Joely Richardson goes solo in off Broadway's 'The Belle of Amherst' by Gordon Cox

Joely Richardson, the English actress best known to U.S. audiences for her role in FX series "Nip/Tuck," will take on Emily Dickinson in an Off Broadway production of "The Belle of Amherst,"…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 4:28pm on July 15, 2014☆⚑

Joely Richardson Goes Solo in Off Broadway's 'The Belle of Amherst' by Gordon Cox

Joely Richardson, the English actress best known to U.S. audiences for her role in FX series “Nip/Tuck,” will take on Emily Dickinson in an Off Broadway production of  &…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:30pm on July 15, 2014☆⚑

Neil Patrick Harris Propels 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' to a Profit by Gordon Cox

Powered by a Tony-winning performance from Neil Patrick Harris, Broadway musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” has recouped its $5 million capitalization costs in about 15 weeks…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:00pm on July 15, 2014☆⚑

Tupac Shakur musical 'Holler if Ya Hear Me' flops on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Broadway's Tupac Shakur musical "Holler if Ya Hear Me" won't be heard after July 20, when the sales-challenged new show will close following several weeks of dire box office.Just last week p…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 4:57am on July 15, 2014☆⚑

Tupac Shakur Musical 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' Flops on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Broadway’s Tupac Shakur musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me” won’t be heard after July 20, when the sales-challenged new show will close following several weeks of dire box…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:02pm on July 14, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Box Office: 'Aladdin,' 'Beautiful' Muscle Up the Charts by Gordon Cox

Some things old and some things new dominated the Broadway box office charts last week, as “Aladdin” and “Beautiful,” two of the strongest spring openers, muscled pas…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:11pm on July 14, 2014☆⚑

'American Psycho' musical will slay Off Broadway next year by Gordon Cox

"American Psycho," the murderous musical that had its world premiere in London last year, has lined up a Stateside debut at Off Broadway's Second Stage Theater, where the tuner will have a s…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 2:14pm on July 14, 2014☆⚑

'American Psycho' Musical Will Slay Off Broadway Next Year by Gordon Cox

“American Psycho,” the murderous musical that had its world premiere in London last year, has lined up a Stateside debut at Off Broadway’s Second Stage Theater, where the t…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:00pm on July 14, 2014☆⚑

Chicago Theater Review: 'The Qualms' by Pulitzer Winner Bruce Norris by Gordon Cox

Pulitzer-winning playwright-provocateur Bruce Norris ("Clybourne Park," "The Pain and the Itch") has proven himself an expert at depicting American middle class hypocrisy, exposing character…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:33am on July 14, 2014☆⚑

Off Broadway Review: 'The Long Shrift' Directed by James Franco by Gordon Cox

In “The Long Shrift,” Robert Boswell has written James Franco the flashy leading role of a hardened ex-con named Richard Singer who, as an awkward 18-year-old high school kid, wa…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on July 13, 2014☆⚑

New Play by Pulitzer Winner Bruce Norris Set for New York Run by Gordon Cox

“The Qualms,” the new play by Pulitzer winner Bruce Norris (“Clybourne Park”), has locked in a New York run at Off Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons just ahead of…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:40pm on July 11, 2014☆⚑

Producers will swing big to keep Tupac musical open on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Reviews were mixed and sales are downright dire. Which is why all of Broadway is wondering: When will "Holler If Ya Hear Me" throw in the towel?Not yet, according to Eric L. Gold, the Hollyw…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 4:38pm on July 10, 2014☆⚑

Producers Will Swing Big to Keep Tupac Musical Open on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Reviews were mixed and sales are downright dire. Which is why all of Broadway is wondering: When will "Holler If Ya Hear Me" throw in the towel? Not yet, according to Eric L. Gold, the Ho…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:00pm on July 10, 2014☆⚑

Lincoln Center Theater to Bow New Plays By 'Orange is the New Black,' 'Masters of Sex' Writers by Gordon Cox

New plays by Bathsheba Doran and Nick Jones, two playwrights whose TV gigs include Emmy-nominated series “Masters of Sex” and “Orange is the New Black,” have…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:55pm on July 10, 2014☆⚑

London Theater Review: 'Richard III' Starring Martin Freeman by Gordon Cox

Watching the infamous title character slash his way through his family tree en route to the throne in Shakespeare's "Richard III" tends to be like entering a maze: You know where it's headed…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:00pm on July 9, 2014☆⚑

MTC, Ars Nova Partnership Premieres First New Stage Production by Gordon Cox

The partnership between big-league Gotham nonprofit Manhattan Theater Club and scrappy new-work developer Ars Nova will yield its first full production with "By the Water," a new play by …

SOURCE: Variety at 1:30pm on July 9, 2014☆⚑

Broadway holds better than cinema at the box office by Gordon Cox

Independence Day didn't set off any fireworks at the Broadway box office last week -- but at least the Rialto held steadier than the cineplex.Compared to a dreadful weekend at the movies tha…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 7:28am on July 8, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Box Office: July 4th Fizzles, But Stage Fares Better Than Cinema by Gordon Cox

Independence Day didn’t set off any fireworks at the Broadway box office last week — but at least the Rialto held steadier than the cineplex. Compared to a dreadful weekend at th…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:09pm on July 7, 2014☆⚑

'Black Orpheus' Musical to Bring Bossa Nova to Broadway by Gordon Cox

Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage (pictured above) and director George C. Wolfe (“Lucky Guy,” “Angels in America”) have signed on to a brewing Broadway musi…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:57pm on July 7, 2014☆⚑

'So You Think You Can Dance' Champ Will Win Role on Broadway by Gordon Cox

After nabbing the title of America’s Favorite Dancer on “So You Think You Can Dance,” the next winner of the FOX reality competish might go out “On the Town.”…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:43pm on July 3, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Forecast: July 4 Soft, but Fireworks to Follow by Gordon Cox

Christmas, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Labor Day: A lot of holidays bring an annual sales spike at the Broadway box office. July 4 isn’t one of them. Unlike those other nationwide f…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:30pm on July 2, 2014☆⚑

London Theater Review: Tabloid Takedown 'Great Britain' by Gordon Cox

Rehearsed in secret and only announced last week, within hours of initial verdicts being handed down in the Murdoch newspaper phone-hacking trial, "Great Britain," the National Theater's bol…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:32pm on July 1, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Box Office: Bryan Cranston in 'All the Way' Sets Another Sales Record by Gordon Cox

The star-driven Broadway play took its latest step last week into the big box office territory of splashy musicals, with the final frame of Bryan Cranston starrer "All the Way" breaking t…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:30pm on June 30, 2014☆⚑

'War of the Roses' to Break Out on Broadway Next Season by Gordon Cox

Warren Adler’s play “The War of the Roses,” the divorce comedy based on his own 1981 novel, is gearing up for a run on Broadway, with a team of producers acquiring the r…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:00pm on June 30, 2014☆⚑

Mary Rodgers, Broadway Composer and 'Freaky Friday' Author, Dead at 83 by Gordon Cox

Mary Rodgers, the Broadway composer and children’s book author, died of heart failure June 26 in her Manhattan home. She was 83. The daughter of musical-theater legend Richard Rodge…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:17pm on June 27, 2014☆⚑