this years festival

Review: We Are Proud to Present... (Bush Theatre)

Our reviewer shares his notes on Jackie Sibblies Drury's politically-charged exploration of the first genocide of the 20th Century

Review: The Mistress Cycle (Landor Theatre)

Aria Entertainment's latest offering in the From Page to Stage season features strong performances but lacks a strong book and score

This week's new dance by Judith Mackrell

Juncture | Pilobolus Dance TheatreJuncture, LeedsThis festival operates on the borders of dance, theatre and art, and this year it's programmed by the inventive Wendy Houstoun. Events includ…

This week's new live comedy by James Kettle

Glasgow International Comedy Festival | Paul Chowdhry | Angela BarnesGlasgow International Comedy FestivalIt must be a drag, being perpetually dubbed Scotland's second-biggest comedy festiva…

Ballet, the belle epoque and the birth of film – in pictures

Newly restored and tinted images from the Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre at the Paris exhibition in 1900 show revered figures such as Sarah Bernhardt and Carlotta Zambelli demonstrating their talen…

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Fatal Attraction | Twelfth Night | Flying Solo | Other Desert Cities | Spring Awakening | Betty Blue EyesFatal Attraction, LondonFatal Attraction was a monster film thriller in 1987 and gave…

Best Bets: Chrisette Michele, 'The Awakening'

Our staff picks the best things to do this week, with a look at what's ahead in the weeks to come.

Feature: Celebrating 21 years of Told by an Idiot – “A brilliant combination of excitement and fear” by Lee Anderson

During our conversation, Paul Hunter – Co-Artistic Director of Told by an Idiot – says something rather unexpected: “One of our heroes is Miles Davies, because aside from his extra…

Feature: Michaela Coel – a powerhouse by Lisa Carroll

Playwright, actress, singer and poet, Michaela Coel is a busy woman, I learn, as I manage to grab a few minutes with her on a two-show day: she’s currently performing in Blurred Lines at t…

Ride On: Puppet Bike Celebrates a Decade on the Streets of Chicago by Zach Freeman

By Suzanne Karr Schmidt As a relatively recent Midwesterner, I associate Chicago with outdoor festivals, pop-up art shows and street theater. And while the Berghoff’s Oktoberfest and the C…

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: Get me to the hall on time this weekend

Road closures, no late seating means allowing extra travel time.

The Bridges of Madison County by Richard Seff

There is an old French proverb that translates into “the more things change the more they stay the same.” The Bridges of Madison County, the romantic musical drama at the Schoenf…

Theatre News: Kristin Chenoweth performs one-off concert at Albert Hall in July

The Wicked and Glee star will stop off at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 July as part of her current tour

Review: Do I Hear a Waltz? (Park Theatre)

Charles Court Opera's revival of this Venice-set Broadway flop fails to make a convincing case for the rarely-seen 1965 musical

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Golden sisters meet on the train

Cate Blanchett (right) and Sally Hawkins have become great friends since playing sisters in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, and they plan to work together again.

‘Bring It On: The Musical’ comes to Folsom by Sammy Caiola

The Tony award-nominated “Bring It On: The Musical” had a five-month run on Broadway before it closed in December 2012, and the touring cast started cheering its way throughout the…

All My Life I Have Been Falling Into The Bridges of Madison County by Suzanna Bowling

All My Life I Have Been Falling Into The Bridges of Madison County: A cello mournfully echoes what is to come in the exquisitely intoxicating new musical, The Bridges of Madison County at th…

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Him Tarzan, you Jane, me the U.S. ambassador

Samuel L. Jackson (pictured) said he has to brush up on his diplomatic skills. The celebrated actor will star with Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie and Christoph Waltz in a 3D Tarzan movie…

Review: Bryan Cranston superb in 'All the Way' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The new Broadway play "All the Way," about President Lyndon B. Johnson's first bumpy term in office, may seem like a serious, dusty affair suitable for high school field…

‘Donkey Show’ hits 500 mark by Tlieb Mug, Tlieb Mug

“The Donkey Show” is more disco than Shakespeare. Luckily for the American Repertory Theater, the Saturday night institution has the staying power of the Bard and not Studio 54 — this …

Showing the Love at 'Sweeney Todd'

The production at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall featured Oscar winner Emma Thompson opposite bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, the huge and hugely popular opera singer. As these singers and th…

Anatomy of a Song: "Kansas City"

How an unknown piano player helped turn a Leiber and Stoller song into one of rock 'n' roll's most enduring standards.

Failed by His Administration

Bryan Cranston gives a totally assured performance as Lyndon B. Johnson in "All the Way," an overwrought production that fails to bring any of the supporting characters to life.

LBJ Now the New “Lincoln” With Spielberg in Audience at Broadway Opening by Roger Friedman

I remember Lyndon Baines Johnson. When he announced he wasn’t running for re-election in March 1968, the United States of America was Categories: Theater(Read more...)

Interviews: Simon Stephens: 'It's possibly the craziest year any playwright has ever had'

The prolific, multi award-winning, impossible to pin-down playwright Simon Stephens discusses the reopening of Curious Incident, reuniting with Andrew Scott and why Chekhov is a 'really …

News: Arts are failing to widen access to jobs – report by Nicola Merrifield

The cultural sector is failing to provide equal access to jobs, which is “stifling” the industry’s ability to grow and diversify, according to a new report. The review, written by lead…

Situation: Comedy: What Makes The Laughmakers Laugh? by Julian Hall

Apart from ‘are you funny when you are not in stage?’, ‘do you ever switch off?’ and ‘do you get lots of groupies?’, the question stand ups often get aske…

Archive Opens Up a Treasure Trove of Interviews With Jewish Luminaries

Want to hear what Hank Greenberg had to say about anti-Semitism? Or Bella Abzug’s views on sexual discrimination? Now that AJC’s oral history library is online, you can. Click he…

Never Try This at Home: staging the dark and anarchic world of 70s kids' TV by Matt Trueman

For Told By An Idiot's new show, actor-director Paul Hunter decided to write about his childhood appearance on Tiswas. And then Jimmy Savile hit the news…When Told By An Idiot first worksh…

Theatre News: Exclusive: First production photos of Wicked's new Wizard, Martyn Ellis

A first look photo at the new Wizard in town

Kenneth Tynan on Spring Awakening: the sexual revolution's canny precursor by Kenneth Tynan

In this extract originally published in the Observer on 12 May 1963, Tynan applauds the play's sexual frankness – sorely needed given the circumstances of the productionMiddle-class loveDe…

PHOTO CALL: All The Way, Starring Bryan Cranston as LBJ, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan's new political drama All The Way, which stars Emmy Award-winning "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston as U.S. President Lyndo…

Adelaide Fringe 2014: Jane Howard’s diary – Friday March 7 by Jane Howard

Swinging a mallet at the Croquet Club; hula hoops and paper umbrellas – and, to finish the night, strip-skippingJane Howard

‘Fifty Shades’ parody full of eye candy by Frank Scheck

It’s sold 100 million copies — and, thanks to its lurid prose, spurred sales of God knows how many electronic readers. Yes, it’s E.L. James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy,...

Bryan Cranston looms large as LBJ in ‘All The Way’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Walter White, the drug-dealing anti-hero of “Breaking Bad,” was a fantastic gift to Bryan Cranston — it led to a memorable performance, a Golden Globe and three Emmys. But the...

Revivals are still Broadway’s hottest tickets by Michael Riedel

On Broadway, the oldies are still the goodies. As the spring season swings into view, the two shows selling the most tickets are revivals. On the musical front, “Les ­Misérables,”...

Review: Barry Humphries' Farewell Tour - Eat Pray Laugh (Tour - Manchester)

We catch Barry Humphries' final tour in its last week and find that there's as much pathos as there are fart gags

Theatre News: Priscilla Presley to star in Manchester Opera House Snow White panto

The American star returns to the role of the evil queen for First Family Entertainment's panto in Manchester.

Review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Claire Martin The Denver Post

"The Beauty Queen of Leenane" begins with Mag Folan, a surly, gray-haired woman in a rocking chair, her suspicious eyes peering from a bulldog face just anticipating its next complaint.

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Review: South Park: The Stick of Truth captures essence of TV series by Joe Nguyenthe Denver Post

South Park: The Stick of Truth succeeds where past endeavors have failed. It is a hilarious, lewd, satirical and crude game that captures the essence of their long-running animated series, i…

Reviews: Two plays stoke the embers of memory by Lisa Kennedy

The best representative of success for so-called niche theater companies aiming to reach beyond their base is a powerful production.

CLOSELY RELATED KEYS: 100% – SWEET by Lemonmeter

SWEET Wendy Graf brings the audience a complicated script that deals with a lot more than 9/11 and its catastrophe. Father and daughter relationships and disappointment are just as important…

Tonight at 8:45 & 11 PM: House of Sweetbottom: Blues and Burlesque at The Black Cat by Lucrezia Blozia

“The blues and the jazz are … original, American music. And that’s what the burlesque entertainers used.” – Dixie Evans (1926 – 2013), “The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”, …

ONCE THE MUSICAL to Make Australian Debut in Melbourne, Oct 4 by BroadwayWorld

ONCE, the multi award-winning stage musical that has captivated audiences in London, New York and Dublin, will soon make its Australian premiere, opening at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 4…

Review Roundup: ALL THE WAY Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews! by Review Roundups

ALL THE WAY, the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, starring BREAKING BAD's Bryan Cranston, opens on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre tonight, March 6, 2014. T…

Martin Sheen Joins Warren Beatty's Howard Hughes Film by Movies News Desk

Deadline reports that Martin Sheen has joined the cast of Warren Beatty's upcoming Howard Hughes movie, in which Beatty also stars as Hughes.

Playwright Chris Boal to Pen ZORRO Reboot by Movies News Desk

Deadline writes that playwright Chris Boal has signed on to script Sony Pictures' ZORRO reboot.

New Photos Of Matthew Morrison's Denver Charity Concert by Pat Cerasaro

A series of photos displaying Broadway headliner and popular GLEE star Matthew Morrison's recent charity concert in Denver earlier this month is now available to view.

VIDEO: 'Adele Dazeem' Gives The Muppets a Glowing Review by Movies News Desk

Jumping on the bandwagon, Disney's MUPPETS MOST WANTED just used John Travolta's Oscars flub in its latest trailer, in which the infamous 'Adele Dazeem' gives the movie a great review. Check…

Bebe Neuwirth Signs on For CBS's MADAM SECRETARY Pilot by TV News Desk

PIPPIN star Patina Miller is headed to the small screen. Deadline reports that the Tony-winning Broadway actress has joined the cast of CBS's drama pilot MADAM SECRETARY.

Renee Zellweger to Join Daniel Craig in Courtroom Drama THE WHOLE TRUTH? by Movies News Desk

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Renee Zellweger is in negotiations to star alongside Daniel Craig in the Courtney Hunt-helmed courtroom drama THE WHOLE TRUTH, with a script by MATILDA's…

Idina Menzel Says IF/THEN First Preview 'Felt Really Good' by Pat Cerasaro

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar and current pop culture queen Idina Menzel shared her enthusiasm over the first preview for her new Broadway musical IFTHEN in a new social media post e…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Thursday, Mar. 6

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, March 6, 2014.

Lea Michele Appears On LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL Today by Pat Cerasaro

GLEE breakout star and popular Broadway performer Lea Michele promotes her new solo album release LOUDER in an appearance on LIVE WITH KELLY amp MICHAEL later this week and a first look at t…

Pandemonium At LES MISERABLES Broadway Revival Previews Stage Door by Pat Cerasaro

Pandemonium is erupting nightly in NYC outside the stage door of the new Broadway revival of international mega-musical sensation LES MISERABLES judging from new social media posts and video…

Lea Michele Covers New Issue Of SEVENTEEN Magazine by Pat Cerasaro

Popular Broadway star and GLEE headliner Lea Michele appears fresh and adorable on the cover of the new issue of SEVENTEEN Magazine.

De'Adre Aziza, Rebecca Naomi Jones and More to Join Stew's THE NEW STEW REVIEW at 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

54 BELOW presents Tony Award winner Stew Passing Strange in 'The New Stew Review,' tonight, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at 8PM. Special guest performers for the evening include Tony nomine…

FLASH FRIDAY: Christopher Plummer Storms The Cinema With THE TEMPEST by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are shining a spotlight on one of the most respected and revered stage and screen stars of the last several decades who is known the world over for not only his stirring and command…

CUNY TV's ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE Features KUNG FU's Cole Horibe, Beg. Today by BroadwayWorld

CUNY TV's monthly ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE series - recently nominated for a New York Emmy Award for Best PublicCurrentCommunity Affairs Series - returns in March with an all-new interview with a…

Stephanie J. Block Comes to The Cabaret at the Columbia Club This Weekend by BroadwayWorld

Tony nominated Stephanie J. Block has established herself as one of the most relevant and versatile voices in contemporary musical theatre.

MATILDA's Bailey Ryon Performs at Gettysburg Community Theatre's CINDERELLA BALL Tonight by BroadwayWorld

A South Central PA native and Tony Award-Winning child actress, Bailey Ryon, recently seen on Broadway as one of the original actresses in the title role in Broadway's Matilda the musical, w…

The Ford is Hiring Theatre Technicians by Enci

The John Anson Ford Theatres complex, one of the oldest performing arts venues in Los Angeles still in use, includes the open air Ford Amphitheatre.  Since its creation in 1994, the Ford …

The Ford is Hiring a Part-Time Communications Intern by Enci

The John Anson Ford Theatres complex, one of the oldest performing arts venues in Los Angeles still in use, includes the open air Ford Amphitheatre.  Since its creation in 1994, the Ford …

The Ford is hiring a Part-Time Seasonal Ticketing Associate by Enci

The John Anson Ford Theatres complex, one of the oldest performing arts venues in Los Angeles still in use, includes the open air Ford Amphitheatre.  Since its creation in 1994, the Ford …

A Truly Wonderful WIZARD OF OZ from TUTS by David Dow Bentley III

What a magical wonderland of joy awaits those lucky Theater Under the Stars patrons who have the good fortune to scoop up the remaining tickets for the current run of the new musical stage a…

A Fly On the Wall, March 7, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Once Is Usually Enoughby Jim MurchisonWatching the Oscars last Sunday I realized another reason theatre is so wonderful. It strikes me that what we see at the Academy Awards big night is the…

CharPo's Real Theatre! March 7, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Video Flash: Before Bryan Cranston Went All the Way, He Was Seinfeld's "Dentist to the Stars"

We honor the Breaking Bad lead's Broadway debut with a look back at his earlier television days.

Theater Review: Cranston (and Lyndon) in the Middle, In All the Way

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Video Flash: Before Bryan Cranston Went ''All the Way'', He Was Seinfeld's "Dentist to the Stars" by Editorial Staff

Adelaide Fringe festival 2014: 10 shows not to miss by Jane Howard

Floating storytelling, a one-lady rape comedy and Spiegeltent glitz – you’re sure to find something you like at the FringeJane Howard

DIVA TALK: A Chat with "Ethel Merman, Mother Teresa… and Me" Author Tony Cointreau, Plus Randy Graff Is Well-Made in Brooklyn by Andrew Gans

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

First Post-Broadway Run of David Mamet's The Anarchist Opens in Florida March 7 by Andrew Gans

Primal Forces presents the southeastern premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet’s The Anarchist — the short-lived drama that debuted on Broadway in 2012 with two-time Tony …

Mother-and-Son Actors Kate Burton and Morgan Ritchie Are Family in The Seagull, Beginning March 7 at the Huntington by Michael Gioia

Real-life mother and son, Tony and Emmy Award nominee Kate Burton and Morgan Ritchie, play mother and son on stage for the first time in the Huntington Theatre Company's new production o…

Of Mice and Men Stars James Franco and Chris O'Dowd Take Part in TimesTalks Conversation March 7 by Andrew Gans

The TimesTalks conversation series continues March 7 with James Franco and Chris O'Dowd, who will co-star in the upcoming Broadway production of Of Mice and Men.

Max Von Essen, Mark Jacoby, Jennifer Cody, Katie Rose Clarke Star in Mufti Tenderloin, Beginning March 7 by Andrew Gans

The York Theatre Company's staging of the 1960 musical Tenderloin, which concludes the Winter 2014 Musicals in Mufti Series Celebrating Sheldon Harnick, begins its weekend of performance…

World Premiere of Chapatti, Starring John Mahoney and Penny Slusher, Begins Performances March 7 by Carey Purcell

Christian O'Reilly's new play Chapatti makes its world premiere at Chicago's Northlight Theatre beginning March 7.  

Adam Chanler-Berat, Kyle Beltran and Andre De Shields Star in New Musical Fortress of Solitude, Beginning March 7 by Andrew Gans

Dallas Theater Center's world premiere of the new musical The Fortress of Solitude — a co-production with The Public Theater in New York City — begins previews March 7 for a …