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'Glee' Cast Breaks Beatles' Billboard Record by Gary Trust

With six debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Oct. 16, the cast of Fox's "Glee" will pass the Beatles for most appearances among non-solo acts in the chart's 52-year history.

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

On Broadway, 'Spider-Man' is Off and Running by Mark Kennedy

There's naturally much to get done before the costly and complicated show opens on Dec. 21, but a recent visit by AP revealed a methodical and remarkably calm production.

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

NY Review: 'Tigers Be Still' by David Sheward

Add Kim Rosenstock to the list of contemporary playwrights who combine comedy and pathos in their quirky and moving observations of modern life.SOURCE: Backstage at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

NY Review: 'In Transit' by David Sheward

This a cappella musical revue features a talented cast and some bouncy songs, but the storylines take us down an overly familiar track.

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

NY-based Theater Group Wins $700K Government Grant

A New York-based theater troupe known for projects investigating real-life topics has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

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

I Got Fired by Cindy Pierre

Despite a few flaws, this semi-autobiographical musical about losing a job is funny and well executed.

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

NY Review: 'Puss in Boots (El Gato Con Botas)' by Ron Cohen

The music is admirable, but a cadre of amazing puppets make this elaborate chamber opera production totally irresistible.

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

NY Review: 'Mrs. Warren's Profession' by Erik Haagensen

George Bernard Shaw's infamous play on the subject of female prostitution may be 117 years old, but its ideas still feel decidedly modern in director Doug Hughes' largely crackling productio…

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

Roberts, Streep to Join 'August: Osage County' Film? by Jay A. Fernandez and Gregg Kilday

Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are in negotiations to star in the feature adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer-winning play "August: Osage County." John Wells would direct the film.

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

Cherry Jones, Doug Hughes Reunite with Shaw by Mark Kennedy

When Cherry Jones met Doug Hughes several months ago, Hughes wanted to lure Jones back to Broadway with his version of the George Bernard Shaw play "Mrs. Warren's Profession."

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

Ben Stiller, Edie Falco Go 'Blue' on Broadway

Ben Stiller and Edie Falco are teaming up for a revival of "The House of Blue Leaves" on Broadway this spring. The actors will appear as a married couple in John Guare's black comedy.

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

Freckleface Strawberry by Cindy Pierre

It takes a lot to arrest the attention of a tot. Colors need to dazzle; sounds need to pop. Gary Kupper and Rose Caiola's "Freckleface Strawberry: The Musical" does all of this and then some.

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

Nighttime Traffic by Marc Miller

This 90-minute show involving a time-altering drug feels twice as long. Kudos to Broadway vet Liz McCartney for bringing a note of reality to the fantasy.

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

Hotel Savoy by Mitch Montgomery

An interactive stay at this simulated hotel offers a singular experience of ambiance and reflection.

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

Without You by Tom Penketh

In "Without You"—based on successful "Rent" actor Anthony Rapp's 2006 memoir— reveals that the late 1990s was also a time of great personal loss.

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

'Night' Moves by Simi Horwitz

Daniel Beaty's current solo show, "Through the Night," now playing Off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre, is at once political and deeply moving.

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

Vollmond (Full Moon) by Jason Fitzgerald

Though too tame and uneven to rank among the late Pina Bausch's best work, the American premiere of "Vollmond (Full Moon)" honors the memory of a dance legend.

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

Joel Grey Says 'Anything Goes' on Broadway

Stage and film star Joel Grey will return to Broadway this coming March in a revival of the musical "Anything Goes," the Roundabout Theater Company said on Thursday.

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

Office Hours by Erik Haagensen

"Office Hours" is by turns amusing and pointed and yet also forced and thin. The play is a too-gentle lament for the loss of classics-based education.

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

NY Review: 'The Pitmen Painters' by Erik Haagensen

Lee Hall's "The Pitmen Painters" is a bit like the art made by its characters: Whatever it lacks in technique it more than makes up for in expression.

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

Alphabetical Order by David Sheward

Michael Frayn has established himself as a master of both slapstick farce and complex drama, but this 1975 play, which contains elements of both, fails to satisfy as either.

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

NY Review: 'Brief Encounter' by Erik Haagensen

Work as imaginative and wholly successful as "Brief Encounter" doesn't come along every day. It was an exhilarating reminder of why I fell in love with the theater in the first place.

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

Green Day Frontman Joins 'American Idiot' for Week by Joseph Mendez

Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong is joining the cast of "American Idiot," the Broadway musical based on the band's 2004 album.

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

'Sound of Music' Cast to Reunite on Oprah

The cast of "The Sound of Music" are reuniting for the first time in 45 years, with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer joining their seven fictional children on Oprah's TV talk show.

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

Did 'SNL' Steal an 'Adult Swim' Sketch? by Lindsay Powers

Did "SNL" steal a sketch for its premiere? The long-running NBC series ran a parody called "Tiny Hats" -- which is strikingly similar to a segment on "Adult Swim" of the same name.

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