Broadway Tax Benefit Approved by Congress
The change, part of a broader tax-cut measure, extends to live theater a benefit already provided to the film and television industries.
The change, part of a broader tax-cut measure, extends to live theater a benefit already provided to the film and television industries.
A revival opening on Sunday gives a nod to today's refugees, an addition by the director Bartlett Sher that raised objections from the lyricist, Sheldon Harnick.
What The New York Times had to say about the Hudson Theater when it opened in 1903.
The show will be drawn from the singer's musical catalog.
The Public Theater invited transgender actors to audition for the musical "Southern Comfort" and two have been chosen for the show.
A British theater magnate has acquired a long-term lease to the Hudson Theater, on West 44th Street, just east of Broadway, owned by Millennium Hotels and Resorts.
Despite efforts to emphasize its relevance, the musical "Allegiance" is not faring as well.
Josh Groban, a longtime fan of show tunes, will realize a lifelong hope when he debuts in "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" in September.
Once thought of as a long-shot musical, the production has made back the money investors raised to mount the show.
Mr. Mendes will leave as the director of the musical, which has been showing in London's West End since 2013, but will remain on the production team bringing it to New York.
No replacement has been named for the part of J.M. Barrie.
The musical will open in September for an open-ended run.
"School of Rock" opened on Broadway on Sunday. There will also be a touring production beginning in 2017.
The revival will have played more than a thousand performances in its third Broadway run.
The Tony Awards, unable to use Radio City Music Hall because of a scheduling conflict with the Rockettes, will be delayed by a week next year and then broadcast from the smaller Beacon Theat…
Increasingly, playwrights regard digital communications as essential plot elements, and try different ways of dramatizing them.
Involved with five productions this season at 91, the lyricist best known for "Fiddler on the Roof" has no intention of retiring.
Cameron Mackintosh, the storied British producer best known for bringing the megahits "Cats," "Les Misérables" and "The Phantom of the Opera" to New York, said he planned to present a reviv…
The Tony-winning actress is currently starring in "Allegiance" on Broadway.
"School of Rock" grossed $928,596 in its first eight preview performances and "The Color Purple" grossed $690,820 in its first six previews.
The issue is sharply divisive in the presidential campaign. But it's being celebrated on the nation's most prestigious stages.
Both Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom, Jr., of "Hamilton" will be eligible for the prize as best actor in a musical.
On Monday, Disney will start an online lottery offering tickets to "The Lion King" for $30.
Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, will portray competing cosmetics industry executives in a new musical, "War Paint," scheduled to premiere in Chicago next summer.
The musical played nine performances, one of them a fund-raiser for the Democratic Party.