413 stories by "ANITA GATES"
He became a familiar face to a new generation of fans when he was cast, in his late 70s, as Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter films.
A confident 50-ish New Yorker plunges into the world of online dating and finds cringe-inducing photos, timeless truisms and biological complications.
In Paul Kruse's one-act play at Jack in Brooklyn, the humans have their problems, and the chickens have their own issues.
The one-acts in Series B of the newest marathon at Ensemble Studio Theater deal with pets, an insomniac ex-con, Walt Disney and girls who used to play in coffins.
A Harlem debutante party becomes a game of one-upmanship in Metropolitan Playhouse's production of Abram Hill's 1940 satire.
This good-natured York Theater Company musical matches a jilted bride and a restaurant worker with big dreams.
Among her many roles, Ms. Colón played Al Pacino's Cuban mother in "Scarface." She founded the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in 1967.
In "Georgie: My Adventures With George Rose," Ed Dixon recalls the actor's triumphs in the theater as well as his violent demise.
Ms. Reynolds starred in "Singin' in the Rain," the classic MGM musical about 1920s moviemaking, in which she held her own with Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor.
Ms. Kim won Tony Awards for her designs in "Sophisticated Ladies" and "The Will Rogers Follies," and worked in dance and opera as well.
The throaty actress and singer won a Tony Award for her performance in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" at age 26 and went on to a distinguished stage career.
Staged by the Slant Theater Project, Lawrence Dial's drama tracks the connections among a motley collection of students and the plays they write.
Mr. Davies directed renowned productions for the National Theater, the Old Vic and other British theaters, as well as nine productions on Broadway.
Ms. Haran made her first film, "Dive," last year and was still in graduate school when she and three classmates founded the Barefoot Theater Company.
Mary Shanley, the subject of this play by Robert K. Benson, was one of the first women to become a New York City police detective.
Mr. Hill appeared in feature films and originated imposing lead roles on television series in the 1960s and in the 1990s.
Ms. DeHaven starred with June Allyson in "Two Girls and a Sailor," Frank Sinatra in "Step Lively" and Judy Garland in "Summer Stock" before turning to TV roles.
A breathless and hopeful atmosphere emerges as the performers make the audience part of the channeling.
This engaging one-act directed by Gretchen Van Lente follows five teachers through the dramas of an academic school year.
"City Stories: Tales of Love and Magic in London," at 59E59 Theaters, explores the hazy corners in which the laws of the universe can be bent.
This production at La MaMa, presented by Spiderwoman Theater and Aanmitaagzi and written by the cast, can be rowdy and playful even as it dramatizes horror.
A one-woman show written and performed by Trezana Beverley tells the story of the singer Mabel Mercer, who even influenced Sinatra.
This play at the Ensemble Studio Theater recalls a 1960s experiment involving perceived shocks and suffering.
In this update of Edmond Rostand's 19th-century tale, Cyrano becomes Cy, a lesbian Army veteran.
Jeremy Tiang's adaptation of Cao Xueqin's sprawling 18th-century novel about an aristocratic family focuses on a love story.
