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George Wendt from "Cheers" provides some laughs in "Re-Animator: The Musical," a gory, guts-spilling offering at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Forty years after becoming a star in "Pippin," Ben Vereen still shines and struts with dazzling appeal, at 54 Below.
he national touring production of Bill T. Jones' exuberant "Fela!" is slightly less involving than the Broadway original but still packs a wallop.
"Serious Money," Caryl Churchill's satire of the ruthless 1980s international financial market, is a mad circus in Potomac Theatre Project's production.
Potomac Theatre Project, at Atlantic Stage 2, is not up to the challenge of Neal Bell's bracing stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic "Frankenstein."
Channing Tatum and Steven Soderbergh will produce the stage version of "Magic Mike"; "30 Rock" star headlines "Orphans"
Jess Barbagallo and Chris Giarmio's "Good Year for Hunters," about a gay brother and sister, part of Ice Factory 2012, is confusing yet has a certain charm.
"Triassic Parq," an 80-minute musical spoof of "Jurassic Park" is as nutritious and forgettable as a bag of chips, but "Lysistrata Jones" vets stand out.
"And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," Paul Zindel's rarely seen 1971 play about three unhappy sisters, gets a workmanlike production from Long View Theater.
Al Pacino, Bobby Cannavale, and Laurie Metcalfe will star in upcoming Broadway shows; Brooke Shields may come to New York with "The Exorcist."
Lily Rabe literally throws herself into the role of Rosalind in a foot-stomping production in Central Park featuring twangy music by Steve Martin.
John Patrick Shanley lays on the symbolism too thickly in "Storefront Church," part three of his "Church and State" trilogy, but there's still much to like.
Audra McDonald, James Corden, Nina Arianda, Steve Kazee, and others tell newcomers to say yes to every opportunity and enjoy the struggle.
"Peter and the Starcatcher," "Porgy and Bess," and "Death of a Salesman" also among winners.
Kate Arrington and Ed Asner also headline new Craig Wright play. David West Read's play about the porn industry will be auditioning.
The Green Goblin of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" discusses the challenges of creating a character underneath makeup and believing in yourself.
“Food and Fadwa,” a co-production of New York Theatre Workshop and Noor Theatre about a troubled Palestinian family, is a bland meal unimaginatively served.
The Tony winner on auditioning for everything and why she left "Other Desert Cities" and "Follies" for "The Lyons."
"One Man,Two Guvnors," "Nice Work," and "Follies" also took home Drama Desk Awards, which honor Broadway and Off-Broadway.
The MTC revival of Ibsen will star Boyd Gaines and Richard Thomas and the musical co-authored by Phish band member is currently at La Jolla Playhouse.
Playwright Mayank Keshaviah borrows too heavily from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” for “Rangoon,” a Pan Asian Repertory Theatre production.
The musical featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis will still be touring and Roundabout is casting "Cyrano De Bergerac."
Athol Fugard's 1989 play on South African apartheid doesn’t quite balance the political with the personal, but Ruben Santiago-Hudson's production is passionate and strong.
"Once," "An Iliad," and others honored at the 57th annual Village Voice Obie Awards for 2011-12 Off- and Off-Off-Broadway season at Webster Hall.
This slight revue of Borscht Belt gags, featuring comic veterans Marilyn Sokol, Todd Susman, and Lenny Wolpe, is like spending time with a favorite uncle.
