388 stories by "Rebecca Rubin"
Life in the the-a-ter is coming to a close for the company of "Funny Girl." The Broadway revival has extended its run, but the show will play its final performance on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. …
JoJo, the singer of bops from the early aughts like "Leave (Get Out)" and "Too Little Too Late," is making her Broadway debut as Satine in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical." She will take the stag…
Ben Platt is speaking out against the anti-semitic protestors who gathered outside the first preview performance of Broadway's revival of "Parade," a musical about the true story of the fals…
Laurie Metcalf and Tatiana Maslany will share the stage in the upcoming Broadway play "Grey House." Joe Mantello, the Tony-winning director of "Wicked," "Take Me Out" and "Assassins," …
The City of Stars is heading to the Great White Way. The Oscar-winning musical "La La Land" is being adapted as a stage show, with plans to open on Broadway at an undetermined date. The 2016…
At your next visit to AMC Theatres, getting a prime seat may cost you a little extra. The country's largest exhibition chain is rolling out Sightline at AMC, a ticket pricing initiative base…
AMC Theatres is celebrating Black History Month by offering $5 movie tickets through the end of February. Patrons will be able to watch films from Black actors and creators, including the Vi…
Lea Michele is officially the greatest star. "Funny Girl," the once-struggling musical revival, has been selling strong and broke the all-time box office record at Broadway's August Wilson T…
AMC Theaters, the country's biggest movie theater chain, is launching a credit card. The AMC Entertainment Visa Card, coming in early 2023, will offer its holders the opportunity to earn add…
Moments before showtime at a recent performance of "Ain't No Mo,'" a bold new Broadway play, the show's creator and star Jordan E. Cooper encouraged audience members to take out their phones…
"Once Upon a One More Time," a musical powered by the discography of Britney Spears, is coming to Broadway in 2023. The show will begin previews at Broadway's Marquis Theatre ahead of openin…
Broadway darling Aaron Tveit is returning to Broadway in January, reprising his Tony-winning role as Christian in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical." But don't get too excited, chickens. Tveit's ho…
Agatha Christie's landmark thriller "The Mousetrap" is the longest-running play in the world, yet it's never been staged on the Great White Way. That's about to change as the show " which tu…
It's time to retire those "Glee" covers of "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "People." Lea Michele and the company of Broadway's "Funny Girl" revival have recorded a cast album. Michele made the…
Jessica Chastain will return to Broadway to star in "A Doll's House," a modern version of Henrik Ibsen's landmark play. Jamie Lloyd ("Betrayal," "Cyrano de Bergerac") is directing the "radic…
"Shucked," a musical comedy featuring songs by Grammy winners Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, will open on Broadway in the spring. The show will play at the Nederlander Theatre with preview…
In a collaboration that feels very stuck in 2020, AMC Theaters and Zoom will join forces to allow audience members to video chat from the comfort of their local multiplex. Beginning sometime…
Hugh Jackman isn't leaving River City just yet. "The Music Man" is extending its Broadway run and will now play its "positively final performance" on Jan. 15, 2023. The hit musical was set t…
Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker will return to Broadway for "Pictures From Home," a new play about manhood, fatherhood and hidden truths. "Pictures From Home" is based on th…
"Life of Pi" is rowing to Broadway in the new year. A stage version of Yann Martel's bestselling adventure novel, which also inspired the Oscar-winning movie by director Ang Lee, is beginnin…
Broadway producer Garth Drabinsky is suing Actors' Equity for $50 million, accusing the theater union of defamation after he was placed on its "Do Not Work" list following his tumultuous pro…
Jesse Williams and the company of "Take Me Out" are especially grateful to the plumbing on Broadway. Without hot water flowing through the pipes at the Schonfeld Theatre, the infamous locker…
Theater veteran Tovah Feldshuh has performed in 10 Broadway shows over the last five decades, garnering acclaim and Tony Awards love for "Yentl" and "Golda's Balcony," among others. But ther…
At Carolines on Broadway, the legendary comedy club in Times Square, taking the main stage can be a death-Âdefying propoÂsition " and not just because the audience, likely several drin…
"A Strange Loop," creator Michael R. Jackson's meta comedy-drama, which won the Tony for best musical, is closing on Broadway in 2023. It will play its final performance on Jan. 15 at the Ly…