492 stories by "Ronni Reich"
Jersey teens compete in 'Broadway or Bust' seeking to be named the nation's best young theater stars
Suzan-Lori Parks directs her own 'Topdog/Underdog' for the first time in Red Bank
Broadway show explores the life and work of Charlie Chaplin
It's 'Chekhov in a blender'
ReVision Theatre stages its first drama
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey stages "Measure for Measure."
Public Theater's mobile branch brings the Bard to Paterson
"We don't tell stories in the same way that traditional theater does," says actress and writer Cassandra Victoria Chopourian
Fresh off her first Tony nomination, Mueller plays Cinderella in "Into the Woods" at the Delacorte Theater.
Blankenbuehler uses the term "3-D theater" to describe the new musical he has created with composer-lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda of "In the Heights" " a show that won them…
He's played in rock bands, written a Broadway score, conceived a show that ran for 10 years in Las Vegas, and explored varied genres from jazz to folk to hip-hop.
In the beginning, Brielle …
"I rarely play somebody that doesn't have a breakdown," says actress Jessica Hecht.
The stage is set to honor Broadway's best and brightest
Sam Hoffman, creator of "Old Jews Telling Jokes, " a popular website and, now, an off-Broadway show NEW YORK " In an empty Highland Park storefront in 2008, at his son's suggestion…
Joan MarcusJulian Fleisher and Kacie Sheik in February House, music and lyrics by Gabriel Kahane, book by Seth Bockley, and directed by Davis McCallum, running at The Public Theater from May…
In creating "Peter and the Starcatcher," which has been nominated for nine Tony Awards, director Alex Timbers has risen to prominence NEW YORK " When he began working on "Peter and the Starc…
Bebe Neuwirth will present a cabaret-style show, singing songs by writers ranging from Stephen Sondheim to Tom Waits, Saturday night in Princeton 'I can't do it alone," Bebe Neuwirth sang be…
Joan Marcus"Once," a musical based on the film of the same name, led with 11 Tony nominations, including one for Jersey leading lady Cristin Milioti "Once" leads the pack at this y…
Joan MarcusRaul Esparza in "Leap of Faith" When you walk into the St. James Theatre, you raise your arms and shout "Hallelujah!" as a choir eggs you on. It's a revival-meeting-as-m…
Joe DiPietro always wanted to write a show just like the plays and movies of the '20s and '30s, especially the screwball comedies. But how (and why?) would he write something full of illicit…
Joan MarcusDa'Vine Joy Randolph as Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost" on Broadway NEW YORK " Five days before she took over a major role for an injured cast member in the London run of "Ghos…
Claudio Papapietro/For The Star-Ledger Emily Mann, director of "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Broadway, poses for a picture at the Broadhurst Theater in Manhattan, N.Y. Tennessee Wi…
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerNJPAC names four Newark high school seniors as Star-Ledger scholars at a ceremony on April 3. Winners, who receive $20,000-$40,000 are Whitney Perez, left, Isra…
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerDes McAnuff, director of Jesus Christ Superstar and Jersey Boys. On an otherwise spare stage of stairs, a balcony and bleachers, scripture scrolls by in LED lig…
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerCristin Milioti stars in "Once" on Broadway Leaning over the piano, ripples of notes flowing from her fingers and a clear, confident alto pouring out …
