"What a terrible tragedy." Indeed. That's the lyric cried out as, in theory, the famously magnificent Cornish home at the heart of the story burns to the ground at the climax of the musical …
Rachel Bloom remembers the exact moment that she decided her latest stage project, "Death, Let Me Do My Show," couldn't be the lightweight standup show she was hoping it would be. It was whe…
Broadway video design is a lot more complicated than it looks. And it already looks pretty complicated. Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast below: On the new episode of "Stagecr…
Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, the musical "If/Then": These aren't the usual conversational touchpoints in a discussion about a video game. But all three of those musical theater refer…
From "The Cottage" to "Back to the Future" to "Here Lies Love," more shows have bet on a summer opening than traditional logic dictates. The producers reveal their strategies.
Anything that has to do with Steven Spielberg's award-winning 1975 film "Jaws" should be fun. After all, it's a movie about the sudden appearance of a freakishly large, man-eating shark in a…
News has been grim in the theater sector lately, as economic headwinds have forced organizations around the country to reduce programming, lay off staff, pause production or, in some cases, …
Yogi Berra said the future ain't what it used to be. We know how he feels. The Broadway arrival of the West End hit "Back to the Future" continues the march of Hollywood brand extensions to …
Jason Alexander's latest theater project, the new comedy "The Cottage," opened on Broadway last night " and it's just the first of a string of theater projects that stand poised to keep the …
A posh country estate where half a dozen lovers unveil their infidelities is the setting of "The Cottage," which opened at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theater tonight. Set in 1923, this comedy of…
Imelda Marcos demands to know, near the end of "Here Lies Love," why we don't love her. The unlikely belle of this propulsive and glittering ball, from musicians David Byrne and Fatboy Slim,…
All the elements are there: a forgotten but fascinatingly tragic, true-life story about a world-changing medical discovery that saved the lives of millions; a large-cast, grand-scale product…
The movie comedy "Theater Camp" is one of those dreams-come-true success stories that sometimes emerge from the Sundance Film Festival: Scrappy indie movie debuts in Park City, the audience …
With a resumé that includes "How to Get Away With Murder," "Fire Island" and the upcoming comedy "How to Die Alone," Conrad Ricamora has gotten some of his best screen work playing queer ch…
Alex Edelman wants to know that you're having a good time. The 34-year-old comedian, whose nimbly clever solo show "Just For Us" is now on Broadway, describes himself as "solicitous" and "pr…
While it is debatable that the life of the newly emancipated Britney Spears is a fairy tale at present, the singer's catalog of hits surely has the feel of a fable with feminist-forward empo…
"What was I thinking when I made this deal?" So sings Holly Martins (Sam Underwood) towards the end of the new musical adaptation of "The Third Man." Indeed. As it turns out, the mystery at …
With TV series like "Citadel," "Hunters" and "Solos" under her belt, Tori Sampson is one of TV's busiest young writers " and right now, that means she's busy striking in solidarity with the …
Having the audacity to harness stabs and slashes of Prokofiev's celebrated ballet score for "Romeo and Juliet" for a production of Shakespeare's play suggests remarkable confidence on the pa…
In a Broadway awards ceremony without a script, there were bound to be unexpected twists, turns and upsets. Here are the biggest snubs, surprises and standouts from the 2023 Tony Awards. SNU…
Smartly refusing to be doggedly faithful, bookwriter and director Jethro Compton retains the arc of F. Scott Fitzgerald's (very) short, fable-like story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"…
Playwright Levi Holloway's "Grey House" arrives on Broadway with the vibe of a spooky cinematic thriller. Pulses do rise, and the mind races forward with every blackout and bang. But save fo…
The writers of "Kimberly Akimbo" tell a story about the musical's creation that feels as if it could be a scene in the show itself. Like the Tony-nominated production, now up for eight award…
When Jessica Chastain explains how she and her collaborators created the standout moments in her Tony-nominated Broadway performance in "A Doll's House," one wouldn't expect to hear her ment…
"Will someone kindly tell me what on Earth has happened?" Well, quite. That's the that line Michael Ball's George sings when surveying the absurdity before him, including the body of his pas…