Peter Dinklage has found the role of a lifetime " and its surname isn't Lannister. The "Game of Thrones" actor will play Cyrano de Bergerac, the famed fictional French poet with a long nose,…
The Plastics want their gold. The four main ladies of Broadway's "Mean Girls" " Erika Henningsen, Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park and Kate Rockwell " all have separate personal publicists wagi…
For her 90th birthday, cabaret singer Marilyn Maye is flying high " and often. Over the past two months alone, the in-demand performer has carried her four huge suitcases to theaters in West…
Jim Henson die-hards are still dancing the magic dance " 32 years later. The cult classic "Labyrinth" is headed back to select theaters on Sunday. And the film, which featured a cast of pupp…
“When I'm bad, I'm so, so bad," Donna Summer sang in "Last Dance," and that perfectly describes the new Broadway musical about her life. "Summer," which opened Monday, is borderline in…
Harry Potter has come to Broadway. But The Boy Who Lived is a boy no longer: He's 37 years old and going through a magical midlife crisis in J.K. Rowling and Jack Thorne's outstanding play, …
Broadway is looking more like Universal Studios than the epicenter of great theater these days. Mainstream brands are squeezing out scintillating art that once dominated the boards. Exeunt: …
What hath Zac wrought? Back in 2006, newcomer Zac Efron starred in an unassuming little Disney Channel movie called "High School Musical," about a peppy band of teen stereotypes who turn sch…
Winter's over, and theater in London is younger than springtime. Audiences are falling wig-over-heels for a teenage drag queen; the new Bridge Theatre's "Julius Caesar" has a mosh pit and "L…
For its new stage musical "Frozen," Disney should've heeded the sage advice of Queen Elsa: Let it go. Broadway should be the place to see what you can do, to test the limits and break throug…
Opera lovers may think they've heard it all, from the screams of Don Juan burning in hell to Brünnhilde's cries of triumph and the coughs of countless women keeling over from consumption. C…
Just five nights ago, Charlie Stemp was in London, taking his final bow in the holiday pantomime "Dick Whittington" at the Palladium next to West End royalty Elaine Paige. After the curtain …
The iconic Fox searchlights could soon be shut off for good. On Thursday, 21st Century Fox was purchased by Disney for $52.4 billion. One of the six major Hollywood studios " the one that ga…
Hollywood has finally gotten the memo. Awards season will kick off in earnest when the Golden Globes nominations are announced on Monday, but the main crop of contenders has already become c…
Bikini Bottom has arrived on Broadway. Opening Monday, "SpongeBob SquarePants" boasts songs by John Legend, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie and other heavy hitters, plus a number by a writing team…
Frumpy and Denzel are two words you don't often see together " until now. The new thriller "Roman J. Israel, Esq." has Washington sporting a paunch, unkempt afro, huge specs and an oversize …
Jerry Zaks is back where he belongs: on Broadway, where no fewer than three of his shows " "Hello, Dolly!", "A Bronx Tale" and Steve Martin's "Meteor Shower" " are on the boards. "That I've …
Throwing a play onto the big screen is always risky. It can be the best choice a studio ever makes ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?") or the absolute worst ("August: Osage County"). Even wh…
When diagnosing what ails the millennial generation, there is a tendency to blame the same old foes " parental coddling and the rise of mobile phones. Instagram filters = detachment; partici…
While Broadway recovers from its post-Tonys hangover, London theaters are busier than ever, rolling out big shows featuring A-list movie stars, West End vets and even the songs of Bob Dylan.…
Beware: Potential spoilers below Walk on, girl. On the season finale of "The Handmaid's Tale," which dropped Wednesday on Hulu, star Elisabeth Moss proved she is still the queen of the solo …
Well, that was a tough act to follow! Last year, the Tony Awards were the hottest ticket in town. Broadway’s biggest night boasted “Hamilton,” James “Carpool Karaoke&…
Hours after most Broadway marquees shut off and Times Square tourists had scarfed down their last slices of Junior's cheesecake, one play was still chugging along on Thursday night. Or, for …
#Resistance has never been so posh! On Thursday night, 1,500 mostly liberal theatergoers packed Town Hall in midtown for "All The President's Men? Scenes From the Senate Confirmation Hearing…
The hottest show on Broadway is sold out every single night. There is a thrilling standing ovation smack dab in the middle of the second act. And normal people are paying nearly $800 a pop t…