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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Rachel Weisz Returns to New York Stage in 'Plenty' by David Rooney

David Leveaux will direct the Oscar-winning star in the Public Theater revival of David Hare's 1978 play about a British World War II secret agent.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:30PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

'Genius': Berlin Review by David Rooney

Colin Firth plays famed New York literary editor Max Perkins, with Jude Law as his most challenging author, Thomas Wolfe, in theater director Michael Grandage's feature debut.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:30PM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

'Smart People': Theater Review by David Rooney

Mahershala Ali, Joshua Jackson, Anne Son and Tessa Thompson play multi-culti Harvard intellectuals tripping up on racial and sexual politics in Lydia R. Diamond's topical comedy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

'Prodigal Son': Theater Review by David Rooney

In John Patrick Shanley's new drama, Timothee Chalamet plays a semi-fictionalized version of the playwright as a volatile youth, with Robert Sean Leonard as the English teacher who takes the…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, February 8, 2016

Disney's 'Frozen' Musical to Thaw on Broadway in Spring 2018 by David Rooney

Alex Timbers will direct the show, which reunites the writing team from the Oscar-winning movie, and will first be seen in a pre-Broadway tryout run in summer 2017.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:10PM
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Drag Diva Charles Busch to Reign as 'Cleopatra' by David Rooney

After skewering tough-broad melodramas, '60s beach frolics, nun movies and religious epics, the Hollywood satirist will next step into the sandals of Elizabeth Taylor.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00AM
Monday, February 1, 2016

Mary-Louise Parker Headed to Broadway in 'Heisenberg' by David Rooney

Denis Arndt also stars in the romantic two-hander by Simon Stephens, a 2015 Tony winner for 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:44PM

Gina Gershon Returns to NY Stage in 'Ironbound' by David Rooney

The actress will star in Martyna Majok's play as a feisty Polish immigrant, living in poverty in run-down industrial New Jersey and struggling to support her son.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:19PM
Monday, January 25, 2016

'Hamilton's' Thomas Kail Makes the Leap to TV for "Bold" Take on 'Grease: Live' by David Rooney

The Broadway pro who shepherded the season's biggest hit to the stage prepares for his next challenge, directing Fox's upcoming live television musical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00AM
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

'Our Mother's Brief Affair': Theater Review by David Rooney

Linda Lavin stars as a dying woman looking to shift the perspective on her legacy of bitterness in Richard Greenberg's memory play.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Daniel Dae Kim to Make Broadway Debut in 'The King and I' by David Rooney

Prior to the 'Lost' and 'Hawaii Five-O' star joining the cast, Ken Watanabe will return to the Tony-winning revival for seven weeks.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:30AM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

'Noises Off': Theater Review by David Rooney

Campbell Scott plays the frazzled director and Andrea Martin is his daft veteran star in Michael Frayn's ingenious 1982 farce about the challenges of staging a farce.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM

Critic's Notebook: Alan Rickman, Reluctant Villain by David Rooney

The star of the Harry Potter films, 'Die Hard' and the original stage incarnation of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' refuted the common perception that he relished the sinister roles most.read mo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:20PM
Monday, January 11, 2016

Critic's Notebook: David Bowie, Theatrical Starman by David Rooney

The late artist's unique stage legacy includes a Broadway turn in 'The Elephant Man,' rock concerts famed for their blazing theatricality and the recent sui generis musical, 'Lazarus.'read m…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:05PM
Friday, January 8, 2016

Broadway Preview: Steve Martin, Saoirse Ronan, Lupita Nyong'o Make Spring Debuts by David Rooney

THR looks ahead at the productions still to come in the 2015-16 theater season, starting Jan. 14 with 'Noises Off.'

SOURCE: edit.hollywoodreporter.com at 03:10PM

Broadway Preview: Steve Martin, Saoirse Ronan, Lupita Nyong'o Make Spring Debuts by David Rooney

THR looks ahead at the productions still to come in the 2015-16 theater season, starting Jan. 14 with 'Noises Off.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:30PM
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Paige Evans Named Artistic Director of New York's Signature Theatre by David Rooney

After shepherding Lincoln Center Theater’s emerging artists program since its inception, Evans will now oversee one of the city's leading off-Broadway companies.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM

Warner Bros. Developing 'Dog Day Afternoon' for Broadway by David Rooney

Pulitzer-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis will pen the adaptation of the Al Pacino thriller about a botched bank holdup.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

George Takei Musical 'Allegiance' to Close on Broadway by David Rooney

The show will play its final performance Feb. 14 at the Longacre Theatre, after struggling to build audiences since its November opening.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:40PM
Monday, January 4, 2016

Stellar New Year's Business Can't Quite Bridge Broadway's Annual Drop by David Rooney

Disney's 'The Lion King' was once again the year's top-selling show, raking in $102.7 million, but overall box office and attendance were both down for 2015.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:31PM

'Hamilton' Lottery Moves Off the Streets and Online by David Rooney

With expanding crowds regularly blocking traffic around the Richard Rodgers Theatre, producers are putting the 'Ham4Ham' lottery show on hiatus for the winter to seek safety measures.read mo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:26PM
Monday, December 28, 2015

Broadway Christmas Week Bounty Falls Short of 2014 by David Rooney

Despite the disappointing total overall, a healthy 18 shows grossed more than $1 million apiece, with three productions crossing the $2 million threshold.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:17PM
Monday, December 21, 2015

12 Broadway Breakout Stars of 2015 by Ashley Lee and David Rooney

THR salutes a dozen show-stopping scene-stealers who turned heads in some of the year's most adventurous and exciting productions.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:23AM
Sunday, December 20, 2015

'Fiddler on the Roof': Theater Review by David Rooney

Director Bartlett Sher's reputation for enriching the dramatic texture of great American musicals is further cemented by this stirring revival starring Danny Burstein.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Film, TV Tax Breaks Likely to Be Extended to Broadway and Live Theater by David Rooney

Charles Schumer has been the key force behind the just-unveiled tax package, rallying for the bill alongside Broadway performers Neil Patrick Harris, Bryan Cranston and Tyne Daly.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:44PM

Fox's 'Grease: Live' to Incorporate Studio Audience by David Rooney

Fresh off Broadway blockbuster 'Hamilton,' director Thomas Kail and designer David Korins reveal plans for Fox's Jan. 31 entry into the live musical game.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM

David Rooney's Best New York Theater of 2015 by David Rooney

THR's lead theater critic rounds up the standouts from Broadway and beyond in a year dominated by the dazzling achievement of 'Hamilton.'

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:47AM
Monday, December 14, 2015

Josh Groban to Make Broadway Debut in 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' by David Rooney

The popular recording artist will play the expanded role of Pierre in writer-composer Dave Malloy's inventive electro-pop Tolstoy musical, which drew raves in earlier off-Broadway runs.read …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:13AM
Sunday, December 13, 2015

Tony Wins Propel 'Fun Home' to Profit on Broadway by David Rooney

While the move uptown had seemed a risky prospect, producers on Sunday announced recoupment of their initial investment, just eight months after opening.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:15PM
Thursday, December 10, 2015

'The Color Purple': Theater Review by David Rooney

Newcomer Cynthia Erivo stars alongside Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks, all three making their Broadway debuts, in director John Doyle's reappraisal of the 2005 musical based on Alice Wa…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Sam Mendes Drops Out of Broadway-Bound 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by David Rooney

The 'Skyfall' and 'Spectre' director cites scheduling difficulties with upcoming film projects but will remain on board as a producer through his Neal Street banner.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:42PM

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