Death is cruel to the living. Mourning and memories often bring out a viciousness in those left behind. Hidden secrets and things left unsaid usually come spilling forth, fueled by the rage …
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," now playing on London's West End. "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a prequel play to Netflix's hit sci…
"We need something a little theatrical." Boy, does excited Bob Newby (Christopher Buckley) get his wish. He's trying to solve a staging problem in "The Dark of the Moon," the school play he …
These bloodsuckers can hit some high notes. "The Lost Boys," the cult vampire film from the 1980s, is being turned into a musical. The show will feature music from The Rescues and will be di…
Indhu Rubasingham will become the first woman director and joint chief executive of the U.K.'s National Theatre. She succeeds current director and chief executive Rufus Norris, who will leav…
For a long time the 1998 animated film "The Prince of Egypt" didn't have an official stage adaptation. But that didn't stop fans from putting on live versions of the musical anyway"as Stephe…
Britain's most beloved bear, Paddington, is set to take the stage in an upcoming musical adaptation. "Paddington: The Musical" (working title) is now in development from Sonia Friedman Produ…
Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for theater, has announced that the 2024 TCG Gala: Our Stories will honor architect and designer David Rockwell, Broadway producer Bri…
Going (or not going) to the big dance has been an irresistible storyline for musicals from "Oklahoma!" to "The Prom." The set-up inherently inspires social stress, romantic anxiety, comic po…
Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal, who came to prominence on TV's "Peyton Place" and became a top star of the 1970s in films including "Love Story," "What's Up, Doc?," "Paper Moon" and "Barr…
All for one and … two for all? In a bold move, French film studio Pathé (together with partners in Germany, Spain and Belgium) bet nearly $80 million on an all-star, double-barreled adapt…
After Broadway shut down due to the pandemic, "Waitress" received an arts grant from Chuck Schumer's office that allowed the production to reopen in 2021. Sara Bareilles, who wrote the music…
Shortly after Halle Bailey and Rachel Zegler were crowned real-life Disney princesses, they met for the first time at a ball " the 2021 Met Gala, to be exact. It was the beginning not only o…
"Vanderpump Rules" star Ariana Madix will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in "Chicago." She will play the blond-haired ingenue, the one whose name is on everybody's lips, for an eight-…
When Megan Cruz downloaded TikTok in March 2020, she didn't think much of it. "The first video that I uploaded, I was like, 'It could be cool! I could get 10,000 followers or something!'" 55…
Sara Bareilles has always spoken openly about the fact that her work on the musical "Waitress" changed her life. "My life is in two categories: It's before and after 'Waitress,'" she said on…
The Palm Springs International Film Festival has announced its 2024 lineup. Held by the Palm Springs International Film Society, the PSIFF aims to spotlight and celebrate a range of global f…
Hello, beautiful. That's what some Barbra Streisand fans have been murmuring to their physical editions of "My Name Is Barbra," her memoir, since it came out one month ago, and over that tim…
Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen" is heading to Broadway in the spring. The musical, which features music and lyrics by Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz, made its world premiere at the…
Frances Sternhagen, a Tony-winning actress with many decades on the stage and screen, died Monday of natural causes in New Rochelle, N.Y. Her son Tony Carlin confirmed her death to the New Y…
It's a dramatic way to sell a new Broadway show. The Longacre Theatre is getting a high art overhaul as the home of "Lempicka," a new musical about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka. The the…
While the cast of the new Broadway production of "Spamalot" is cracking up audiences, they're all trying their best not to crack up as well. Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast …
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points for "Wish," currently playing in theaters. Disney's animated feature "Wish" features over 100 nods. As the animation studio celebrates i…
"Hell's Kitchen," playwright Kristoffer Diaz's new musical with songs by Alicia Keys, begins at a dinner table. 17-year-old Ali (a magnetic Maleah Joi Moon, making her professional debut) ha…
Joss Ackland, the veteran British stage and screen actor who was known for starring in "White Mischief" and "Lethal Weapon 2," died on Sunday. He was 95. "Joss was a long term client and gre…