385 stories by "Rebecca Rubin"
Lin-Manuel Miranda is adapting a stage musical version of "The Warriors," Sol Yurick's 1965 novel. That book inspired a 1979 cult action thriller directed by Walter Hill that is even more…
AMC Theatres is scrapping its plan to charge moviegoers more money for a better view of the screen. The company announced it is no longer moving forward with "Sightline at AMC," a ticket pri…
In the battle of the bomb vs. the bombshell… why not both? Plenty of moviegoers are making the decision to watch Christopher Nolan's atomic drama "Oppenheimer"Â and Greta Gerwig's colorf…
Washington Heights, a neighborhood in northern Manhattan that's best known to theater lovers as the setting of Lin-Manuel Miranda's first hit show, played host to thousands in the Broadway c…
Although "Funny Girl" isn't eligible at this year's Tony Awards, the cast of the Broadway musical is performing a musical number during Sunday's ceremony. It's an unconventional move since t…
Broadway performances of "Hamilton" and "Camelot," as well as a Shakespeare in the Park production of "Hamlet," were canceled on Wednesday night as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Bad Cinderella" is closing on Broadway roughly four months after opening night. The producers announced it will play its final show at the Imperial Theatre on …
Joel Grey and John Kander will receive special honors at this year's Tony Awards, for lifetime achievements in theater. Kander, a composer and one half of the songwriting duo known as Kander…
"Some Like It Hot," a jazzy re-imagining of the classic comedy film about two musicians on the run, dominated the nominations for the 2023 Tony Awards, which were announced on Tuesday, with …
Streaming services were once the enemy of cinema chains such as AMC Theatres, mostly because companies like Netflix didn't believe in the value of the big screen. But for whatever reason (pe…
Have you ever wondered how the Wishing Star, the one that so many Disney characters wished upon, came to be? Well, the Magic Kingdom attempts to explain that eternal question in its newest a…
Each night at Broadway's new musical-comedy "Shucked," audiences are treated to the sweet (and pun-filled) story of Cobb County residents Maizy and Beau, who are forced to postpone their wed…
Jordan Fisher savors those 7 p.m. showtimes. It's not that there's a huge difference on the nights that Broadway's revival of "Sweeney Todd" starts at 8 p.m. But the extra hour of freedom af…
Good news! She's dead. Director Jon M. Chu has revealed the first look at Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in the movie version of "Wicked." "You weren't told the whole s…
Ariana DeBose is back to do "the thing" as the host of this year's Tony Awards. It's the second time the actor is serving as emcee for Broadway's biggest night, which is taking place on Sund…
"Wicked," the untold story of everything that happened before Dorothy dropped down in Oz, is poised to make Broadway history. When the hit musical plays its 7,486th performance on Tuesday, A…
Katie Holmes is impressively meticulous when it comes to her craft. Over coffee at Sant Ambroeus in SoHo, she's discussing the importance of pacing in "The Wanderers," an Off Broadway pla…
At long last, "Smash," a stage musical adaptation of the NBC series, is heading to Broadway. Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron, who produced the original series, will serve …
David Burtka and Carey Cox will lead the upcoming revival of "God of Carnage," which is expected to open Off-Broadway in the spring. Theater Breaking Through Barriers, an inclusive theater c…
Stephen Sondheim's final musical "Here We Are" is hitting the stage in the fall. The legendary musical theater figure, who composed "Sunday in the Park with George," "Follies," "Sweeney Todd…
"Room," a stage version of the Oscar-winning movie, will no longer open on Broadway due to insufficient financing and the withdrawal of a lead producer. The production was scheduled to begin…
"It's clear this theater isn't used to rock concerts," Nick Jonas roared from the stage. "The spotlights can't hit us because you're all standing."Â He was right: Broadway's Marquis Theat…
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…
