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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

Baz Luhrmann Reveals Composer Collaborators for 'Strictly Ballroom' Musical by David Rooney

The director will team with Diane Warren, David Foster and Sia, among others, on the stage adaptation of his 1992 breakout screen hit, opening April 12 in Sydney.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:36PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Audra McDonald to Play Billie Holiday on Broadway by David Rooney

The five-time Tony Award winner will star in a ten-week limited run of Lanie Robertson's play, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill," opening April 13.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:54PM
Monday, February 24, 2014

Lili Taylor, Jennifer Westfeldt to Join 'The Library' by David Rooney

The actors will join Chloe Grace Moretz in Steven Soderbergh's Off Broadway production of the new play by Scott Z. Burns at New York's Public Theater, opening in April.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:31PM
Thursday, February 20, 2014

The Bridges of Madison County: Theater Review by David Rooney

Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale star as younger versions of the lovers played onscreen by Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood in this musical based on Robert James Waller’s bestseller.read …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'Bronx Bombers' Bombs on Broadway by David Rooney

The dramatized tribute to the New York Yankees, which counted the team and Major League Baseball among its presenting producers, will play its final performance March 2, less than a month af…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:23PM
Sunday, February 9, 2014

Diahann Carroll Withdraws from 'A Raisin in the Sun' by David Rooney

LaTanya Richardson Jackson steps into the spring Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's landmark drama, starring opposite Denzel Washington.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:49PM
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman: A Theater Appreciation by David Rooney

The Oscar-winning actor, who died Sunday, had a distinguished career on the New York stage, earning the most recent of his three Tony nominations for Mike Nichols' 2012 revival of "Death of …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00PM
Friday, January 31, 2014

'Back to the Future' Musical Heads for London Stage by David Rooney

Marty McFly will be time-traveling again as Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter Bob Gale team with theater director Jamie Lloyd to adapt the 1985 hit.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:49AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Finding Fela: Sundance Review by David Rooney

Oscar winner Alex Gibney (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) grapples with an enigmatic persona in his politically charged doc about Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.The epic trance-like performance ri…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:49PM
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Outside Mullingar: Theater Review by David Rooney

Reteaming with his “Doubt” director and lead actor, John Patrick Shanley explores the crooked byways of the heart in his first play set in Ireland, starring Debra Messing and Brian F. O�…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Saturday, January 18, 2014

To Be Takei: Sundance Review by David Rooney

Former "Star Trek" shipmates including William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are among those weighing in on the emergence of George Takei as a singular pop-culture figure in Jennifer M. Kroot's …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:30PM
Friday, January 17, 2014

King Lear: Theater Review by David Rooney

Frank Langella tackles the big daddy of Shakespearean roles in Angus Jackson's production for Chichester Festival Theatre, playing a month-long run in Brooklyn.NEW YORK – In an abundan…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00AM
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Machinal: Theater Review by David Rooney

Rebecca Hall stars in this bristling revival of Sophie Treadwell's 1928 expressionist drama, pulled from headlines covering the conviction for murder and execution of Ruth Snyder.NEW YORK &n…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Daniel Radcliffe to Return to Broadway in 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' by David Rooney

Michael Grandage's acclaimed, sold-out London production of the 1996 Martin McDonagh play will open at the Cort Theatre on April 20.The erstwhile bespectacled boy wizard is serious about his…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:00PM

Steven Soderbergh to Direct Off-Broadway Play Starring Chloe Grace Moretz by David Rooney

"The Library," a drama about gun violence, was written by Scott Z. Burns, the director's screenwriter on "Side Effects," "Contagion" and "The Informant!"Chloe Grace Moretz will star in The L…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:46PM
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical: Theater Review by David Rooney

Jessie Mueller plays the singer-songwriter who stepped out in the early '70s from behind the scenes to become one of the signature female voices of that decade.When the kitschy musical about…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:15PM
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Shakespeare's Globe Double Joins Broadway Hit List by David Rooney

The acclaimed repertory productions featuring Mark Rylance, Samuel Barnett and Stephen Fry announce their recoupment after 12 weeks of playing to capacity houses.NEW YORK – Who said Br…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:07PM

Cate Blanchett Returns to New York Stage in 'The Maids' by David Rooney

The Oscar contender for "Blue Jasmine" stars alongside Isabelle Huppert and Elizabeth Debicki in the Sydney Theatre Company production of the Jean Genet drama.NEW YORK – Cate Blanchett…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:28AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

London Hit 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' Coming to Broadway by David Rooney

The award-winning National Theatre production will open in fall this year at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.NEW YORK – The National Theatre of Great Britain is bringing its breakout hit T…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:13PM

Tupac Shakur Musical 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' Sets Broadway Plans by David Rooney

The new show, inspired by the late rap superstar's music and lyrics, will open June 19 at the Palace Theatre.NEW YORK – Hip hop and rap are not among the customary sounds of Broadway, …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:18PM
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

'The Glass Menagerie' Recoups on Broadway by David Rooney

The critically lauded Tennessee Williams revival starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto joins a small club of profitable plays from the fall season.NEW YORK – The current Broadway re…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:23PM
Monday, January 6, 2014

'Betrayal' Concludes Smash Broadway Run by David Rooney

Mike Nichols' staging of the 1978 Harold Pinter play, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Rafe Spall, grossed a stellar $17.5 million in just 14 weeks.NEW YORK – Director Mike Nich…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:38PM
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Hollywood on Broadway: Who Clicked and Who Didn't in 2013 by David Rooney

New York theater attracted its share of stars from film and television in the past year -- including Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig, Bette Midler and Billy Crystal -- but while many marquee names s…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:04PM
Monday, December 30, 2013

'Wicked' Smashes $3 Million Threshold in Record-Breaking Broadway Holiday Week by David Rooney

The long-running hit was one of a handful of shows to set new house records during a stellar Christmas week, including "The Lion King," "Kinky Boots" and "The Book of Mormon."NEW YORK &ndash…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:29PM
Monday, December 23, 2013

Hugh Jackman Does 'Houdini' Escape Act by David Rooney

The star is bowing out of the developing Broadway musical, following writer Aaron Sorkin's exit earlier this year as the project's second high-profile defection.NEW YORK -- Broadway's mo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:48PM
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

'The Iceman Cometh' With Nathan Lane Sets New York Dates by David Rooney

Also starring Brian Dennehy, the acclaimed Goodman Theatre production of Eugene O'Neill's 1946 drama will be presented in 2015 by Brooklyn Academy of Music and Scott Rudin.NEW YORK -- Nathan…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:59PM
Saturday, December 14, 2013

David Rooney's Top 10 New York Theater Picks for 2013 by David Rooney

PHOTO GALLERY: THR's theater critic rounds up his favorite stage experiences of the year, reserving a special place for Mark Rylance and company in a sublime "Twelfth Night."

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:07AM
Thursday, December 12, 2013

The Night Alive: Theater Review by David Rooney

Ciaran Hinds heads the ensemble as a down-and-out Dubliner fumbling for an emotional connection with a damaged woman in Conor McPherson's latest.The dangerous sparks emitted when a lonely, l…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

PBS to Film Richard Nelson's 'Apple Family Plays' by David Rooney

The four dramas about the political and personal lives of an American family in Rhinebeck, N.Y., have been critical hits both individually and in rep at the Public Theater.NEW YORK -- There&…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:33PM

'Bull Durham' Musical to Premiere in Atlanta by David Rooney

Ron Shelton has adapted his Oscar-nominated screenplay for the 1988 baseball movie that starred Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins.NEW YORK -- A musical based on the film that Spo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:42PM

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