“Once On This Island,” the 1990 musical by the songwriting duo also behind Broadway’s “Anastasia,” will return to Broadway later this year in a new production t…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMMovie mogul Robert Evans, the legendary film producer behind “The Godfather” and “Love Story,” forged his fortune spotting great stories. His autobiography, “Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:11AMFollowing an Off Broadway run at the Public Theater last fall, “Sweat” opened on Broadway March 26. The cast was largely the same, with the exception of new addition Alison Wrigh…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PMGarth Drabinsky may have to wait a while longer before redeeming himself with patrons and colleagues. The infamous producer’s supposed comeback after his conviction of fraud and forgery in…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:41PMIt took six years for Lynn Nottage’s play “Sweat” to make it to Broadway — but somehow, it feels as up-to-the-minute as the latest New York Times notification on your smartphone.…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:15AMThis is what people mean when they talk about “a Broadway show” — melodic songs, big, beautiful voices, a huge ensemble, full-scale pit orchestra, sumptuous production numb…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PMSara Bareilles wasn’t content just to write the songs for a Broadway musical — now she’s starring in the show as well. The popular singer-songwriter will step into the lead…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:21PMJerry Seinfeld will produce “Letters From a Nut by Ted L. Nancy,” a new stage show based on the series of books by Ted L. Nancy, otherwise known as comedian Barry Marder. The sho…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMNew York nonprofit Manhattan Theater Club has added Lucy Kirkwood’s play “The Children” to its 2017-18 Broadway season, along with an Off Broadway production of Anna Ziegle…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PMThere is abundant sex and nudity in Sarah Ruhl’s new play, “How to Transcend a Happy Marriage,” along with some brainy conversation about the ethics of animal slaughter. Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:15AMGood golly, “Hello, Dolly!” The splashy new revival starring Bette Midler cemented its status as the hottest ticket at the Broadway box office this spring when it exploded right …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:11PMBy Friday morning, most of Broadway had heard: Early during the first New York preview of the much-anticipated London hit “Groundhog Day,” the set’s revolving stage stopp…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:52PMYou might not know the name William Daniels, but you probably know his face — and if not his face, certainly his voice. The actor made a name for himself in the 1960 Off Broadway premiere…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMDanny DeVito is having a lot of breakfast for dinner these days. Making his Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theater Company revival of “The Price,” DeVito finds a lot of comedy …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:53PMArthur Miller is back on Broadway with “The Price,” a rarely-revived play written in the 1960s, with strong references to the 1930s, that still reverberates with meaning for the …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PMThe Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has named actress Judith Light the recipient of its annual Monte Cristo Award, handed out each year to a theater creative whose work has had a major i…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMCanadian prime minister Justin Trudeau sat beside Ivanka Trump in the Wednesday night audience at Broadway musical “Come From Away” — and the pairing took on a political re…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:43AMJo Lampert is so conspicuously exotic, with her pale, elongated face and icicle-thin body, that it’s entertaining just to watch her wave her flag and model her sexy armor. The performe…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM“In the Body of the World,” the solo show written by and starring Eve Ensler, will get its New York premiere next year, playing Off Broadway in a Manhattan Theater Club staging t…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMWith a winter storm pounding the East Coast and forcing school and road closures all across the Northeast, New York City is, despite some disruptions, largely open for business — at le…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:09AMThere’s plenty of wattage but little illumination in the latest groupthink by The Debate Society, the theater collective that spent seven years making “The Light Years,” which tells tw…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00PMThe new Broadway revival of “Present Laughter” only played two performances last week, but it might be a show to keep an eye on: Buoyed by a cast led by Kevin Kline, the Noel C…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:57PMLin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash “Hamilton” will continue to conquer the world — or at least the U.S. — with a second national tour, launching next year in S…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:49PMHere’s that feel-good show that audiences constantly pine for. “Come from Away” is a modest, earnest, life-affirming musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein that makes peop…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:15PMFor theatergoers who don’t happen to be seated in the third row of “The Glass Menagerie,” take it from those who sat up close: In the intimate new Broadway production star…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:43PMOf all the plays in the American canon, “The Glass Menagerie” seems a most unlikely candidate for deconstruction. But that doesn’t deter director Sam Gold (“Fun Home,” “O…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is a play ruined by its reputation. Even people who’ve never seen Edward Albee’s celebrated scorcher know this bruising, bloody, no-holds-barred b…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:30PMIt’s easy to imagine a project that could get J.J. Abrams‘ name on a Broadway marquee. A “Star Wars” stage outing from megaproducer Disney Theatrical Productions, may…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:44PMWednesday was International Women's Day -- but it was also a two-show day for most of Broadway, so not many women in the New York theater industry -- many of whom work onstage and backstage …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:49PMWednesday was International Women’s Day — but it was also a two-show day for most of Broadway, so not many women in the New York theater industry — many of whom work onstag…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:10PMBill Condon, the director of the live-action version of “Beauty and the Beast” that arrives in theaters later this month, has signed on to direct Warner Bros. Theater Ventures…
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