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Thursday, April 16, 2015

'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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]

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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]

'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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
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[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

'Hand to God': Theater Review by David Rooney

A foul-mouthed Satanic sock puppet unleashes hell in a Texas church basement in Robert Askins' gleefully heathen comedy about the divided self.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 3, 2015

Kelly Reilly Sets Broadway Debut in 'Old Times' by David Rooney

The English actress will appear opposite Eve Best and previously announced star Clive Owen in the fall Roundabout revival of Harold Pinter's 1971 drama.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM[SHARE]

'Hamilton,' 'Riverside' Lead Lortel Nominations by David Rooney

The 12 nods garnered by Lin-Manuel Miranda's wildly acclaimed historical bio-musical set a new record for off-Broadway's top honors.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:52AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 2, 2015

'Groundhog Day' Musical Sets 2017 Broadway Bow by David Rooney

The new collaboration between 'Matilda' composer Tim Minchin and director Matthew Warchus was adapted by screenwriter Danny Rubin from the evergreen 1993 Bill Murray comedy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00PM[SHARE]

'Skylight': Theater Review by David Rooney

Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy sift through the past in Stephen Daldry's deluxe revival of David Hare's 1995 drama about the divisions of post-Thatcher Britain.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:15PM[SHARE]

David Bowie's 'Lazarus' to Rise on NY Stage by David Rooney

The rock idol will team with co-writer Enda Walsh and director Ivo van Hove on the play with music, inspired by 'The Man Who Fell to Earth.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:02AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

'Honeymoon in Vegas' Calls it Quits on Broadway by David Rooney

The Jason Robert Brown musical based on the 1992 Sarah Jessica Parker-Nicolas Cage romantic comedy has struggled to build audiences since its Jan. 15 opening.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:52PM[SHARE]

Linda Lavin Returns to Broadway in 'Our Mother's Brief Affair' by David Rooney

The Richard Greenberg play will open in January, 2016, in a Manhattan Theatre Club production directed by Lynne Meadow.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:58PM[SHARE]

Justin Bartha, Elizabeth Reaser to Star in 'Permission' by David Rooney

The actors will appear as a couple on shaky ground who decide to recalibrate their marriage around a Christian foundation in Robert Askins' new play.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:51PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 27, 2015

Harold Prince to Direct New Musical 'The Band's Visit' by David Rooney

The show will be part of the Atlantic Theater Company's 30th anniversary season, along with the NY premiere of 'These Paper Bullets!' featuring music by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.read…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 26, 2015

'New York Spring Spectacular': Theater Review by David Rooney

Derek Hough plays an angel sent back to Earth to cure techie entrepreneur Laura Benanti of her cynicism and save a tour guide's job in Radio City's elaborate new Rockettes showcase.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00PM[SHARE]

Jason Alexander to Step in for Larry David in 'Fish in the Dark' by David Rooney

The actor will return to Broadway after 25 years to trade places with the man who created his immortal 'Seinfeld' character, George Costanza.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:30PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 19, 2015

'The Heidi Chronicles': Theater Review by David Rooney

Elisabeth Moss goes from Peggy Olson to another character paddling in the slipstream of feminism in the Broadway revival of Wendy Wasserstein's era-defining play.read more

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

Jesse Tyler Ferguson Returns to Shakespeare in the Park by David Rooney

The 'Modern Family' star will appear this summer in 'The Tempest,' while fellow alumni Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater will also be back in 'Cymbeline.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:49PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 16, 2015

'Placebo': Theater Review by David Rooney

Carrie Coon of 'Gone Girl' and 'The Leftovers' stars as a grad student working on a double-blind study of a female arousal drug in Melissa James Gibson's new play.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 15, 2015

'On the Twentieth Century': Theater Review by David Rooney

Kristin Chenoweth stars as a temperamental screen diva, with Peter Gallagher as a failing theater producer angling to woo her back in this 1932-set musical farce.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, March 13, 2015

Critic's Notebook: John Cameron Mitchell in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' by David Rooney

The co-creator of the 1998 musical steps into the Tony-winning Broadway revival, returning to the transgender role that earned him enduring cult worship.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:24PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 12, 2015

Audra McDonald to Headline 'Shuffle Along' on Broadway by David Rooney

The project reunites writer-director George C. Wolfe and choreographer Savion Glover, the team behind 'Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:15PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

James Houghton to Step Down at Signature Theatre by David Rooney

The founding artistic director will depart his post next year, after shepherding the leading off-Broadway company's 25th anniversary season.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 9, 2015

Ahmanson Theatre Sets 2015-16 Musical Slate by David Rooney

The Los Angeles venue will open its season with a new production of 'The Sound of Music' and continue with 2014 Tony winners 'The Bridges of Madison County' and 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:08PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 8, 2015

'The Audience': Theater Review by David Rooney

Helen Mirren reteams with Peter Morgan, her screenwriter on 'The Queen,' to revisit the role that earned her an Oscar.read more

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

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