8,501 stories from Backstage
Celebrating its 65th anniversary, the Limón Dance Company is offering superb renditions of works by José Limón, Jiri Kylián, and Rodrigo Pederneiras.
The students are currently putting on a production of “Julius Caesar,” which plays through June 22 at the studio in New York.
With strict Equity rules, theaters like the Geffen use adult actors for the roles of children in shows such as "The Exorcist."
Back Stage caught up with Adrienne Warren and Taylor Louderman, who star in the production.
Cynthia Nixon used some of her personal experience in the Manhattan Theatre Club’s revival of Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Wit.”
The York Theatre's charming revival of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire's "Closer Than Ever" is enacted with devotion by a quartet of polished singers.
Join the cast of the Off-Broadway revue at the Upper West Side Barnes and Noble.
Derek Ahonen's "The Bad and The Better," directed by Daniel Aukin, is a well-paced, topical look at civil disobedience with strong performances from a 26-person cast.
Chastain has had the opportunity to perform in both theater and film, but she enjoys the stage since she receives an “immediate reaction from the audience.”
This third part of Gideon Production's "Honeycomb Trilogy" offers a rich and daring conclusion to the saga, anchored by affecting performances and far-reaching ideas.
Megan Hart's first full-length play about a writer's first novel is too sketchy, and isn't saved by strong performances from Richard Masur and Michelle David.
Jenna Leigh Green, Tyler Maynard, and others share their audition horror stories at Joe’s Pub on Monday night.
The two nights of short plays that comprise "The East Village Chronicles," part of the East Village Theater Festival, demonstrate the form’s limitations.
Greg Pierce’s uneven two-hander "Slowgirl" inaugurates Lincoln Center's inviting Claire Tow Theater with a voice that's clearly worth cultivating.
"Love Goes to Press," the sole play by noted war correspondents Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles, at Mint Theater Company, is an uncertain affair.
New Haarlem Arts Theatre's production of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is overly self-conscious and struggles to bring the issues to life.
The cult-classic "Closer Than Ever," with music by David Shire and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., returns to NY at the York Theatre.
In the first week after the Tony Awards, "Wicked" remains at the top; winners "Once," "Newsies," and "Nice Work" showed gains.
Reed Birney and Michael Shannon are terrific headlining a top-notch cast in Annie Baker's sharp new version of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" at Soho Rep.
Despite a wealth of downtown talent, “The Etiquette of Death” is a disorganized and lackluster attempt to find joy and artfulness in the experience of dying.
"Streetcar Named Desire," "The Lyons," "Godspell," and "Anything Goes" will close. "Clybourne Park" extends and "Fela!" returns.
James Behr's musical adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo" strives for the sweep and grandeur of a ’90s popera, but falls short of its aspirations.
The Winter Garden Theatre was filled with 1300 students who participated in Inside Broadway’s annual “Creating the Magic” workshop on Thursday.
With a fundraiser for Obama co-hosted by Anna Wintour, Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest actor to enter the political arena, where performers face risks.
Telsey + Company turns its gaze away from NYC and L.A. to find new talent for shows like “Annie” and “Million Dollar Quartet.”
