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Cherry Jones, Zoe Kazan and Morgan Saylor ("Homeland") play three generations of women wrestling with gender roles in the feminist era in "House of Cards" writer Sarah Treem's play.read more
The "Harry Potter" star will appear as a wunderkind stage director in the all-star revival of Terrence McNally's comedy "It's Only a Play," about opening-night nerves and knives.read more
Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater play the marriage-phobic Beatrice and Benedick in director Jack O'Brien's al fresco staging of one of Shakespeare's most popular romantic comedies.read more
The actor will shepherd a cast that includes his "Child of God" lead Scott Haze and Ally Sheedy in Robert Boswell's drama "The Long Shrift."read more
The Tony-nominated Harlem Renaissance revue, which failed to build commercial momentum to match its critical acclaim, will play its final performance on June 29.read more
Roundabout Theatre Company will present an Off-Broadway run of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, opening three weeks after Rob Marshall's starry big-screen version.read more
A Tony nominee for "The Book of Mormon" and a regular on HBO's "Girls," Rannells will step into the title role on Aug. 20, when Neil Patrick Harris wraps his award-winning run.read more
The actor will reteam with playwright Nick Payne and director Michael Longhurst, with whom he collaborated on the American premiere of Payne's "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet."read more
At a meeting Wednesday to discuss eligibility for next season, the administration body voted to eliminate the awards for sound design of a play and musical, starting with the 2014-15 season.…
The Scott Rudin-produced revival, which ends its limited run on Sunday after winning three Tony Awards, recouped its entire $4.25 capitalization.read more
Hari Dhillon, Gretchen Mol, Karen Pittman and Josh Radnor will star in Ayad Akhtar's provocative play about the myth of a post-racial America.read more
The Tony-nominated play, which stars Tyne Daly, Frederick Weller and Bobby Steggert, will close on June 22 after two months of playing to houses of 50 percent capacity or less.read more
"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," Disney's "Aladdin" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" are among Tony-winning shows that saw ticket demand soar on Monday.read more
The revival of John Steinbeck's 1937 classic of friendship and failed dreams, which also stars Leighton Meester and Jim Norton, recouped its $3.8 million capitalization in just 12 weeks.read…
Bryan Cranston, Neil Patrick Harris, Audra McDonald, Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance were among winners at the Tony Awards, presented at Radio City Music Hall in a ceremony hosted by Hugh Ja…
Kenneth Branagh stars as the murderous thane, with Alex Kingston as his ruthless consort, in this vigorous staging of the Scottish Play, directed by Branagh and Rob Ashford.read more
James Lapine's adaptation of the classic theater memoir by Moss Hart, which stars Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana and Andrea Martin, will be shown as part of the "Live From Lincoln Center" se…
Rave reviews for Bryan Cranston in his Broadway debut as Lyndon B. Johnson have propelled Robert Schenkkan's political drama into the profit zone, grossing $14.3 million to date.read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Making his debut as a documentarian with a subject obviously close to his heart, Mike Myers plants a sloppy kiss on an entertainment industry maverick whose managemen…
An Oscar nominee in 2011 for "Winter's Bone," Hawkes will make his New York stage debut in the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Auburn, directed by Daniel Sullivan.read more
The actors join Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in an updated version of the the 1986 theater-biz comedy by Terrence McNally, a Tony nominee this year for "Mothers and Sons." read more
The actress will star opposite James Wirt in a new Off Broadway production of Scott Organ's dark romantic comedy, beginning performances July 28.read more
The three-time Tony winner will star with John Lithgow, Lindsay Duncan, Bob Balaban, Clare Higgins and Martha Plimpton in a revival of Edward Albee's 1966 drama.read more
Set on a train bound from Chicago to New York City, the 1978 screwball comedy musical has a score by Cy Coleman and book and lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green.read more
The former "Ugly Betty" star reprises his role in the long-running Off-Broadway comedy, with a six-week Los Angeles engagement scheduled as part of the national tour.read more
