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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
Monday, July 6, 2015

Misty Copeland to Make Broadway Debut in 'On the Town' by David Rooney

The dancer, who recently made history as the first African-American woman to become a principal with American Ballet Theatre, will step into the show for two weeks this summer.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:47AM
Friday, July 3, 2015

Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Return to London Stage by David Rooney

The rising screen star of 'Belle' and 'Beyond the Lights' will play the title role in 'Nell Gwynn,' about the 17th century brothel-keeper's daughter who became the king's mistress.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:41PM
Thursday, July 2, 2015

'Little Shop of Horrors': Theater Review by David Rooney

Jake Gyllenhaal makes his musical debut opposite Ellen Greene, reprising her signature role of Audrey in this concert staging of the 1982 cult musical about a flesh-eating alien plant.read m…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

'It Shoulda Been You' to Bid Goodbye to Broadway by David Rooney

After struggling at the box office, the musical comedy directed by David Hyde Pierce and starring Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris will play its final performance on Aug. 9.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:42PM
Monday, June 29, 2015

'Shows for Days': Theater Review by David Rooney

Michael Urie stands in for playwright Douglas Carter Beane in this remembrance of his community theater roots, with Patti LuPone as the company’s indomitable diva.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Michael C. Hall to Star in David Bowie's 'Lazarus' by David Rooney

The 'Dexter' actor will head the cast of the off-Broadway production as the humanoid alien played by Bowie onscreen in 'The Man Who Fell to Earth.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:57PM

Laurie Metcalf to Star Opposite Bruce Willis on Broadway in 'Misery' by David Rooney

The actress replaces the previously announced Elizabeth Marvel, who has withdrawn from the production due to scheduling conflicts.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:30AM
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Jennifer Coolidge on Hollywood, Women in Comedy and Her Serial Killer Dream Role by David Rooney

The '2 Broke Girls' regular was honored at the 17th Annual Provincetown Film Festival with a Career Achievement Award.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:27PM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

'Significant Other': Theater Review by David Rooney

Rising-star playwright Joshua Harmon follows 'Bad Jews' with this serio-comedy about a young gay man confronting his solitude as his besties transition into marriage and motherhood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

'Preludes': Theater Review by David Rooney

Dave Malloy follows 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1912' with another time-warping musical trip into Russian history, delving into Sergei Rachmaninoff's writer's block.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

'Guards at the Taj': Theater Review by David Rooney

Amy Morton directs this idiosyncratic two-hander from Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph, set in 17th century India around the unveiling of the Taj Mahal.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Jerry Seinfeld to Direct Colin Quinn in 'The New York Story' by David Rooney

The project reteams the two comedians, who collaborated on Quinn's earlier show 'Long Story Short,' which had a hit Broadway run in 2010.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:50AM

'A View From the Bridge' Starring Mark Strong Sets Broadway Dates by David Rooney

The Olivier Award-winning London revival of Arthur Miller's 1955 drama from Belgian avant-garde director Ivo van Hove will open Nov. 12 at the Lyceum Theatre.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:30AM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Matt Ryan Lines Up Broadway Debut Opposite Keira Knightley in 'Therese Raquin' by David Rooney

The 'Constantine' star joins the cast along with Tony winners Gabriel Ebert and Judith Light, and previously announced lead Knightley in the title role.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Vanessa Hudgens' 'Gigi' to Make Early Exit by David Rooney

Despite the promotional push of a bubbly number on Sunday night's Tony Awards telecast, the under-performing Broadway musical will play its final performance on June 21.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:08PM

Tonys Awards 2015: Dramatists Guild Slams CBS for Telecast Snubs by David Rooney

In a letter to Les Moonves on behalf of the venerable organization representing American playwrights, lyricists and composers, president Doug Wright criticizes the decision to present major …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:12PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

Tonys 2015: 'The Visit' is First Post-Awards Casualty by David Rooney

After walking away empty-handed from Broadway's annual honors ceremony last night, producers of the struggling show have set their final performance for next Sunday.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:37PM
Sunday, June 7, 2015

The 69th Annual Tony Awards: TV Review by David Rooney

Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming co-hosted Broadway's biggest infomercial — sorry, honors night — with top prizes going to 'Fun Home' and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:41PM
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Tony Awards 2015: 'Curious Incident' Continues Love Affair Between Broadway and Britain's National Theatre by David Rooney

New York is fertile terrain for London stage imports, and the best play win for the hit drama marks the fourth victory in that category since 2000 for an NT production, out of a total 49 Ton…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:22PM
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Tonys: 9 Close Contests in Sunday Night's Awards by David Rooney

The widespread consensus is that Helen Mirren should clear space in her trophy cabinet. But several key categories this year are uncommonly tough calls.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:49PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Fringe Festival Journal: 'The Hurricane Katrina Comedy Festival' by DAVID ROONEY

Review of "Hurricane Katrina Comedy Festival" at Fringe 2010

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Amid Fringe Festival Upstarts, an Oscar Nominee by DAVID ROONEY

Caleb Deschanel, a lauded cinematographer, directs a one-act play Off Off Broadway for the New York International Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Float Like a Butterfly, Lecture Like a Penitent Professor by David Rooney

In The Punishing Blow, a one-man show by Randy Cohen, a professor gives a lecture, with personal digressions, on a Jewish boxer in 18th-century Britain.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Tennessee Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie' speaks to Judith Ivey by David Rooney

'I've been preparing for this role for a long time,' says the actress, who is bringing her performance as Amanda Wingfield to the Mark Taper Forum.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:58PM

Kristoffer Diaz is going to the mat for art by David Rooney

Wrestling fan Kristoffer Diaz draws on pop-culture sources for his plays.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:58PM

Theater Review | 'Nance O'Neil': Lizzie Borden Finds Love (Perhaps) After the Ax by DAVID ROONEY

David Foley's stodgy nondrama is about the relationship between the notorious Lizzie Borden and Nance O'Neil, an otherwise little-remembered stage and screen actress.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Theater Review | 'A Bright New Boise': Father, Son and Secret Converge Amid Glue Guns by DAVID ROONEY

In a craft store in Idaho, a search for meaning in Samuel D. Hunter’s play “A Bright New Boise,” at the Wild Project.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Theater Review | 'Hue & Cry': Sampling a Few Spoonfuls of a Savory Irish Stew by DAVID ROONEY

Deirdre Kinahan’s “Hue & Cry” is a taut distillation of human experience into a real-time, half-hour encounter....

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Theater Review | 'The Sneeze': Chekhov Meets Vaudeville in an Adaptation of His Early Works by DAVID ROONEY

“The Sneeze” offers an uneven look at a collection of Chekhov pieces presented by the Pearl Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Theater Review | 'The Sneeze': Gesundheits as Chekhov and Vaudeville Collide by DAVID ROONEY

“The Sneeze,” at City Center, offers an uneven look at a collection of Chekhov pieces presented by the Pearl Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

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