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8,501 stories from Backstage

Chris Rock to Make His Broadway Debut Next Year

Comedian Chris Rock will make his Broadway debut in a new play about love and fidelity with an X-rated title.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Hirsute Robin Williams Plays Tiger in Broadway Bow

Comedian Robin Williams will make his Broadway acting debut next year, playing the captive subject in "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," a play set in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NY Review: 'Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake' by Lisa Jo Sagolla

This updated contemporary-dance version of the 19th-century ballet classic is rich in serious emotional content and sharp satirical detail, making for powerful, hard-edged theater.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Born of Conviction by Cindy Pierre

Kathryn Dickinson's earnest but lackluster new play has powerful subject matter but not enough conviction.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Fyvush Finkle Live! by David A. Rosenberg

This confused mishmash stars a veteran of Yiddish theater, Broadway, and television, but it feels like amateur night at the local shul.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NY Review: 'Lombardi' by David Sheward

Eric Simonson fails to score a touchdown with this lackluster bio-play. There are plenty of stats but little dramatic conflict.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Injuries Force Simon Jones From 'The Memorandum' by Daniel Holloway

Actor Simon Jones has withdrawn from the Actors Company Theatre's upcoming Off-Broadway production of "The Memorandum," the company announced today.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Elaine Stritch Still Soaking Up the Cheers at 85 by Mark Kennedy

"I have no secrets," the 85-year-old Broadway legend says by way of introduction as she sits at a makeup table getting her eyes done before a performance of "A Little Night Music."

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NY Review: 'The Language Archive' by David Sheward

Julia Cho's play has its funny and touching moments, but its central premise—a linguist unable to communicate with his wife—is too obvious.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The Ride by David Sheward

An interactive tour of the Times Square area offers harmless, silly fun as well as ample employment opportunities for actors.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

'Happy Days' Actor Tom Bosley Dies at 83 by Bob Thomas

Tom Bosley, whose long acting career was highlighted by his hugely popular role as the understanding father on TV's comedy series "Happy Days," died Tuesday. He was 83.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Megan Fox Joins Jennifer Westfeldt Film 'Friends With Kids' by Borys Kit

Megan Fox is joining "Friends With Kids." Jennifer Westfeldt, who wrote the script, will star in as well as produce the ensemble comedy with her partner Jon Hamm.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

As Is by Marc Miller

Apple Core Theatre Company's production of William M. Hoffman's 1985 play about the AIDS crisis may not be ideal, but it mostly hits the right notes and is genuinely moving.SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NY Review: 'Wish I Had A Sylvia Plath' by David Sheward

Playwright Edward Anthony reduces poet Sylvia Plath to a desperate housewife. Elisabeth Gray does her best to rise above the heavy-handed script.SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

New Web Series Teaches the Business of Acting by Diep Tran

To succeed as an actor, you need to run your career as a business, and a new website, YourActorMBA.com, aims to teach actors how—through an 11-week Web series.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Vital Theatre Company Could Take Over 45 Bleecker by Michael Andronico

New York's Vital Theatre Company is in talks to assume the lease on the theaters of 45 Bleecker Street, according to a company representative.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Friends by Ron Cohen

Senior citizens certainly have a right to romp around in romantic comedy, but they can use more verve and freshness than this middling script offers.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Panama Hattie by Andy Propst

Despite a book filled with crackling zingers and some grand Cole Porter tunes, "Panama Hattie" proves to be a wearisome experience in this colorless script-in-hand staging.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Bong, Bong, Bong Against the Walls, Ting, Ting, Ting in Our Heads by Mitch Montgomery

This well-designed puppet musical about mentally disabled children means well, but doesn't always pull the right strings.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NY Review: 'La Bête' by David Sheward

A flop in 1991, David Hirson's erudite comedy in verse gets a second chance to dazzle Broadway. Mark Rylance gives a spectacular tour de farce performance, while David Hyde Pierce and Joanna…

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Actresses: Returning to Work After a Baby?

Are you an actress who just had a baby? Back Stage is working on a story about actresses who have recently taken time off to have children and trying to go back to work.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Equity Names New Executive Director by Daniel Holloway

Mary McColl has been named the new executive director of Actors' Equity Association.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Landlord Dispute Shutters Off-Broadway 'Deep Throat' by Daniel Holloway

Producers of "The Deep Throat Sex Scandal" announced that the show has been forced to close at the NYC's 45 Bleecker Street Theatre due to an apparent dispute between the facility and its…

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

NYC's Lincoln Center Venue Has Bedbugs

NYC's pre-eminent performing arts center made the discovery in a dressing room of its David H. Koch Theater. It's the home of the New York City Ballet and the New York City Opera.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Three Women by David Sheward

This poem for three voices should have remained on the page rather than being put on the stage.

SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑
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