Broadway by the Year Salutes 1961 Season March 11 by Ellis Nassour

Down theatergoer memory lane with Christine Andreas, Scott Coulter, Erin Denman, Jeffrey Denman, Kerry O'Malley, Emily Skinner -- and Scott Siegel

HOW WE MAKE THE CASE: It's Fair To Get Paid by Guy Yedwab

An artist really eloquently puts why it's important for artists to get paid for their work:   It's becoming a bigger and bigger cultural conversation, whether it's the Upright Cit…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Mar. 9

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 3/9/2013

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 392013.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival looks to build on success by Marcus Crowder

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has made an art of retooling its leadership. Cynthia Rider has taken over as executive director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. Cyn…

‘Hair’ at The Lyric Opera House by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Make peace! Not war! Harmony and understanding! It’s all about flowers and love! It’s a live “be-in” at The Lyric Opera House in Baltimore this weekend as The 2013 National Tour of H…

The Audience – review by Susannah Clapp

Gielgud, LondonWell, I didn't believe in it but I was seduced by it. At least for a while. The Audience – the first surefire, unstoppable hit of the year – has been created to disarm all…

Helen Mirren: on stage or on screen, long may she reign over us | Observer editorial

It's her lack of vanity as much as her ability that makes Helen Mirren such a popular starShe does not believe in God and dyed her hair pink for the Baftas. Uniquely, she's played both Queen…

Ballet Black – review by Luke Jennings

Linbury Studio theatre, LondonLast month, Cassa Pancho, the founder and director of Ballet Black, went to Buckingham Palace to collect the MBE she'd been awarded in the New Year honours list…

De Gabay – review by Susannah Clapp

Butetown, Cardiff"People think we're pirates but we're actually poets." Welsh Somalians living in Cardiff's Butetown – the docks area once known as Tiger Bay – wanted to show the truth o…

Longing – review by Clare Brennan

Hampstead, LondonWilliam Boyd is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter. Until now, though, he had never written a play. To get himself started, he decided, as he put it, to "stitch toge…

Tull – review by Clare Brennan

Octagon, BoltonWalter Tull (1888-1918) was "the first black outfield footballer to play in the old First Division in England" and, later, a second lieutenant in the Special Reserve of office…

Tull – review by Clare Brennan

Octagon, BoltonWalter Tull (1888-1918) was "the first black outfield footballer to play in the old First Division in England" and, later, a second lieutenant in the Special Reserve of office…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, March 9 - Andrew Keenan-Bolger's Last SIPs with NEWSIES, HANDS ON A HARDBODY and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature Andrew Keenan-Bolger's last SIP with the cast of NEWSIES before he m…

'Whenever I see the Queen, I think, "Oh ... there I am"': The right royal progress of Helen Mirren

To play one British monarch named Elizabeth may be considered fortunate; to play two looks like calculation. When Helen Mirren followed her portrayal of Elizabeth I in 2005 with Elizabeth II…

Elaine Paige at The Birchmere by Doug Poms by Doug Poms

Musical Theatre lovers in the DC area were given a big treat on this past Thursday evening when Elaine Paige made an appearance at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, as part of her first…

Photo Coverage: Marilyn Maye's MAYE-DEN VOYAGE at 54 Below by Walter McBride

54 Below welcomes Marilyn Maye in the debut of her new show 'MAYE-DEN Voyage' for a two-week engagement, continuing this weekend and March 12-16, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a preview of her sho…

VIDEO: Valerie Harper on Her Diagnosis - 'We Are All Terminal' by Stage Tube

Broadway and TV veteran Valerie Harper has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The actress received the tragic news on January 15th and has as little as three months to live. The 73-y…

Album Release Party - What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? by Byrne Harrison

What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? will perform at Dixon Place for a CD release musical circus will include boylseque, animation, trapeze, and videos all illustrating the lyrics a…

A Slow Journey to Realization: Michael Healey’s The Drawer Boy by Suzanna Bowling

A Slow Journey to Realization: Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy: Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy by the Oberon Theatre Ensemble is the fourth most-produced play in America and up until now ha…

Review: Matryoshka/The Plagiarists by Lisa Buscani

RECOMMENDED Sherry (Jessica Saxvik), the ninth victim of serial killer The Marrying Man (Robert Montgomery), attempts to distract her assailant with a series of stories that sample numerous …

In The Spotlight Series: Terrence Mann by Walter McBride

The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to The American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. Check out a photo of cast mem…

Adelaide Festival: What the Body Does Not Remember by Mick Searles

What the Body Does Not Remember, essentially the debut work of the choreographer and the company Ultima Vez, established Belgian choreographer Wim Vanderkeybus as a major force when it was f…

Jeremy Denk touches down by Thomas Garvey

Jeremy Denk at the keyboard - yes, this is a typical pose, and yes, it's a bit much.Yesterday I considered the case of Hilary Hahn, a brilliant violinist who seemed to only find her voice wh…

Review: (Ottawa) The Drowsy Chaperone by The Charlebois Post

A Man with his Musicby Jim Murchison@JimMurchison As the play begins we see a very large unfurnished foyer, with a chair and a record player tucked downstage right representing an apartment,…

Joy In The ‘Hood; Dreaming In The Heights by Bill Hirschman

It’s been a long, long time since a locally-produced musical has thrust inside an audience’s collective chest to touch its heart like Actors' Playhouse’s triumphant production of In Th…

Actors Playhouse Announces Part Of 2013-2014 Season by Bill Hirschman

Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle theatre has announced four of the six shows for the 2013-2014 coming season in Coral Gables.

Review: (Toronto) Eirlys & Eckhart by The Charlebois Post

Arlin Dixon, Matthew Gorman (photo by Scott Gorman)Boxed InConfusion mars a potentially thrilling eveningby Stuart Munro@Stuart MunroTOArlin Dixon’s debut play Eirlys & Eckhart purport…

Los Angeles Theater/Dance Review: KEN ROHT’S MISS JULIE(N) (MorYork Gallery in Highland Park) by Tony Frankel

GAY ABSTRACTION For years, Ken Roht has proved himself to be one of the most inventive theater practitioners in Los Angeles. His avant garde works include the renown 99 Cent Only shows, whic…

‘Copenhagen’ at Rockville Little Theatre by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Forget, for the moment, all you know about quantum physics. It’s history that matters in Copenhagen, Michael Frayn’s Tony Award-winning, World War II drama. Make that revisionist history…

Stage spotlight: "The Light in the Piazza” by Theater Latté Da

Dance spotlight: Kyle Abraham at Walker Art Center

"Chinglish" Gets First Asian Staging

NY1's Frank DiLella recently traveled to check out a new staging of David Henry Hwang's play "Chinglish," as the play is being performed in Asia for the first time.

Megan Hilty Makes Her Carnegie Hall Debut With NY Pops; Ryan Silverman Swings by Kenneth Jones

Megan Hilty, the Broadway and television actress-singer whose volcanic voice is one of the primary reasons to watch the NBC musical series "Smash," made her Carnegie Hall debut Mar…

Actor Ansa Akyea gets into barrier-breaking character Jackie Robinson at Minneapolis' Children's Theatre

Having made a specialty out of playing athletes, Ansa Akyea steps up as barrier-breaking baseball great Jackie Robinson.

Theatre review: The Audience - Bring on the dancing corgis

Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on. Or is a stiffer upper lip what's required? When John Major starts blubbing, the Queen resorts to her patent-leather handbag, whisks out a hankie and flut…

Dance review: Trouping the colour - Why Ballet Black puts on such a jolly good show

There should be no need for a company called Ballet Black, just as there should be no need for all-female political party shortlists. But there is, and for two reasons: to offer a platform f…

Zandonai's rarely performed 'Francesca da Rimini' is next live Metropolitan Opera telecast by Donald Rosenberg

Opera lovers around the world next week will experience the periodic glories of""Francesca" -- possibly for the first time -- when it is telecast as part of the series "T…

Mike Tyson's One-Man Show at the Pantages Theater Is Surprisingly Good by Bill Raden

See also: *More theater reviews Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson scored one of the more impressive comebacks of his colorful career last night. That he did so …

Class of 1986 presents a night of comedy

Middleborough High School’s class of 1986 presents a night of comedy, “America’s Little Angels for Angie,” on Saturday at 7 p.m. at The Alley Theatre, 133 Center Stt.

Theatre review: The folly of fate figures heavily in Innocence Lost by Robert Cushman

Innocence Lost, about the Steven Truscott case, is being given a new joint production by the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and the Centaur Theatre of Montreal

‘West Side Story’ presented this weekend

The Dover Sherborn High School Drama Program is presenting the award-winning musical “West Side Story” on March 14, 15, and 16 at Mudge Auditorium.

Review: Written on Skin ****

At heart the new opera by George Benjamin to a text by Martin Crimp, directed by the playwright’s regular collaborator Katie Mitchell, is a straightforward love triangle. The creative …

A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine at Glenelg Country School by John Harding by John Harding

If audiences selected the Cappies Award winners, Glenelg Country School might as well start making room for another trophy in May. To borrow one of the lyrics from the current Glenelg progra…

JKTS Chat: GIDEON GLICK Part 2: Out and Proud by JK

When we last left actor Gideon Glick, he discussed how acting became his passion, and the genesis of Spring Awakening.  (To catch up on Part I, click HERE.)  This time around, he t…

Playwriting Exercise: A play in a picture by Lindsay Price

I was teaching at a school and they had a number of production posters on the wall from various Shakespeare plays.  I was intrigued by these two completely different posters for King Lear…

Clown Bar by Theasy.com

Parkside Lounge, Pipeline Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Regina Robbins BOTTOM LINE: Both clown lovers and clown skeptics will find themselves giggling at this comedy, set in an underw…

Arts Collective @ HCC Dancers Showcase Their Talent Tonight @8 and Tomorrow @3 by Carolyn Kelemen by Carolyn Kelemen

College dance concerts are always a fun place for brushing up on modern currents in the art, but spring semester programs are often a pure delight. They represent the culmination of eight mo…

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ hits all the right notes in Paramount Theatre production

Change is the only constant in life. Just ask Tevye, the philosophical milkman at the center of “Fiddler on the Roof,” that masterpiece of a Broadway musical fast approaching its half-ce…

Purchase Your Tickets Online for ‘Madama Butterfly and Miss Saigon’ for Tomorrow @4 PM at Strathmore

      Tickets are selling FAST for our upcoming performance of  MADAMA BUTTERFLY & MISS SAIGON!The performance is TOMORROW, Sunday, March 10th at 4:00pm @ Strathmore! Do…

SpeakEasy Stage "Clybourne Park" by Nancy Grossman

Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (which coincidentally is running through April 7 at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company), Clybourne Park is Norris' not-so-sunny view of …

Brooke Shields to Join THE VIEW? by TV News Desk

The View might be fairly close to filling one of its vacant co-host positions. Following the news that both Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck would be departing the long-running ABC daytime…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/9- IN THE HEIGHTS by Stage Tube

Today in 2008, In the Heights opened at the Richard Rogers Theatre, where it ran for 1184 performances. In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by …

Spotlight On...Amy Staats by Michael Block

Name: Amy StaatsHometown: Boston MA, but I moved to Charleston, SC when I was 2, and then to Green Bay, WI when I was 4, and the to Sacramento CA when I was 7 so who really knows. Education:…

"Hurlyburly" at Philadelphia's New City Stage by Tim Dunleavy

You may not like the four Hollywood sleazeballs at the center of David Rabe's play, but the rich, multi-layered (and profane) dialogue makes these characters complex and fascinating.

Chicago/Tour Dance Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER (Auditorium Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

A TRUE SPRING FLING Returning to new glory and restoring golden memories after many happy visits to Chicago, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater just unleashed an unprecedented two-week, three-program…

La-Ti-Do Announces “Songs by Mike & Rob” Performers for This Monday, 3/11@ 8 PM by Don Michael Mendoza by Don Michael Mendoza

It’s that time of week again: time for Washington Blade’s “Best of” nominated cabaret series La-Ti-Do! Guest performers: David Landstrom, Samantha Keogh, Shayna Blas…

Photo Coverage: Megan Hilty and Ryan Silverman Take Stage in New York Pops' LUCK BE A LADY by Stephen Sorokoff

On March 8, 2013, The New York Pops continued its 30th season with an evening of swinging favorites in Luck Be a Lady Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More. Music Director and Conductor Steven …

Photo Coverage: Inside PIPPIN's Press Rehearsal - Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas and More Strut Their Stuff! by Walter McBride

The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to The American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. The cast met the press yester…

Los Angeles/Tour Theater Review: MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH (Pantages and National Tour) by Jason Rohrer

SMILE, AND SMILE, AND BE A VILLAIN Since civilization stopped executing them outright, the notorious have always had the fallback of a second act as freakshow attractions.  From 1883 well i…

‘Cardinal Points’ by Rebollar Dance at INTERSECTIONS at Atlas by Rick Westerkamp by Rick Westerkamp

Cardinal Points by Rebollar Dance is an undertaking that not every choreographer would be willing to experience. Choreographers, for the most point, come into the rehearsal studio with a vis…

Filichia on Friday: ‘Happy Birthday to TACT, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Cinderella.’ by Peter Filichia by Guest Author

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.‘ It’s an honor being allowed to bring Peter’s column every week t…

Times Square vs. 57th Street by Sandi Durell

    MY VIEW written by Stephen Sorokoff   Times Square/Broadway may be home to the best musicals in the world, but 57th Street is home to the best Music in the world. If you take …

The Hall of Hams #27: Edwin Forrest by Trav S.D.

  Today is the birthday of the great American actor Edwin Forrest (1806-1872). How amusing to note that his birthday is a just a few days away from that of his arch-nemesis William Macr…

A Texas Two-Step: Review of “ANN” on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

The Broadway Blog sent contributor Lindsay B. Davis to Lincoln Center for a Texas treat. Lindsay is an arts/culture journalist, actress, playwright and director. She resides in New York Cit…

Signature Theatre Replaces ‘Crimes of the Heart’ with “The Last Five Years” April 2-28th

Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years has replaced the previously scheduled Crimes of the Heart at Signature Theatre. The production, directed by Washington ’s own Aaron Posne…

BWW TV: Two Exclusive Clips From JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST? by Pat Cerasaro

To go along with today's extensive InDepth InterView with comedy legend Joan Rivers, enjoy two exclusive clips from tonight's episode of JOAN amp MELISSA JOAN KNOWS BEST on WE TV at 9 PM.

Stars of Slapstick #74: Bobby Vernon by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the diminutive silent comedian Bobby Vernon (1897-1939). A second generation actor, he began his career in vaudeville as an understudy to the teamn of Kolb and Dill.…

"Talley's Folly" is a Serious Treat by Jan Simpson

Lanford Wilson’s Talley’s Folly is a small play in almost every way.  It’s a two-hander and all the action takes place on a single set, a rundown boathouse near a farm in Lebanon,…

InDepth InterView: Joan Rivers Talks JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST?, FASHION POLICE, SALLY MARR Revival & More by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are talking to a veritable legend in her own time - arguably the most influential and recognizable female stand-up comedian of all time, the one and only Joan Rivers. Opening up and…

Eddie Foy Jr. as Eddie Foy Sr. by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #130: Eddie Foy (for more on this major show business figure see my earlier post). In 1964 Bob Hope, who’d played Foy in the classic 1955 fi…

Oh What a Feeling (Dancing on the Ceiling) by Trav S.D.

Was hoping to catch some video of these breakdancers but a second later a cop came in and the kids stopped right away. But I accidentally caught this cool moment. I’ve always wanted to…

Ella Ewing, the Missouri Giantess by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Ella Ewing (1872- 1913) A native of Gorin, Missouri, her growth spurt began when she was nine and by the time she stopped growing she was 8′ 4.5″ tall. (…

Susan Collins Doesn’t Cut It at The Cutting Room by Sandi Durell

  By Karen Feld   It’s difficult to enjoy a show regardless of the performer at the Cutting Room. Although the club’s new owners have renovated the property, it reminds me of a…

Smash 2:5 The Read-Through by John Dellaporta

Art vs. commerce. God-given talent vs. time-honed craft. Easy laughs vs. hard tears. Brain vs. libido. This week’s episode of Smash brought several of the stage’s favorite philos…

BWW's On This Day - March 9, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Music and paintings combine in 'House of Dreams'

Cathedral Concerts brings Baroque band Tafelmusik to St. Louis.

Adelaide Festival – Brasslands: Clogs by Mick Searles

Clogs (featuring Padma Newsome,  Aaron and Bryce Dessner) is a concert of new music featuring three Australian premieres, which should have been better attended, and perhaps more clearly pr…

Adelaide Festival: Murder by Stephen House

It takes a while to warm to the style of this production. And warming to the material? I didn’t. Others may have. Murder, is an adult puppet show — about murder. And with a title like Mu…

News: Kristin Chenoweth's debut UK tour cancelled

Kristin Chenoweth's forthcoming debut UK concert tour has been cancelled days before her first scheduled performance due to "unforeseen circumstances". A spokesperson for the Broadway star s…

Capital Stage's Gularte says she'll step down by Marcus Crowder

Capital Stage founding artistic director Stephanie Gularte announced Friday that she will leave the theater after its 2013-2014 season. Capital Stage board President Cliff McFarland said the…

Interviews: Moliere by the Mersey by Natasha Tripney

Gemma Bodinetz, artistic director of Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, tells Natasha Tripney why the city’s cultural heart beats so strongly despite the cuts

'Midsummer' a dreamy ballet

'The course of true love never did run smooth," Shakespeare wrote in A Midsummer Night's Dream, an "I love you, I hate you, I love you" theme that also runs through nearly eve…

THEATER: rogerandtom + Trevor by Aaron Riccio

Oh yeah, we're still covering off-off-Broadway -- Trevor deserves a larger venue (and much larger audience) pronto . . . I'm looking at you, Second Stage! And rogerandtom breaks the fourth w…

Helen Reddy at The Barns at Wolf Trap by Keith Tittermary by Keith Tittermary

“I used to wonder where the stars go, well now I know, so I’ll tell you.” The lyric from “The Stars Fell On California” from Helen Reddy’s 1981 album, Play Me Out was a …

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Peter And Alice | The Long Life & Great Good Fortune Of John Clare | Paper Dolls | Curiosity Shop | Refugee Boy | Heather GardnerPeter And Alice, LondonMichael Grandage's West End season ope…

Review: 'Gospel According to the Other Mary' emerges reborn by Mark Swed

John Adams has reworked his Passion/oratorio, Peter Sellars staged it and Gustavo Dudamel really brings it to life."The Gospel According to the Other Mary" is now another "Other Mary," the "…

Stephen Sondheim Attends Anthony de Mare's LIAISONS II: REIMAGINING SONDHEIM FROM THE PIANO at Symphony Space Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, March 9 7 pm, as part of Symphony Space's The Music of Now Series, pianist Anthony de Mare returns to the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre for the second installment of Liaisons Reimagining …

Jessica Grove Stars in Choral Chameleon and NY Theatre Barn's TAMAR OF THE RIVER Oratorio World Premiere, 3/9-10 by BroadwayWorld

The award-winning New York Theatre Barn is partnering with Brooklyn-based choral ensemble Choral Chameleon to produce the world premiere production of Tamar of the River Oratorio for two nig…

MTI Honors Drama Teacher Lou Volpe with Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre Education Today by BroadwayWorld

Longtime Bristol Township Harry S. Truman High School teacher Lou Volpe is being honored with the first-ever 'MTI Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre Education' by Music Theatre Internati…

‘Fanny and Alexander’ at Nordic Cool 2013 at The Kennedy Center by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins by Sydney-Chanele Dawkins

An audacious four-hour stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Oscar-winning feature film – Fanny and Alexander by Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theater highlights the Nordic Coo…

The Abominable Showman, March 9, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Crescent City SaintCharPo sits down with famed Roman Catholic Nun Sister Helen Prejean on the eve of L’Opéra de Montréal’s production of the critically-acclaimed opera Dead Man Walking…

creating a/broad, March 9, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

How Do You Do That Voodoo That You Do So Well?by Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreHow did you learn that?You know, THAT. That THING that you do on stage, or on the page, in front of the mic, under …

Theatre For Thought, March 9, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

THE NEW THEATREby Joel Fishbane@joelfishbaneIn a recent article on Slate.com, tech writer Samuel Abramson reports the following anecdote: His professor read a paper that invalidated what he …

THE SCREENING ROOM: Celebrating In the Heights, With Reunion Concert Clips and More (Video) by Playbill Staff

The Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights opened on Broadway March 9, 2008, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. In celebration of the production, Playbill.com takes a look back at In the Hei…

THE WEEK AHEAD, March 9-15: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Opens, Drood Closes and Motown Sings by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Holland Taylor inhabits Ann Richards' Texas… Liza Minnelli celebrates her 67th birthday on stage… Tracie Bennett reunites…

The Nance, The Big Knife, Orphans, Sigourney Weaver, Billy Porter and More Added to Playbill Vault, Week Ending March 9 by Andrew Gans

When the Playbill Vault launched in December 2011, it included information on over 10,000 shows and 120,000 actors, creative teams and crew members who have worked or are currently working o…

Clive, Starring and Directed by Ethan Hawke, Ends Off-Broadway Run March 9 by Andrew Gans

The New Group's production of Jonathan Marc Sherman's Clive, about a songwriter living in New York City in the '90s, plays its final performances March 9 at 2 PM and 8 PM at The …

STAGE VIEWS: Happy Hunting, Nutty Professor and Cabaret Star Klea Blackhurst by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hear from singing…

Olivier Winner Elaine Paige Plays Town Hall in NYC March 9 by Andrew Gans

Olivier winner Elaine Paige, who played Carlotta in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Follies, makes her Town Hall concert debut March 9 at 8 PM.

Suffolk Theater, a Neglected Long Island Gem, Relights by Robert Viagas

A long-dormant Long Island movie house reopened March 2 after refurbishment. The Suffolk Theater, built in 1933, will be home to plays, films, concerts, parties and special events. Playbill …

A Breakfast Date on Broadway: Truman Capote's Classic Story Reborn on the Stage by Robert Simonson

Holly Golightly, American literature's enigmatic party girl of Truman Capote's novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's," comes alive in a new memory-play adaptation by Richard …

Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim, Featuring Compositions by Jason Robert Brown, Jake Heggie and More, Presented March 9 by Andrew Gans

On March 9 at 7 PM pianist Anthony de Mare returns to Symphony Space's Peter Jay Sharp Theatre for the second installment of Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim from the Piano.

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MARCH 9 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1856 Comedian Eddie Foy is born today. He'll star in vaudeville and on Broadway, notably in Mr. Hamlet of Broadway, The Earl and the Girl and Piff! Paff!! Pouf!!!. His son, Eddie Foy, Jr…

STAGE VIEWS: Happy Hunting, Nutty Professor and Cabaret Star Klea Blackhurst by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.