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It might seem ironically lowbrow, but the Met: Live in HD " the Metropolitan Opera's popular live broadcasts in movie theaters " took some inspiration from the world of sports.
"It's the pe…
Kevin Bacon will break a leg this fall in the world premiere of the stage adaptation of “Rear Window,” which bows at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Conn., with an eye toward f…
The languor of the latter weeks of August has taken its usual bite out of Broadway box office, with last week’s figures down nearly across the boards and the few shows to buck th…
Hugh Jackman will put on his tux and his Wolverine claws for a new stage show that will tour his native Australia later this year.
Forest Whitaker, the actor and director who won an Academy Award for his performance in the 2006 film “The Last King of Scotland,” will make his Broadway debut in a spring 201…
The words "sugar, butter, flour" waft like a siren call in the opening moments of "Waitress," the new Broadway-bound musical getting its out-of-town premiere in the test kitchen of the Ameri…
As road trips go, it’s a short one. The journey from Oban, a port on the west coast of Scotland, to the capital city of Edinburgh will take you less than three hours. But for the adole…
Kim Allen will play Jackie Kennedy in Rob Reiner's upcoming Lyndon B. Johnson movie “LBJ,” starring Woody Harrelson. Bill Pullman has been cast as Ralph Yarborough and Richard Je…
Jennifer Rae Beck, the actress who appeared in stage musicals including “Les Miserables” and co-starred in a TV-movie version of “Gypsy,” died Aug. 8 after a lo…
"It was completely overwhelming and I'm getting chills thinking about it."
Cirque du Soleil is hoping the third time’s a charm with “Paramour,” a Broadway show that represents the latest attempt by the global troupe to crack the New York …
After several A-list stars and a Tony, the “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” revival is set to end next month. The final certain will close on Sept. 13 during the 3 p.m. show at the Be…
Rosie O'Donnell's 17-year-old daughter, Chelsea O'Donnell, has been reported missing. O'Donnell posted the news on her official website and tweeted about it on Tuesday. chelsea and her dog b…
“Hold On To Me Darling,” a new play by Kenneth Lonergan, will have its world premiere production at Off Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company this spring in a staging directe…
Sales slowed last week at every single Broadway show now running — unless you happened to be a popular show at the start of your Broadway lifespan (“Hamilton”), or…
Russell Tovey, the “Looking” star who was last onstage in New York in “The History Boys” in 2006, and Richard Hansell have joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway re…
Walt Disney Animation Studios is developing an adaptation of the classic fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter announced on Friday at th…
Broadway will dim its lights Aug. 14 in memory of Biff Liff, the powerhouse agent and longtime theater industry veteran who died earlier this week at his home in Yorktown, N.Y. He was 96.…
Fans of Robert Lepage have come to expect certain things from the French-Canadian theater maker: seductive storytelling, wry character observation and a stagecraft that lies somewhe…
NBC is rounding out the cast of “The Wiz Live!” with recording artists Common and Ne-Yo, and “Hairspray” star Elijah Kelley, the network announced Thursday at its Tel…
Neil Patrick Harris wants to attract a very specific demographic with "Best Time Ever": Sarah Silverman, Louis C.K. and their ilk. On big key to the success of the show " a huge swing for NB…
The musical adaptation of 2007 indie film “Waitress” has set its Broadway timeline, snagging the Brooks Atkinson Theater for a run that starts preview in March. The show, with a …
“Dear Evan Hansen,” the new musical that turned New York heads last week when it earned strong reviews in its current run at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage, has mapped out …
Wayne Brady will have some big boots — red, thigh-high, sequined, stiletto boots — to fill on Broadway this fall, as the actor steps into the musical “Kinky Boots”…
Disney India will bring hit Broadway musical "Beauty and the Beast" to India.
