Boston producer Sirkin springs up with Tony nod By Terry Byrne

Director taps breakout star for 'Love's' labor By Terry Byrne

NSMT fields winning team in 'Damn Yankees' By Terry Byrne

Theater notes By Terry Byrne

Award-winning composer William Finn, best known for "Falsettos" and the current Broadway hot ticket "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," will be the guest of honor at this year's El…

Diamond in the round: Musical 'Damn Yankees' gets an update for Red Sox crowd By Terry Byrne

Inventive redux worth the wait By T.J. Medrek

Technical problems clip wings of 'Swan' By Theodore Bale

"I guess 'Swan Lake' had the bird flu," said disappointed Medford resident Andy Milne.

Pointe Man: Choreographer soars with boldly reinvented 'Swan Lake' By Theodore Bale

In a Barbie world: Top theater director flying high with live 'Fairytopia' musical By Terry Byrne

By day, Eric Schaeffer is the artistic director of Virginia's respected Signature Theatre.

Cantone's comedy: It's the spit By Sean L. McCarthy

Strawberry's field fodder for writer By Terry Byrne

Playwright Rebecca Gilman is a devoted Cubs fan.

Oz you like it: The witches to watch in 'Wicked' By Terry Byrne

'X' factor missing in 'Orpheus' By Terry Byrne

Hotline: Exit, stage right, for Gloucester's Horovitz

'X' marks a new spot By Terry Byrne

Rinde Eckert, Denise Marika and Robert Woodruff collaborated on 'Orpheus X.'

Spamalot: Quest for holy grail leads to Colonial Theatre By Terry Byrne

Finding your grail is more fun than you think.

Law & Order: NOI

Actress Carolyn McCormick, best-known as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on "Law & Order," stars in a reading of Tennessee Williams' "The Night of the Iguana" at the Shubert Theatre tonight at 7.

In 'Brooklyn,' art imitates life By Terry Byrne

Grail world: Boston: Hub's the first stop as Eric Idle takes 'Spamalot' national By Terry Byrne

"Never do the expected," says Eric Idle, "and then always do a little bit more. That's the Monty Python ethos."

Hotline: 'Ragtime' to riches

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, lyricist and composer of "Ragtime," will offer a musical trip through their repertoire in a fund-raiser for the New Repertory Theatre at the Arsenal Center …

Touring kicks brass for longtime 'Les Mis' trumpeter By Terry Byrne

Paul Perfetti sees himself as a professional tourist.

It's hard to resist 'Forbidden' fruit By Terry Byrne

"Nothing's off-limits," says the Needham native. "Any show that takes itself too seriously becomes an easy target. But I like to kick shows when they're up."

Hotline: Like grandpa, like grandson

Big-hearted 'Little Women': It's a family affair for Boston-based production team By Terry Byrne

Weiss cranks up the heat again at Huntington By Terry Byrne

After coming on hot and heavy last season in "Burn This," actor Michael T. Weiss returns to the Huntington Theatre Company on Friday to play a different kind of heartthrob.