1,178 stories by "David Rooney"
Tony winner Christopher Gattelli is in advanced negotiations to step in for previously announced choreographer Peter Darling, who has dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. read more
Targeted for a 2018 opening, the show will feature songs from Ol' Blue Eyes' hit catalogue to chart the singer-actor's life and career.read more
The five-time Tony Award winner will star in a revival of Enid Bagnold's 1955 play planned for the 2017-18 season, with Scott Rudin and Andrew Bryan producing. read more
Returning to the Tony stage for the first time since 1970, Streisand joins a roster of presenters that includes Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett and Steve Martin. read more
After struggling to attract audiences and landing only a single Tony nomination, the family-friendly musical will play its final performance on Sunday.read more
New hits like 'Hamilton' and perennials like 'The Lion King' and 'Wicked' pushed 2015-16 season grosses to an all-time high north of $1.3 billion, with 13.3 million admissions. read more
The two-time Tony winner will star in the new Roald Dahl musical, 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' beginning performances next March at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. read more
Stephen Karam's ensemble drama about the conflicts and comforts of the American family in an age of anxiety took best play honors, while George C. Wolfe's glittering historical exhumation wa…
The 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' actor will appear in a new version of the drama by Jack Thorne, the playwright behind the upcoming 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.' read more
Despite landing on the featured actress shortlist for Jennifer Simard's inspired comic turn as a nun with a gambling habit, the Broadway musical will close Sunday. read more
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop juggernaut is one of a handful of shows that yielded noms for actors of color, flipping the trend of this year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy. read more
An annual report covering the 2014-15 theater season showed increased hiring of non-white actors at the city's top non-profits, even if Broadway experienced a dip.read more
Established in 1938, the New Jersey venue has propelled a number of musicals to Broadway, including 'Newsies,' 'Honeymoon in Vegas' and the upcoming 'The Bandstand.'
The top honors for off-Broadway theater were presented Sunday in New York, with 'Guards at the Taj' and 'The Robber Bridegroom' leading the winners.
This new contemporary musical stars Ben Platt of 'Pitch Perfect' fame as a depressed high-schooler caught up in a lie that acquires a life of its own in the social media bubble. read more
THR's chief theater critic shares his top picks from a season packed with invigorating revivals, fresh movie adaptations and audacious new works.
Gillian Anderson stars as Blanche DuBois, fleeing from time and tawdry reality as she careens into insanity in Tennessee Williams' classic, with Ben Foster as her adversary.
Gillian Anderson stars as Blanche DuBois, fleeing from time and tawdry reality as she careens into insanity in Tennessee Williams' classic, with Ben Foster as her adversary. read more
Producer Scott Rudin had lobbied for the behind-the-scenes reimagining of the 1921 jazz show to be considered as a revival, thus taking it out of direct competition with 'Hamilton.'read more
Writer-director George C. Wolfe and choreographer Savion Glover reteam on another unique journey into black history, featuring a radiant Audra McDonald. read more
Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Shannon and John Gallagher Jr. play the tortured souls of the Tyrone family in Eugene O'Neill's autobiographical magnum opus. read more
'Modern Family' star Jesse Tyler Ferguson returns to Broadway in this one-person, multi-character play about a frazzled reservations clerk at the hottest restaurant in town. read more
The new musical adapted from the 2007 Keri Russell movie, featuring a book by Jessie Nelson and score by Sara Bareilles, will launch its road company in Cleveland in fall 2017. read more
Tony winner Jessie Mueller plays an unhappily married diner server pouring love into her pies in this musical based on the 2007 indie hit, featuring a score by Sara Bareilles. read more
Benjamin Walker stars as Patrick Bateman, who has to return some videotapes and sing about it in this electro-pop musical adaptation of the era-defining Bret Easton Ellis novel. read more
