It's 'The Boys in the Band' with pool toys, as a group of gay friends converge on Palm Springs equipped with wigs, gossamer frocks, and freshly honed zingers.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:59PMThe conductor and music director looks back in a new memoir.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:21PMTheir musical biography of the Comedian Harmonists is now at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:28PMIn the revival of Sonheim's 'Company,' Doyle shines with his rendition of the complicated 'Getting Married Today.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PMAfter working on a best-selling at the behind-the-scenes stories of "Hamilton," the multi-hyphenate McCarter is back with a look at "In the Heights."
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:36PM'Frozen' star Caissie Levy puts it succinctly: 'It’s a dream role, an amazing show and a love story centered around my sister and not a man.' It's also breaking Broadway records.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AMAfter a quarter-century of commendable entertainment, The Actors Company Theatre will call it a run on April 14. But before they go, the company presents a rousing rendition of Damon Runyon'…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:30PM'When somebody says Broadway, you just say yes,’ says Charlie Stemp, who has found himself in that very place, starring alongside Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber in 'Hello Dolly!'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:30AM'A particularly violent episode—and a particularly profane one,' inspired the musical.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:00PM'There’s a seediness that hangs on a lot of the roles I’ve played,' admits Paul Sparks. His character in Edward Albee's 'At Home at the Zoo' is no exception.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:00AMHe is the Tony-winning creation of Bob Martin, who also earned a Tony nomination for playing the character on Broadway in 2006 and 2007, and he's eager to tell you his opinions on musical th…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:00PMMcDonagh reports that his comedy about death by hanging is coming across 'much darker than in London' for it's New York debut.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:15PM'I kinda find it horrifying to watch myself [on TV], especially since the invention of high-definition,' says actor Becky Ann Baker, who opens up Second Stage's 'Cardinal' on Broadway this m…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:15AM'Parent Trap' actress Hayley Mills talks about why fans seem disappointed to see she's aged, the movies that got away and tackling the stage in 'Party Face.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:30AMThough already signed up to star in 'Mankind,' De Shields couldn't turn down the director gig for a new 'Ain't Misbehavin'' revival. He tells Observer, 'this has my name on it.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:50PM“I still watch the TV show periodically, but I no longer study it," said Slater of his research process.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:00AMJohn Lithgow's 'Stories by Heart' has three stories to tell: P.G. Wodehouse’s 'Uncle Fred Flits By,' Ring Lardner’s 'The Haircut' and a son's tribute to his father.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AM'I’ve been trying to cultivate work for myself that stretches my abilities,' said Fairchild on taking on the role of Frankenstein.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:30AM'This play is about confronting the older generation and saying, ‘Don’t give up,'' said Annis of Lucy Kirkwood's New Play, 'The Children,' in which she stars.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:40PMCrudup says that preparing to play an entire cast of characters, not to mention the titular alter ego of the mid-western protagonist, was "intimidating"
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AMThe New Group's 'Downtown Race Riot' returns actor-turned-it-girl Chloë Sevigny to the location that made her a star: Washington Square Park.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:15PMEmily Mann's new Broadway show, '20th Century Blues,' tells the story of four friends whose lives have been captured in a series of yearly photographs.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:00PMNo one cared about creating a record of theater history, until Betty Corwin came along.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:50PMKatrina Lenk is another 15-years-in-the-making 'overnight star.' She returns to Broadway after a career-making role in 'Indecent' on November 9 in 'The Band’s Visit' at the Barrymore.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:15PMThe tale of 1980s bankers is more complicated than good vs evil.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AMMarilyn Maye will be singing her way through classic American tunes this weekend—October 27 and 28—in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s gorgeous Appel Room.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:50AMActors Arnie Burton and Matt McGrath recall New York of the 1980s during the AIDS crisis, which they return to nightly in the Broadway revival of 'Lonely Planet'.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AMAfter 25 years, Elizabeth McGovern crosses the pond to star on Broadway as a Downton-esque affluent British matriarch.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:15AMDeanna Dunagan makes a specialty—and a rather good living—out of playing the hard-to-love matriarch.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:20AM“After doing TV and film, the thing you really start to appreciate about being on stage is you get to tell a story in order from beginning to end."
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PMWriter-director Kenneth Lonergan was the first to spot the white-knight potential of the talented and handsome C.J. Wilson.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PM