LAFF: Clint Eastwood Defends Casting Musical's Actors in 'Jersey Boys' Film at Premiere by Ashley Lee

"On Broadway, the audience is always eating out of your hand"but my character's not always likable," John Lloyd Young told THR alongside Vincent Piazza of the stage-to-screen changes.read mo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:07pm on June 20, 2014☆⚑

'Dates and Nuts': Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

Playwright Gary Lennon, who has written on "Orange Is the New Black" and "Justified," debuts his play centered on a Brooklyn animal rights activist who searches for love in New York City.rea…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:44pm on June 20, 2014☆⚑

Q&A: Jack Lemmon's Son on Growing Up With a Screen Icon by Jordan Riefe

Chris Lemmon, who is staging the play "Jack Lemmon Returns," tells THR about the night his father gave up drinking and his last words to him. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:40pm on June 20, 2014☆⚑

'Jersey Boys': What the Critics Are Saying by Ashley Lee

Clint Eastwood adapts the hit Broadway musical tracing the professional rise and personal pitfalls of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:55am on June 20, 2014☆⚑

'Holler If Ya Hear Me': Theater Review by David Rooney

Tony-winning "A Raisin in the Sun" director Kenny Leon stages this Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, with a cast headed by Saul Williams and Christopher Jackson.read m…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:11pm on June 19, 2014☆⚑

Hollywood Fringe Festival to Present Nearly 300 Theater Shows by Jordan Riefe

Showing at 28 venues over 17 days, the fifth annual theater festival runs through June 29 on Theater Row on Santa Monica Boulevard.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:47pm on June 19, 2014☆⚑

'Backyard': Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

A whole family in the San Diego suburbs works out its conflicts through backyard wrestling in Mickey Birnbaum's new play at the Echo Theater Company.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:17pm on June 19, 2014☆⚑

Meryl Streep to Play Maria Callas in HBO Movie by Tatiana Siegel

Based on Terrence McNally's play, "Master Class," the TV movie will be directed by Streep's frequent collaborator, Mike Nichols.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:29am on June 19, 2014☆⚑

'Skylight': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Stephen Daldry's London revival of David Hare's 1995 drama"about estranged lovers fighting it out over life choices"stars Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:53am on June 19, 2014☆⚑

'American Idol' Couple Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo Talk Touring for Two (Q&A) by Fred Bronson

The alums star in a national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," which wraps a run at Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre on June 22. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:00pm on June 18, 2014☆⚑

'Honeymoon in Vegas' to Hit Broadway by David Rooney

Tony Danza heads the cast of Andrew Bergman and Jason Robert Brown's musical, based on the 1992 screen comedy about a gambler who gets in the way of a young couple's wedding plans.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:00pm on June 18, 2014☆⚑

'True Blood' Musical in the Works by The Associated Press

"This was something that I pitched to HBO and (show creator) Alan Ball," said composer Nathan Barr. "I think we're really going to try to return to the roots of the show."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:01am on June 18, 2014☆⚑

'When We Were Young and Unafraid': Theater Review by David Rooney

Cherry Jones, Zoe Kazan and Morgan Saylor ("Homeland") play three generations of women wrestling with gender roles in the feminist era in "House of Cards" writer Sarah Treem's play.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on June 17, 2014☆⚑

'The Last Confession': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

English actor David Suchet, best known for his long-running TV role as Agatha Christie's detective Poirot, stars in a story of corruption at the Vatican.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:44pm on June 17, 2014☆⚑

Rupert Grint to Make Broadway Debut by David Rooney

The "Harry Potter" star will appear as a wunderkind stage director in the all-star revival of Terrence McNally's comedy "It's Only a Play," about opening-night nerves and knives.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:39pm on June 17, 2014☆⚑

'The Love List': Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

John Combs, Jennifer Laks and Martin Thompson star in Norm Foster's comedy about trying to find and create the perfect woman.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:11pm on June 17, 2014☆⚑

Idina Menzel Belts Stage and Songbook Hits, Accepts Fake Tony at Radio City Music Hall: Concert Review by Suzy Evans

Amid self-deprecating one-liners and a wardrobe malfunction, the Broadway/"Frozen" songstress covered U2 and Radiohead and teased a holiday album at a sold-out, one-night-only spectacle.read…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:42am on June 17, 2014☆⚑

'Much Ado About Nothing': Theater Review by David Rooney

Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater play the marriage-phobic Beatrice and Benedick in director Jack O'Brien's al fresco staging of one of Shakespeare's most popular romantic comedies.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on June 16, 2014☆⚑

'The Who & the What': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Ayad Akhtar's follow-up to his Broadway-bound, Pulitzer Prize-winning "Disgraced" again deals with culture clashes involving Muslim Americans.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 9:00pm on June 16, 2014☆⚑

James Franco to Direct Off-Broadway Play by David Rooney

The actor will shepherd a cast that includes his "Child of God" lead Scott Haze and Ally Sheedy in Robert Boswell's drama "The Long Shrift."read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:46am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

'Jersey Boys': Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter by Todd McCarthy

Clint Eastwood adapts the stage story of working-class street guys who made it big but never could entirely surmount their personal limitations.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:08pm on June 15, 2014☆⚑

'After Midnight' to End Broadway Run Early by David Rooney

The Tony-nominated Harlem Renaissance revue, which failed to build commercial momentum to match its critical acclaim, will play its final performance on June 29.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:44pm on June 14, 2014☆⚑

James Marsters Would Consider Returning as 'Buffy's' Spike (Q&A) by Jordan Riefe

The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum, who chatted with THR about starring in the new play "The Hound of the Baskervilles" at UCLA's James Bridges Theatre, also shared what it would take to pl…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:01pm on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Matthew Broderick Signs With Management 360 (Exclusive) by Tatiana Siegel

The actor, whose career spans film, TV and the stage, recently wrapped a film about Howard Hughes, co-starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:25pm on June 13, 2014☆⚑

New York Revival of 'Into the Woods' to Coincide With Disney Release by David Rooney

Roundabout Theatre Company will present an Off-Broadway run of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, opening three weeks after Rob Marshall's starry big-screen version.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 2:41pm on June 13, 2014☆⚑