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Monday, April 7, 2014

Greta Gerwig to Make Stage Debut in 'The Village Bike' by David Rooney

The star of "Frances Ha" and CBS' upcoming sitcom spinoff, "How I Met Your Dad," steps into the Off Broadway production following Maggie Gyllenhaal's exit.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:26PM

Zoe Kazan Joins Cast of 'When We Were Young and Unafraid' by David Rooney

The Off Broadway premiere of Sarah Treem's play will also feature Cherise Boothe, Patch Darragh and Morgan Saylor, alongside previously announced lead Cherry Jones.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:38PM

Saul Williams to Star in Tupac Musical, 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' by David Rooney

Best known for the award-winning 1998 feature, "Slam," which he co-wrote and starred in, Williams heads a cast of Broadway regulars and newcomers in the non-biographical show inspired by Tup…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:08PM
Sunday, April 6, 2014

The Realistic Joneses: Theater Review by David Rooney

Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts and Marisa Tomei reach for connections both human and cosmic in Will Eno's existential sitcom about mortality.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Friday, April 4, 2014

Nick Offerman to Rule 'Confederacy of Dunces' by David Rooney

The "Parks and Recreation" star will play New Orleans pariah Ignatius J. Reilly in an industry-only workshop reading of Jeffrey Hatcher's stage adaptation, which is aiming for Broadway.read …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:01PM

Carole King Checks Out 'Beautiful' by David Rooney

After previously stating that she found the prospect of seeing her life and marriage replayed in the Broadway bio-musical too painful, the singer-songwriter surprised the tearful cast by joi…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:05AM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

A Raisin in the Sun: Theater Review by David Rooney

Denzel Washington stars with Sophie Okonedo, Anika Noni Rose and LaTanya Richardson Jackson in this deluxe Broadway revival of the landmark drama about a black Chicago family.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love' Leads Lortel Nominations by David Rooney

The ex-Talking Heads frontman's Imelda Marcos musical dominates this year's Off Broadway honors alongside "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," with eleven nods apiece.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:43PM

Anna Gunn Lines Up 'Sex With Strangers' Off Broadway by David Rooney

The "Breaking Bad" star will headline opposite Tony Award nominee Billy Magnussen in the Second Stage production of Laura Eason's drama, directed by David Schwimmer.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:05PM

Rosie O'Donnell to Receive Honorary Tony Award by David Rooney

The longtime Broadway supporter will be presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award in recognition of her commitment to arts education and her work through her Rosie's Theater Kids initiativ…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:52AM
Monday, March 31, 2014

Heathers: The Musical: Theater Review by David Rooney

The era-defining black comedy, in which Winona Ryder and Christian Slater took down a totalitarian high school clique, gets bubblegum song-and-dance treatment Off Broadway.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Sunday, March 30, 2014

If/Then: Theater Review by David Rooney

Idina Menzel, the breakout voice star of Disney's "Frozen" juggernaut, returns to Broadway for the first time in 10 years in this new musical from the creators of "Next to Normal."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Lucy Liu and Jonathan Groff to Announce Tony Award Nominations by David Rooney

Contenders for Broadway's top honors will be broadcast live on April 29 from New York's Paramount Hotel at 8:30 a.m. EST on TonyAwards.com and "CBS This Morning."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:37AM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Mothers and Sons: Theater Review by David Rooney

Tyne Daly, Frederick Weller and Bobby Steggert star in Terrence McNally's new play, which returns to characters first encountered in his 1988 one-act, "Andre's Mother."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

New York Theater Industry Saddened by Loss of James Rebhorn by David Rooney

The veteran actor, who died Friday at 65, had a stage career spanning more than three decades, including seven Broadway productions.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:08PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Les Miserables: Theater Review by David Rooney

The 1980s blockbuster returns to Broadway in a cinematically propulsive staging that stars Ramin Karimloo as prisoner 24601, Jean Valjean, and Will Swenson as his adversary, Javert.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:00PM
Friday, March 21, 2014

Chris Pine and Lauren Ambrose to Face Off in 'Fool for Love' by David Rooney

The actors will star in a production at Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer of Sam Shepard's 1983 play about two combative ex-lovers duking it out in a Mojave Desert motel.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:36PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Aladdin: Theater Review by David Rooney

Disney's latest animated movie musical to get a Broadway makeover is the 1992 fairy tale set in a fictional Middle Eastern kingdom, featuring songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Fantasia Returns to 'After Midnight' by David Rooney

The Grammy-winning recording artist will reprise her guest headliner spot, coinciding with the period in which many Tony voters will be checking out the Jazz Age Broadway revue.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:50PM

Ralph Fiennes Returns to London Stage in 'Man and Superman' by David Rooney

The Shaw revival will be part of Nicholas Hytner's farewell season at the helm of Britain's National Theatre, alongside Cillian Murphy in Enda Walsh's "Ballyturk" and new plays from David Ha…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:22PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Sheryl Crow and Barry Levinson's 'Diner' Musical Sets New Opening by David Rooney

After scrapping earlier plans for a San Francisco tryout and twice delaying its targeted Broadway debut, the long-gestating show based on Levinson's 1982 film will bow at the Signature Theat…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:37AM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Rocky: Theater Review by David Rooney

Sylvester Stallone is co-writer and producer on this Broadway musical adaptation of his Oscar-winning 1976 underdog boxing drama, directed by Alex Timbers.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Cynthia Nixon Returns to 'The Real Thing' on Broadway by David Rooney

The Tony-winning actress will star opposite Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal in the revival of Tom Stoppard's play, having appeared early in her career in the original 1984 production.rea…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:24PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Blythe Danner Books 'The Country House' on Broadway by David Rooney

The Chekhov-inspired comedy from Pulitzer winner Donald Margulies will be part of Manhattan Theatre Club's 2014-15 season, along with new works from playwrights David Auburn and Frances Ya-C…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:28PM

Theater Review: Sartre’s ‘No Exit’ Staged at Pearl Theater Company by David Rooney

Jean-Paul Sartre’s hellish theatrical metaphor “No Exit” is playing at the Pearl Theater Company.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:39PM
Thursday, March 6, 2014

All the Way: Theater Review by David Rooney

Bryan Cranston bites into the flavorful role of Lyndon B. Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's bio-drama, the actor's first major outing since wrapping "Breaking Bad."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Noth Tackle Stage Classics by David Rooney

The actors will star next season in Off Broadway productions of "Hamlet" and "Doctor Faustus" for Classic Stage Company.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:36PM

Sweeney Todd: Theater Review by David Rooney

Emma Thompson shares top billing with opera star Bryn Terfel in the New York Philharmonic's semi-staged concert of the Stephen Sondheim musical, which is being filmed to air in the PBS "Live…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:48PM

'On the Town' Returns to Broadway by David Rooney

The revival of the classic Leonard Bernstein musical about three sailors on shore leave in New York City will open in October in the theater vacated by "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."read m…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:14PM

‘Wolf Hall’ and ‘Bring Up the Bodies’ Headed to London’s West End by David Rooney

Could the Royal Shakespeare Company and playwright Mike Poulton’s critically acclaimed dramatization of the bestselling Hilary Mantel historical novels be bound for Broadway next?read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:42AM
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Matthew Morrison Plans Return to the Stage in 'Finding Neverland' by David Rooney

The "Glee" star will play the lead role of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie in a developmental workshop of the long-gestating musical, produced by The Weinstein Co. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:02PM

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