8,501 stories from Backstage
"Skippyjon Jones," the new children's musical from Theatreworks USA, is more for kids than parents, but it has a beautiful Kevin Del Aguila–Eli Bolin score.
"Living With Henry," which comes to NYMF from Canada, is Christopher Wilson's heartfelt attempt to examine his experiences of living with an HIV infection.
National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grants target communities in need of economic and artistic stimulus.
This rendering of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," from Australia's Sydney Theatre Company, starring Cate Blanchett, is a clear triumph for Lincoln Center Festival.
Several veterans of "The Producers" will be reuniting for a three-night engagement at the Hollywood Bowl, which opens July 27.
"Black Milk," from Palo de Agua and High Stakes Theatre, is the New York debut of acclaimed Russian playwright Vassily Sigarev, but the production falters.
"Prison Dancer" is a jovial yet touching new musical at NYMF based on true events about transformation and reform.and featuring Jose Llana in a fine cast.
"Swing State," a NYMF show about the unlikely friendship that arises in Ohio between a gay chiropractor and a born-again kindergarten teacher, is specious.
The arts education organization and local musicians' union are teaming up to offer "Broadway Boot Camp" for NYC public school students in August.
The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation announced their 2012 nominees for their 8th annual IT (Independent Theatre) Awards on Monday.
The Drama League will open a downtown theater center later this year, designed by FXFowle.
Kenneth Lin's "Warrior Class," at Second Stage Theatre Uptown, is topical and features some strong performances, but much of the action feels contrived.
The prospect of immortality is more arduous than appealing in "Foreverman," Brett M. Boles' new musical, at NYMF, about the discovery of the elixir of life.
"Stand Tall," at NYMF, shrinks the epic David and Goliath story down to the playground level, turning it into a simplistic and immature bullying parable.
The seasoned theater actor spends his time as senior producer Jim Harper in HBO’s "The Newsroom."
Parallel Exit's "I Love Bob," at Joyce SoHo, is a bitingly satiric though not terribly funny wordless musical with winsome Hollywood dance parodies.
"Happily After Tonight," Mateo Moreno's fairy tale mash-up, is crowded with talent and imagination but also coarse, violent, and without purpose.
This two-dimensional work by veteran playwright Robert Patrick, presented by the Fresh Fruit Festival, feels like an old episode of "All in the Family."
The star of TV Land's "The Exes" was inspired by Mark Rylance's big comic choices.
"Monty Clift, the Rarest of Birds," a one-man show in the Fresh Fruit Festival starring its co-writer Omar Prince, has potential but needs more work.
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Josh Groban, Lin Arison, Paul G. Allen, and James Rosenquist will be honored at a benefit in New York City this fall.
Workshop Director Laura Savia shares what she’s looking for in future apprentices and non-Equity company members at Williamstown.
Alec Mapa, known for "Ugly Betty" and "Desperate Housewives," finds a way to make crass humor endearing in his standup act about being a gay parent.
om Slot's serial-killer drama "Killing Time" is gory and gruesome, but its mild tone is that of a sitcom, and its victims' gallery is mostly good company.
Manuel Igrejas' "Miss Mary Dugan," in the Fresh Fruit Festival, is a slight but charming metatheatrical diversion featuring two winning performances.
