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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Don't Dress for Dinner: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney A long-running hit in London in the 1990s but unseen on Broadway until now, French playwright Marc Camoletti's infidelity comedy is a follow-up to "Boeing-Boeing," which was a T…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Leap of Faith: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney Raul Esparza plays con-man evangelist Jonas Nightingale in the musical reworking of the Steve Martin movie, with songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:45PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Columnist: Theater Review by David Rooney

John Lithgow's full-bodied characterization is persuasive, but David Auburn's new play is more successful on a scene-by-scene basis than as a whole.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:18PM

The Columnist: Theater Review by David Rooney

John Lithgow stars as powerful mid-century Washington political journalist Joseph Alsop in this new biographical drama by Pulitzer and Tony-winning "Proof" playwright David Auburn.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Theater Review by David Rooney

A bulging box of musical-theater candy.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:10PM

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Theater Review by David Rooney

Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara star in this frothy Jazz Age cocktail, brewed around a string of evergreen Gershwin tunes and staged by Tony-winning director-choreographer Kathleen Marsha…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, April 23, 2012

Ghost The Musical: Theater Review by David Rooney

Aside from its dazzling technology, this is a soulless show with all the substance and charm of wet ectoplasm.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:07PM

Ghost The Musical: Theater Review by David Rooney

The popular 1990 movie that won Oscars for Whoopi Goldberg and screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin gets a musical makeover in this production by Matthew Warchus, with songs by Dave Stewart and Gle…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

The Lyons: Theater Review by David Rooney

Nicky Silver's caustically funny and emotionally satisfying family comedy is driven by a gem of a performance from Linda Lavin.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:42PM

The Lyons: Theater Review by David Rooney

Linda Lavin leads the ensemble as a scaldingly blunt Jewish mother in this black comedy by Nicky Silver about family disfunction and self-preservation, transferring to Broadway after a hit r…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Sunday, April 22, 2012

A Streetcar Named Desire: Theater Review by David Rooney

Not quite the revisionist reworking of Tennessee Williams that its unconventional casting would appear to indicate, but a solid, atmospheric staging that favors the play's raw sensuality and…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:34PM

A Streetcar Named Desire: Theater Review by David Rooney

Blair Underwood, Nicole Ari Parker, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Wood Harris star in the multiracial Broadway revival of the Tennessee Williams classic, from the same producing team behind 2008's a…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Friday, April 20, 2012

Clybourne Park: Theater Review by David Rooney

Bruce Norris' prize-winning play arrives on Broadway with its sting intact in Pam MacKinnon's crackling production.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:25AM
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Clybourne Park: Theater Review by David Rooney

More than two years after it premiered in New York, Bruce Norris' acclaimed satirical sitcom on race, real estate and communication looks right at home on Broadway.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Jake Gyllenhaal Set to Take Off-Broadway Bow by David Rooney

The Oscar-nominated actor will make his American stage debut next fall in British playwright Nick Payne's comic drama "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet."

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:56AM

Jake Gyllenhaal Set to Take Off-Broadway Bow by David Rooney

The Oscar-nominated actor will make his American stage debut this year in British playwright Nick Payne's comic drama "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:35AM
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

One Man, Two Guvnors: Theater Review by David Rooney

Few theatergoing experiences are as joyously liberating as being part of a packed house roaring with laughter at low comedy. But that shouldn’t imply any lack of genuine wit in the broad f…

SOURCE: edit.hollywoodreporter.com at 11:27PM

One Man, Two Guvnors: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney James Corden stars in Richard Bean's riotous reinvention of the commedia dell'arte classic, "The Servant of Two Masters," which transfers to Broadway in Nicholas Hytner's smash-…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012

'Water by the Spoonful' Scoops Pulitzer Prize by David Rooney

The drama by Quiara Alegria Hudes about a returning Iraq War vet was a surprise win, beating out Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities" and Stephen Karam's "Sons of the Prophet."

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:01PM

Theater Review: ‘Massacre (Sing to Your Children)’ at Rattlestick by David Rooney

José Rivera’s “Massacre (Sing to Your Children)” brings buckets of blood and a Latin American-style dictatorship to small-town New Hampshire.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PM

Broadway-Bound 'Matilda' Wins Big at UK's Olivier Awards by David Rooney

Winner in a record seven categories of London's top theater honors, including best musical, the Roald Dahl adaptation is scheduled to open in New York in early 2013.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:45PM

Bradley Cooper Returns to 'Elephant Man' Role by David Rooney

The "Hangover" star will revisit his roots this summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival to play John Merrick, a role he undertook previously at the Actors Studio Drama School

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:54AM

Bradley Cooper Returns to 'Elephant Man' Role by David Rooney

The "Hangover" star will revisit his roots this summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival to play John Merrick, a role he undertook previously at the Actors Studio Drama School.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:45AM
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Peter and the Starcatcher: Theater Review by David Rooney

This adaptation of the Peter Pan origin story is rich in antic humor and theatrical invention, but the stardust loses potency and becomes a tad precious on a larger stage.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:41PM

Peter and the Starcatcher: Theater Review by David Rooney

Christian Borle goes from "Smash" to dastardly Black Stache in the Broadway transfer of this play with music exploring the backstory of Peter Pan, developed by Disney Theatrical and based on…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons to Announce 2012 Tony Award Nominations by David Rooney

The stars of ABC's "GCB" and CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" will co-host the nominations announcement live from Lincoln Center on May 1.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:42AM

Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons to Announce 2012 Tony Award Nominations by David Rooney

The stars of ABC's "GCB" and CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" will co-host the nominations announcement live from Lincoln Center on May 1.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:57AM
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Magic/Bird: Theater Review by David Rooney

Two basketball Hall of Famers get warm but dramatically insubstantial treatment in Eric Simonson's account of their decade at the top.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:17PM

Magic/Bird: Theater Review by David Rooney

The glory years of NBA superstars Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird are affectionately recalled in Eric Simonson's bio-play, from the same Broadway producing team as last season's NFL-ba…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Evita: Theater Review by David Rooney

As a portrait of a political power consort who became the main event, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's warhorse has its limits, but director Michael Grandage's production dazzles.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:09PM

Evita: Theater Review by David Rooney

Reprising the role that made her a star overnight in London, Argentine discovery Elena Roger is flanked by Ricky Martin and Michael Cerveris in Broadway's first revival of the Tony-winning 1…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

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