412 stories from StageLight Magazine
Any play that uses the song 'Mystery Roach' from Frank Zappa's '200 Motels', not to mention another Zappa reference to the song '50/50', gets bonus points from me. This Is Our Youth, current…
An Oscar & Golden Globe winner, two two-time Tony winners, a two-time Emmy winner, a three-time Emmy winner, a People's Choice Award winner, and a guy making his Broadway debut. Accordin…
Original Author Deems it "Next War Horse" It's finally here; the long-awaited Broadway premiere of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, the show based on Mark Haddon's best-sell…
What is Barbra Streisand doing for the first time in FIFTY YEARS? Which new musical just got the 'axe'? And who is set to be the next Hedwig on Broadway? Find out all this and more in Stagel…
With The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (originally a book by Mark Haddon) coming to Broadway this fall, Wicked (originally a book by Gregory Maguire) breaking records after t…
Perennial stage favorite You Can't Take it With You returns to Broadway this season in a brand new star studded production starring James Earl Jones, directed by Tony Nominee and Drama Desk …
The pre-Broadway premiere of Finding Neverland, the musical based on the 2004 film of the same name, opened on August 13 in Cambridge, MA at The American Repertory Theatre. Performances of t…
This Is Our Youth Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin star in this coming-of-age play by Kenneth Lonergan. Culkin was fantastic in the Second Stage Theatre production of Eric Bogosian’s…
What do Bryan Cranston, Kerry Washington, Edie Falco, James Earl Jones, Matthew Broderick, and Gloria Estefan have in common? They're all part of Stagelight's Top 10 Theater Stories of the W…
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New York, NY " The producers of the upcoming Broadway reimagining of Side Show have revealed the production's alluring poster artwork, that features a portrait of leading ladies Erin Davie a…
Disney’s Newsies, nominated for eight 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, played it’s last performance at the Nederlander Theatre on Auguest 24th at 3pm. The Newsies�…
Stagelight Exclusive Interview: Artistic Director Ross Williams Stagelight Magazine sat down with New York Shakespeare Exchange's Artistic Director Ross Williams to get the scoop on Shakespe…
Michael Ross Albert, who celebrates his third original work in the New York International Fringe Festival over the years, succeeds again with his latest work, The Grass Is Greenest at the Ho…
The infamous EGOT. Emmy. Grammy. Oscar. Tony. This collection of awards is every artists' dream. The list of EGOT winners includes Barbara Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, and Audr…
Have you ever met someone who, within the first thirty seconds of being introduced, makes you feel like you're in the presence of a star? Though it's been three years since I first experienc…
Take an inside look at the inspiration behind this year's Tony winner for Best Musical. I tend to read books in anticipation of seeing musicals, so I can see how things change from page to s…
When I was a young lad, if I didn't hear it from my mother, I probably heard it from a librarian or two: "Don't judge a book by its cover." Unlike other lessons ("Patience is a virtue," for …
When Audra McDonald hits the stage and begins to sing in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, the lucky folks in attendance know they are in for a very special evening. To say Ms. McDonald i…
Carol Burnett is back on Broadway – and she's not alone! She's brought a whole bunch of her famous friends along with her… Break out the pen and paper " it's time for Love Letters.&#…
Who will be Cabaret's next Sally Bowles? Which Broadway musical just announced it will be moving to the big screen? Which movie star had her song cut from the Into the Woods film? Find out a…
Joe Assadourian's play, The Bullpen, now playing at The Playroom Theatre in midtown, takes you somewhere few us will ever see ( if we're lucky), bringing to vivid life eighteen denizens of t…
A friendly note in the program " followed by a humorous pre-show announcement " reassures patrons, "If you haven't seen the documentary [King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, on which this sh…
