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How well were you paying attention to the theater news in September? Answer these 10 questions, mostly involving playwrights, and find out. Tagged: playwrights
At the age of seven, David Holthouse was raped by his teenage neighbor. Twenty-five years later, he decided to kill the man " both to avenge the crime, and to prevent any more from occurring…
"Your family and mine … it just wouldn’t work." Alice, the most normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family in the old-fashioned crowd-pleasing comedy "You Can't Take It Wi…
Above is a rare look at the map of the Broadway theaters in the sidewalk of Father Duffy Square, rarely visible through all the feet covering it. Below are links to the entire broadcast of S…
Is this OUR Youth? His sister was murdered six years ago, his rich, abusive father has just kicked him out of the house, and 19-year-old Warren, portrayed by Michael Cera in the crackling Br…
If there's a gimmick to "Love Letters," the Broadway revival of A.R. Gurney's two-character play about a man and woman writing to one another over half a century, it isn't the presence of a …
Thrilled at intermission by the new stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's "Scenes from A Marriage," I poured out my enthusiasm about director Ivo van Hove's unusual staging to my ex, whom I h…
Here are the list of winners of the 10th annual New York Innovative Theatre Awards,  chosen from some 2,000 Off-Off Broadway (aka independent) productions.  Nominated this y…
In "The Money Shot," a comedy by Neil LaBute whose humor rests largely on the playwright's contempt for the two Hollywood couples he has created, it takes more than an hour for the audience …
Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway on September 22, 1964 " 50 years ago today. Initially playing for eight years and some 3,300 performances, it's been back on Broadway four times, playe…
Emily Padgett and Erin Davie as the Hilton Sisters (attached twins and vaudeville performers) sing “Who Will Love Me As I Am” from Side Show, a musical that begins perform…
Is it possible to lust after a statue? Of course, one of the curators of the Metropolitan Museum of Art says, as portrayed by a member of the theater company The Civilians inÂ…
In "To The Bone," an exquisitely acted and splendidly directed new play by Lisa Ramirez that’s part of the Theater:Village Festival, Reina greets her niece Carmen, who is newly arrived…
Win a free copy of the book Tradition by Barbara Eisenberg, subtitled The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World's Most Belove…
The film adaptation of “Into The Woods,” the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical will be released nationally on December 25th, 2014.
In the program for “Solitary Light,” one of the four shows in this year's Theater: Village Festival, there is a paragraph that describes the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, whi…
While the Fall season on Broadway officially has begun with the opening of the first show, “This Is Our Youth,” an exciting event this week in New York theater was the announceme…
Keke Palmer, the 21-year-old actress and singers still best known for her starring role in the movie Akeelah and the Bee, has become the new Ella (aka Cinderella) in Rodgers and Hamme…
As the play "I Like To Be Here" begins, Devaj and Adela are in love, although they have never spoken to one another. He is South Asian; she is South American and barely speaks English. He wo…
All three stars – Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and the 18-year-old fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson – Â are making their Broadway debuts, as is playwright Kenneth Lonergan, in the…
In the first of Robert O'Hara's ten scenes about growing up black and gay, a young child named Sutter asks his mother some uncomfortable questions, including why she and his grandmother call…
How did Juarez, a Mexican border town said to be the birthplace of the burrito and the margarita, become labeled the Murder Capital of the World, specializing in violence against young women…
Win the chance to see theater in New York for an entire year, by entering this first-ever giveaway contest for a membership to Play-By-Play. As they explain on their website, Play-By-Play is…
What’s fun about Broadway in September — the marquees go up for the Fall season, even if the shows won’t be opening for months. The Week in New York Theater, S…
CBS announced today that James Corden will be the new host of The Late Late Show starting in 2015. New York theatergoers know him mostly for his roles in two shows on Broadway —…
