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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Crystal Bowersox Sets Broadway Date as Patsy Cline by David Rooney

The "American Idol" season nine finalist will star as the country music legend in "Always... Patsy Cline," beginning performances in July.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:35PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Hands on a Hardbody: Theater Review by David Rooney

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio co-wrote the tunes for this twangy heartland musical about an East Texas contest to win a new pickup, based on S.R. Bindler's 1997 documentary.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Breakfast at Tiffany's: Theater Review by David Rooney

"Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke steps into Holly Golightly's shoes in this new Broadway adaptation of the classic 1958 Truman Capote novella.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Anna Nicole Smith Opera Set for New York Premiere by David Rooney

The opera about the life and tragic death of the American model and reality television star will be jointly presented by BAM and New York City Opera.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:46PM
Monday, March 18, 2013

Tony Awards Return to Radio City by David Rooney

After two years uptown at the Beacon Theatre, the annual ceremony honoring the best of Broadway will be back at their longtime midtown home in June.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:45AM
Friday, March 15, 2013

Broadway Idiot: SXSW Review by David Rooney

Doug Hamilton's documentary provides an all-access backstage pass to the rock musical "American Idiot," inspired by the Grammy-winning 2004 Green Day album.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:05PM

Carole King Musical 'Beautiful' to Hit Broadway by David Rooney

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Douglas McGrath will pen the book for the show, which aims for a spring 2014 opening.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:12PM

Billie Joe Armstrong Boards New Theater Project by David Rooney

The Green Day frontman will pen songs for a new rock 'n' roll adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:43AM
Thursday, March 14, 2013

‘Hit the Wall’ at the Barrow Street Theater by David Rooney

“Hit the Wall,” Ike Holter’s latest play, relives the Stonewall riots in the Lower Manhattan of 1969.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:56PM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Ann: Theater Review by David Rooney

Holland Taylor swaps her usual Yankee WASP persona for a salty Texan in her solo tribute to the late Governor Ann Richards.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Walt Disney Gets Off-Broadway Treatment by David Rooney

Stage, screen and TV veteran Larry Pine will star as the iconic studio founder in the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's fictional play.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:48PM

Theater Review: Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV, Part 1’ at the Pearl Theater by David Rooney

Davis McCallum’s production of “Henry IV, Part 1” is a marathon of debate among royals, rebels and reprobates, culminating in a clash of swords and daggers. With fat jokes.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:33PM

Elizabeth Olsen to Star in 'Romeo and Juliet' Off Broadway by David Rooney

Shakespeare's romantic tragedy will kick off Classic Stage Company's 2013-14 season, marking the actress' first leading role in a New York theater production.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:07PM
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The Audience: Theater Review by David Rooney

Helen Mirren revisits her Oscar-winning role in this new play by Peter Morgan, which eavesdrops on Queen Elizabeth II's weekly tete-a-tetes with her prime ministers.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:01PM
Sunday, March 3, 2013

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: Theater Review by David Rooney

Originally commissioned as a 1957 television musical starring Julie Andrews, the classic fairy tale has been retooled for Broadway as a family crowd-pleaser.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Revisionist: Theater Review by David Rooney

Vanessa Redgrave stars with Jesse Eisenberg in the premiere of his play about a blocked American writer in Poland to visit his second cousin, a 75-year-old Holocaust survivor.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'Glee' Actress Idina Menzel to Star in New Musical 'If/Then' by David Rooney

The Broadway-bound vehicle comes from the creative team behind Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Next to Normal."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:34PM

Broadway's 'Orphans' Pushes Back Opening Night by David Rooney

Disruption to the rehearsal schedule caused by the abrupt exit of Shia LaBeouf and his replacement by Ben Foster has prompted the production to postpone its opening to April 18.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:55AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Helen Mirren Play 'The Audience' to Screen in Movie Theaters Worldwide by David Rooney

The actress reprises the role of Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's new play, which focuses on the monarch's weekly meetings with Britain's Prime Ministers.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:04PM
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Gloria Estefan Developing Broadway Musical With Husband Emilio by David Rooney

The Latin-pop power couple will partner with the Nederlander Organization on a show inspired by their music and life story.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM
Monday, February 4, 2013

Jessica Chastain's Broadway Debut in 'The Heiress' Recoups Investment by David Rooney

The revival, which also stars David Strathairn and Dan Stevens, is one of a small handful of productions to turn a profit in a season that already has generated its share of flops.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:55PM
Friday, February 1, 2013

Alan Cumming Brings 'Macbeth' to Broadway by David Rooney

The Tony-winning Scotsman takes on all the principal roles of Shakespeare's Scottish play in this avant-garde production set in a psychiatric ward.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:11PM
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Heads to Broadway by David Rooney

The transfer of Christopher Durang's Off Broadway hit comedy reunites the complete original cast, led by Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:34PM
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Theater Review by David Rooney

Scarlett Johansson, Ciaran Hinds, Benjamin Walker and Debra Monk star in Broadway's third revival in a decade of Tennessee Williams' 1955 drama of greed, mendacity and death.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Picnic: Theater Review by David Rooney

Maggie Grace and Sebastian Stan play the lovers in this Broadway revival of William Inge's 1953 drama, with an ensemble that also includes Ellen Burstyn.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, January 10, 2013

The Other Place: Theater Review by David Rooney

Wild acclaim Off Broadway for Laurie Metcalf's powerful lead performance prompted an uptown transfer for Sharr White's play, making the actress a Tony Award contender.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Water by the Spoonful: Theater Review by David Rooney

Playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes' winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama receives its New York premiere. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Fiona Shaw Returns to Broadway in 'The Testament of Mary' by David Rooney

The solo play about the mother of Jesus, written by Irish author Colm Toibin and produced by Scott Rudin, reunites the actress with her frequent creative collaborator, director Deborah Warne…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:04PM
Monday, January 7, 2013

Bette Midler Returns to Broadway as Uber-Agent Sue Mengers by David Rooney

Midler will star in "Skyfall" screenwriter John Logan's new single-character play about Hollywood's first female super-agent, directed by Joe Mantello.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:37PM

Maura Tierney and Courtney B. Vance Join Tom Hanks in 'Lucky Guy' by David Rooney

The actors are the latest cast members to board the Broadway premiere of Nora Ephron's final play, which opens April 1.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:55PM

Sheryl Crow's 'Diner' Musical Delays Broadway Service by David Rooney

The stage musical adaptation of the 1982 MGM film has been postponed from its scheduled spring opening to a fall target.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:48AM

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