A Sweet Slice of Theater: “Waitress” at Actors’ Playhouse by Bill Hirschman

By Mariah Reed Waitress follows the story of Jenna, a talented pie maker working in a small-town diner who is trapped in an unhappy marriage. Haunted by her mother’s legacy of hardship, …

Frank Caruso, Longtime Betty Boop Artist, Is Excited for Betty's Broadway Moment by Darryn King

Thirty-eight years ago, an ambitious young cartoonist named Frank Caruso turned up to the Manhattan offices of King Features for what was meant to be a single day’s freelance work. The com…

The Mosinee Project review – cold war hoax drama has fun with communist cosplay by Mark Lawson

New Diorama theatre, LondonWisconsin’s ‘red scare’ of 1950 was a deliberate fake – but this entertaining show by Counterfactual speculates about possible truths behind the pretence …

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actor who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dies at 87 by Mark Kennedy / Associated Press

Lavin become a role model for working moms in “Alice” as Alice Hyatt, a widowed mother with a 12-year-old son working in a roadside diner outside Phoenix. The show, with Ms. Lavin singin…

Ellen Hart Talks About Her Legendary Stardust Diner and Its Lasting Spell on Broadway

My Take: Off-Broadway's "The Counter," directed by David Cromer by Frank Rizzo

The show: “The Counter” by Meghan Kennedy at off-Broadway’s at the Laura Pels Theater in New York City. What makes it special?: I’d run to see whatever David Cromer directs. It also…

Beyond Broadway: Sink Your Teeth Into a Horror Musical, a Drag Show, a Trip to Space and More by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

Broadway isn't the only place boasting big names. Off-Broadway stages are also getting their fair share of star power this month, with favorites from the silver screen telling fresh stories …

Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre by Lorin Wertheimer

Meghan Kennedy's new play connects two lonely souls over a cup of diner coffee. Lorin Wertheimer reviews. The post Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…

The Counter by Joseph Pisano

Despite this obvious shortcoming of The Counter, Anthony Edwards, a growing New York stage presence after much TV and movie fame, resolutely ignores it, never letting Kennedy's contrived wri…

In ‘The Counter,’ With Anthony Edwards, a Cup of Joe and a Side of Secrets by Jesse Green

A diner patron asks a waitress for an extraordinary side dish in Meghan Kennedy’s sweet but shaggy new play.

The Counter Review by Jonathan Mandell

Early every morning, Paul buys a cup of coffee and jokes around with Katie, the waitress in the otherwise empty local diner in the kind of small town in Upstate New York where the townsfolk …

Off-Broadway Review: “The Counter” at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (Through Sunday, November 17, 2 by David Roberts

Life secrets and surprises are somewhere on the menu at the way-upstate New York diner where Paul (a quiet, thoughtful, and intense Anthony Edwards) has “good coffee made with a bad machin…

The Counter by Darryl Reilly

Anthony Edwards and Susannah Flood are entrancing as two lost souls at a small-town diner in this humane and artfully presented small-scale drama. The post The Counter appeared first on …

The Counter | Theatre Talk by Roundabout Theatre Company

Discover The Counter, playwright Meghan Kennedy’s newest Roundabout commission. In this video, Roundabout Theatre Company Teaching Artists Karla Hendrick and Margaret Montagna explore the …

The Counter | A World Premiere Production by Roundabout Theatre Company

Every morning at the local diner in a small town, a waitress refills a regular’s coffee. An unlikely friendship develops and keeps him coming back for more. But when he asks for a shocking…

Kids Eat Free at Ellen's Stardust Diner For One Night This Week

Ellen's Stardust Diner will take part in this year's Kids' Night On Broadway in partnership with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Katharine McPhee Is Opening Up About Closing Up Shop in Broadway's WAITRESS by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: She has already taken on Broadway and the West End. Now Katharine McPhee is back to close up the diner for good! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the stage…

Five Ways to Win as a Road Warrior by Victoria Cairl

Ready for another red-eye from LAX.Recently, due to inclement weather, I was stuck in a Delta lounge due to a flight delay for several hours. Since no one can control the weather, and my fe…

Anthony Edwards, Susannah Flood and Amy Warren to Star in Roundabout's The Counter by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company's world-premiere production of Meghan Kennedy’s The Counter, directed by David Cromer, has completed casting. The show will begin performances at the Laura Pels …

LaChanze to Make New York Directorial Debut with Alice Childress’ Wine in the Wilderness by Darryn King

Tony Award winner LaChanze will direct Alice Childress' Wine in the Wilderness in her New York directorial debut. The production is part of Classic Stage Company's 2024-25 season, which wi…

‘Clyde’s’: Imperfect people striving for a perfect sandwich by Darleen Ortega

‘Clyde’s’: Imperfect people striving for a perfect sandwich Darleen OrtegaReview: In Portland Center Stage's heart-filled production of Lynn Nottage's truck-stop diner comedy/drama, ex…

‘Josie’s Diner’ mixes complex relationships with coffee and cinnamon rolls by Eric Fitzgerald

The immersive comedy from Two Cent Lion moves from the Fringe Festival to the People’s Building The post ‘Josie’s Diner’ mixes complex relationships with coffee and cinnamon rolls ap…

ON THE TOWN’S SUBWAYS AND TURNSTILES By Peter Filichia

Does everybody get the joke in ON THE TOWN? That occurred to me last week at the uber-popular Ellen’s Stardust Diner. How popular? Pass by, and you’ll undoubtedly see a line longer than …

Randall Beach Is a (Connecticut) People Person by Frank Rizzo

Randy Beach is a character witness. For more than 40 years the veteran journalist has chronicled some of Connecticut’s most colorful, passionate, and often unsung people, in his columns f…

Life Is a ‘Cabaret’: Bebe Neuwirth’s Latest Role Is a High-Stakes Broadway Homecoming by Gordon Cox

Bebe Neuwirth calls herself a “theater rat.” So it’s natural she’d be sitting in an old-school New York diner on Eighth Avenue, on the edge of the Broadway district, right around the…

Behind the Scenes at Ellen's Stardust Diner—New York City's Tastiest Theatrical Institution by Broadway.com

Ellen's Stardust Diner—a kitschy '50s throwback fused with dinner theater and wrapped in a joyful, fluorescent package—has been a Broadway landmark for nearly 40 years. Opened in 1987 wi…

The Broadway Show: Step Inside Ellen's Stardust Diner by Broadway.com

Correspondent Perry Sook takes viewers inside Ellen’s Stardust Diner and speaks with one of their performers and servers, Starduster Mitch Gray.

Hear from Roger Bart, Maria Friedman and More on The Broadway Show! Watch the Premiere! by Broadway.com

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, you can watch the episode's YouTube premiere at 5PM ET on Wednesday, November 29. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this…

Bruce Sabath, Leah Hocking, Emma Diner, More to Star in Appalachian Hanukkah Industry Reading by Margaret Hall

The musical transports audiences to 1979 West Virginia, where a mayor is attempting to tear down the region's only Jewish temple to build a RadioShack.

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: 12/3/23 - Roger Bart, Lorna Courtney, Maria Freidman and More by Broadway.com

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, you can watch the episode's YouTube premiere at 5PM ET on Wednesday, November 29. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this e…

Clyde’s launches Zoetic Stage’s 14th season by Bill Hirschman

By Oline H. Cogdill A sandwich is more than ingredients between two slices of bread at Clyde’s, the truck stop diner that is the setting and title of Lynn Nottage’s deliciously insightfu…