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2,426 stories from The Wall Street Journal

Liv Ullmann's Return to the Stage by J.s. Marcus

This month, Ms. Ullmann, who spends much of her time in the U.S., returns to acting, and to Norway, with a vengeance.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Broadway Producer Plans Crowd-Funded Show by Ellen Gamerman

On Wednesday, producer Ken Davenport announced a plan to bring "Godspell" to Broadway by raising small payments from hundreds of investors.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Mr. Hibbert's Professions by Joanne Kaufman

As if his stage and screen roles haven't kept Edward Hibbert busy enough--catch him in "Mrs. Warren's Profession"--for the past 15 years he's held a second, behind-the-scenes career.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Not So Good for the Geese by Terry Teachout

In Somerset Maugham's "The Circle," instead of the not-quite-Wilde-enough epigrams of "The Constant Wife," we get a drawing room full of well-dressed but plain-spoken characters who might ha…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Broadway on the Verge by Ellen Gamerman

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Waiting for Spider-Man; The Return of 'Angels'

Terry Teachout's top picks for the fall includes a show that will impress simply if it opens at all.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

When a Star Was Born by Will Friedwald

The recording of "Bill" in the four-CD "Lost Tracks" boxed set shows that even at 12, Judy Garland was already larger than life.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

When Hellman's Foxes Were Kits by Terry Teachout

"Another Part of the Forest" at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wis., throws a dramatic punch comparable in weight to "The Little Foxes."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

One Last Weekend of Fun

After hundreds of performances, the New York International Fringe Festival winds to a close this weekend. But there's still time to catch some worthwhile productions.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

New Regards for Broadway by Pia Catton

It may seem inconceivable that the theater industry is fretting over its audience. Even so, the question of how to get new people into theater seats looms large.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

A Fresh Look at Rotten Marriages by Terry Teachout

Joan Ackermann's work on "The Taster," a new play at Shakespeare & Company, recalls Jorge Luis Borges at his most virtuosic.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Good Times, Bad Times by Terry Teachout

Is marriage a bed of roses- or of nails? Your answer to that question may depend on whether you choose to see Westport Country Playhouse's sunny revival of "I Do! I Do!" or Barrington Stage …

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015

Going Bald for Broadway: Meditations on Being King

After months of rehearsals for Broadway's 'The King and I,' 10 weeks of previews and now, a Tony Award nomination, the actor Ken Watanabe is finally beginning to relax.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 7:49pm on May 21, 2015

The Many Worlds of Brooklyn Playwright Rajiv Joseph

"Guards at the Taj," which just began previews at the Atlantic Theater Company, is one of several productions the Brooklyn-based playwright Rajiv Joseph has going this year.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 7:04pm on May 20, 2015

Taking the Stage in the Subway

The MTA on Tuesday will hold its annual auditions for its Music Under New York program, which guarantees coveted spots in busy subway stations to selected performers.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 9:43pm on May 17, 2015

Broadway's 'Fun Home' Has High-Tech Backing

One of the producers of the new acclaimed musical is Scott Forstall, a former Apple executive and a longtime theater lover.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 9:49pm on May 10, 2015

The Designer Who Is Dominating the Tonys

In a remarkable achievement, set and costume designer Bob Crowley received four Tony nominations"the first nonproducer to receive four nods in a single year. A look at the man and his method…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:00am on April 29, 2015

Where Theater and Thoroughbreds Intersect

The two high-risk endeavors share a rarefied universe of investors.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:35pm on April 22, 2015

'Fun Home' Review: Bigger and Better

The musical based on Alison Bechdel's coming-out memoir moves to Broadway and is grander in scale and more emotionally intense.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:05am on April 22, 2015

Hitting All the Right Notes on Broadway

International opera star Renée Fleming on comedic timing and inside opera jokes in her Broadway debut, 'Living on Love.'

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:24pm on April 19, 2015

Playing the Bad Bard on Broadway

Tony-winning actor Christian Borle plays a power-drunk William Shakespeare in 'Something Rotten!,' opening Wednesday at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:13pm on April 19, 2015

A Living Legacy at the Public Theater

Members of the original cast of 'A Chorus Line' returned to the Public Theater to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its first performance with the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton,' no…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 8:15pm on April 17, 2015

'The King and I' Review: Bliss at Lincoln Center

Revived for the first time on Broadway since 1998, this staging of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic is sure to please.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 8:47pm on April 16, 2015

'Finding Neverland' Review: What, Never? No, Never!

Kelsey Grammer and director Diane Paulus impress in this otherwise flawed production about the writing of J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan.'

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 5:13pm on April 16, 2015

Young Siblings Manage Life on Broadway

Jake and Sydney Lucas have nearly a dozen Broadway shows, Metropolitan operas and motion pictures under their belts.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:56pm on April 16, 2015
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