'Beaches' Was a Novel. Then a Movie. Next, It'll Be a Broadway Musical.
A musical adaptation of the story will open at the Majestic Theater next spring. And yes, the score includes "Wind Beneath My Wings."
A musical adaptation of the story will open at the Majestic Theater next spring. And yes, the score includes "Wind Beneath My Wings."
This zany musical made it from the basement of a Manhattan grocery to London's West End, and now hopes to become Broadway's next hit comedy.
Naples, Fla., and Milwaukee are quite different, but have one thing in common: They are home to regional theaters that are thriving.
The lauded play by Samuel D. Hunter is the first production of Scott Rudin's comeback season. Despite positive reviews, sales have been soft.
The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here's what to know about the show, and the movie.
Joe Mantello will direct the next revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," opening in April at the Winter Garden Theater.
The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.
Readers ask about the most environmentally friendly thing to do with an unwanted program. And by the way, why is it always yellow?
The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir.
The "Harry Potter" alumnus, who won a Tony Award last year, will star in a solo play that involves something unexpected: audience participation.
The tentative agreement, which still requires ratification by union members, comes five days after a similar agreement with actors and stage managers.
The ticketing company is already a significant player in the two big theater markets of New York and London.
The Broadway League and Actors' Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.
The reimagined "Jellicle Ball" version of the musical is set in the ballroom scene " the queer subculture built around dance competitions.
The Broadway League and unions representing actors, stage managers and musicians are trying to negotiate new contracts, but workers are increasingly frustrated.
George Steinbrenner's theater-loving granddaughter Haley Swindal is taking a big swing with a revival of the musical, slightly retooled for a new generation.
Nicki Hunter will succeed Lynne Meadow in December, taking charge of a major nonprofit that stages shows on and off Broadway.
A night out with the composer as he attended his latest project: "Masquerade," a $25 million reimagining of "The Phantom of the Opera."
With the cost of staging song-and-dance spectacles skyrocketing and audiences drawn to older hits, none of the musicals that opened last season has made a profit. Fewer are planned this seas…
At least 23 regional theaters are planning productions of this story of hope after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The drama, which has had two runs in Britain, won London's Olivier Award for best new play earlier this year.
A revival of the much-loved 1981 musical is planned for next fall, directed by Camille A. Brown.
The revival will now end its run on Sept. 21, much earlier than previously hoped for.
The play, by David Auburn, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2001.