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London's West End theaters survived the post-Sept. 11 tourism slump but now face another problem — their skinny Victorian seats are too narrow for many American bottoms.
Gladis concedes feelings of intimidation now that he's appearing in Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July," Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre.
"My Man Godfrey" has been optioned for B'way -- as a musical -- by East of Doheny's Kelly Gonda, among the producers of "Flower Drum Song" in L.A. and "The Full Monty" in London.
Plus a preview of the "Mack and Mabel" concert.
Some plays perfectly capture a time and place.
A decade or so ago, when Julia Sweeney was getting big laughs on "Saturday Night Live" for her puffy, androgynous character Pat, a show about a woman's quest to become a single mother might have been fresh and insightful.
He will make a personal sacrifice to play the role. He'll part with a close friend of 32 years -- his signature beard.
For its first Shakespeare production since 1987, off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company has boldly chosen "The Winter's Tale," one of the toughest of the Bard's plays to pull off.
I was saddened to learn Wednesday morning that Peter Shaw had died, at home, of congestive heart failure after a long illness. Shaw and his loving wife, Angela Lansbury, had been married 54 years with a very close family of three children, David, Anthony and Deidre, and three grandchildren.
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These have not been easy days for Temple Shalom for the Arts' rabbi David Baron, as he has led the farewell prayers to two close friends in the biz, Paul Monash and Nell Carter.
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SAG HARBOR, N.Y. - Singer Billy Joel was released from a hospital Sunday morning, one day after his car swerved off a road and struck a tree on Long Island, police said.
William Gibson moved audiences with the story of Helen Keller, made them laugh with a romantic comedy and compelled them to ponder questions of global power.
Now, at 88, the playwright who gave the stage a dozen plays is bowing out of theatrical writing. But the compulsive creator isn't ready to set down his pen.
"There was tremendous art and wit in his work and underneath it all, his drawings had tremendous humanity," Joel Grey said. "They weren't vicious. He made them brilliant and provocative but …
"Chicago" director Rob Marshall tells me he'll probably do another film rather than return to the stage.
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The talented, artistic hand of Al Hirschfeld drawing an impression of Bob Hope was to have been photographed Thursday in N.Y. by Gary Smith, who is executive producing NBC's two-hour special "100 Years of Hope and Humor."
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It would be a serious mistake to miss either one.
There's nothing like a woman with a past, especially when she's played by Charles Busch, the theater's reigning diva of drag.
WASHINGTON - Best remembered for plays like "Our Town" and "The Skin of our Teeth," Thornton Wilder was also a prize-winning novelist. His last big work, a partly autobiographical novel, has…
"I have always been a huge admirer of my own work. I'm one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know," Brooks said in a statement Wednesday from HarperEntertainment, an imprint of…
How do you keep audiences engaged in a play that features two entirely reprehensible lead characters?
Cast good actors. Riveting performances are riveting performances, regardless of the material's likability.
LOS ANGELES - A plea of no contest to reckless driving was entered on behalf of actress and Grammy-winning rapper Queen Latifah, and in exchange, prosecutors dropped two misdemeanor drunken-…
