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Sunday, November 8, 2015

'Allegiance': Theater Review by David Rooney

Starring opposite Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, George Takei makes his Broadway debut in this musical inspired by his childhood experiences in a WWII internment camp for Japanese-Americans.re…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 6, 2015

T Bone Burnett to Score Broadway-Bound Roy Rogers Bio-Musical 'Happy Trails' by David Rooney

The musician replaces the previously announced team of composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater, who have departed the production due to scheduling conflicts.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:45PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 5, 2015

'On Your Feet!': Theater Review by David Rooney

This high-energy bio-musical charts the road of Gloria and Emilio Estefan to global success and then through misfortune to a triumphant return.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]

Swing Musical 'The Bandstand' Headed to Broadway by David Rooney

Laura Osnes and Corey Cott will star in the show, directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, whose moves are currently on display in 'Hamilton.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM[SHARE]

'Disaster!' Propels Roger Bart Back to Broadway by David Rooney

Earthquakes, tidal waves, towering infernos, killer bees and a nun with a bad habit all figure in this musical spoof of 1970s screen schlockbusters, woven around pop hits of the era.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 2, 2015

Joshua Jackson Sets NY Stage Debut in 'Smart People' by David Rooney

Lydia R. Diamond's new play at off-Broadway's Second Stage will also star Mahershala Ali, Anne Son and Tessa Thompson, under Kenny Leon's direction.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:30PM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 1, 2015

'King Charles III': Theater Review by David Rooney

Mike Bartlett imagines a near future in which Britain's royal heir, played by Tim Pigott-Smith, struggles to claim the crown after decades of waiting in the wings. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 29, 2015

'Therese Raquin': Theater Review by David Rooney

Keira Knightley makes her Broadway debut as a woman who escapes her stultifying marriage for another kind of hell in this new adaptation of Emile Zola's novel.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

'Sylvia': Theater Review by David Rooney

Matthew Broderick stars with Annaleigh Ashford as a man and his dog, whose inseparable union threatens his marriage in A.R. Gurney's midlife crisis comedy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]

'The Humans' Will Migrate to Broadway by David Rooney

Producer Scott Rudin is behind the move of Stephen Karam's new tragicomedy, which opened Sunday to rave reviews off-Broadway.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:32PM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 25, 2015

'The Humans': Theater Review by David Rooney

Rising-star playwright Stephen Karam follows 'Speech & Debate' and 'Sons of the Prophet' with another assured new work, bringing fresh nuance to the Thanksgiving family gathering.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 23, 2015

Steve Martin Sets Summer 2016 Bow for 'Meteor Shower' by David Rooney

The new play will premiere at the Old Globe in San Diego, where Martin's Broadway-bound musical collaboration with Edie Brickell, 'Bright Star,' was first seen last year. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:24PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 22, 2015

'Dames at Sea': Theater Review by David Rooney

Reimagining the Busby Berkeley-era extravaganza in miniature, the 1968 off-Broadway hit shuffles uptown with its perky homage to 1930s movie musicals.read more

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Burt Bacharach Project 'New York Animals' Sets World Premiere by David Rooney

Directed by Eric Tucker for off-Broadway company Bedlam, Steven Sater's play features new songs written with the pop legend.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:52PM[SHARE]

Joel Schumacher to Direct Off-Broadway Play by David Rooney

In a change of pace from film and TV, Schumacher will stage Jennifer Haley's 'Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom,' about the collision of virtual and real worlds.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:06PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

'Ripcord': Theater Review by David Rooney

Marylouise Burke and Holland Taylor wage war over desirable elder-care quarters in David Lindsay-Abaire's new comedy, directed by David Hyde Pierce.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 19, 2015

Daniel Craig, David Oyelowo to Co-Star Off-Broadway in 'Othello' by David Rooney

Scheduled for fall 2016, the New York Theatre Workshop production will be directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:33AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Zachary Quinto to Return to NY Stage in 'Smokefall' by David Rooney

The 'Star Trek' reboot regular will head the cast of Noah Haidle's unconventional family drama in Anne Kauffman's off-Broadway production for MCC Theater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:29PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

'Eclipsed': Theater Review by David Rooney

Lupita Nyong'o makes her New York stage debut in this moving picture of the narrow choices of women caught up in the Liberian Civil War, written by 'The Walking Dead' star Danai Gurira.read …

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'The Gin Game': Theater Review by David Rooney

James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson share a Broadway stage for the first time in 49 years in D.L. Coburn's 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 8, 2015

'Fool for Love': Theater Review by David Rooney

Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell star in the Broadway debut of Sam Shepard's 1983 drama, a twisted American West romance with shades of ancient Greek tragedy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

'Old Times': Theater Review by David Rooney

Douglas Hodge directs Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly in Harold Pinter's enigmatic wade through the murky waters of memory.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:08PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 1, 2015

John Krasinski to Make Stage Debut in 'Dry Powder' by David Rooney

The world-premiere play by Sarah Burgess will be directed at off-Broadway's Public Theater by Thomas Kail, hot off his success with 'Hamilton.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:26PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

'American Psycho' Musical Finds Broadway Home by David Rooney

Benjamin Walker will star as serial killer Patrick Bateman in this adaptation by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and composer Duncan Sheik, which starts previews March 24 at the Schoenfeld…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:38PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 28, 2015

Jeff Daniels, Michelle Williams to Star on Broadway in 'Blackbird' by David Rooney

Scott Rudin will produce the volatile two-hander by Scottish playwright David Harrower, with Joe Mantello directing.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:00PM[SHARE]

2016 Tony Awards Sets Date But Still no Venue by David Rooney

While the 70th annual edition of Broadway's top honors will take place on Sunday, June 5, the likely unavailability of Radio City Music Hall dictates a probable move. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:45PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 27, 2015

'Spring Awakening': Theater Review by David Rooney

The 2007 Tony winner for Best Musical returns to Broadway in this hit production from Los Angeles' Deaf West Theatre, using ASL to heighten adolescent unease.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:15PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Piper Perabo Finds Off-Broadway Role in 'Lost Girls' by David Rooney

The 'Covert Affairs' star returns with John Pollono's play to MCC Theater, where she last appeared in Neil LaBute's 'Reasons to Be Pretty.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:55PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Review: "The Family Fang" starring Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken & MARYANN PLUNKETT opens at the Toronto Film Festival by David Rooney

Performances of the four leads could scarcely be better: Kidman & Bateman flinty & vulnerable meshing in relaxed fashion with Plunkett's tender grace & Walken - more effective than he has be…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:06PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 31, 2015

Critic's Notebook: Why 'Hamilton' Counts as a Legitimate Game Changer by David Rooney

Unlike other recent blockbusters that soared on laughs, spectacle or expert pastiche, Lin-Manuel Miranda's revolutionary bio-musical is both a cultural phenomenon and an instant milestone in…

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Kevin Bacon to Star in Stage Version of 'Rear Window' by David Rooney

Playwright Keith Reddin has adapted the Alfred Hitchcock classic, which will be directed by Tony winner Darko Tresnjak.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:01AM[SHARE]

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