1,178 stories by "David Rooney"
Boosted by its Tony win for Best Play, the Christopher Durang comedy starring Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce sails into profit after 17 weeks.read more
The "American Idol" alumnus will test his Shakespearean chops in the upcoming production starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad.read more
The "Scrubs" star will make his Broadway debut in the role played by John Cusack in Woody Allen's original movie.read more
The Roald Dahl musical adaptation opened in London's West End this week in a big-budget Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures production, elaborately staged by Sam Mendes.read more
Starring Mary Bridget Davies as the iconic rocker, the concert-style tribute show comes to New York after acclaimed regional engagements in the past two years.read more
Tony winner Bartlett Sher will direct the new musical, which has a tryout run at this summer's Williamstown Theatre Festival before opening on Broadway early next year.read more
The page-to-stage transfer marks the first-ever theatrical adaptation of one of the bestselling author's legal thrillers.read more
The late "Sopranos" star was nominated for a Tony in 2009 for his role in "God of Carnage."read more
Inspired by the late rap superstar's music, "Holler If Ya Hear Me" is currently being workshopped for a planned premiere during the 2013-14 season.read more
The Tony winner will tackle William Shakespeare's tragic monarch at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in January, following the production's British debut at the Chichester Festival Theatre.read…
Glenne Headly, Amy Madigan and Bill Pullman will also reprise their roles in the New York premiere of Beth Henley's play, directed by Robert Falls.read more
Audiences who know Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hamish Linklater only from "Modern Family" or "The New Adventures of Old Christine" will be impressed by their Shakespearean smarts.read more
Premiered at London's Royal Court in 2011, the play won Penelope Skinner the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright Award. read more
The four-time Tony Awards host will be back in contention for theater honors himself when he stars in John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's cult musical.read more
The actor will team with downtown New York performance artist Taylor Mac on "The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville."read more
The "True Blood" star will play the iconic role of Stanley Kowalski at Yale Rep in Tennessee Williams' 1947 classic.read more
Hawke will tackle the title role on Broadway in "Macbeth," while Metcalf is to star Off Broadway in the new play from Pulitzer and Tony-winning "Clybourne Park" author Bruce Norris.read more
Marking a major shift in policy, New York stages will now be eligible for the Regional Theatre Award, starting in 2014.read more
Written by and starring the veteran Tony-nominated actress, the single-character play about the late Gov. Ann Richards of Texas will play its final performance June 30.read more
The 2013 Tony Award winner for best musical will launch its road company in Las Vegas in September 2014.read more
"The Office" star appears alongside Leslie Bibb, Josh Hamilton and Fred Weller in Neil LaBute's new play.read more
Other major winners at Broadway's 67th annual honors ceremony included "Pippin," "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"read more
The NYC mayor will be recognized for Excellence in the Theatre at Sunday's ceremony, acknowledging his support for the Broadway community.read more
Jane Lynch makes an entertaining Broadway debut, stepping into the role of child-hating orphanage ogre Miss Hannigan in the revival of the popular 1977 musical.read more
Directed by Tony-winner Bartlett Sher, the stage adaptation of Robert James Waller's novel, which was filmed by Clint Eastwood in 1995, will have a tryout run at this summer's Williamstown T…
