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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Kevin Spacey to Receive Special Olivier Award by David Rooney

The Oscar-winning actor will be honored at the April 12 ceremony for his successful 11-year tenure as artistic director of London's Old Vic and his contribution to British theater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:26PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

'Hamilton' Plans Swift Move to Broadway by David Rooney

Lin-Manuel Miranda's bold fusion of hip-hop with American history will capitalize on the ecstatic reception for its Public Theater premiere by transferring uptown early next season.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:05PM
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Larry David Joins Broadway Box Office Winners Circle by David Rooney

The new comedy 'Fish in the Dark,' written by and headlining the 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star, has broken the house record at the Cort Theatre in its first full week of previews.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:38PM
Thursday, January 22, 2015

'Into the Woods': Theater Review by David Rooney

A handcrafted staging of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine wish-fulfillment musical that's the polar opposite of Disney's lavish screen version.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Creative Team Set for Broadway-Bound Roy Rogers Musical by David Rooney

Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, his longtime lyricist collaborator Glenn Slater and Tony-winning director Des McAnuff are attached to 'Happy Trails.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:00PM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Tony Awards Set 2015 Dates by David Rooney

The annual ceremony honoring Broadway's finest for the 2014-15 theater season will take place Sunday June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:40PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Laura Benanti, Josh Radnor to Spar and Swoon on Broadway in 'She Loves Me' by David Rooney

The classic musical comedy by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock will begin performances in spring 2016, directed by Scott Ellis.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:01AM
Friday, January 16, 2015

Carrie Coon Returns to New York Stage by David Rooney

Marking her first appearance since turning heads in 'Gone Girl' and 'The Leftovers,' the Tony-nominated actress will star off-Broadway in Melissa James Gibson's 'Placebo.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:03PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

'Honeymoon in Vegas': Theater Review by David Rooney

A tap-dancing Tony Danza plays a wise-guy high roller who muscles in on a younger couple's wedding plans in this musical version of the 1992 movieread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

'Gigi' With Vanessa Hudgens Confirmed for Broadway by David Rooney

British dramatist Heidi Thomas' new adaptation of the Lerner & Loewe musical will open April 8 at the Neil Simon Theatreread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:06PM

'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' Hits the Road by David Rooney

The 2014 Tony Award winner for best musical will kick off a 44-week national tour in Chicago next Septemberread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:42PM
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

'Constellations': Theater Review by David Rooney

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson make their Broadway debuts in Nick Payne's hypnotic reflection on life, love and mortality, viewed via quantum multiverse theoryread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Friday, January 9, 2015

Idina Menzel Musical 'If/Then' to Close on Broadway by David Rooney

The show will end its year-long run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on March 22read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:54PM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Chita Rivera Set to Pay Broadway 'The Visit' by David Rooney

The beloved stage star will appear opposite fellow Tony winner Roger Rees in one of the last musicals penned by the legendary composing team of John Kander and Fred Ebbread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:53PM

Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle Bite Into 'Something Rotten!' by David Rooney

The co-stars of NBC's 'Smash' will reunite on the upcoming Broadway musical comedy set in Elizabethan Englandread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM

The Most Anticipated New York Theater of 2015 by David Rooney

THR's lead theater critic picks 20 eagerly awaited shows of the winter-spring season, with a teen vampire, two English monarchs and a hip-hop founding fatherread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Sienna Miller Comes to Broadway's 'Cabaret' by David Rooney

Currently onscreen in 'Foxcatcher' and 'American Sniper,' the actress will take over from Emma Stone for the final six weeks of the musical revival's run, starring opposite Alan Cummingread …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:00PM
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Pulitzer Winner 'The Flick' Sets Off-Broadway Return by David Rooney

Annie Baker's play set in a run-down Massachusetts movie house will move with its original cast to the Barrow Street Theatre in May, produced by Scott Rudinread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:30PM
Monday, January 5, 2015

Broadway Celebrates a Record New Year by David Rooney

Defying holiday tradition, box office for the week ending Jan. 4 outstripped Christmas, notching up all-time-high grosses of just under $42.8 million and boosting the calendar year by 13 per…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:26PM
Sunday, January 4, 2015

'Disgraced' Ends Broadway Run by David Rooney

Playwright Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize winner will play its final performance at the Lyceum Theatre on March 1, before embarking on a U.S. tour in Novemberread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:44PM
Monday, December 29, 2014

Broadway Grosses Hit New High Over Holiday Week by David Rooney

'Wicked' chalked up the best Christmas-week box office, but 'The Lion King' is once again the year's top-selling showread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:18PM
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Bradley Cooper Joins the Broadway Hitmakers' Club by David Rooney

The actor's star turn has propelled the revival of 'The Elephant Man' to profit in less than two months, following another record-breaking week at the box officeread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:02PM
Friday, December 26, 2014

The Best New York Theater of 2014 in Photos by David Rooney

THR's lead theater critic rounds up his top 10 most memorable stage experiences of the year, from baking new works to revelatory revivals.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:08PM
Monday, December 22, 2014

Renee Fleming to Make Broadway Debut by David Rooney

The renowned opera singer will star as a jealous diva in Joe DiPietro's new comedy 'Living on Love,' an update of Garson Kanin's 'Peccadillo'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:21PM
Friday, December 19, 2014

Hugh Jackman Rushes 'The River' Into Profit by David Rooney

The star-powered Jez Butterworth play is the second Broadway production of the 2014-15 season to recoup, earning back its capitalization just one month after openingread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:23PM
Thursday, December 18, 2014

'School of Rock' Taking Enrollments on Broadway by David Rooney

The 2003 Jack Black movie, which brought the rock revolution to the classroom, will become a stage musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:06PM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

'It's Only a Play' Recoups on Broadway by David Rooney

The all-star smash comedy revival headlined by Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane becomes the first production of the 2014-15 season to turn a profitread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:05PM

'Into the Woods': Film Review by David Rooney

Meryl Streep heads an all-star ensemble in Rob Marshall's film of the unconventional fairy-tale musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapineread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

'Something Rotten!' Bound for Broadway by David Rooney

The new musical comedy by brothers Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick and author John O'Farrell imagines the birth of the first musical in Shakespearean Englandread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:00PM
Monday, December 15, 2014

'Pocatello': Theater Review by David Rooney

T.R. Knight grapples with small-town solitude in a place that no longer feels like home in this new play from recent MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient Samuel D. Hunterread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:21PM
Sunday, December 14, 2014

'Annie': Film Review by David Rooney

Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx play 21st century incarnations of the comic-strip orphan and her billionaire benefactor in this musical updateread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM

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