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Mathew Rosengart has been "a massive Bruce Springsteen fan" since about 1980, when he was a college freshman. So it was a thrill when the high-octane Hollywood attorney was asked to guest DJ…
Mommas, don't give your daughters the kind of nicknames that would appeal to their pedophile uncles. Cursed with a cutesy moniker like "Li'l Bit," what do you think might happen to a suppose…
Mathew Rosengart arrives on the rooftop restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills wearing a wheaten wool coat from Barney's, steeled against the early February cold snap that has whipp…
Some stories creep up in disguise, hiding a ghastly scowl. "The Minutes" is an astonishing feat from playwright and star Tracy Letts, not least for its brilliant finesse in orchestrating aud…
After the Grammys earlier this month, comedian Rebecca Corry got hit with a flood of press requests, and not for any part she'd played in the proceedings. Everyone wanted to know what she th…
The set of the new Broadway production of "American Buffalo" at Circle in the Square is choked with the unwanted artifacts of recent history. The show's two acts take place in a junk shop gl…
Broadway Licensing has acquired Stage Rights, an independent theatrical publisher and licensing company. Stage Rights joins Broadway Licensing family of imprints alongside Dramatists Play Se…
Since 1997, composer-singer Barry Manilow and lyricist-librettist Bruce Sussman " the team behind iconic '70s pop classics such as "Copacabana" " have been looking to get their wise and witt…
Mike Bartlett's latest play is monstrous. In a good way. Shapeshifting actor Bertie Carvel, having shot to fame creating the marvelously alarming Miss Trunchbull in "Matilda," is back to wor…
After its Tuesday evening performance, Broadway's "Aladdin" paid tribute to Gilbert Gottfried. Gottfried's family shared that the comedian died after battling a long illness earlier in the a…
When is a timeless children's tale not quite right for children's theater? When it is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved and ever-so-slightly surreal 1942 novella, "The Little Prince." Publ…
"Cabaret" was the big winner at the annual Olivier Awards on Sunday with seven wins, with "Life of Pi" following with five. "Cabaret," a revival of the 1966 Kander and Ebb musical which has …
One minute you're a teenager ready to "rebel against the universe," then in the blink of an eye you're a senior making peace with the life that was handed to you. That's the short and sweet …
Broadway's "Plaza Suite" has canceled Thursday night's performance because the show's lead Sarah Jessica Parker has tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes two days after Parker's husba…
After almost 50 years as an interviewer, comedian and talk show host, David Letterman's pedigree on stage feels so firmly established that it's hard to imagine a situation where he'd be inti…
No matter how many people tied to the Comedy Store you ask about the late Mitzi Shore, the connective tissue between their answers is an almost identical impression of the late owner. David …
The Comedy Store turns 50 this year, and it's now known as a storied birthplace for the careers of literally hundreds of comedians " from David Letterman to Jim Carrey to Whoopi Goldberg to …
Martin McDonagh has a profound feeling of déjà vu these days. The last time he was in New York, McDonagh was in the thick of Broadway previews for "Hangmen," his criminally funny look at…
Oh, what mean and nasty things men said about women who dared to fight for the right to vote in America. Here are some of those choice insults, taken from the very first song ("Watch Out for…
Rae Allen, the Tony-winning stage and screen veteran known for her role as nosy reporter Gloria Thorpe in "Damn Yankees" and as Quintina Blundetto on "The Sopranos," died Wednesday, her rep …
Musical theater has become a thing on TikTok. This Sunday, for example, "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical" became the first project that originated on TikTok to win a Grammy. Now the popula…
Nehemiah Persoff, who appeared as Barbra Streisand's rabbi father in "Yentl" and had roles in hundreds of films and TV series including "Some Like It Hot" and "Twins," died Tuesday in San Lu…
One of the biggest hits on Broadway is down a star. Matthew Broderick will miss an unspecified number of performances of "Plaza Suite" after testing positive for COVID-19. A second test conf…
Jesse Williams and Jesse Tyler Ferguson celebrated the Broadway opening of "Take Me Out" on Monday evening in New York at Second Stage's Hayes Theater. A revival of the 2003 Tony-winning bes…
On a superficial level, the new musical "Suffs" looks a lot like "Hamilton" " so much so that "some people are calling it 'Hermilton,'" said one of the show's stars, Jenn Colella, on the new…