The RSC production of The Merchant of Venice, a part of its 50th birthday season, starring Patrick Stewart, began performances on May 13 for a run through October 4.
Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) held its 40th anniversary Gala, honoring Sidney Poitier, Ntozake Shange, Ruby Dee and more on May 22 at the Edison Ballroom.
The Actors Fund presented a May 23 gala honoring Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Bebe Neuwirth, Tony, Emmy and Academy Award winning actor Al Pacino, and Vice President, Market General M…
The Transport Group Celebrated Lysistrata Jones, the new Douglas Carter Beane-Lewis Flinn musical, with a gala held at the theatre on May 21.
Ana Gasteyer, Jon Stewart, Josh Gad and more made appearances at The Story Pirates' third annual "After School Special" fundraiser May 20 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in …
Goodspeed Musicals gave a sneek peek of its upcoming summer production of Show Boat for the press on May 23 at Pearl Studios.
Lucky Guy, the musical comedy about a singer who dreams of Nashville stardom, opened May 19 at Off-Broadway's Little Shubert Theatre starring Leslie Jordan, Kyle Dean Massey and more.
Tom Postilio, star of HGTV's "Selling New York", opened his new show This Time Around at Feinstein's at Loews Regency on May 17 for a limited run through May 21.
The cast of The Book of Mormon signed copies of the show's new CD May 17 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in celebration of the album's digital release.
New Dramatists honored 14-time Tony Award-winning producer Roger Berlind during its 62nd annual spring luncheon May 17 at the Marriott Marquis. Donna Murphy, John Leguizamo, Joel Grey and Jo…
Laura Benanti, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kerry Butler were among the attendees at the 2010 Manhattan Theatre Club Spring Gala held May 16 at Gotham Hall.
Winners of the 2010-11 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards, which honor the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre, were celebrated at a May 16 ceremony at Angus McIndoe.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, currently at the West End's Adlephi Theatre, welcomed new cast members Celia Graham, Haley Flaherty and David Thaxton to the cast on March 7.
At the May 15 closing performance of Wonderland on Broadway, leading man Darren Ritchie surprised the cast and audience by getting down on one knee and proposing to leading lady, and long-ti…
Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster, Daniel Radcliffe, and more were among the nominees for the 2011 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, honoring excellence in dance on Broadway and in film, which were …
A revised version of the much-in-the-news musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, which has been on hiatus since April 17, debuts May 12 at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre.
Jill Paice, Rebecca Luker, Matt Cavenaugh, Julian Ovenden and the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's world-premiere production of Death Takes a Holiday met with the press on May 12.
"Broadway’s Golden Couple" Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley open a two-week debut engagement at the Café Carlyle beginning May 10.
Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles on Broadway hosted an open call on May 11 in New York as a part of their search for the next John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Jump, the action-packed martial-arts comedy that launched in South Korea before touring the world, returns to Off-Broadway May 11 for an engagement at New World Stages. The cast and creative…
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn at Lincoln Center officially opened for the season on May 10. The larger than life horse puppets Joey and Topthorn from Tony-nominated play War Horse we…
The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center honored actor James Earl Jones with its 11th annual Monte Cristo Award in recognition of his achievements and contribution to the American and internati…
A Minister's Wife, the new musical version of George Bernard Shaw's Candida, starring Tony Award nominees Bobby Steggert, Marc Kudisch and more, opened Off-Broadway May 8 at Lincoln …
Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures, with Stephen Spinella, Linda Emond, Steven Pasquale, Michael Esper and mor…
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Israel Film Festival, organizer began its milestone year with a VIP Reception in the Edwardian Room of the Plaza Hotel, followed by an awards ceremon…