'Fun Home' Finds That Winning a Tony Is the Best Way to Market a Musical
The show's producers said that ticket sales quadrupled on both Sunday and Monday after it was named best new musical.
The show's producers said that ticket sales quadrupled on both Sunday and Monday after it was named best new musical.
The musical, a Fred Ebb and John Kander collaboration starring Chita Rivera, was a passion project for its producers.
There is more than one way to win at the Tony Awards on Sunday. For producers, it's about wooing ticket-buyers with a big musical number.
The show, with music and lyrics by Sting, will be produced in Norway, Sweden and Finland over the next two years.
St. Ann's Warehouse announces its 2015-16 season, which is scheduled to be presented in its new home, the Tobacco Warehouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Three of the Tony-nominated new musicals still had good news to report.
In addition to being nominated for seven Tony Awards, "Skylight," starring Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, is also paying off for investors.
The comedy about a dog's impact on the marriage of a pair of empty nesters is to begin performances in September.
Mr. Harnick and Mr. Prince, two of the forces behind a formidable and long-running musical that is about to have its fifth Broadway revival, discuss the creative process.
A discussion on June 21 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music will feature members of the original cast and creative team behind the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods."
The Broadway season that just ended was the highest-grossing ever and drew more than 13 million people, the Broadway League said.
The two Tony-nominated shows join a packed crowd of Broadway productions vowing to tour during the 2016-2017 season.
The awards honor Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway productions.
"The King and I" crossed the $1 million-a-week mark, while "The Audience" had its best box office total to date.
The actor will succeed Darren Criss in the title role of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on July 22.
The organization also recognized "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" and "The King and I," among others.
Ms. O'Donnell, who said theatergoing helped her resolve to return to work, is back at the helm of the Labyrinth Theater Company, where she and Mr. Hoffman first met. They were life partners.
Producers plan to open the musical adaptation of Natalie Babbitt's novel next April.
Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play hasn't had a major New York production in two decades.
"An American in Paris" and "Something Rotten!" had their best weeks yet, while "The Visit" continued to struggle.
Idina Menzel will begin a tour of "If/Then" in Denver in October.
Diane Paulus, the Tony-winning director, will direct a musical about American aid workers in Africa for Second Stage Theater.
The two actors, both nominated for Tony Awards, discuss the physical nature of their roles in "Hand to God" and "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."
The two actresses spoke about their careers and their Broadway musicals.
Mr. Cooper is going to London with "The Elephant Man" soon, and Ms. Mulligan did "Skylight" in London before coming to New York.