Friday, June 1, 2012
The MTC revival of Ibsen will star Boyd Gaines and Richard Thomas and the musical co-authored by Phish band member is currently at La Jolla Playhouse.
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:34AMThursday, May 31, 2012
Playwright Mayank Keshaviah borrows too heavily from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” for “Rangoon,” a Pan Asian Repertory Theatre production.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:51AMFriday, May 25, 2012
The musical featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis will still be touring and Roundabout is casting "Cyrano De Bergerac."
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:41AMThursday, May 24, 2012
Athol Fugard's 1989 play on South African apartheid doesn’t quite balance the political with the personal, but Ruben Santiago-Hudson's production is passionate and strong.
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:00AMTuesday, May 22, 2012
"Once," "An Iliad," and others honored at the 57th annual Village Voice Obie Awards for 2011-12 Off- and Off-Off-Broadway season at Webster Hall.
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:32AMSunday, May 20, 2012
This slight revue of Borscht Belt gags, featuring comic veterans Marilyn Sokol, Todd Susman, and Lenny Wolpe, is like spending time with a favorite uncle.
SOURCE: Backstage at 09:44AMFriday, May 18, 2012
"Priscilla Queen of the Desert" leaves the Palace open for "Annie," "Newsies" extends, and "Ever After" is headed our way.
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:26AMMonday, May 14, 2012
Audra MacDonald, James Corden, Danny Burstein, and Tracie Bennett are among the Outer Critics Circle winners.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:09AMTom Dudzick's sitcom of a play, originally presented at Penguin Rep Theatre, is as up-to-date as an episode of "All in the Family."
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:24AMFriday, May 11, 2012
The Talking Band, one of the NYC’s most established avant-garde theater companies, offers a mildly amusing look at everyday life, at Dixon Place.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:41AMTuesday, May 8, 2012
Cast members of "Porgy and Bess," "Clybourne Park," and "Tribes" are among winners for outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway debut.
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:23AMSunday, May 6, 2012
George Bernard Shaw's complex masterpiece gets a streamlined production from Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group that's fun but shallow.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:20AMSaturday, May 5, 2012
Jonathan Pryce and his castmates mine the subtext of loneliness in Harold Pinter's three-character power play at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:23AMFriday, May 4, 2012
Two shows fold in the post-Tony Award fallout while Bobby Cannavale joins "The Big Knife" and "Rebecca" finds a home.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:14AMWednesday, May 2, 2012
Emily Bergl, best known for her stint on “Desperate Housewives,” has a limited voice but deserves an E for effort in her uneven set at the Café Carlyle.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:08AMTuesday, May 1, 2012
Epic Theatre Ensemble’s ultramodern take on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” puts Richard Easton’s Duncan on video and has both interesting concepts and missteps.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:20AMSunday, April 29, 2012
Solid performances from veterans such as Bebe Neuwirth and Anthony Heald steal the spotlight from a nearly nude Cristina Ricci at Classic Stage Company.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMFriday, April 27, 2012
A new feature keeps you up to date on the comings and goings on the Great White Way.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:00PMPrevious winners Brian d'Arcy James of "Smash" and Donna Murphy make the announcement at Feinstein's at the Regency.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:54AMAt the Drama Desk nomination announcement, the stars of "Smash" and "Passion" say pick up Back Stage and make your own opportunities.
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:32AMThursday, April 26, 2012
This French farce from the author of 'Boeing-Boeing' and Roundabout Theatre Company is like being served a tray of meager appetizers instead of a full meal.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMVeteran chanteuse Marilyn Maye defies the calendar with an energetic and versatile hour of vocalizing at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:31AMWednesday, April 25, 2012
"Once," "SILENCE," and "Tribes" among the nominees for the Off-Broadway award, Edward Albee and Kathleen Chalfant also honored.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:45PMTuesday, April 24, 2012
Transfers like "Clybourne Park," "Other Desert Cities," and "Peter and the Starcatcher" are eligible for 2011-12 awards, which will be presented May 18.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:56PMDespite a few bright spots, the presence of Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara, and evergreen Gershwin tunes, “Nice Work If You Can Get It” is hard labor.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMMonday, April 23, 2012
Nicky Silver's savagely funny "The Lyons" roars its way onto Broadway after a run at the Vineyard Theatre; Linda Lavin gives a master class in comic timing.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:48AM"Nice Work If You Can Get It" tops Outer Critics Circle nominations with 9, "Newsies" and "Once" grab 7 each.
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:34AMFriday, April 20, 2012
Emotions rise to the surface in the Maly Drama Theater's wrenching production of Anton Chekhov's classic of unfulfilled lives at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:30AMWednesday, April 18, 2012
“One Man, Two Guvnors,” an import from the National Theatre, is a rollicking roller coaster of hilarity. James Corden will have you rolling in the aisles.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMSunday, April 15, 2012
Rick Elice's joyous riff on the Peter Pan legend successfully makes the trip to Broadway. Christian Borle, of "Smash," should start writing his Tony speech.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:00AMThursday, April 12, 2012
“You Better Sit Down,” the Civilians’ documentary theater piece at the Flea based on the dysfunctional marriages of its casts’ parents, is funny/sad.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM 
