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Sunday, May 10, 2015

'Hamilton,' 'Between Riverside and Crazy' Continue Winning Streak at Lortel Awards by David Rooney

The Public Theater dominated the honors for the off-Broadway season's finest, winning a total of 12 for its productions at Sunday night's ceremony.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:55PM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Idina Menzel Returns to 'If/Then' on Tour by David Rooney

The Tony-winning Broadway star best known for her recording of the 'Frozen' anthem, "Let It Go," will reprise her leading role in the musical this fall.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:42PM

'Zorba!': Theater Review by David Rooney

John Turturro, Zoe Wanamaker and Santino Fontana head the cast of this rarely staged musical by the deluxe team of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joseph Stein.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:41PM

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' Plans 2016 U.S. Tour by David Rooney

A smash on Broadway, Simon Stephens' adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling novel is widely tipped as the favorite to take best play at the Tony Awards.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:32AM
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Tony-Nominated 'The King and I' Sets 2016 Tour Plans by David Rooney

The rapturously reviewed Lincoln Center Theater revival, up for nine Tony Awards, has been playing to capacity houses since the start of previews.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:53PM
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Broadway's 'On the Town' to Go On the Road by David Rooney

Nominated for four Tony Awards, including best musical revival, the show will embark on a 2016-17 national tour, with Tony Yazbeck reprising his leading role.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:58PM
Monday, May 4, 2015

'Doctor Zhivago' Bows Out on Broadway by David Rooney

After receiving no love from the Tony Awards nominating committee, the large-scale musical based on the Boris Pasternak novel and the beloved David Lean screen epic will close Sunday.read mo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:04PM

'Between Riverside and Crazy,' 'Hamilton' Take 2015 New York Drama Critics' Circle Honors by David Rooney

The group opted to give no foreign play prize but awarded special citations to designer Bob Crowley and to off-Broadway developmental hub Ars Nova.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:02PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Tonys: 'Living on Love' is First Casualty by David Rooney

After coming up empty-handed in Tuesday morning's nominations announcement, the comedy featuring renowned operatic soprano Renee Fleming will close on Sunday.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:22PM

Tonys: ‘American in Paris,’ ‘Fun Home’ Dominate Awards Race (Analysis) by David Rooney

'Something Rotten!' and 'The King and I' also scored high in Tuesday's nominations, in a crop that creates fierce competition for top musical and play honors.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:02PM
Monday, April 27, 2015

Tonys: 'Hedwig' Creator John Cameron Mitchell to Receive Special Award by David Rooney

'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz will be honored with this year's Isabelle Stevenson Award for humanitarian or charitable contributions.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:03PM

Tony Awards: A 2015 Nominations Wish List by David Rooney

Ahead of Tuesday's announcement, THR's chief theater critic outlines his choices for best of the Broadway season across the top categories.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30AM
Saturday, April 25, 2015

'Grounded': Theater Review by David Rooney

Anne Hathaway plays a fighter pilot sidelined after childbirth to become a drone operator in this timely single-character play, directed off-Broadway by Julie Taymor.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:57PM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

'Airline Highway': Theater Review by David Rooney

Lisa D'Amour's colorful mosaic of a community of down-and-outliers living in a cheap motel on the edge of New Orleans comes to Broadway via Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:15PM

'The Visit': Theater Review by David Rooney

Broadway legend Chita Rivera reunites with the equally celebrated team behind some of her signature shows in this final collaboration between John Kander and Fred Ebb.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

'Something Rotten!': Theater Review by David Rooney

Brian d'Arcy James plays a struggling theater artist going up against Christian Borle's rock-star Shakespeare in this cheeky musical comedy set in Elizabethan England.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:00PM
Monday, April 20, 2015

'Living on Love': Theater Review by David Rooney

Renée Fleming and Douglas Sills play married classical music stars sparring over rival memoirs in Joe DiPietro's comedy, which also features Anna Chlumsky and Jerry O'Connell.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'Between Riverside and Crazy' Wins Pulitzer Prize by David Rooney

Stephen Adly Guirgis' play took the 2015 honor from a shortlist that included Jordan Harrison's 'Marjorie Prime' and Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)'read …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:14PM
Sunday, April 19, 2015

'Fun Home': Theater Review by David Rooney

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel's "family tragicomic" gets inventive stage treatment in this bold new musical, transferring uptown after collecting a slew of awards at the Public Theater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:30PM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

'The King and I': Theater Review by David Rooney

Kelli O'Hara reteams with her 'South Pacific' director Bartlett Sher, starring opposite Ken Watanabe in the evergreen 1951 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Bob Marley Bio-Musical Sets Baltimore Premiere by David Rooney

Writer-director Kwame Kwei-Armah's production opens May 7 and is the first stage project to use the reggae superstar's music to explore his life.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:09PM

'Amazing Grace' to Bless Broadway This Summer by David Rooney

The new musical based on the true story behind the world's most popular Christian hymn will begin performances June 25.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

'Finding Neverland': Theater Review by David Rooney

Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer star in this musicalization of the 2004 Johnny Depp film, the first Broadway show shepherded by lead producer Harvey Weinstein.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:45PM

Tony Awards: Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis to Announce 2015 Nominations by David Rooney

The actors, both of whom are returning to the New York stage this year, will be on hand April 8 to reveal this year's contenders for Broadway's top honors.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:23PM

Tony Awards: Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis to Announce 2015 Nominations by David Rooney

The actors, both of whom are returning to the New York stage this year, will be on hand April 28 to reveal this year's contenders for Broadway's top honors.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:23PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in 'Little Shop of Horrors' by David Rooney

Fresh from his acclaimed Broadway debut in 'Constellations,' the actor will test his musical-theater skills, starring opposite Ellen Greene and Taran Killam.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:52PM
Monday, April 13, 2015

Helen Mirren Steers 'The Audience' to Swift Recoupment on Broadway by David Rooney

The Peter Morgan play, directed by Stephen Daldry, has earned back its $3.4 million production costs in a remarkably fast eight weeks.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:06PM

'King Charles III' to Reign on Broadway by David Rooney

After winning an Olivier Award for best new play on Sunday, Mike Bartlett's London hit starring Tim Pigott-Smith will transfer to New York in the fall.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AM
Sunday, April 12, 2015

'An American in Paris': Theater Review by David Rooney

One of the most beloved MGM movie musicals from the Arthur Freed stable gets new life on the Broadway stage, with ballet star Robert Fairchild sauntering in for Gene Kelly.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:00PM
Thursday, April 9, 2015

'Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two': Theater Review by David Rooney

Hilary Mantel's bestselling historical novels of intrigue and treachery in the court of Henry VIII come to Broadway in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s epic production.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

'Gigi': Theater Review by David Rooney

Vanessa Hudgens goes gamine in her Broadway debut as the title character in the Lerner and Loewe musical about a Parisian tomboy's path to love and womanhood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

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