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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
Friday, December 12, 2014

'Side Show' Packs Up Its Tent Early on Broadway by David Rooney

Despite strong reviews for Bill Condon's $8 million retooled version and a considerable cult following, the musical has failed to build box office momentumread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:45AM
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

'Love Letters' Cut Short on Broadway by David Rooney

The two-character play with a rotating star cast had been scheduled to run through Feb. 15 but will now close Sundayread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:34PM
Monday, December 8, 2014

'The Invisible Hand': Theater Review by David Rooney

Justin Kirk plays an American banker held for ransom by Pakistani militants in this bold new work from Pulitzer-winning 'Disgraced' playwright Ayad Akhtarread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Sunday, December 7, 2014

'The Elephant Man': Theater Review by David Rooney

Bradley Cooper plays the physically deformed outcast embraced by Victorian London society in Bernard Pomerance's bio-drama, which co-stars Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivolaread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM

Rita Wilson Boards Larry David's Broadway Debut by David Rooney

The actress joins the cast of the 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' writer-star's new comedy 'Fish in the Dark,' opening in Marchread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:53PM
Friday, December 5, 2014

'Matilda' Recoups on Broadway by David Rooney

The $16 million Roald Dahl musical opened in April 2013 and recently crossed the $100 million mark at the box officeread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:46AM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Critic's Notebook: Emma Stone in 'Cabaret' by David Rooney

The actress currently onscreen in ‘Birdman’ makes her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in the hit revival directed by Sam Mendes and Rob Marshallread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:30PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Nina Arianda, Sam Rockwell to Star in 'Fool for Love' on Broadway by David Rooney

Daniel Aukin will direct the revival of Sam Shepard's 1983 drama about battling lovers in a seedy motelread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:06PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Anna Chlumsky to Make Broadway Debut by David Rooney

The Emmy-nominated 'Veep' star will join the ensemble of the comedy revival 'You Can't Take It With You' beginning on Jan. 6, in the role currently being played by Rose Byrneread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:57PM
Friday, November 28, 2014

Tony Winner Jessie Mueller to Take 'Waitress' Job by David Rooney

The acclaimed star of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' is eyeing a stage adaptation of the 2007 Keri Russell movie, with a score by Sara Bareillesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:31PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

'August Rush' Bound for Broadway by David Rooney

The new musical is adapted from the 2007 film about an orphaned music prodigy, which starred Freddie Highmore and Robin Williamsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:05PM
Monday, November 24, 2014

Dylan Baker Joins Broadway Cast of 'The Audience' by David Rooney

The actor will play former British Prime Minister John Major opposite Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's play, with Judith Ivey also on board to play Margaret Thatcherread …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:58AM
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Sting Attempts to Rescue 'The Last Ship' by David Rooney

The rock star will join the cast of his Broadway musical, which has been a commercial underachiever since it opened on Oct. 26read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:14PM
Friday, November 21, 2014

Sherwood Forest Comes to Broadway by David Rooney

'The Heart of Robin Hood,' by British playwright David Farr and Icelandic theater director Gisli Orn Gardarsson, will open on March 29read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:49PM

Diane Lane to End Long Absence From NY Stage by David Rooney

The actress will star opposite Tony Shalhoub in Bathsheba Doran's play 'The Mystery of Love and Sex'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:15AM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

'A Delicate Balance': Theater Review by David Rooney

Edward Albee's play may be almost 50 years old, but it has the edge-of-the-seat excitement of new writing in this all-star Broadway revivalread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:30PM

Mike Nichols: A Giant of the American Theater by David Rooney

THR's lead theater critic looks back over the director's remarkable half-century career on the stage, and its frequent overlap with his screen workread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:49PM

John Cameron Mitchell Sets 'Hedwig' Reprise by David Rooney

The actor will return to the transgender rocker role he created for a limited eight-week engagement in the hit Broadway revival, starting Jan. 21read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM
Monday, November 17, 2014

'Side Show': Theater Review by David Rooney

Directing his first stage project, Bill Condon brings dazzling showmanship and emotional power to this musical about conjoined twin sisters Daisy and Violet Hiltonread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:04PM

'Punk Rock': Theater Review by David Rooney

Simon Stephens, represented on Broadway with "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," reopens the wounds of high school in this impressive earlier workread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:15PM
Sunday, November 16, 2014

'The River': Theater Review by David Rooney

Hugh Jackman brings his bona fide Broadway marquee muscle to Jez Butterworth's mystical chamber piece on the elusiveness of loveread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:41PM
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Kelsey Grammer Joins 'Finding Neverland' Cast by David Rooney

The five-time Emmy winner will return to Broadway in spring in the Harvey Weinstein-produced musicalread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:30AM
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

'Lost Lake': Theater Review by David Rooney

Oscar nominee John Hawkes makes his New York stage debut, starring opposite Tracie Thoms in David Auburn's intimate two-handerread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, November 10, 2014

Bradley Cooper's 'Elephant Man' Roars Onto Broadway by David Rooney

Hugh Jackman, Glenn Close and Nathan Lane are also among stars pushing plays to rival musical grosses this fallread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:30PM

Matthew Morrison Returns to Broadway in 'Finding Neverland' by David Rooney

The "Glee" star will play the lead role of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie in the long-gestating musical produced by Harvey Weinstein and adapted from the 2004 Miramax movieread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:21PM
Sunday, November 9, 2014

'The Band Wagon': Theater Review by David Rooney

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura Osnes lead this stage remake of the 1953 MGM classic, with Tracey Ullman and Michael McKean channeling Betty Comden and Adolph Greenread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:51PM
Thursday, November 6, 2014

'Sticks and Bones': Theater Review by David Rooney

Bill Pullman, Holly Hunter and Ben Schnetzer star in David Rabe's 1971 play about the toxic effect on an American sitcom family of their son's return from Vietnamread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Martin Short to Step Into 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway by David Rooney

The actor will join the ensemble of the hit Terrence McNally comedy in an extension of the limited engagement, replacing Nathan Lane, who leaves to honor a prior commitmentread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:37PM

Danny Burstein to Lead 'Fiddler on the Roof' on Broadway by David Rooney

The five-time Tony Award nominee will take on the iconic role of Tevye in a fall 2015 revival of the popular 1964 musical, to be directed by Bartlett Sherread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:30PM
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Temptations and Four Tops to Hit Broadway by David Rooney

The Motown supergroups will play a special one-week double-bill engagement at the Palace Theatre in Times Square this holiday seasonread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM

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