Monday, May 25, 2015

Straight Jacket By Ramin Setoodeh

Heterosexual actors play gay all the time. Why doesn't it ever work in reverse?

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Straight Talk, Continued By Marc Peyser

So in an effort to clear some smoke away from this fire, we spoke to Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning and openly gay screenwriter of Milk, and Jarrett Barrios, the president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), to get their assessment of the larger issues surrounding sexuality in Hollywood.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

The Pride Of Frankenstein by Nicki Gostin and Cathleen McGuigan

The last show Mel Brooks produced in his lab was a monster smash. Now comes a show about a monster.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Bullets Over Broadway By Jeremy McCarter

Do you prefer a play with firepower or star power?

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Liza Is Back In Business By Nicki Gostin

Ms. Minnelli may be 62, but she's still a legend-and now she (and her new hips) are returning to Broadway.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

The Naked Truth By Ramin Setoodeh

Daniel Radcliffe takes it all off on Broadway. Does anyone care?

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Mamet Stage Direction By Jeremy McCarter

To speed the play, think poetry, not potty mouths.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

The Idiot That's Boosting Broadway, by Jeremy McCarter

Under the direction of Michael Mayer (who co-wrote the show's libretto with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong), American Idiot has raucous energy and frequently spectacular stagecraft. It doesn't hold together as well as it should, but there's still something entirely welcome going on here.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

One Word: Stagetegery By Jeremy McCarter

Will Ferrell brings Bush back-to Broadway.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

I Fell for Tricky Dick By Peter Morgan

Why a Brit was inspired to write 'Frost/Nixon.'

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Spider-Man’s Real Villain by Jacob Bernstein

The musical disaster show has made Director Julie Taymor this season’s media Piñata. But could her departure unmask another culprit?

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

The 'Idiot' That's Boosting Broadway by Jeremy McCarter

The acclaimed Green Day album comes to the stage, and drags rock and roll along with it.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Achin' Aiken By Ramin Setoodeh

Clay Aiken is sore from rehearsing for 'Spamalot,' and now he's sore at us.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

7 Things: "HAIR" Marches On Washington

Star Gavin Creel sings "I Got Life" and explains why the cast will travel to the capital, how the show resonates, and the worst part of working on the Great White Way

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

The Princess Diary By Cathleen McGuigan

Julie Andrews's memoir reveals a lonely childhood that could have used a spoonful of sugar, or two.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

What Becomes a Legend Most? By Joshua Alston

An Oscar, at 83, would be nice. But Ruby Dee isn't done yet.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Nixon and Bush By Eleanor Clift

Some audiences of the new film 'Frost/Nixon' see parallels to the current administration. That's not what the playwright had in mind.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Tony Kushner's Day By Jeremy McCarter

The playwright at the heart of America's cultural moment.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

The Color of Money By Cathleen McGuigan

Mark Rothko and selling out in the art world.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Back to the Future By Cathleen McGuigan

The year's top Broadway musicals may be hip, but they're old-fashioned, too.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM

Mourning Joe By Jeremy McCarter

Papp made theater free, and proved it was priceless.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 05:58PM
Monday, June 6, 2011

Mormons Rock! - Newsweek by Walter Kirn

They've conquered Broadway, talk radio, the U.S. Senate-and they may win the White House. Why Mitt Romney and 6 million Mormons have the secret to success.

SOURCE: Newsweek at 01:10PM
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Ben Stiller’s Daddy Issues - Newsweek by Jacob Bernstein

The actor goes back where he started—to Broadway, in John Guare’s acid take on celebrity, 'The House of Blue Leaves.'

SOURCE: Newsweek at 01:49PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards