'The Wiz': Why NBC's Live Version Introduces "Empowered" Female Characters by Ashley Lee

Game-changing backstories are revealed for Shanice Williams and Queen Latifah's characters. Says director Kenny Leon: "Men are not speaking for them, and that's the way it should be anyway."…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:14am on November 30, 2015☆⚑

Luc Bondy, Swiss Opera, Theater Director, Dies at 67 by The Associated Press

Paris' Odeon Theatre, where he last worked, said he died of pneumonia.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:38pm on November 29, 2015☆⚑

A Playwright Hits the Big Time: Stephen Karam on His White-Hot Career by Frank Scheck

The author of 'The Humans' discusses the acclaimed play's upcoming Broadway transfer and his two film projects premiering next year: "I'm not exaggerating when I say this feels like a bit of…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00am on November 27, 2015☆⚑

Robin Tunney, Julia Garner Set NY Stage Bows in 'Smokefall' by David Rooney

They join previously announced lead Zachary Quinto in Noah Haidle's play, to be directed by Anne Kauffman for off-Broadway's MCC Theater.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:57pm on November 25, 2015☆⚑

'Evening at the Talk House': Theater Review by Stephen Dalton

Premiering at the National, Wallace Shawn's first new play in seven years is a dark political farce set in the gossipy backstage world of theaterland.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:55pm on November 25, 2015☆⚑

'The Humans' Sets January Broadway Move by David Rooney

Scott Rudin and Barry Diller are teaming to present the transfer of the Roundabout Theatre Company hit by Stephen Karam, with its original six-person cast intact.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:41pm on November 24, 2015☆⚑

Tony Awards Set New Date for 2016 by Katie Wilson Berg

The awards show will be broadcast live on CBS from The Beacon Theatre in New York City on Sunday, June 12.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:18am on November 24, 2015☆⚑

Asian Actors Onstage: Lea Salonga, Phillipa Soo Sound Off on Broadway Representation, Cultural Perceptions by Ashley Lee

The leading ladies of 'Hamilton' and 'Allegiance' weigh in on the current breakthrough season for diversity onstage and discuss what it means for Asian-American actors and stories: "Stop see…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:30am on November 24, 2015☆⚑

'Important Hats of the Twentieth Century': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A dastardly '30s-era fashion designer uses a stolen time machine to get his ideas from the future in 'Orange Is the New Black' writer Nick Jones' wacky farce. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on November 23, 2015☆⚑

'Singin' in the Rain' to Splash Down on Broadway by David Rooney

Weinstein Live Entertainment is teaming with Theatre du Chatelet to bring the Paris production based on the beloved Gene Kelly musical to New York in 2016.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:17pm on November 23, 2015☆⚑

'Dames at Sea' Sinks on Broadway by David Rooney

After struggling at the box office since its fall opening, the six-person pastiche of escapist Depression-era movie musicals will close on Jan. 3.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:33am on November 23, 2015☆⚑

'The Illusionists " Live on Broadway': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The Vegas-style touring revue featuring an assemblage of seven flamboyant magicians is back for another New York holiday engagement. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:19pm on November 22, 2015☆⚑

Lea Salonga: Syrian Refugee Stance Is Too Familiar to Japanese-American Internment During WWII by Ashley Lee

The 'Allegiance' star noted the parallels between the George Takei musical and today's headlines, telling THR: "It's happening again."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00am on November 22, 2015☆⚑

'Miss Saigon' Broadway Revival Set for Spring 2017 by Ashley Lee

The new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's 1989 musical will briefly jump to Broadway after its hit London run.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:10pm on November 19, 2015☆⚑

Broadway to Check Into 'Holiday Inn' by David Rooney

Debuting in fall 2016, the new musical is inspired by the 1942 Bing Crosby-Fred Astaire film, featuring Irving Berlin's Oscar-winning score.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:30am on November 19, 2015☆⚑

'Steve': Theater Review by David Rooney

Cynthia Nixon directs Mark Gerrard's comedy-drama about gay men in the throes of domesticity, with Matt McGrath, Malcolm Getts and Mario Cantone.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:30pm on November 18, 2015☆⚑

Watch 'The Lion King's' 360-Degree Music Video for "Circle of Life" by The Hollywood Reporter

The five-minute clip is the first time the virtual reality technology has been used inside a Broadway theatre (but not the first time for Broadway altogether, as Andrew Lloyd Webber has remi…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:58pm on November 18, 2015☆⚑

Rising-Star Playwright Stephen Karam Readies New 'Cherry Orchard' Adaptation for Broadway by David Rooney

Also added to Roundabout Theatre Company's 2016-17 season is 'Love, Love, Love' by Mike Bartlett, whose 'King Charles III' recently opened to rave reviews on Broadway.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00pm on November 18, 2015☆⚑

First Look: Jessie Mueller Serves a Slice With a Smile in Poster for Broadway's 'Waitress' (Exclusive) by Ashley Lee

The Tony winner stars as a pregnant, unhappily married diner server who bakes extraordinary pies in the new musical adapted from the 2007 indie film with Keri Russell.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:30am on November 18, 2015☆⚑

'Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Veteran Hollywood director Joel Schumacher stages this darkly comic chiller about suburban teenagers obsessed with a zombie-hunting, virtual-reality videogame. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on November 16, 2015☆⚑

Jesse Tyler Ferguson Sets Broadway Return in 'Fully Committed' by David Rooney

The 'Modern Family' star will appear in an updated version of Becky Mode's solo comedy about a high-end Manhattan restaurant employee, directed by Jason Moore.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00am on November 16, 2015☆⚑

Bruce Willis: Broadway Version of Stephen King's 'Misery' "Is Just as Funny as It Is Scary" by Ashley Lee

In a new staging of the 1990 Rob Reiner film, Willis is injured author Paul Sheldon, who is imprisoned by his unhinged "number one fan," played by Laurie Metcalf.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:00am on November 16, 2015☆⚑

'Incident at Vichy': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre presents a revival of Arthur Miller's rarely performed 1964 one-act play, set in a Nazi detention center. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on November 15, 2015☆⚑

'Misery': Theater Review by David Rooney

Bruce Willis stars as the romance writer held prisoner by Laurie Metcalf as his number one fan in William Goldman's stage adaptation of the Stephen King thriller.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:30pm on November 15, 2015☆⚑

'A View From the Bridge': Theater Review by David Rooney

Director of the moment Ivo van Hove's stunning reappraisal of the 1956 Arthur Miller drama is led by a knockout performance from Mark Strong.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on November 12, 2015☆⚑