How TV Series Like 'Smash' and 'American Classic' Portray Theater Is Quite a Drama
As portrayed in shows like "Smash," "Slings & Arrows" and "American Classic," life onstage is a grab-bag of archetypes both hilariously wrong and a little bit right.
As portrayed in shows like "Smash," "Slings & Arrows" and "American Classic," life onstage is a grab-bag of archetypes both hilariously wrong and a little bit right.
Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country's shows to the world.
The actress stars as a haunted genius opposite Don Cheadle as her father in David Auburn's 2001 drama. This revival, though, exposes the play's lack of rigor.
Roundabout Theater Company, one of the four nonprofits with Broadway houses, plans three Broadway shows next season.
A new London production highlights the story's racial element and shows how much has changed since the play's 1963 premiere.
After a breakout performance on "Shrinking," the actor can now be seen on "Abbott Elementary" and "The Pitt."
Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson make confident Broadway debuts, but the uneven script makes for a narratively slippery prison drama.
Other picks include the historical hip-hop musical "Mexodus," an Anne Carson radio play and a century-old play about machines replacing humans.
"I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can," which became a best seller, detailed her years of prescription drug abuse and offered an indictment of American psychiatry.
Daphne Rubin-Vega stars as a laid-off office worker who spins into a murderous rage in this update of Elmer L. Rice's 1923 classic.
The violinist Johnny Gandelsman wanted his music to move. In the overly winsome "Johnny Loves Johann," he performs Bach's cello suites alongside four dance artists.
Mark Rosenblatt's Broadway play, starring John Lithgow as the British children's book author, draws from Dahl's comments over the years.
The pair performed a scene from 'The Fear of 13' at The New York Times.
Elle Fanning stars in a big-hearted, open-minded dramedy about online exposure and its complications.
Ronny Chieng poked fun at JD Vance's defense of President Trump posting an image of himself as a Christ-like figure.
The actor-comedian said he will return to Broadway this fall with a new solo show called "860," named for the address of his destroyed family home.
Jimmy Kimmel said President Trump's social media post aimed at Pope Leo XIV "is what happens when you sell Bibles instead of reading them."
Critics reflect on the 2026 Olivier Awards, which recognized homegrown British talent and some productions headed for New York.
At the School of American Ballet's new health and wellness center, bodies and minds share equal billing and everyone gets the help they need.
This "Titanic" parody fueled by Dion's hits, silly ad-libs and pop culture references had the humblest of beginnings. Now the show has docked on Broadway.
Natasha Newman-Thomas has stepped in as the new costume designer for the third season of HBO's chaotic megahit. It's a lofty task.
The hit musical about the beloved bear won seven awards at Britain's equivalent of the Tonys. "Evita," starring Rachel Zegler, took home two prizes.
"Saturday Night Live" also satirized the Artemis II space mission in an episode hosted by Colman Domingo, while "S.N.L. UK" joined in lampooning Melania Trump.
Before each performance, the actor sprints around the Hudson Theater enlisting audience members to take part in the interactive show.
The actors star in the new Steven Soderbergh film "The Christophers," about fine art and unlikely bonds: "We're Romeo and Juliet."