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The Broadway Grosses for the week ending 10-16-2011 are up over $2 million from the previous week and hit the $20 million mark for the first time since w/e 8-21-2011. Â Godspell, Chinglish…
Stories on 5 Stories is an annual fundraising event at Playwrights Horizons (PH), which helps fund the non-profit organization’s developmental programs and productions. Â Each year f…
Television and Broadway star, Anastasia Barzee has released her first solo album titled, “The Dimming of the Day.”  Produced by Grammy Award nominated Matt PiersonÂ…
Katori Hall's new play about the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination took the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2010 after playing a successful run at Trafalgar Studios i…
Fall is the season of the theatergoer with new shows opening and beginning previews every week. Â Whether it be on Broadway, Off-Broadway or in regional theaters across the country, new pr…
Frank Wildhorn (Composer), Don Black (Lyricist) and Ivan Menchell (Playwright) join forces with director Jeff Calhoun to bring the story of the 20th century’s most famous duo, Bonnie a…
The Broadway grosses for the week ending 10-9-2011 continue to rise as the fall season kicks in to gear. While attendance saw a slight decrease, the average paid admission and revenue per se…
Carrie The Musical opened at the Virginia Theatre (now the August Wilson) on May 12, 1988 and closed three days later after 16 previews and just five regular performances. Â The show, base…
Terence Rattigan’s Man and Boy first opened on Broadway in November of 1963 at the Brooks Atkinson where it played just 54 performances. Â Roundabout Theatre Company produces the fir…
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, directed by the Festival's Artistic Director Des McAnuff, will…
On Monday, October 3rd, Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker co-host “A Little Jurassic Treasure Hunt” at the American Museum of Natural History. Â The one night only eve…
“Far beneath the majesty and splendor of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence.  Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he hol…
In 2009, Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage opened on Broadway under the Direction of Tony Award-winner Matthew Warchus after a successful run in London’s West End. Â The Broadway p…
Sons of the Prophet is the new dark comedy by emerging playwright Stephen Karam, best known for Speech & Debate, the inaugural production of Roundabout Theatre (RTC) Underground in 2007.…
David Henry Hwang’s (M. Butterfly) latest play, Chinglish, began rehearsals on Monday, September 12 at the New 42 Studios on West 42nd Street. This uproariously funny new comedy exp…
The Broadway Grosses for the week ending 9-25-2011 are in and the Fall season is rising. Â Strong showings from newcomers The Mountaintop and Relatively Speaking plus a big jump of $250K+ …
Katori Hall’s new play about the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination took the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2010 after playing a successful run at Trafalg…
Broadway got an unexpected September boost last week as revue rose almost $2M for the week. Â Both attendance and average ticket price increased for the week as theatergoers seemed to be c…
16 new shows have been announced for Broadway this Fall. Â Which ones will thrive and which ones will bomb? Which ones do you want to see? Here’s a quick roundup of what they are and…
The Broadway grosses for the week ending 9-11-2011 dropped more than $4 million from the previous week and only made about $3 million more than the week of Hurricane Irene. Â Approximately…
Follies, Stephen Sondheim’s complex, difficult and ultimately brilliant musical, opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre last night. Â The musical revival stars Bernadette Peters, …
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The Antoinette Perry Awards (Tony Awards) are the crown jewel not only of Broadway but of all theater produced in America. Â Each year the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League pre…
This review is republished with permission from Bob Lefsetz. Â Read more of his musings on music, theater, movies and more at http://lefsetz.com/. Â You wont be sorry you did. Wendy And …
This review is republished with permission from Bob Lefsetz. Â Read more of his musings on music, theater, movies and more at http://lefsetz.com/. Â You wont be sorry you did. Wendy And …