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Jean Stapleton, a seasoned stage and film actress who found lasting fame as the dimwitting and big-hearted wife of Archie Bunker on the 1970s social sitcom "All in the Family," died May 31 a…
Broadway's seen a lot of shows, but perhaps nothing like Soul Doctor, the musical about the real-life unconventional Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, which will begin previews at Broadway's C…
In 1991, actress Daisy Eagan became the youngest female stage performer ever to win a Tony Award. She was 11 when she won Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Mary Lenno…
In 1991, actress Daisy Eagan became the youngest female stage performer ever to win a Tony Award. She was 11 when she won Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Mary Lennox in The …
It was a fairly quiet week around Times Square, news-wise, with everyone's mind on June 9, the date two weeks from now when the Tony Awards will be handed out.
Michael Feingold, the long-serving lead drama critic of The Village Voice, and one of the most senior voices within the New York theatre critics corps, was let go from that post May 17.
When Christopher Durang's comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opened at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre last fall, it got respectful reviews—good, but not gre…
Lisa Jalowetz Aronson, who, as assistant to her husband, the legendary scenic designer Boris Aronson, played a role in some of the most famous stage productions of the 20th century, died of …
Jacqueline Brookes, a stage actress who was known for her facility with the work of dramatic authors, both modern and classic, died April 26 in Manhattan. She was 82.
Ruth Kraft, a theatre journalist and published who worked at Playbill magazine and was co-founder of Performing Arts magazine in Los Angeles, died in her sleep May 19. She had been battling …
There was more Tony Awards nominations fallout—and fallout from that fallout—this week.
Robert Sickinger, a director who played an significant role in shaping Chicago's modern theatre scene, died May 9 in Delray Beach, FL. He was 86.
It's a tale nearly as old as Broadway and Hollywood. The successful playwright is lured to California with promises of riches and sunshine, hates the experience, then returns to New York…
Eugene V. Wolsk, a theatre veteran who rose through the Broadway ranks from company manager to general manager to producer, died May 2. He was 84.
The big news in the theatre this week—in case you spent Tuesday under a rock—was the announcement of the 2013 Tony Awards nominations. The honors were done by Tony winner Sutton …
Broadway producer Roy Miller died suddenly on April 28, following a brief illness. He was 52.
The first time Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical, came to Sardi's was in 1977, "the summer Elvis died," as he put it. He didn't waste any time getting there.
Pick a day this week, any day. There was a Broadway opening. It's that time of year, friends.
The Broadway season is not quite over—still five shows left—but you wouldn't blame critics if they checked into a rest home after this week. They crammed in six opening in fi…
Broadway producer Sam Crothers died April 13 in his Boynton Beach, FL, home after a year-long battle with lymphoma. He was 75.
Is there peace in the web? Can it be?
Helena Carroll, a Scottish-born actress who did stage, film and television work in the United States, died on March 31 in Marina del Rey, CA. The cause was heart failure. She was 84.
The rules for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama state that "productions receiving a press opening in the United States between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 are eligible."
Actors' Equity Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary. In Playbill's latest look at the union's history, learn about the ritual of The Gypsy Robe, honoring members of t…
Tom Hanks and Cyndi Lauper had their Broadway debuts this week — working in very different capacities, of course — and faced sentencing by the local judiciary, i.e., the critics.
