Fun city: More than ever, it's a kids' world on stage and screen with 'Elf,' 'Harry Potter' and more by Joe Dziemianowicz AND Joe Neumaier

Even as injuries mount, 'Spider-Man' execs vow show must go on by JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ, HEIDI EVANS and CORKY SIEMASZKO, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Dogged by talk of a curse, "Spider-Man" producers vowed Tuesday the star-crossed show would go on despite a shocking fall that could have killed its top stunt man. Christopher Tierney wasn't…

Julie Taymor out as 'Spider-Man' director as producers temporarily shut down Broadway musical by Joe Dziemianowicz, Kerry Wills and Bill Hutchinson

"Taymor is out. She's left the building," the source told The News.

'Spider-Man' director Julie Taymor to be replaced by Philip William McKinley of 'The Boy from Oz' by Joe Dziemianowicz, Kerry Wills and Bill Hutchinson

Cursed 'Spider-Man' musical set to resume today as producers try to improve safety procedures by Joe Dziemianowicz, Kerry Wills and Corky Siemaszko

'The Fantasticks' will keep going thanks to donors by Denis Slattery and Joe Dziemianowicz

Off-Broadway mainstay “The Fantasticks” was scheduled to close in May.

Guest in House as God in House: Hospitality as Principle and Practice for Albuquerque’s Tricklock Company by Brian Herrera and Juli Hendren and Elsa Menéndez

(This post is part of the Audience (R)Evolution online salon curated by Caridad Svich for the TCG Audience (R)Evolution Convening in Kansas City, MO in 2015.) Tricklock [http://www.trick…

Helen Hayes owners smacked by lawsuit over real estate by Joe Dziemianowicz and Katherine Clarke

Helen Hayes, the first lady of the American stage, has been accused of dirty dealing.

Rockettes touring company to shutter, kicking dancers out by Brian Niemietz and Nancy Dillon

Scores of recent Rockettes will have to do some unexpected legwork to find new jobs.

Pub Landlord Al Murray on his election strategy: ‘I could drink Nigel Farage and William Hague under the table’ by Joanthan Freedland, Peter Bradshaw, Ian Cobain, Imogen Fox, Richard Adams, Alexis Petridis, Amelia Gentleman, Susan Smillie, Jonathan Jones, Hugh Muir, Jay Rayner, Heather Stewart and John Crace

The comedian is to stand against Farage for South Thanet in the 2015 general election. But what are his guvnorment’s policies? Guardian experts question him on welfare, freedom, immigratio…

Laughing in the face of danger: the state of satire in the Muslim world by Ian Black, Patrick Kingsley, Manu Abdo, Constanze Letsch, Martin Chulov, Moni Mohsin and Saeed Kamali Dehghan

Cartoons depicting Muhammad are unthinkable in Muslim countries. But there are plenty of homegrown satirists poking fun at reactionaries, autocrats and jihadis. Our writers in Egypt, Turkey,…

Guardian US critics: our cultural new year's resolutions by Jason Farago, Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy, Jordan Riefe, Melissa Locker, Brian Moylan, Monica Heisey, Matthew Specktor, Britt Julious, Ben Westhoff, Anne T Donahue, Michelle Dean and Jordan Hoffman

Never mind getting fit or giving up smoking – will this be the year you finally read In Search of Lost Time? Our critics share their arts goals for 2015 Continue reading...

Readers' pictures on the theme of 'magic' by Guardian Readers and Rachel Obordo

For this weeks photography assignment in the Observer New Review we asked you to share your photos on the theme of magic via GuardianWitness. Here is a selection of our favouritesShare your …

Tell us about your Fun Palaces weekend share your photos and stories by Marta Bausells and Guardian Readers

The Fun Palaces project will scatter hundreds of pop-up events around the UK and beyond, combining arts and science. Are you going? Tell us about your weekend and share your pictures via Gua…

Hammerstein kin cheated producing partner out of profits: suit by Kathianne Boniello and Michael Riedel

The hills are alive with the sound of scandal. Oscar Hammerstein II is famed as the lyricist behind such wholesome Broadway classics as “The King and I” and “The Sound...

Tim Key live Q&A post your questions now! by Chris Wiegand and Sian Cain

Enigmatically droll comedian Tim Key is in Edinburgh with his standup show Single White Slut, and hell be joining us on Tuesday 12 August at 1pm to take your questions. Hes collaborated with…

Edinburgh festival: your favourite shows and memorable moments by Marta Bausells and Guardian Readers

We asked you to choose the best thing youve ever seen at the Edinburgh festival. From a teenager mesmerised by Russian theatre to audience members being thrown olives and oiled up, here are …

Your Edinburgh: share your festival photographs by Marta Bausells and Guardian Readers

Whether youre cracking up on the Fringe, hanging out with bookish types at Charlotte Square, performing, working, or just generally going down with festival fever, share your pictures with u…

New movies, TV series and plays explore the perils of lust by Joe Dziemianowicz and Nicole Lyn Pesce

Summertime and the living is ... sexy. The spike in mercury brings about a bumper crop of booty calls in movies, TV shows and plays — and who says that fictional hookups can’t teach us a…

‘Freaky Friday’ author Mary Rodgers dies aged 83 by Joe Dziemianowicz and Bill Hutchinson

Rodgers followed in her famous father’s footsteps, composing the 1959 musical 'Once Upon a Mattress,' which turned Carol Burnett into a star. She also composed the musicals 'The Madwoman o…

Theatre mementos: your pictures and memories by Guardian Readers and Chris Wiegand

We invited you to take a photo of your favourite theatre memento and tell us where it came from and what you thought of the show. Here is a selection of the best Continue reading...

'Hedwig' Tony winner Lena Hall ran out of time to give a jab to Neil Patrick Harris - NY Daily News by Marianne Garvey and Brian Niemietz and Oli Coleman

Lena Hall is still giddy with glee after snagging a Best Supporting Actress Tony for her electrifying performance in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” The actress charmed audiences with a tea…

Theatre mementos - share your pictures by Chris Wiegand and Guardian Readers

Have you ever taken home a theatre memento beyond the standard programme and ticket? Share your pictures and tell us what you thought of the showThese items look like leftovers from a romant…

Shakespeare video competition: recreate a scene from Shakespeare without sound by Philippa Law and Guardian Readers

Show us a scene from Shakespeare in a silent video no more than 60 seconds long and you could win two tickets to Deafinitely Theatre's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakesp…

Harvey Weinstein attended Rockettes' final rehearsal by Joe Dziemianowicz and Stephen Rex Brown

The day before James Dolan took out the knees of the leggy production of “Hearts and Lights,” Weinstein sat beside him in Radio City Music Hall, taking in a rehearsal that would seal its…

B'way actor McClarin dead at 44 by Joe Dziemianowicz and Caitlin Nolan

Actor Curtis McClarin, who performed in the hit Broadway musical “Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk,” died unexpectedly at his Brooklyn home Monday. He was 44.

Brian J. Smith Adds Dimension to Menagerie by Lisa Lewis, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Brian J. Smith Photo: Michael J. Lutch

“I wasn’t a popular kid. I wasn’t even a geeky kid,” said Brian J. Smith, who’s garnering raves as the … Read More →

#D&I Institute Field Report: Central Square Theater by Catherine Carr Kelly and Megan Sandberg-Zakian

(As part of TCG’s Diversity & Inclusion Institute, our online curator Jacqueline E. Lawton is interviewing our cohort of participating theatres about their discoveries, challenges an…

On Broadway with Pedro by Pedro Salazar and Saviana Stanescu

We talk about the style and scope of our show. Pedro is used to working on big stages in Columbia and France lately. I am a “theatrical mutt” with a back eye to the big theatrica…

23 Stunning Opera Houses | Smashing Picture by Ian

David Leventi is a widely known photographer from New York. He loves to capture photos with old and fascinating buildings, and his Opera House collection was published in many prestigious ma…

'Rocky' heading for Broadway by Joe Dziemianowicz and Bill Hutchinson

Yo Adrian! Rocky’s getting a shot at Broadway. He may be known as as brawler with hands of stone, but Rocky Balboa is poised to dance and sing on the Great White Way.