The Tony Award nominations Tuesday were dominated by new musicals and “Hadestown” led the way, the folk-operatic reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth collecting 14 nods. “Ain't…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:55PMThe stage adaptation of “Almost Famous” will make its world premiere at the Old Globe, the theater announced Friday. The musical features a book by Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:55PMZoe Lister-Jones wrote, directed and starred in the 2017 movie "Band Aid." Now, she’s adapting the indie film for the stage. The new musical dramedy will debut as a reading May 20 in New Y…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:45PMWhen Phylicia Rashad returns to Broadway, she will do so as a director. The Tony-winning actress is set to direct the Broadway premiere of “Blue,” producers announced Monday. The new sta…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:15PMGet ready to meet the new Marian the Librarian. Sutton Foster is joining the Broadway revival of “The Music Man,” producer Scott Rudin announced on Monday. After a six-year absence from …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:40PMGet those “Seventy-Six Trombones” ready, because Hugh Jackman is starring in a Broadway revival of “The Music Man,” producer Scott Rudin announced on Wednesday. Though the two-time T…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:05PMThe hits of Britney Spears are featured in a new Broadway-bound musical, producers announced Tuesday. “Once Upon a One More Time,” whose title references Spears’ debut single, “...Ba…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:45PMNia Vardalos is returning to “Tiny Beautiful Things.” The writer and actress, who penned the stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s best-selling book, will reprise her starring role in a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMThe new stage musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson has hit a snag on its way to Broadway amid renewed scrutiny of the pop star’s legacy. Three weeks ago, the Michael Jackson est…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:06PM“Magic Mike,” Channing Tatum’s dance-centric franchise about male strippers, will debut as a stage musical in Boston on Nov. 30, producers announced on Thursday. The world-premiere pro…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:32PMThe show's co-creator on portraying LGBT characters and middle-moms in more nuanced ways.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AMJason Alexander directs the latest iteration of "Native Gardens," Karen Zacarías' popular play that has already sprouted up in theaters across the country . Playing Wednesday through Sept. …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMThe Tony Awards airing Sunday on CBS will be chock full of well-known names, as the stage adaptations of “Frozen,” “Mean Girls,” “SpongeBob SquarePants” and a new “Harry Potter…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00AMThe era of Times Up and #MeToo might seem like the exact wrong time to revisit “My Fair Lady,” the 1956 Lerner & Loewe classic about a phonetics professor who, as part of an amusing bet,…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00AMTHR spotlights some of the fresh faces who turned heads on the Great White Way this year.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:38PMThe offshoot album features Alicia Keys, John Legend, Usher, Wiz Khalifa, Common, Sia, Nas, Chance the Rapper, Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and a Ja Rule-Ashanti reunion.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:42AMThe 'Moonlight' star will play Youngblood in director Ruben Santiago-Hudson's staging of the ensemble drama, with the musician coming on board as a producer.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:00PM'The Encounter' creator and star Simon McBurney will direct the new play, centering on the meteoric rise, fall and rise of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:38AMAndrew Rannells, Christian Borle and Stephanie J. Block tell THR of hearing — and encouraging — ticketholders' inhales and sniffles: "Those sounds send chills throughout my entire body."…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:20PMLiev Schreiber and Janet McTeer star in the revival, which opened Sunday and was attended by Pierce Brosnan, F. Murray Abraham, Zac Posen, Alan Cumming and Naomi Watts.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:21AMTrip Cullman will direct the 'Manchester By the Sea' actor, making his stage debut in the MCC Theater production.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:01AMThe new play with music centers on Yiddish playwright Sholem Asch's controversial 'God of Vengeance', which was shut down by police after a single performance in 1923.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:12AMStarring Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi and Jane Krakowski, the one-night-only showing is set for Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in nearly 500 movie theaters nationwide.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:20AMThe actress also tells THR why she prefers to ride New York City buses and how Liam Neeson and Jane Fonda’s opening-night gifts are particularly strategic.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMAndy Fickman — who directed 'Heathers: The Musical' onstage and 'She's the Man' onscreen — is set to direct the adaptation of the 2004 romantic comedy that starred Jennifer Garner and Ma…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:59PMThe actor will reprise his role as Phil Connors in the musical adaptation of the much-loved Bill Murray screen comedy.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:01AMTrip Cullman will direct the spring 2017 revival of John Guare's 1990 play.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:38PMBill Clinton made a surprise appearance at the event featuring Helen Mirren, Julia Roberts, Jon Hamm, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Neil Patrick Harris and Lin-Manuel Miranda (with …
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:32AMLin-Manuel Miranda and Renee Elise Goldsberry will debut a rewritten 'Hamilton' song while 'Into the Woods' alumni Emily Blunt and Bernadette Peters will perform together.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:30PMThe Tony-nominated actor, who plays George Washington, will have his final performance on Nov. 13.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:11PMKristen Anderson-Lopez of 'Frozen' and Deke Sharon of 'Pitch Perfect' are among the creative team of the long-gestating production.read more
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