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Theatergoers in the know have already seen these four shows closing Off-Broadway by the end of March, 2015 " or meant to see them. This is the last chance in New York. (Two of them are going…
Kristin Chenoweth may have paused at the new opening date for “On The Twentieth Century” – the Ides of March. Her co-star Peter Gallagher had been out sick, and Chenoweth h…
Train travel is hot again, at least at the (ironically named) American Airlines Theater, where "On The Twentieth Century" turns out to be one of the funniest and most entertaining shows on B…
In playwright Jennifer Haley's cleverly imagined, disturbing future — just a step or two ahead of our present — people lose themselves in a virtual world. "Your login reco…
Ticket Giveaway: Win a pair of tickets to see The Lion starring Benjamin Scheuer, the much-praised solo show running through March 29th at the Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project.…
“The Audience,” a middle brow British export starring the quick-change artistry of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth, imagines what happens during Her Majesty's private weekly m…
In their Broadway acting debuts, Oprah wants to be happy; Bruce Willis is going for Misery. And much that happened this week in New York theater is somewhere in-between. Several days left to…
The captain of the slave ship, afraid that the sick woman would infect the rest of his cargo, lashed her to a chair and lowered the chair into the sea, drowning her. "After the captain threw…
Fish in the Dark,” which marks Larry David’s Broadway debut as a writer and performer " indeed his first stage performance since the eighth grade — feels like a couple of e…
Ticket Giveaway: Win two tickets to see Chita Rivera and Roger Rees in The Visit, “a stunning tale of young love, timeless seduction, and sweet revenge.” The Visit marks the fina…
In the dark about Fish in the Dark, Larry David’s new Broadway comedy about two brothers struggling to deal with the death of their father, which opens on March 5th at the Cort Theater…
The Sound of Music premiered in movie theaters 50 years ago today, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, an anniversary marked far more prominently than the opening of this Rodgers…
Today is Justin Bieber’s 21st birthday, which he reportedly celebrated by renting out an island in the Caribbean (see below.) But now that he has reached his majority he surely will se…
Four Broadway shows are opening in March, marking the return of Dame Helen Mirren after 14 years and Larry David’s first stage appearance since the eighth grade. Another 18 openings ar…
How well were you paying attention to the New York theater-related news in February? Answer these 11 questions to find out. Some are theater-related questions involving the Grammys and the O…
“Into the Woods” director Rob Marshall introduces “She’ll Be Back,” the new song Stephen Sondheim wrote for the film adaptation of his musical — and expla…
If and when future theater nerds recall “Brooklynite,” the musical about superheroes in Brooklyn that has now opened at the Vineyard Theater, my bet is that we'll see it as an ea…
“Why can't white people and black people just get along?” Jaclyn asks her boss, who is secretly trying to get her fired. That this question remains so current surely explains how…
Even before it begins, the astonishing revival of "Big Love," one of Charles Mee's most popular plays, surrounds us with a soothing and soaring beauty. The set by Brett Banakis is, per Mee's…
The first thing we know about Sally is that she likes guns. She also likes to read books about four figures in American history with whom she identifies — John Brown, Nat Turner, Harri…
Below is a transcript of the speeches by the writers of the Oscar-winning song “Glory,” from the film Selma: Lonnie Lynn (Common): First, I would like to thank God, who lives in …
Graham Moore, 33, Â in accepting the 2015 Oscar for adapted screenplay for The Imitation Game, gave the following acceptance speech: “When I was 16, I tried to kill myself because I …
Below in red with an asterisk, are the winners (so far) of the 87th Academy Awards. BEST PICTURE American Sniper Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Pet…
Eleven of the 20 performers nominated for 2015 Oscars have performed (or will soon perform) on Broadway, one of the many ways that Broadway connects with Hollywood this year, as it does in a…
The leggy dame who has hired private investigator Ben Farrell wants him to find a missing person — Tommy Dickie, the chief writer for Murder Monthly, a crime magazine. But there are co…
