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Add Off Broadway to the awards-season reach of the American Theatre Wing, the long-standing nonprofit that founded and co-produces Broadway's Tony Awards: As of this season, the Wing will pa…
The week after Labor Day is always a tough one on Broadway. But although this year did see some sales slippage, the falloff looks a lot less dire than it would have five or 10 years ago, …
“Dexter” and “Six Feet Under” star Michael C. Hall will step into the platform boots of the titular East German transgender rocker in Broadway’s “He…
The 2015 Tony Awards have marked the calendar for June 7, when CBS will broadcast the annual Broadway kudofest live from Radio City Music Hall. The eligibility cutoff for the 2014-15 season …
Aurora Productions, the prominent Broadway company that specializes in theatrical production management and technical supervision, has a new president in Ben Heller, who steps into the…
“Beautiful,” the Carole King musical that has snowballed into one of the top-selling titles on Broadway, has lined up plans to open a West End production early next year ah…
Time's up for Broadway's "Cinderella," which will close at the end of the year following a guest stint by "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes.The upcoming closing looked to be …
Time's up for Broadway's "Cinderella," which will close at the end of the year following a guest stint by "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes. The upcoming closing looked to be…
London hit “Skylight” will get a Broadway transfer this spring, with stars Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy reprising their roles in Stephen Daldry’s staging of the 1995 play …
Manhattan Theater Club, the New York nonprofit theater company, will round out its Broadway season with “Airline Highway,” the new play by Lisa D’Amour (“Detroit̶…
Star-heavy Broadway comedy "It's Only a Play" went from zero to 60 last week, launching out of the gate with a strong tally in a week that saw overall Main Stem sales hold steady ahead of th…
Star-heavy Broadway comedy “It’s Only a Play” went from zero to 60 last week, launching out of the gate with a strong tally in a week that saw overall Main Stem sales ho…
“Fish in the Dark,” the new play written by and starring Larry David, has lined up its Broadway dates, theater and initial casting, tapping actors including Rosie Perez, Jayne…
Any Broadway producer will tell you there’s no magic formula for Broadway success. But that doesn’t stop some people from trying to find one. Particularly statisticians. Suspecti…
Director Darren Aronofsky (“Noah,” “Black Swan”) will take home the 2014 Honorary Maverick Award, the annual kudo handed out every year by the Woodstock Film Festival…
"Mad Men" actor Vincent Kartheiser will play legendary Hollywood writer-director Billy Wilder in "Billy and Ray," the Off Broadway play directed by Garry Marshall.
“Mad Men” actor Vincent Kartheiser will play legendary Hollywood writer-director Billy Wilder in “Billy and Ray,” the Off Broadway play directed by Garry Marshall. Ka…
With Scotland voting next month on whether to claim independence from the rest of the United Kingdom, polls suggest that the unionist No voters hold the majority. But to judge from this year…
The 2014 New York Film Festival will present a special screening of “This Is Spinal Tap” in celebration of the film’s 30th anniversary, with writer-star Christopher Guest o…
Be so kind as to hand me the straight razor. “And I And Silence,” a new, politically potent historical drama from Naomi Wallace, deals with the casually racist and purposely crue…
Two shows closed, one began previews and one got a new star as Broadway shifted some pieces around last week in advance of the fall season. Andrew Rannells (“Girls,” “The B…
T.R. Knight will star in the world premiere of “Pocatello,” the new play by Samuel D. Hunter getting its world premiere at Off Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons. “Grey&…
Broadway's "Motown" is taking a breather.Producers of the musical have made the unusual decision to close the tuner in New York -- but only temporarily, planning to bring the show back to th…
Broadway’s “Motown” is taking a breather. Producers of the musical have made the unusual decision to close the tuner in New York — but only temporarily, planning to b…
