Hugh Jackman to Return to Broadway in 'The River' by David Rooney

The Tony-winning actor will star opposite Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo in Jez Butterworth's enigmatic drama about a solitary man caught between two women.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:53am on May 9, 2014☆⚑

Theater Review: Lovebirds, Twits and Blowhards in 'The Rivals' by David Rooney

"The Rivals," Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 comedy of manners, is being revived by the Pearl Theater Company.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:43pm on May 8, 2014☆⚑

'The Night Alive,' 'All the Way' and 'Fun Home' Take New York Drama Critics Awards by David Rooney

Special citations went to the Shakespeare's Globe double of "Twelfth Night" and "Richard III," and to playwright-director Richard Nelson's four-part cycle, "The Apple Family Plays."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:10pm on May 5, 2014☆⚑

'Fun Home,' 'Here Lies Love' Top Off-Broadway Awards by David Rooney

The two musicals, as well as the Bertolt Brecht revival, "Good Person of Szechwan," made the 29th annual Lucille Lortel Awards a banner night for the Public Theater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:29am on May 5, 2014☆⚑

Critic's Notebook: Top Five Parodies in 'Forbidden Broadway' by David Rooney

A New York theater institution since 1982, the annual roast skewers everyone from Idina Menzel through Neil Patrick Harris to Mandy Patinkin and Carrie Underwood.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:00pm on May 4, 2014☆⚑

Mathew Broderick and Nathan Lane to Reteam on Broadway by David Rooney

The actors will star in a retooled version of "It's Only a Play" by Terrence McNally, whose latest work, "Mothers and Sons," received two Tony nominations this week.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:32pm on May 2, 2014☆⚑

'After Midnight' Brings on the Divas by David Rooney

Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Natalie Cole have signed on as special guests this summer in the Broadway revue, which scored seven Tony nominations including best musical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00am on April 30, 2014☆⚑

'The Velocity of Autumn' is Broadway's First Tony Nominations Casualty by David Rooney

After scoring a single mention for lead actress Estelle Parsons, Eric Coble's play about a feisty oldster threatening to blow up her Brooklyn brownstone will close Sunday, less than two week…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:43pm on April 29, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards: Nominations Leave Some Starry Names Out in the Cold by David Rooney

Daniel Radcliffe must be starting to think it's personal, but he's in good company among this year's high-profile snubs, with James Franco, Michelle Williams and Denzel Washington.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:16pm on April 29, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards: 'Gentleman's Guide,' 'Hedwig' Dominate 2014 Nominations by David Rooney

Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald and Sutton Foster are among contenders for Broadway's top honors in a wide-open season, with Mark Rylance landing a double nod.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:08am on April 29, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards: Signature to Receive 2014 Regional Theatre Honor by David Rooney

This marks the first time a New York-based organization has won the award since rules were changed to include Off Broadway companies in the field.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:12pm on April 28, 2014☆⚑

2014 Tony Awards: THR Theater Critic David Rooney Reveals His Nominations Wish List by David Rooney

In advance of Tuesday's announcement, our reviewer names the choices he would most like to see figure in the principal kudos categories of this year's Broadway honors.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:43pm on April 27, 2014☆⚑

Will Audra McDonald Pull Off a Tony Awards Grand Slam? by David Rooney

With the Tony Awards Administration Committee's final eligibility decision on Friday, speculation now intensifies as to whether the five-time winner might become the first actress to take ho…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:15pm on April 25, 2014☆⚑

Cabaret: Theater Review by David Rooney

Michelle Williams makes her Broadway debut opposite Alan Cumming in this electrifying revival of Kander & Ebb's Berlin-set musical, directed by Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on April 24, 2014☆⚑

James Earl Jones to Return to Broadway in 'You Can't Take It With You' by David Rooney

The two-time Tony winner will star in a Scott Ellis-directed revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's 1936 comedy classic, opening Sept. 28.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:50pm on April 24, 2014☆⚑

Casa Valentina: Theater Review by David Rooney

Harvey Fierstein's new Broadway play is set in the Catskill Mountains in 1962, inspired by a real-life resort where ostensibly heterosexual men went to release their inner woman.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on April 23, 2014☆⚑

'An Act of God' to Strike Broadway by David Rooney

The new play by Emmy-winning former "Daily Show with Jon Stewart" writer David Javerbaum is based on his critically acclaimed book, "The Last Testament: A Memoir by God."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:01am on April 23, 2014☆⚑

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Theater Review by David Rooney

Neil Patrick Harris reigns as the transgender East Berlin rocker who lands on the New York stage via a Kansas trailer park in John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's cult musical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on April 22, 2014☆⚑

Violet: Theater Review by David Rooney

Two-time Tony winner and "Bunheads" star Sutton Foster plays the title role in this 1964-set musical about a disfigured North Carolina farm girl's quest for transformation.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:30pm on April 20, 2014☆⚑

The Cripple of Inishmaan: Theater Review by David Rooney

Daniel Radcliffe stars in Martin McDonagh's corrosive comedy, set in a tiny Aran Island community in 1934, abuzz with news of a film crew descending on neighboring Inishmore.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:30pm on April 20, 2014☆⚑

Act One: Theater Review by David Rooney

Santino Fontana, Tony Shalhoub and Andrea Martin head the ensemble cast in writer-director James Lapine's adaptation of Moss Hart's landmark theater memoir.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on April 17, 2014☆⚑

Of Mice and Men: Theater Review by David Rooney

James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester and Jim Norton star in the Broadway revival of John Steinbeck's classic tale of ill-fated dreamers in Depression-era California.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on April 16, 2014☆⚑

The Library: Theater Review by David Rooney

Steven Soderbergh directs Chloe Moretz as a school-shooting survivor in Scott Z. Burns' drama about distortions of truth in the stunned aftermath of tragedy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on April 15, 2014☆⚑

'Soul Train' Boarding for Broadway by David Rooney

Producer Matthew Weaver ("Rock of Ages") has acquired stage rights to develop a musical based on the iconic TV dance show launched in 1970 by Don Cornelius.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:12pm on April 15, 2014☆⚑

Annie Baker's 'The Flick' Wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by David Rooney

The unconventional play about the directionless employees of an obsolete single-screen Massachusetts movie house premiered last March in an Off Broadway production at Playwrights Horizons.re…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:37pm on April 14, 2014☆⚑