Saturday, August 4, 2012
Bradley Cooper's at Williamstown; Broadway pros at Goodspeed & Bucks County
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:02PMFriday, August 3, 2012
Hot town, summer in the city, right? But when it comes to theater, the country is sizzling, too.
For actors, trading life in the fast lane for a go-slow scene comes with perks: fre…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMThe famous quote “If I had more time, I would have written less” is attributed to Mark Twain and Blaise Pascal, among others.
Whoeve…
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A gentle melancholy brushes up against a lighter theatrical magic in this adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Ivan Bunin’s short story work about two Russian immigrants who meet in the City o…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMMike Tyson on Broadway? Nope, it’s not a joke.
The former heavyweight boxing champ is starring in his one-man confessional, “Undisputed Truth,” through Aug. 12.
Lik…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMWednesday, August 1, 2012
Tumbling and tucking, somersaulting and soaring, they’re racing for gold.
No, not the Olympic gymnasts, but the cast of “Bring It On: The Musical,” which spins (often in mida…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:08PMSunday, July 29, 2012
1. “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” (Longacre Theatre) Spike Lee directs the boxer in his solo memoir, Tuesday-Aug. 12.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMFriday, July 27, 2012
Cybill Shepherd plays a presidential hopeful’s wife on Broadway in “The Best Man.”
It’s not the first time the 62-year-old actress has cast her gaze at the White House. In 1…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMThursday, July 26, 2012
On the surface this one-hour show for kids 4 and up is simply a kicky tale of a big-eared Siamese cat who’d rather be a Chihuahua. But look closer and themes resonate about acceptance and …
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMMonday, July 23, 2012
Like a flash summer storm, Kenneth Lin’s intriguing new play “Warrior Class” takes you by surprise. Lesser works arrive Off-Broadway with much more buzz.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMBoredom becomes Cate Blanchett. Playing the listless love magnet Yelena in “Uncle Vanya,” the “Aviator” Oscar winner and seasoned stage actress has never appeared more fetchingly sed…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:43AMSunday, July 22, 2012
1. “Into the Woods” (Delacorte Theater) The Public’s production with Amy Adams and Donna Murphy begins Monday.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMHot town, summer in the city, right? But when it comes to theater, the country is sizzling too.
A 3-hour drive or even less brings you to stages buzzing with starry new works, reviv…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMFriday, July 20, 2012
In 1983, two years before breaking out as a goofy but lovable bartender on “Cheers,” Woody Harrelson was just out of college and hauling bricks on a Houston construction site.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMJuly 20 marks the 113th anniversary of the actual New York City paperboys’ strike that that inspired 'Newsies.”
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMThursday, July 19, 2012
Arf! The Great White Way has a new top dog.
Sunny, an adorable beige shelter mutt, will play Sandy in the fall revival of “Annie,” beginning previews at the Palace Theatre on Oc…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:45AMTuesday, July 17, 2012
Talk about a flash mob.
To hawk his Off-Broadway play “Bullet for Adolf,” Woody Harrelson thought out of the box and out of the bra on Tuesday night.
The former “Chee…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:51PMIf you look, sound and move like a young Michael Jackson, your shot to star in the upcoming Broadway musical “Motown” is a click away.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:09PMMonday, July 16, 2012
Set in motion by an act of misogyny that would make Neil LaBute lick his chops, “Dogfight” seems more likely to yelp and whimper than sing.
But sing this uneven new Off-Broadway…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMSunday, July 15, 2012
Watch your back, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Ditto Audra McDonald. Also in the cross hairs — Ricky Martin, bonbon included. “Forbidden Broadway,” the delectably spiky theater spoof, is bac…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM1. “Uncle Vanya” (New York City Center) Cate Blanchett headlines this Australian production running July 19-28.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMFriday, July 13, 2012
Ben Vereen never holds back.
In his new cabaret show focused on hits from the Great White Way and Ol’ Blue Eyes, Vereen blows onto the stage with a gale force ready to sweep the a…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMThough set in motion by a chance introduction, “Dogfight” isn’t one of those meet-cute musicals. Just the opposite.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMThursday, July 12, 2012
Forget the iced cappuccino. For a summer blast that’ll really get you up on your feet, “Fela!” is in town through Aug. 4 as part of its world tour.
The boogie-driven bio, stag…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMTuesday, July 10, 2012
“Venus in Fur” Tony winner Nina Arianda will play Janis Joplin in a biopic about the late singer-songwriter, a publicist for the Brooklyn actress confirmed on Monday.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:43PMThanks to 26 plays over the last 50-plus years, Tom Murphy is one of Ireland’s best-known and influential dramatists.
Who? That’s apt to be the reaction in New York, where the 77-year-o…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMMonday, July 9, 2012
Low expectations tend to come in handy for high-concept shows. Like “Macbeth” — set in a loony bin with Alan Cumming playing all the big parts — at the 2012 Lincoln Center Festival.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:17PMSunday, July 8, 2012
Tony winner Donna Murphy is living a fairy tale — one with a lesson about patience being a virtue. The actress has been itching for some 25 years to play the Witch in “Into the Woods.”…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM1. “Fela”
(Al Hirschfeld Theatre)
The contagiously exuberant Afrobeat musical is back through …
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMFriday, July 6, 2012
Ask Rich Sommer for three words to describe his Broadway debut as a quirky loony bin orderly in Mary Chase’s 1944 comedy “Harvey” and he fires them off: “Exhilarating. Scary. Wonderf…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM“The Sensational Josephine Baker
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(Through Sept. 8, Beckett Theatre, 410 W. 42nd St.)
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