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8,501 stories from Backstage

Above Hell's Kitchen by David Sheward

Songwriter, book writer, and lead actor Jonathan Spottiswoode displays a great deal of promise, but his storyline is tired and confused.

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

NY Review: 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' by David Sheward

This wild history lesson and political cartoon blasts onto Broadway with an adrenaline shot of satire and a sexypants star turn from Benjamin Walker.

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

The History of War by Ron Cohen

This anti-war musical doesn't score total victory, but it wins many skirmishes.

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

Love Divided By/Times Three by Marc Miller

Despite some juicy roles and histrionic scenes, this trio of interrelated one-acts fails to evoke any big emotions.

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

Radio Macbeth & War of the Worlds by Jason Fitzgerald

SITI's double bill is a creepy tour-de-force, but "War of the Worlds" is the real gem of this revival.

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

Shine! The Horatio Alger Musical by Marc Miller

This musical version of the fabled Horatio Algers books is hopelessly old-fashioned—but in a good way.

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

Fingers and Toes by Marc Miller

1950s sensibilities clash with 2010 realities in a weird throwback to backstage musicals, but the three-person cast enchants.

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

NY Review: 'A Life in the Theatre' by David Sheward

Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight are hilarious and touching as actors engaged in a series of onstage mishaps, but the real power of David Mamet's 1977 two-hander is in their changing mentor-p…

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

Soprano Joan Sutherland Has Died by Frank Jordan

Soprano Joan Sutherland, whose purity of tone and brilliant vocal display made her one of the most celebrated opera singers of all time, has died at 83 after a four-decade career that won he…

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

The Deep Throat Sex Scandal by Clifford Lee Johnson III

Is this a slyly subversive comedy or cheesy, amateurish theater with plenty of naked bodies? Hard to say, but its message of tolerance is worth hearing.

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

NY Review: 'POPart' by Clifford Lee Johnson III

The authors of this overly familiar tuner show great promise, but, apart from a rousing gospel number, this is a routine coming-of-age story.

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

NY Review: 'Angelina Ballerina: The Musical' by Lisa Jo Sagolla

This charming dance-filled musical for the kindergarten set will amuse adults as well.

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

Time Stands Still by David Sheward

Laura Linney and company provide ample reason for another viewing of Donald Margulies' play, but are there enough theatergoers for a second engagement of a serious American drama that has al…

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

Therapy Rocks by Tom Penketh

The soap-opera rollercoaster has a few fun turns, but mostly it follows apath of well-worn romantic comedy clichés of entanglement and discord.SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Fellowship!: The Musical Parody of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' by Nicole Villeneuve

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel and its 2001 film version will get a kick out of this campy takeoff, but those unfamiliar with Middle Earth will be lost.SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Dramatis Personae by Robert Windeler

Despite a solid production and some good acting, this one-act is grounded by its three main characters' talk of writing novels instead of actually doing it, allowing their muses to take over…

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

Gatz by David Sheward

At first the Elevator Repair Service's marathon adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic novel is forced and gimmicky, but once the company allows the novel to speak for itself, it's an absorbing …

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

'Jersey Boys' in Tune with Movie Adaptation by Gregg Kilday

The Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" is heading for the big screen thanks to Graham King's GK Films, which has acquired film rights to the show.

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

Action 'Jackson' by Simi Horwitz

The cast of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"—a wild rock musical written and directed by Alex Timbers, with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman—doesn't sweat the move to Broadway.

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

NY Review: 'Microcrisis' by Gwen Orel

Michael Lew's hilarious comedy about microlending is a combination of "The Simpsons" and Jonathan Swift.

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

Jay Alan Zimmerman's Incredibly Deaf Musical by Clifford Lee Johnson III

Though this autobiographical musical about a composer losing his hearing is flawed, it deserves to be seen.

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

Once Upon a Time in New Jersey by Robert Windeler

This charming, tuneful, and lovingly produced musical provides the perfect antidote to the image of the Garden State projected by Snooki and "The Sopranos."

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

The Human Scale by Jason Fitzgerald

In his curious form of journalism theater, Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright can't quite hold the stage himself, but his story demands to be heard.

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

Christina Ricci Hides Her Nerves in Broadway Debut by Mark Kennedy

"I always was really, really, really against doing anything in front of a live audience," Christina Ricci says. "So the idea of doing a play for years was just like, 'Are you kidding?'"

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

The More Things Change... by Charles Rosin

While a befuddled Hollywood continues to grapple with the impact of new technologies, informed actors know that these structural changes in the industry will result in more opportunities for…

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