5 stories by "Richard Hake"
Before it even started off-Broadway, the workshop for "Peter and the Starcatcher" consisted of a group of 19-year-old actors reading the script in a cabin in the Berkshires with a bucket and…
It's not a new trend, but this year many plays and dramas are seeing their full casts transfer from off-Broadway to the Broadway stage.
"Clybourne Park," for example, had its premiere at Pl…
Chances are if you see a Broadway musical, it's something you've already seen. The selections include many Off-Broadway transfers, revivals and movies made into stage musicals. Broadway vete…
"Newsies," a new Disney musical starring Jeremy Jordan, opened on Broadway Thursday night at the Nederlander Theatre. The 1992 film of the same name was a box-office failure. This staged pro…
"Mary Poppins" just celebrated a fifth year on Broadway with over 2,130 performances. Long runs like this aren't common on the Great White Way these days. But the show has been popular…