1,178 stories by "David Rooney"
The 2003 Jack Black movie, which brought the rock revolution to the classroom, will become a stage musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowesread more
The all-star smash comedy revival headlined by Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane becomes the first production of the 2014-15 season to turn a profitread more
Meryl Streep heads an all-star ensemble in Rob Marshall's film of the unconventional fairy-tale musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapineread more
The new musical comedy by brothers Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick and author John O'Farrell imagines the birth of the first musical in Shakespearean Englandread more
T.R. Knight grapples with small-town solitude in a place that no longer feels like home in this new play from recent MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient Samuel D. Hunterread more
Quvenzhane Wallis and Jamie Foxx play 21st century incarnations of the comic-strip orphan and her billionaire benefactor in this musical updateread more
Despite strong reviews for Bill Condon's $8 million retooled version and a considerable cult following, the musical has failed to build box office momentumread more
The two-character play with a rotating star cast had been scheduled to run through Feb. 15 but will now close Sundayread more
Justin Kirk plays an American banker held for ransom by Pakistani militants in this bold new work from Pulitzer-winning 'Disgraced' playwright Ayad Akhtarread more
Bradley Cooper plays the physically deformed outcast embraced by Victorian London society in Bernard Pomerance's bio-drama, which co-stars Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivolaread more
The actress joins the cast of the 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' writer-star's new comedy 'Fish in the Dark,' opening in Marchread more
The $16 million Roald Dahl musical opened in April 2013 and recently crossed the $100 million mark at the box officeread more
The actress currently onscreen in 'Birdman' makes her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in the hit revival directed by Sam Mendes and Rob Marshallread more
Daniel Aukin will direct the revival of Sam Shepard's 1983 drama about battling lovers in a seedy motelread more
The Emmy-nominated 'Veep' star will join the ensemble of the comedy revival 'You Can't Take It With You' beginning on Jan. 6, in the role currently being played by Rose Byrneread more
The acclaimed star of 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' is eyeing a stage adaptation of the 2007 Keri Russell movie, with a score by Sara Bareillesread more
The new musical is adapted from the 2007 film about an orphaned music prodigy, which starred Freddie Highmore and Robin Williamsread more
The actor will play former British Prime Minister John Major opposite Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's play, with Judith Ivey also on board to play Margaret Thatcherread …
The rock star will join the cast of his Broadway musical, which has been a commercial underachiever since it opened on Oct. 26read more
'The Heart of Robin Hood,' by British playwright David Farr and Icelandic theater director Gisli Orn Gardarsson, will open on March 29read more
The actress will star opposite Tony Shalhoub in Bathsheba Doran's play 'The Mystery of Love and Sex'read more
Edward Albee's play may be almost 50 years old, but it has the edge-of-the-seat excitement of new writing in this all-star Broadway revivalread more
THR's lead theater critic looks back over the director's remarkable half-century career on the stage, and its frequent overlap with his screen workread more
The actor will return to the transgender rocker role he created for a limited eight-week engagement in the hit Broadway revival, starting Jan. 21read more
Directing his first stage project, Bill Condon brings dazzling showmanship and emotional power to this musical about conjoined twin sisters Daisy and Violet Hiltonread more
