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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

'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
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
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
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

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
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

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
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
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
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
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 …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
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
Monday, August 24, 2015

Forest Whitaker Sets Broadway Debut in 'Hughie' by David Rooney

The Oscar-winning veteran will star in the spring in Michael Grandage's production of the Eugene O'Neill two-hander.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:01AM
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Bids Farewell to Broadway by David Rooney

After hosting a string of star headliners in its year-and-a-half run, the Tony-winning musical revival will play its final performance on Sept. 13.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:51PM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

'On the Town' to Bow Out on Broadway by David Rooney

The Tony-nominated musical will play its final performance at the Lyric Theatre on Sept. 6, wrapping its year-long run after Misty Copeland's special guest engagement.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:56PM
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Review: "Tour" a worthy look at artist as reluctant subject by David Rooney

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Many journalists who have written feature profiles of public figures will have experienced that light-bulb moment, once the cautious mutual-assessment phase is conclu…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:08PM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

'Amazing Grace': Theater Review by David Rooney

Josh Young, a Tony nominee for 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' stars in this new musical inspired by the life of the reformed sinner who composed the beloved hymn.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

'An Act of God' With Jim Parsons Recoups on Broadway by David Rooney

The first production of the 2015-16 season has recovered its $2.9 million capitalization in just 10 weeks at Studio 54.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:30PM

Jane Krakowski Returning to Broadway in 'She Loves Me' by David Rooney

Along with Rene Auberjonois and Gavin Creel, the '30 Rock' and 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' star joins previously announced leads Laura Benanti and Josh Radnor in the spring musical revival.r…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
Monday, July 13, 2015

Broadway's New Season Takes Shape as Game-Changing Musical 'Hamilton' Charges In by David Rooney

George Takei's 'Allegiance,' Gloria Estefan's 'On Your Feet!' and 'The Color Purple' starring Jennifer Hudson will also contribute to a schedule in which diversity casting hits new heights.r…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00AM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

'Spring Awakening' Returning to Broadway by David Rooney

Deaf West Theatre's production of the musical will play a limited engagement in the fall, just six years after the end of the show's premiere run, which won eight Tony Awards.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:56PM

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