Showmen Who Inspired 'The Nance'
From old movies to vaudeville acts, Douglas Carter Beane drew on many swishy real-life performances in writing "The Nance."
From old movies to vaudeville acts, Douglas Carter Beane drew on many swishy real-life performances in writing "The Nance."
Nathan Lane and Douglas Carter Beane dug deep into gay history and their own psyches for "The Nance," opening next month at the Lyceum Theater.
Shia LaBeouf attends the first preview performance of "Orphans," from which he was dismissed last month.
"Always … Patsy Cline" is scheduled to start previews in July.
Two of the highest-profile new shows had healthy starts in their first weekend of performances, while "The Book of Mormon" broke a record for combined sales in London and New York.
Dave Malloy's acclaimed electro-pop show, which originated at Ars Nova, will be restaged in a 6.000-square-foot space in the meatpacking district.
The artistic director of Playwrights Horizons sent an e-mail to subscribers explaining the company's decision to produce Annie Baker's play "The Flick," which has been embraced by critics bu…
Bernard Gersten, Paul Libin and Ming Cho Lee will be honored at the Tonys ceremony on June 9.
"Matilda," a hit in London, arrives on Broadway as the theater's latest shot at the dream of a global blockbuster.
Elaine Stritch, 88, who has a Tony Award and three Emmys, said her last show at Café Carlyle will be in the first week of April.
The play by Jesse Eisenberg, starrting Vanessa Redgrave, is one of the hottest Off Broadway tickets.
Despite agreeing in principle on a settlement, the producers and former director of the show have not been able to hammer out final details in their dispute over copyright and profits.
The revival of Tennessee Williams's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," starring Scarlett Johansson, may still recoup its capitalization on Broadway.
After the former publicist for the troubled musical seeks dismissal of a lawsuit against him, the producers respond with details of phony emails sent to warn a potential investor.
"These Paper Bullets" is a rock 'n' roll updating of "Much Ado About Nothing."
"Edward Albee's Laying an Egg," a new play by the Tony Award-winning writer, will have its world premiere this summer at Signature Theater " one of several productions that the company annou…
The 2013-14 season will feature Ms. Churchill's "Love and Information," Will Power's "Fetch Clay, Make Man," "What's It All About: Bacharach Imagined" and a fourth play to be announced.
The parties have been saying they are close to a deal, but the legal wrangling continues.
Several new Broadway shows are off to good starts at the box office, none more so than the Tom Hanks vehicle "Lucky Guy," which last week became the rare play to take in more than $1 million…
Some residents in Woodbridge, Conn., believe that "Sweeney Todd" is too violent for the students in the Amity Regional High School drama program.
The NewYorkNewYork festival is scheduled to run March 18-24.
In his second year as artistic director, Chay Yew has decided to put on three productions, instead of the usual five, as part of a strategic plan to shore up the theater's shaky finances.
The Nora Ephron play, starring Tom Hanks, drew well at the box office in its first weekend of performances.
The Flea Theater will give two of its actors a break for other commitments before bringing back "The Vandal" by Hamish Linklater
The musical, "If/Then," will reunite several people who have worked together before.