'Hold On to Me Darling': Theater Review by David Rooney

Timothy Olyphant plays a crossover country star whose mother's death throws his life into turmoil in Kenneth Lonergan's comedy about celebrity self-importance. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on March 14, 2016☆⚑

'The Robber Bridegroom': Theater Review by David Rooney

Steven Pasquale and Ahna O'Reilly hit the Natchez Trace in Alex Timbers' high-energy staging of this backwoods bluegrass musical based on the Eudora Welty novella.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:00pm on March 13, 2016☆⚑

'Blackbird': Theater Review by David Rooney

Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams face off in David Harrower's intimate drama about the fraught reunion of two people years after an illicit relationship that scarred them both. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on March 10, 2016☆⚑

Michelle Obama Welcomes 'Hamilton' Back to the White House by David Rooney

The cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash will participate in a student workshop and musical performance, introduced by the First Lady.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:50pm on March 9, 2016☆⚑

'Disaster!': Theater Review by David Rooney

An ensemble of Broadway stalwarts gets nostalgic for 1970s big-screen calamities and cheesy Top 40 period pop in this gag-laden musical parody.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:30pm on March 8, 2016☆⚑

John Leguizamo Puts Latinos in the Historical Conversation by David Rooney

The writer-performer's new satirical solo show, 'John Leguizamo: Latin History for Dummies,' will premiere at the Public Theater in spring 2017.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:00pm on March 8, 2016☆⚑

'Hughie' with Forest Whitaker Folds on Broadway by David Rooney

Poor ticket sales have prompted producers to announce a March 27 closing date for the Eugene O'Neill drama, eleven weeks ahead of schedule.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:29pm on March 3, 2016☆⚑

'Familiar': Theater Review by David Rooney

Taking a breather from her day job on 'The Walking Dead,' Danai Gurira bows this domestic comedy-drama about conflicted cultural identity, the same month she makes her Broadway debut with 'E…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on March 3, 2016☆⚑

Broadway Legend Barbara Cook Sets Musical Memoir by David Rooney

The Tony-winning star will play 65 performances this spring in a solo vehicle timed to the release of her autobiography, conceived by James Lapine and directed by Tommy Tune.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:00pm on March 3, 2016☆⚑

'Dead Poets Society' Headed for Off-Broadway Stage by David Rooney

The 1989 Robin Williams drama about an English teacher who inspires his students with poetry has been adapted by Tom Schulman from his Oscar-winning screenplay.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:10pm on February 29, 2016☆⚑

Derek Hough to Star on Broadway in 'Singin' in the Rain' by David Rooney

Producer Harvey Weinstein confirmed the casting news at his annual pre-Oscar dinner, after Hough performed two numbers from the classic musical. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:16pm on February 28, 2016☆⚑

'Hughie': Theater Review by David Rooney

Forest Whitaker makes his Broadway debut as a small-time gambler running on illusion in Michael Grandage's staging of the Eugene O'Neill one-act.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:00pm on February 25, 2016☆⚑

Rachel Weisz Returns to New York Stage in 'Plenty' by David Rooney

David Leveaux will direct the Oscar-winning star in the Public Theater revival of David Hare's 1978 play about a British World War II secret agent.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:30pm on February 25, 2016☆⚑

'Genius': Berlin Review by David Rooney

Colin Firth plays famed New York literary editor Max Perkins, with Jude Law as his most challenging author, Thomas Wolfe, in theater director Michael Grandage's feature debut.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:30pm on February 16, 2016☆⚑

'Smart People': Theater Review by David Rooney

Mahershala Ali, Joshua Jackson, Anne Son and Tessa Thompson play multi-culti Harvard intellectuals tripping up on racial and sexual politics in Lydia R. Diamond's topical comedy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on February 11, 2016☆⚑

'Prodigal Son': Theater Review by David Rooney

In John Patrick Shanley's new drama, Timothee Chalamet plays a semi-fictionalized version of the playwright as a volatile youth, with Robert Sean Leonard as the English teacher who takes the…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on February 9, 2016☆⚑

Disney's 'Frozen' Musical to Thaw on Broadway in Spring 2018 by David Rooney

Alex Timbers will direct the show, which reunites the writing team from the Oscar-winning movie, and will first be seen in a pre-Broadway tryout run in summer 2017.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:10pm on February 8, 2016☆⚑

Drag Diva Charles Busch to Reign as 'Cleopatra' by David Rooney

After skewering tough-broad melodramas, '60s beach frolics, nun movies and religious epics, the Hollywood satirist will next step into the sandals of Elizabeth Taylor.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00am on February 3, 2016☆⚑

Mary-Louise Parker Headed to Broadway in 'Heisenberg' by David Rooney

Denis Arndt also stars in the romantic two-hander by Simon Stephens, a 2015 Tony winner for 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:44pm on February 1, 2016☆⚑

Gina Gershon Returns to NY Stage in 'Ironbound' by David Rooney

The actress will star in Martyna Majok's play as a feisty Polish immigrant, living in poverty in run-down industrial New Jersey and struggling to support her son.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:19pm on February 1, 2016☆⚑

'Hamilton's' Thomas Kail Makes the Leap to TV for "Bold" Take on 'Grease: Live' by David Rooney

The Broadway pro who shepherded the season's biggest hit to the stage prepares for his next challenge, directing Fox's upcoming live television musical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00am on January 25, 2016☆⚑

'Our Mother's Brief Affair': Theater Review by David Rooney

Linda Lavin stars as a dying woman looking to shift the perspective on her legacy of bitterness in Richard Greenberg's memory play.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on January 20, 2016☆⚑

Daniel Dae Kim to Make Broadway Debut in 'The King and I' by David Rooney

Prior to the 'Lost' and 'Hawaii Five-O' star joining the cast, Ken Watanabe will return to the Tony-winning revival for seven weeks.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:30am on January 20, 2016☆⚑

'Noises Off': Theater Review by David Rooney

Campbell Scott plays the frazzled director and Andrea Martin is his daft veteran star in Michael Frayn's ingenious 1982 farce about the challenges of staging a farce.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:00pm on January 14, 2016☆⚑

Critic's Notebook: Alan Rickman, Reluctant Villain by David Rooney

The star of the Harry Potter films, 'Die Hard' and the original stage incarnation of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' refuted the common perception that he relished the sinister roles most.read mo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:20pm on January 14, 2016☆⚑