242 stories by "Dei Lewison"
The Father, the American premiere of a new play by Florian Zeller in an English translation by two-time Tony winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, God of Ca…
Matilda may be able to conquer her evil headmistress and TV-obsessed parents, but she won’t be staying on Broadway past January 1, 2017. That’s when the musical based on Roald Da…
There’s no question that Hamilton has altered the creative game for Broadway composers, casting directors and playwrights. But what about the merchandising industry? Can this theatr…
The Father, the American premiere of a new play by Florian Zeller in an English translation by two-time Tony winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, God of Ca…
For many adults who grew up listening to the original cast album of Cats and spent afternoons memorizing the choreography to A Chorus Line, choosing their child’s first Broadway musica…
Daniel Radcliffe will return to the New York stage in Privacy, a new play about technology inspired by government surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden, with previews beginning at the Publ…
Mercedes Herrero was a working actress with 15 solid years of impressive regional and Off-Broadway credits when she realized that maybe it was time to leave acting behind. A longtime member …
Ruby Lewis makes her Broadway debut as leading lady, Indigo James in the new Broadway musical Paramour. The innovative show marries riveting Cirque du Soleil acrobatics with Broadway storyte…
Christopher Jackson has come a long way from making his Broadway debut in The Lion King in 1997. Over the past two decades, the Illinois native has starred in an array of Broadway production…
After its successful inauguration as the first fan conference for all things musical theater in January of 2016, BroadwayCon has announced its imminent return for 2017. Created by actor and …
Tony winner Christian Borle and Tony nominees Andrew Rannells and Stephanie J. Block have been cast in the upcoming Broadway revival of Falsettos, set to begin preview performances Sept. 29 …
Sure, New York’s a magical place where at any moment — at a restaurant, on the street, even in the subway — you may find yourself brushing elbows with a household name. And…
Oscar nominee Diane Lane will star in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, slated to begin preview performances on September 15 at the Americ…
Rebecca Luker, a three-time Tony Award nominee (Mary Poppins, The Music Man, Show Boat), joins the cast of Fun Home, the groundbreaking and Tony Award-winning Best Musical. Luker plays Helen…
The Tony Award-winning actress (Next to Normal) stars with Benjamin Walker and Jennifer Damiano in the new musical American Psycho with electronic music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik. A sold…
Last week, NewYork.com got a special sneak peek of the new Cirque du Soleil Paramour. The groundbreaking production marries the jaw-dropping visionary magic of Cirque du Soleil with sc…
I love the story of Tuck Everlasting. It’s a wonderful, resonant, whimsical fable that tells the truth. It poses a question that we don’t think about very much. If you could live…
The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s classic drama of the 1692 Salem witch trials, opened March 31 at the Walter Kerr Theater for a limited engagement through July 17. Obie winner Ivo van Hov…
Theater award season has begun in New York. Nominations have been announced for the Lortel Awards, the first of several stage accolades, honoring excellence in Off and Off-Off-Broadway theat…
This sounds very glamorous but years ago I was in Monte Carlo and dancing at the Sporting Club for the summer season. I was dancing backup for a lot of stars who they brought in. I got frien…
The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s classic drama of the 1692 Salem witch trials, opens tonight on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theater for a limited engagement through July 17. Obie winner I…
Tony nominee and Emmy winner Sean Hayes will return to Broadway in An Act of God, David Javerbaum’s comedy in which the Deity addresses the audience. God will begin previews at the Boo…
With just two shows under his belt, Kyle Scatliffe has scored big time — as far as beloved Broadway musicals are concerned. The Washington DC native, who made his Great White Way d…
Dates have been set for The Great Comet, the musical based on a section of Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece War and Peace. The show, which has had three successful Off-Broadway runs under the…
Over the past few months, the gaze of Broadway has swept over the White House. Before President Obama “let’s go” of his presidency, he and his administration hosted one fin…
