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Arena Stage's revival of "Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies" has turned into a runaway springtime hit in the nation's capital, spurring talk of a potential tour.
The Peculiar Works Project gets high marks for research and a flunking grade for presentation.
If you thought "Doctor Who" was terrifying on the smallscreen, wait until the show regenerates as live theater.
Film News : Farmiga-helmed pic now shooting in New York
Nellie McKay has evolved into a remarkably multifaceted performer.
Play garners acclaim at Outer Critics Circle awards
Box office hits record, though attendance dips
Requires inclusion of TKTS fee in royalty calculations
The production features yeoman performances from a cast of Broadway regulars that includes Marc Kudisch, but is undermined by a predictable book about growing up in a combustible Jewish hous…
The final week in the 2009-10 season (May 17-23) came in with only a slight lift over the previous frame but a $2.4 million boost over the same week last year -- $22.9 million vs. $20.5 mil.
Road Grosses
It's all about the product. That's the gist of how several legiters interpret Broadway's cumulative totals for the 2009-10 season.
The now dubious oriental "exoticism" of "Paradise Found" is reminiscent of "Kismet," a show that appeared dated at its Broadway premiere in 1953. That so much talent could have attached itse…
Two lonely souls find their way back to the Delaware beach where they shared a kiss as teenagers.
An adventurous, gripping and innovative musical about an Appalachian mining disaster.
But a celeb emcee doesn't guarantee strong ratings
Senior police office Tom (Philip Voss) is in the closet. When TV celebrity Russell (Sean Gallagher) appears with a phalanx of (off-stage) photographers, Tom admits to his family that the two of them "have history." He's not the only one. Jonathan Harvey's sincere new play Canary is a history lesson, a kaleidoscopic guide to five decades of gay male sexual politics. Unfortunately, it never coalesces into developed drama.
Claudia Shear's surprisingly solid art drama "Restoration" shows off the writer's knack for clean, smart characterization—a quality that takes the play to unexpected places. Story foll…
Producers eye national tour, beginning with Los Angeles
Show with little acclaim top the Rialto box office
An intensely intimate production of likely to generate out-of-town curiosity.
