242 stories by "Dei Lewison"
Tony winner Nathan Lane (The Producers, Forum) and John Slattery of Mad Men and Spotlight will star in a revival of The Front Page, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s 1928 newspaper com…
The talented actor, singer and dancer who played Billy in Billy Elliot and co-starred as Race in Newsies, is currently on Broadway in Aladdin. You can also see him in the fourth season of th…
One of my buddies, Marcus, is a drummer. I always remember when I asked him who his favorite drummer was. He told me about a gospel drummer. And I remember asking him why. He said, “be…
Tony nominee Rory O’Malley will reign over the Broadway smash hit Hamilton when he joins the cast as King George III starting on April 11. Jonathan Groff will play his final performanc…
People always say that musicals are so strange because people burst into song when they’re in the middle of a scene. But it has always made sense to me that when you get to a moment th…
The cast of the new Broadway show Disaster! paid a surprise visit to the NewYork.com offices, and they posed in our NewYork.com photo booth. Naturally, they showed off their zany si…
Bright Star, the new musical written and composed by comedian-actor-writer Steve Martin and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, opened March 24 on Broadway at the Cort Theatre. D…
This is an onerous assignment. To single out one song and crown it “the favorite”. That is something which should never be undertaken lightly or facetiously. So much hangs on …
Bright Star, the new musical written and composed by comedian-actor-writer Steve Martin and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, opens tonight on Broadway at the Cort Theatre. Dir…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Simon Stephens’ Tony Award-winning stage version of Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel, has announced a closing date of September…
Beth Behrs, one of the stars of CBS’s long-running sitcom 2 Broke Girls, will make her New York City stage debut in the Off-Broadway production of Halley Feiffer’s A Funny Thing …
I feel that I sometimes don’t even know I’m singing. That says something. I sing when I’m happy. I sing for a living now, which is lovely and wonderful. What’s the…
If you accidentally tuned into the White House live stream on March 14, you may have asked yourself, “What’d I miss?” Seven years ago, Lin-Manuel Miranda performed a …
Beloved actor Peter Scolari (Girls, Bronx Bombers, Lucky Guy) recently joined the cast of Wicked, where he plays The Wizard. I first saw New York City through the thunderstruck eyes o…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a new musical based on the beloved children’s novel by Roald Dahl, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2017. Three-time Tony winner Jack O’B…
She Loves Me, Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of the 1963 musical, opened on March 17, 2016, at Studio 54 for a limited run through July 10. Zachary Levi (Heroes Reborn, Chuck) an…
Broadway is awesome. No question. Where else can you find the stars, the groundbreaking plays — and the stunning sets, costumes and special effects, are we right? Well, here’s th…
Theater fans who know how to program — as well as actors, designers, directors, playwrights, producers and stage managers — are in for a real treat next month when the B…
Congratulations are in order for Wicked! The beloved musical just reached a major milestone, passing the $1 billion sales mark faster than any other show in Broadway history. The story…
The actor, writer, stand-up comedian, director, producer and co-creator of the popular TV series Chappelle’s Show brings his brilliant wit, uproarious humor and giant heart to 3 Mic…
Alex Breaux plays an Olympic hopeful swimmer in Lucas Hnath’s evocative, daring and critically acclaimed new play, Red Speedo, currently at New York Theatre Workshop. What do yo…
When I was first asked to work on American Psycho, I had to step back for a minute, re-read the book and think about why this should be a musical at all, which is a question people don’…
Blackbird, David Harrower’s two-character, one-act play, opened on March 10 at the Belasco Theatre. Emmy and Tony nominee Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) and Oscar nominee Michelle William…
My favorite Broadway song is “Anthem” from Chess. The song is perfectly named. It is a truly a great anthem! It’s such a powerful song and as an Irish immigrant I connect d…
James Ortiz is the creator, director, set and puppet designer of The Woodsman. Based on the writings of L. Frank Baum, the poetic, original and beautiful production tells the story about the…