Friday, June 10, 2022
Julie White says the new Broadway farce 'Potus' breaks the rules of playwriting: "Suzy Nakamura and I are getting to play the Nathan Lane/Matthew Broderick roles. It’s really fun to do the…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:10PMTuesday, June 7, 2022
Jennifer Simard talked to us about her Tony nomination for 'Company,' making Stephen Sondheim laugh, and stepping in for a Covid-stricken Patti LuPone.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:24PMTuesday, May 31, 2022
David Threlfall shines as “the second most famous hangman in England” in the five-times Tony nominated Martin McDonagh play "Hangmen."
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:21PMThursday, May 19, 2022
“I walk off stage for intermission with a breast pump on, and I go straight to my dressing room where I pump underneath my fake breast pump.”
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:34PMThursday, May 12, 2022
“I’m sad to see how much of it has come true,” says actor and playwright Tracy Letts of his Broadway one-act about a small town city council.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:43PMTuesday, May 10, 2022
The former 'Suits' star put his fear (and his clothes) aside to make his Broadway debut.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:32PMFriday, April 29, 2022
As she's honored with the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award, Deirdre O'Connell talks about the joys developing new theater pieces Off-Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:49PMFriday, April 15, 2022
The director's modern 'Cyrano de Bergerac' trades the prosthetic for a metaphor. "If the nose is in the imagination, then everything else is in the imagination. It really puts the emphasis o…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:27PMTuesday, April 12, 2022
It's 'The Boys in the Band' with pool toys, as a group of gay friends converge on Palm Springs equipped with wigs, gossamer frocks, and freshly honed zingers.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:59PMMonday, April 11, 2022
Friday, April 1, 2022
Their musical biography of the Comedian Harmonists is now at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:28PMThursday, January 13, 2022
In the revival of Sonheim's 'Company,' Doyle shines with his rendition of the complicated 'Getting Married Today.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PMWednesday, October 6, 2021
After working on a best-selling at the behind-the-scenes stories of "Hamilton," the multi-hyphenate McCarter is back with a look at "In the Heights."
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:36PMWednesday, April 18, 2018
'Frozen' star Caissie Levy puts it succinctly: 'It’s a dream role, an amazing show and a love story centered around my sister and not a man.' It's also breaking Broadway records.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AMFriday, March 23, 2018
After a quarter-century of commendable entertainment, The Actors Company Theatre will call it a run on April 14. But before they go, the company presents a rousing rendition of Damon Runyon'…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:30PMTuesday, March 13, 2018
'When somebody says Broadway, you just say yes,’ says Charlie Stemp, who has found himself in that very place, starring alongside Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber in 'Hello Dolly!'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:30AMThursday, February 22, 2018
'A particularly violent episode—and a particularly profane one,' inspired the musical.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:00PMThursday, February 15, 2018
'There’s a seediness that hangs on a lot of the roles I’ve played,' admits Paul Sparks. His character in Edward Albee's 'At Home at the Zoo' is no exception.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:00AMWednesday, February 7, 2018
He is the Tony-winning creation of Bob Martin, who also earned a Tony nomination for playing the character on Broadway in 2006 and 2007, and he's eager to tell you his opinions on musical th…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:00PMTuesday, January 30, 2018
McDonagh reports that his comedy about death by hanging is coming across 'much darker than in London' for it's New York debut.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:15PMTuesday, January 23, 2018
'I kinda find it horrifying to watch myself [on TV], especially since the invention of high-definition,' says actor Becky Ann Baker, who opens up Second Stage's 'Cardinal' on Broadway this m…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:15AMMonday, January 15, 2018
'Parent Trap' actress Hayley Mills talks about why fans seem disappointed to see she's aged, the movies that got away and tackling the stage in 'Party Face.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:30AMWednesday, January 10, 2018
Though already signed up to star in 'Mankind,' De Shields couldn't turn down the director gig for a new 'Ain't Misbehavin'' revival. He tells Observer, 'this has my name on it.'
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:50PMMonday, December 25, 2017
“I still watch the TV show periodically, but I no longer study it," said Slater of his research process.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:00AMThursday, December 21, 2017
John Lithgow's 'Stories by Heart' has three stories to tell: P.G. Wodehouse’s 'Uncle Fred Flits By,' Ring Lardner’s 'The Haircut' and a son's tribute to his father.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AMMonday, December 18, 2017
'I’ve been trying to cultivate work for myself that stretches my abilities,' said Fairchild on taking on the role of Frankenstein.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:30AMWednesday, December 13, 2017
'This play is about confronting the older generation and saying, ‘Don’t give up,'' said Annis of Lucy Kirkwood's New Play, 'The Children,' in which she stars.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:40PMThursday, December 7, 2017
Crudup says that preparing to play an entire cast of characters, not to mention the titular alter ego of the mid-western protagonist, was "intimidating"
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AMWednesday, November 29, 2017
The New Group's 'Downtown Race Riot' returns actor-turned-it-girl Chloë Sevigny to the location that made her a star: Washington Square Park.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:15PMThursday, November 23, 2017
Emily Mann's new Broadway show, '20th Century Blues,' tells the story of four friends whose lives have been captured in a series of yearly photographs.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:00PMFriday, November 17, 2017
No one cared about creating a record of theater history, until Betty Corwin came along.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:50PM 
