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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Connecticut Theater Review: Kevin Bacon in ‘Rear Window’ by Gordon Cox

Though the name on the marquee of the sold-out run of this world premiere at Connecticut’s Hartford Stage is Kevin Bacon, the real stars of “Rear Window” are the windows —…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:18PM
Friday, October 30, 2015

London Theater Review: David Hare’s ‘The Moderate Soprano’ by Gordon Cox

Glyndebourne has become a British institution: an opera house on a large country estate deep in the heart of the Home Counties. David Hare goes back to its beginnings with a portrait of its …

SOURCE: Variety at 06:18PM

Keira Knightley Talks the Perils of Broadway at ‘Therese Raquin’ Opening by Gordon Cox

Being onstage with Keira Knightley can be dangerous. But mostly just for Knightley herself. The actress, making her Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theater Company’s Broadway producti…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:44AM

Matt Ryan Talks Broadway with Keira Knightley, Constantine’s Return on ‘Arrow’ by Gordon Cox

Matt Ryan’s got a busy couple of weeks ahead of him. Tonight the actor opens in the Roundabout Theater Company’s Broadway production of “Therese Raquin,” in which he…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:25AM

Broadway Review: ‘Therese Raquin’ Starring Keira Knightley by Gordon Cox

Is it okay to laugh? That’s what audiences are likely to ask about the histrionic staging of Helen Edmundson’s new adaptation of Emile Zola’s 1867 novel, “Therese Raq…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:25AM
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Roundabout to Revive Musical ‘The Robber Bridegroom’ with Steven Pasquale by Gordon Cox

Steven Pasquale will star in an Off Broadway revival of the 1975 musical “The Robber Bridegroom,” set to be directed by Alex Timbers (“Peter and the Starcatcher,” …

SOURCE: Variety at 02:40PM

Broadway ‘Hughie,’ Starring Forest Whitaker, Sets Theater and Casting by Gordon Cox

The upcoming Broadway revival of “Hughie,” with Forest Whitaker in the lead role, has locked in its Broadway plan, setting a February opening at the Booth Theater. New York theat…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:40PM

Broadway Press Agency O&M Co. Joins DKC Public Relations by Gordon Cox

In a headturning shift in the insular world of Broadway PR, executives from the New York theater press agency O&M Co., led by Rick Miramontez, will join DKC Public Relations to launch D…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:40PM
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Dog Talk with Matthew Broderick and the Cast of Broadway’s ‘Sylvia’ by Gordon Cox

The Broadway comedy “Sylvia” opened Oct. 27 — but really, that’s just an excuse for everybody to talk about their dogs. The play chronicles a middle-aged man’s …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Broadway Review: ‘Sylvia’ Starring Matthew Broderick by Gordon Cox

The shrewdest thing about this Broadway revival of “Sylvia” was the decision not to update A.R. Gurney’s 1995 comedy to the present day, when it would probably be stoned to…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00PM

Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ Will Play to 20,000 New York City Public School Students by Gordon Cox

Hoping to score a ticket to “Hamilton”? Try enrolling in a New York City public school. Producers and creators of the box-office-busting Broadway buzzmagnet have partnered with t…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:08PM
Monday, October 26, 2015

Broadway on demand? New streaming service aims to bring stage to screens by Gordon Cox

Two stage producers hope to usher Broadway fare into the digital streaming era with BroadwayHD, a new subscription and on-demand service that launches today. The service kicks off with a lib…

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 09:55PM

Broadway Box Office: Al Pacino, Bruce Willis Pack Houses, But Halloween Looks Scary by Gordon Cox

It’s gonna get scary. That’s the thinking, anyway, among Broadway watchers looking to the week ahead. Last week’s Broadway box office actually looked pretty good —…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:51PM

Broadway, TV and Film Writer Jerome Kass Dies at 78 by Gordon Cox

Jerome Kass, who co-wrote the 1978 musical “Ballroom” based on his own teleplay, died of prostate cancer Oct. 22 at his Manhattan home. He was 78. Kass, who was married to fell…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:51PM

Broadway on demand? New streaming service aims to bring stage to screens by Gordon Cox

Two stage producers hope to usher Broadway fare into the digital streaming era with BroadwayHD, a new subscription and on-demand service that launches today. The service kicks off with a li…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:41AM

Broadway on demand? New streaming service aims to bring stage to screens by Gordon Cox

Two stage producers hope to usher Broadway fare into the digital streaming era with BroadwayHD, a new subscription and on-demand service that launches today. The service kicks off with a lib…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:12AM

Broadway on demand? New streaming service aims to bring stage to screens by Gordon Cox

Two stage producers hope to usher Broadway fare into the digital streaming era with BroadwayHD, a new subscription and on-demand service that launches today.

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:49AM

Broadway on Demand? New Streaming Service Aims to Bring Stage to Screens by Gordon Cox

Two stage producers hope to usher Broadway fare into the digital streaming era with BroadwayHD, a new subscription and on-demand service that launches today. The service kicks off with a l…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:29AM
Friday, October 23, 2015

‘Harry Potter’ Stage Play Will Be Two-Part Sequel About Harry’s Son by Gordon Cox

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the Harry Potter play due to open in the West End in the summer of 2016, will be a two-part epic set 19 years after J.K. Rowling’s seve…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:51AM

Broadway Review: ‘Dames at Sea’ by Gordon Cox

How cruel, to make comparisons with a legendary star! How unkind! How unfair! Well, tough luck, because here it comes: the new leading lady of “Dames at Sea” is no Bernadette Pet…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:53AM
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Chicago Theater Stirs Up a ‘Cyclone’ of Promising New Work by Gordon Cox

Every year Chicago theater heats up as the weather begins to cool, but this autumn has quickly turned especially hot with high quality work, most all of it original.  The likes of David Rab…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:59PM

Off Broadway Review: ‘Ripcord’ by David Lindsay-Abaire by Gordon Cox

The Manhattan Theater Club presumably commissioned “Ripcord” from playwright David Lindsay-Abaire to give their faithful subscription audience a subject dear to their own hearts.…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:11AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Steve Martin, Edie Brickell Musical ‘Bright Star’ Sets Broadway Dates, Cast by Gordon Cox

“Bright Star,” the bluegrass musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, has locked in its Broadway details, setting a March opening with a cast headed by Carmen Cusack, who origi…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:25PM

Lupine Nyong’o Will Star on Broadway in Play ‘Eclipsed,’ Written by ‘Walking Dead’ Star by Gordon Cox

Lupita Nyong’o will take her passion project “Eclipsed” all the way to Broadway, with the play — written by Danai Gurira, the playwright who is also a star of “…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:21PM
Monday, October 19, 2015

Broadway Box Office: Plays Get A Little Love by Gordon Cox

In a Broadway box office frame when many musicals saw shrinkage following a long-weekend holiday, plays stood out as the shows gaining momentum, with productions including “King Charle…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:28PM

Animated ‘Witch’s Night Out’ to Become Stage Musical by Gordon Cox

Jim Dooley, a composer and songwriter who works regularly in TV, has acquired the musical theater rights to “Witch’s Night Out,” a 1978 animated special that starred the v…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:28PM

Daniel Craig to Star in Off Broadway ‘Othello’ with David Oyelowo by Gordon Cox

Daniel Craig will go from Bond to Iago next fall when he stars opposite David Oyelowo in an Off Broadway production of “Othello,” to be directed by Tony winner Sam Gold. Craig, w…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:27PM
Friday, October 16, 2015

Matthew Broderick on Embracing ‘the Dog Thing’ in Broadway Play ‘Sylvia’ by Gordon Cox

Matthew Broderick is becoming as much a fixture on Broadway as the TKTS booth. After nine months in starry smash “It’s Only a Play” last season, he’s back this fall in dog comedy “…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:13PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Clive Owen Opens Broadway’s ‘Old Times’ with Ambiguity and Lots of Cigarettes by Gordon Cox

It can safely be said that the Roundabout Theater Company’s Broadway revival of Harold Pinter’s “Old Times,” starring Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly, opened Oc…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:26AM

Broadway Review: ‘Old Times’ Starring Clive Owen by Gordon Cox

The Roundabout Theater Company’s Broadway revival of “Old Times” can’t possibly miss.  Harold Pinter’s three-handed battle for sexual dominance, first performed on Bro…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:26AM

Bob Saget Joins Broadway’s ‘Hand to God’ by Gordon Cox

Bob Saget has signed on to join the cast of Broadway play “Hand to God,” stepping for the Tony-nominated comedy’s final months before the show ends it runs in January. Sage…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:26AM