Awesomeness by Donald

A bit of NEWSIES choreo set to "Bad Romance".  This essentially reminds me that Kenny Ortega is the man and that the IN THE HEIGHTS movie could be kick-ass.  And also that I am gaa…

Interview with Simon Bailey - part one by Thephantomoftheopera

Interview with Simon Bailey - part one http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com presents our latest interview. We catch up with Simon Bailey, who plays Raoul in the London production of The Pha…

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Here is a clip from a 1997 Kander/Ebb documentary about the creation of FLORA.  It is most notable for featuring clips of Liza singing "All I Need is One Big Break" and "Sing Happy" via…

Doug Sills Gets the Hook, by Michael Portantiere

The star of The Scarlet Pimpernel plays an iconic villain in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Peter Pan.

Interactive Feature: The Sounds of a Script

A look at the four Tony nominees for best sound design of a play.

Dancing Their Way to a Tony Nomination By ALASTAIR MACAULAY

A tour of the four shows nominated for best-choreography Tony Awards, and a few other dance performances tossed in as well.

DIVA TALK: Chatting with Tony Nominee Karine Plantadit Plus Four Questions for Nominee Jan Maxwell

Katie Finneran, Scene Stealer By JOANNE KAUFMAN

Actress Katie Finneran latest heist, in Broadway's "Promises, Promises," just may bag her a second Tony Award later this month.

Tony Memories: Tony Nominee Katie Finneran Wishes She'd Worn 'Looser Undergarments' for Her First Tony Win!

Watch It: Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes Talk Ramen Noodles on The View

Speech! Speech!: Promises Stars Chenoweth & Hayes Thank You for 'The Coolest Award You Can Get'

Viola Davis Pulls At Heartstrings

Tony Award Winning Actress Gives Her Take On Her New, Steamy Broadway Role

What's Up, Bobby Steggert? With Three Shows in Six Months, the Tony Nominee Asks 'Whose Life Is This?'

Former Riverside Theatre director up for Tony Award on June 13 By Peter Pringle

Director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge went to Broadway to make art with her revival of "Ragtime."

Video: Hey Jude Law!

The acclaimed actor reflects on his Tony Award-nominated turn playing the title role of William Shakespeare's Hamlet on Broadway.

Flashback! Lin-Manuel Miranda Makes a Hat at the 2008 Tony Awards

Tony Flashback: Flashback! Promises Serves Up Some Tasty 'Turkey' at the 1969 Tonys

The blushing Broadway boy from Parkdale

If you want to know what kind of a guy Kyle Riabko is, here's a story that says it all.

Brent Carver: All the world's a stage

The veteran player opens up about his long journey from Cranbrook to Broadway

This Wide Night: Chemistry bonds very different actors By Richard Ouzounian

Chemistry between Edie Falco, Alison Pill makes This Wide Night a powerful experience

Edie Falco's extreme makeover: a homely ex-con

Watch It: David Mamet Makes Pornography With Kristen Bell & Ed O'Neill

John Kander: Passing Through Curtains - In conversation with Frank J. Oteri

A High School Curtains Goes Up, With Professional Help

Silence that speaks volumes in the theatre by Lyn Gardner

We talk about Pinteresque pause and the moment before the applause hits - but what about the silence that stills everything in the middle of a show?

Puppets on Merry-Go-Rounds By MARK BLANKENSHIP

Behind the frisky puppetry of "Stuffed and Unstrung"

Summer Shakespeare, Outside and Urban By STEVEN McELROY

Like heat advisories and smelly subway stations, Shakespeare among the elements is intrinsic to summer in the city.

Fresh air fun: Theater By Jenna Scherer

Fresh Face: Lance Guest on His Million Dollar Broadway Debut as Johnny Cash

Charles Randolph-Wright on directing Sophisticated Ladies By Joel Markowitz

Charles Randolph-Wright on directing Arena Stage's mega-hit Sophisticated Ladies, and working with the legendary Maurice Hines - who is starring and choreographing the production.

Play tackles music, morality By Joel Brown

"Mengelberg & Mahler" at Shakespeare & Company is a dark play, but the production has a happy story behind it.

Small but mighty BY HEDY WEISS

Storefront theaters making a big splash in Chicago

Whitfield Sings Berlin, Gershwin, Warren, Mercer and More in NYC

Ventriloquist Jay Johnson brings odd act to Laguna By PAUL HODGINS

Tony-winning "The Two and Only" plays limited engagement at playhouse.

Tony-winning LI teen has a new role By STEVE PARKS

At 15, Trent Kowalik already knows what he wants to do "when he grows up."

"Dinner with Friends" at Westport Playhouse: A Sneak Peek By Frank Rizzo

PHOTO FLASH: Craig Bierko, Johnny Galecki, Julia Stiles, et al. Perform Neil LaBute's Filthy Talk for Troubled Times

PHOTO CALL: Peter Pan at Paper Mill Playhouse

PHOTO FLASH: Kym Johnson, Shirley Jones, Greg Louganis, Melissa Manchester, Kenny Ortega, et al. at Chorus Line Opening in LA

PHOTO CALL: Hollinger's Opus at CA TheatreWorks

MARQUEE VALUE: Paradise Found at London's Menier Chocolate Factory

MARQUEE VALUE: Hair at London's Gielgud Theatre

Gareth Saxe, Alton Fitzgerald White, et al. Join Broadway's The Lion King June 15

Broadway's The Lion King to Welcome Saxe, White, Pow, Berman, Schuler

Dancing with the Stars Winner Nicole Scherzinger to Join Aaron Tveit, Wayne Brady, Tracie Thoms, et al. for Rent at Hollywood Bowl

"Dancing with the Stars" Winner Scherzinger Set for Hollywood Bowl Rent; Ensemble Announced

Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger to Tango as Maureen in Hollywood Bowl Rent

Sieber, de Jesus, Stanley and Block to Sing Kitt, Flinn, Iconis and More at NYMF Concert

Joe Iconis, Gabriel Kahane, et al. Set for Free Astor Place Concerts on June 21

Glee, Ty Burrell, John Lithgow, Jane Lynch, Julianna Margulies, et al. Receive Television Critics Association Award Nominations

Bridget Jones's Diary Musical Workshop to Feature Smith, Carvel, Ovenden and More

Marga Gomez, Suzanne Westenhoefer, et al. Set for Theatre Rhinoceros' 2010-2011 Season

Billy Elliot, Next to Normal, Shrek and More Part of 2010-2011 Best of Broadway Series in S.F.

Joseph Mancuso to Star in Waiting for Lefty for Seeing Place; Casting Announced

TV's Zachary Quinto Will Join Billy Porter in Angels in America Revival

Reading of New Auburn Play, The Columnist, Featured Kevin Kline

Bill Irwin, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, et al. Set for Vera Farmiga's Higher Ground Film

Peter Filichia's Diary: When Johnny Baseball Comes Marching Home

In Peter Pan Nancy Anderson reconnects with her inner tomboy

Kevin or out? by Michael Riedel

Kevin Kline, who could have been the finest stage actor of his generation had he bothered to work more, is suddenly on the prowl for new plays.

Casting Disclosed for 'Angels in America' By PATRICK HEALY

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake to Return to NYC in October

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake to Play New York City Center in the Fall

Matthew Bourne's Tony-Winning Swan Lake Will Fly to New York City Center

Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley to Take Over Lead Roles of Broadway's Next to Normal

Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley Will Be Next to Normal On Broadway

Real-Life Spouses Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley to Co-Star in Next to Normal

Is There More Life for Two Off-Broadway Musicals? By PATRICK HEALY

Commercial producers have expressed interest in extending the lives of two generally well-received Off Broadway musicals, "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" and "The Kid."

EXCLUSIVE: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson May Rock Broadway

Musical Version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Eyes West End Premiere; Sam Mendes May Direct

Sam Mendes to Direct New Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Musical

Disney's going Back to the Future with Winnie the Pooh by Jim Hill

Another new aspect of this WDAS production will be "Winnie the Pooh" 's songs. Which - this time around - will not be written by Academy Award-winners Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman. But - r…

In front of NEA chief and theater leaders, Daley tears up as he talks of arts in education by Chris Jones

Rue McClanahan, Actress and Golden Girl, Dies at 76 By DOUGLAS MARTIN

Rue McClanahan, Star of Stage and Television, Dies at 76

Broadway Vet and Beloved Golden Girl Rue McClanahan Dies at 76

Rue McClanahan Dies at 76

Betty White, Leslie Jordan, and friends remember Rue McClanahan by Kate Ward

Rue McClanahan, from theater to television and back again by David Ng

Rue McClanahan's Broadway Credits

Donald Windham, Novelist and Memoirist, Dies at 89 By WILLIAM GRIMES

Mr. Windham left vivid pictures of literary life in New York, both fictional and factual, when he was an intimate of Tennessee Williams.

Donald Windham's Broadway Credits

HBO Will Expand Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking for Documentary

Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking to Be Subject of HBO Documentary

Margaret Colin, Tim Daly, Justin Long, et al. Set for Williamstown Theatre Festival's Season

Colin, Buckley, Essandoh, Daly, Long and Oder Will Be Part of 2010 Williamstown Theatre Festival

Will Chase, Amy Spanger, Eric Schneider & More to Headline Robin and the 7 Hoods at Old Globe

Will Chase, Eric Schneider Amy Spanger, et al. Set for Robin and the 7 Hoods Musical at Old Globe

Schneider Snags Sinatra Role in Robin and the 7 Hoods Musical; Old Globe Announces Cast

Jack Wetherall to Join Dana Ivey in Westport Country Playhouse's Happy Days

Wetherall and Ivey Will Share Happy Days at Westport

Leonard, Irwin, Murphy, Butz get 'Higher'

Film News : Farmiga-helmed pic now shooting in New York

Viola Davis, Jonathan Groff, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Williams, et al. to Participate in Theatre World Award Ceremony

Williams, Groff, Davis, LuPone, Burton Will Appear at 2010 Theatre World Awards

Amy Ryan Joins HBO's 'In Treatment' By NELLIE ANDREEVA

Mamma Mia! China to Open in June 2011

Mamma Mia! China to Bow in June 2011

Kristin Chenoweth, Kelsey Grammer, Linda Lavin, Kelli O'Hara, et al. Set for One Enchanted Evening Concert

One Enchanted Evening Benefit to Feature Grammer, Chenoweth, Clark, Lewis, O'Hara

Lucy DeVito, Conchata Ferrell, Justina Machado, Rhea Perlman, Nancy Travis to Perform Love, Loss and What I Wore at Geffen Playhouse

Norman Large, Sally Struthers, Marcia Wallace, et al. Set for Cabrillo Music Theatre's Cinderella

Stephanie J. Block, Robin De Jesus, Christopher Sieber, Elizabeth Stanley et al. Set for NYMF's Best of Fest Concert

AuCoin, Tucci, Darragh, Pascal and More Set for Perry-Mansfield Festival

Nicholas Hytner, Patrick Stewart Receive Knighthoods at Buckingham Palace

Sigourney Weaver to Co-Star with Taylor Lautner in Abduction Film

Fabrice Calmels, Marcelo Gomes, Yuan Yuan Tan et al. Set for Fire Island Dance Festival

Yorkey to Direct Reading of Friedman and Kellogg's Stunt Girl; Mara Davi to Star

Tony Awards Talent Will Be Invited to Gift-Filled Lounge at Radio City

Gimme, Gimme: Foster Will Sing Styne, Herman, Beatles and More in Café Carlyle Debut

"Elaine Paige: Celebrating a Life on Stage" Debuts on American TV June 3

Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway Make a Boom! at Town Hall June 4

Peccadillo Explores Hellman's Another Part of the Forest Off-Broadway, Starting June 4

Phantom of the Opera Will Be Licensed to High Schools and Colleges

Widow of Fred Astaire Files Suit Against Awards Show

"Hairspray" Musical Film Sequel Will Not Materialize

Theater Listings: June 4 - 10

Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times.