F. Murray Abraham, Laura Osnes Make Change for 'Threepenny Opera' by Gordon Cox

F. Murray Abraham and outgoing “Cinderella” star Laura Osnes are among the lead thesps in Martha Clarke’s new Off Broadway production of “The Threepenny Opera,”…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:00pm on January 22, 2014☆⚑

Denver Theater Review: 'The Legend of Miss Georgia McBride' by Gordon Cox

Although a little slow in the early going, "The Legend of Miss George McBride" — the new play by Matthew Lopez, whose title "The Whipping Man" was one of the most-produced plays in the…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:30am on January 22, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Box Office: Newer Shows Gain Steam to Help Keep Business Warm by Gordon Cox

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend and a couple of newer shows gaining momentum combined to help perk Broadway up a bit in a winter month when the Rialto box office is usually at its…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:28pm on January 21, 2014☆⚑

Hugh Jackman Helped Make Broadway the Star-Magnet It Is Today by Gordon Cox

When Hugh Jackman hits Broadway next season in Jez Butterworth's play "The River," it'll mark his fourth stint on the Gotham boards in a dozen years. His return not only underscores his rema…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:54pm on January 20, 2014☆⚑

London Theater Review: 'The Pass' by Gordon Cox

When former German international soccer player and sometime English league player Thomas Hitzelsperger came out earlier this month it made headlines not just in the U.K. but around the world…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:30pm on January 20, 2014☆⚑

A Frank Loesser Premiere and Bruce Vilanch Are On Tap for Unsung Musicals in 2014 by Gordon Cox

New York's Unsung Musicals Co. has lined up its 2014 season, including a world premiere of "Up in Arms!," a new musical incorporating material by Frank Loesser and TV scribe Arnold Auerbach,…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:00pm on January 17, 2014☆⚑

Chicago Theater Review: 'The Phantom of the Opera,' the New National Tour by Gordon Cox

So rare is a show that can run fundamentally unaltered for 26 years, bringing in global audiences galore, that this touring production of still-going Broadway megahit "The Phantom of the Ope…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00pm on January 17, 2014☆⚑

Off Broadway Review: 'King Lear' Starring Frank Langella by Gordon Cox

Given Frank Langella’s rock-solid stage background, it should come as no surprise that the old lion makes a formidable monarch in “King Lear.”  Under Angus Jackson’…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00am on January 17, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Review: 'Machinal' Starring Rebecca Hall by Gordon Cox

Enthralled as we are to our digital gadgetry, you’d think we’d identify with the heroine of “Machinal,” Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 Expressionistic melodrama (inspi…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on January 16, 2014☆⚑

'Noises Off' is On Again for Broadway as Roundabout Sets Stoppard Double Play by Gordon Cox

Roundabout Theater has locked in two more more titles for its 2014-15 season, skedding a new Broadway production of Michael Frayn’s farce “Noises Off” in winter 2015 and lo…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:08pm on January 16, 2014☆⚑

Daniel Radcliffe Makes Broadway Return in 'Cripple of Inishmaan' by Gordon Cox

One last star-driven play has squeezed into a crowded Broadway season, with the Daniel Radcliffe-toplined production of “The Cripple of Inishmaan” locking in dates at the Cort Th…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:07pm on January 16, 2014☆⚑

Musical 'Titanic' Charts a Course for Toronto, then Broadway by Gordon Cox

Barry and Fran Weissler, the producers behind the Broadway revivals “Chicago” and “Pippin,” have teamed up with Canuck theater owner-producer David Mirvish to captain…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:11pm on January 16, 2014☆⚑

Cirque Du Soleil Taps Scott Zeiger to Launch New Theatrical Division by Gordon Cox

Cirque du Soleil will take a shot a diversifying its output with the launch of a new theatrical division to be led by Scott Zeiger of BASE Entertainment. The new branch of the Montreal-based…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:11pm on January 14, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Box Office: Cold Snap Takes the Heat Out of Sales by Gordon Cox

January chilled Broadway to the bone last week, with the annual post-holiday slump and the polar vortex joining forces to push the Rialto box office barometer down by a mammoth $11.5 million…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:20pm on January 13, 2014☆⚑

Disney Considering 'Frozen' for Broadway, Obviously by Gordon Cox

A spokesman for Disney Theatrical Prods. has confirmed that Disney Animation’s hit “Frozen” is in early development for the stage, following a Fortune interview in which…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:35pm on January 13, 2014☆⚑

Broadway's 'Beautiful': The Porno Didn't Make It Into the Musical by Gordon Cox

Carole King didn’t even show up for the Jan. 12 opening of “Beautiful,” the new Broadway musical that features her songs. But that’s no surprise. Everyone knows she&#…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:46am on January 13, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Review: 'Beautiful " The Carole King Musical' by Gordon Cox

The early life and career of legendary singer-songwriter Carole King surely deserves more imaginative treatment than the corny chronological storytelling (And then we wrote …) and old-…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on January 12, 2014☆⚑

Tourists Take Broadway: Out-of-Towners Bought Two-Thirds of All 2012-13 Tickets by Gordon Cox

Tourist biz, an increasingly dominant force on Broadway in recent years, hit a high-water mark last season, with out-of-town visitors accounting for a whopping 66% of all ticket sales during…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:56pm on January 10, 2014☆⚑

Jordan Roth Makes Legit Moves in Digital Space by Gordon Cox

Let's face it: The Broadway industry's reputation for being hidebound isn't entirely undeserved. So you wouldn't expect a theater exec to be the one to create a digital social network aimed …

SOURCE: Variety at 8:26am on January 10, 2014☆⚑

Tony Awards Tackle Eligibility for Broadway's Fall Titles by Gordon Cox

Mark Rylance and Samuel Barnett, two major players in this season’s much-lauded and recently profitable revivals of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III,” won’…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:21pm on January 9, 2014☆⚑

U.K. Theater Review: 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' by Gordon Cox

"Who will get me my divorce?" Thundered out by fierce Henry VIII (Nathaniel Parker), that's the problem underpinning Hilary Mantel's huge novels "Wolf Hall" and "Bring Up the Bodies," now tr…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:37pm on January 9, 2014☆⚑

Bard In The Black On Broadway: 'Twelfth Night' and 'Richard III' Recoup by Gordon Cox

The Shakespeare’s Globe’s repertory staging of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” has ticked over into the hit column, recouping its $3.1 million capitaliz…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:23pm on January 9, 2014☆⚑

Tupac Shakur Hits Broadway This Summer with 'Holler If You Hear Me' by Gordon Cox

Tupac Shakur, Broadway composer. “Holler If You Hear Me,” the musical inspired by the lyrics of the late rapper Shakur, has locked in a Broadway slot at the Palace Theater, where…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:54am on January 8, 2014☆⚑

Broadway's 'Glass Menagerie,' Starring Zachary Quinto, Turns a Profit by Gordon Cox

The current Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’  ”The Glass Menagerie” has recouped its $2.6 million in capitalization costs, according to producers, allowing produc…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:49pm on January 7, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Box Office: Snow Can't Put Holiday Sales on Ice by Gordon Cox

Hercules who? Broadway box office held up admirably last week, with the final push of holiday tourist traffic helping to keep sales aloft despite a weekend winter storm that threw a wrench i…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:02pm on January 6, 2014☆⚑