'Normal' in the suburbs By Peter D. Kramer

The new Off-Broadway musical "Next to Normal" is about contemporary suburban life - and two Westchester natives are bringing it to the stage Off-Broadway.

Yazbek takes 'Evil Monkey Man' to Lincoln Center gig By Emily Kratzer

'Young Frankenstein's' Igor is living out his dream By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press

Ruby Dee speaks her mind By Georgette Gouveia

'Ragtime' shines for a short time By Peter D. Kramer

Pelham Picture House to honor Jane Alexander by Kevin Canfield

Live from Carnegie Hall - 'Jerry Springer' by Jacques le Sourd

It's about time for 'Ragtime' in concert by Peter D. Kramer

Judy Collins brings '60s to the Carlyle by Jacques le Sourd

Coen's 'Almost' a completely satisfying evening by Jacques le Sourd

Casting aspersions in 'Little Sheba' by Jacques le Sourd

If casting is 90 percent of direction, the new production of "Come Back, Little Sheba" that opened last night at the Biltmore Theatre is a direction disaster.

Broadway tunes appeal to opera's Voigt by Bob Heisler

Mamet, Lane fill the Oval Office with yucks by Jacques le Sourd

Those belly laughs may just save you from total despair.

Step 1: Make Hitch kitsch. Repeat. by Jacques le Sourd

There's no question that this kind of thing, serious or not, is a producer's dream - cheap to put on - and many critics view it as something so much more pure than the overproduced, overpriced fare we get from, say, Disney on Broadway.
Well, I say it's spinach and I say the hell with it.

Crackling drama in 'New Jerusalem' by Jacques le Sourd

'Mermaid' goes under the Broadway sea by Jacques le Sourd

"Mermaid" does not repeat Disney's well-chronicled theater magic of "The Lion King," or the more recent "Mary Poppins." But what it succeeds in doing quite well is to shift continually betwe…

'Mermaid' sets sail on Broadway by Peter D. Kramer

In the Wings Blog: First "Phantom" photos from WBT

Hook up with this 'Casanova' by PETER D. KRAMER

Review of Hudson Stage Company's "Manhattan Casanova".

Approaching the end of 'Normal' by Peter D. Kramer

The lights will come down on Broadway's "Next to Normal" next month, an eventuality that has its composer looking ahead and one of its stars looking at his feet.

10 Things You Don't Know: Craig Schulman by Peter D. Kramer

Yorktown's Craig Schulman, who just finished a run as Tevye in Yorktown Stage's production of "Fiddler on the Roof," has played Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" more than any actor alive: up…

Lithgow's storied life by Peter D. Kramer

Actor captures essence of Zero Mostel by Peter D. Kramer

It's all about the comb-over.
That's how actor-writer Jim Brochu transforms into Zero Mostel.

From Pleasantville to the road — 2 actresses tour with Broadway plays by Peter D. Kramer

It's a long way from Pleasantville to Detroit and Durham, N.C., but not too far for two Pleasantville natives about to kick off performances in national tours of "West Side Story" and "Billy…

Composer Schwartz to preview 'Séance' in Mount Kisco by Chris Serico

With three Academy Awards, four Grammys and the music-and-lyric credits for "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked," what does Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz do for an encore these days?