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The theater's leaders, Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove, while concerned, remain resolute.
The New York City Opera revival, which opened Tuesday, expertly mixes performers from the worlds of opera and musical theater. The result is an enormously satisfying, well-sung production, g…
Frances Dee, the stunning actress who co-starred in the 1930s and 1940s with Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Ronald Colman and her husband, Joel McCrea, has died.
Welcome to "Bug," Tracy Letts' thoroughly outrageous and thoroughly entertaining play, a blue-collar thriller that requires suspension not only of disbelief but good taste as well.
After 40 years, "Fiddler on the Roof" still exerts considerable emotional pull.
Silver eventually lets the story get away from him, but until the tale collapses under the weight of its own improbability, it exudes a disturbing, compelling fascination.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian playwright Pedro Bloch, who was also a physician and author of 100 books, has died, his family said Tuesday.
The real strength of this production, on view at off-Broadway's SoHo Playhouse, is in the conviction of Rispoli's performance.
(Variety) As part of its efforts to move toward year-round programming, Fox Broadcasting has formed a department dedicated to proactively seeking out new writing talent.
Net's newly minted creative writer development division has already embarked on its first project, pacting with Naked Angels Theater Co. for a limited-run showcase of short plays dubbed "Naked TV." Fox execs will attend one of the performances with the goal of finding source material for new pilot scripts.
One of the problems with the production is the conflict between mother and son. It never catches fire, barely smoldering because of Alfre Woodard's sparkless portrayal of Josephine.
The Opera Company of Brooklyn will no longer use a computer that replicates an orchestra in place of live musicians. A deal reached with the musicians' union explicitly bans the use of the c…
Anyone with an interest in classic pop should make a point of seeing "They Wrote That?" — a revue of two songwriters' work that pretty much documents the history of late-20th century popul…
Rudnick can't resist a laugh, and although he is among the best jokesters in the business, you long for something more. A sympathetic character or two, perhaps?
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Manhattan's cabaret scene is, indeed, warming up considerably these days, even if the temperatures outside are not exactly soaring.
