203 stories from Paper Mag
As the reigning Broadway queens here at Paper Publishing HQ, we took it upon ourselves to weigh in on this year's Tony Award nominees. The actual winners will be announced this Sunday on the…
Called the "Goldie Hawn of Broadway," actress Annaleigh Ashford has added her big-eyed-blonde brand of humor, sweetness and all-out goofiness to the ensembles of Legally Blonde: The Musical,…
For their latest stunt, Improv Everywhere (they of the 'No Pants Subway Ride' and the boardroom meeting inside the Staples office chair department) hopped on a New York subway car at Court S…
How tired are you of actors and actresses who claim they don't care about awards when you know damn well they're up at 5 a.m. the day the Golden Globes, the Oscars and the Tonys are announce…
Pippin
Pippin, now playing at The Music Box Theatre, is a legendary show that has never been revived outside of a high school or regional production. The story is slight and this creative t…
Matilda
Matilda, based on the much beloved children's book by notorious weirdo Roald Dahl (Willy Wonka etc.), is the biggest thing to hit musical theater in recent memory. Now that's it com…
Many legends come to mind when one thinks of Pippin. First there's Wicked and Godspell composer Stephen Schwartz, who wrote the musical about young prince Pippin who is looking for…
Ok, we'll admit it: one of our favorite aspects of Christopher Durang's utterly entertaining new Broadway comedy Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike -- a hysterical, modern send-up to Chekov -- wa…
1. Amanda Seyfried told Allure that if the Mean Girls musical happens, "I desperately want to be Regina." We told ourselves that if this musical doesn't happen, we're going to fall int…
The Big Knife at the American Airlines Theater
Clifford Odets' plays are enjoying a nice posthumous run on Broadway with the revival of the epic Golden Boy and now the more intimate The Big …
"Now what's a nice girl like you wanna be a gorilla for?" The conversation between pop star Cyndi Lauper and Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein has turned to doomed jobs and unemployment -- tw…
Breakfast at Tiffany's at Cort Theatre
Breakfast at Tiffany's... on Broadway? Intriguing, but this isn't a musical version of the beloved rom-com about swinging New York City. This is a ser…
Cory wears a jacket and shirt by Marc Jacobs and pants by Fendi.
"Every suburb in the Midwest looks the same -- when you drive down the main strip, every possible chain is on it and Walmar…
The Dutch version of the Golden Girls' opening theme = everything. [via Dlisted]Our new favorite Tumblr of the moment is Jim'll Paint It, where some amazing dude named Jim will spend hours o…
Downtown stalwart Tayler Mac brings his ample talents to bear on one of Brecht's lesser known works: The Good Person of Szechwan. Written while in exile in America, the text is an indictment…
In his newest "Billy on the Street" vid, Billy Eichner drags Smash star, Will & Grace alum and all around gay icon Debra Messing through Madison Square Park and puts the fear of God in p…
We had the chance to chat with Alan Cumming about his recent film Any Day Now, a true-to-life story about a gay couple in the 70s who take on the courts as they try to adopt a mentally disab…
This was a BIG week for theatre both On- and Off-Broadway!
There are many Off-Off-Broadway festivals (the main one being Under The Radar at The Public Theater) happening with shows from all …
Golden BoyGolden Boy, now playing at the Bellasco Theatre, was such a hit when it played the very same house over 75 years ago that it made the leap to film in two short years. Will the curr…
Being a Broadway baby ourselves, we've collected some gift ideas that are perfect for those family members of yours who have Broadway chorus boys dancing in their heads. *Warning: just becau…
Ahead of the Les Misérables premiere on Christmas Day, we've recruited comedian Billy Eichner -- whose quiz show Billy on the Street recently launched its second season on Fuse -- to watch …
Not only is actor Bobby Cannavale currently sharing a Broadway stage with his idol Al Pacino in the revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, he's apparently sharing his time offstage with Bridesmaids…
Bare, now playing at New World Stages, has everything a high school sex romp rom-com needs to succeed: a slutty girl with a mysterious past, a hilariously perky student, a teacher who turns …
FILM: Annie at IFC Center Annie, the belting, redhead orphan is having a moment. First, she's back on Broadway, and now she's getting her own place in the IFC Queer Art film series with a sc…
Neil Patrick Harris has a new web series for Nerdist's YouTube channel called Neil's Puppet Dreams and, of course, it's delightful. (When is Neil Patrick Harris not being just totally charmi…