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David Binder, producer of 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch,' keeps his leather Jack Spade messenger bag with him at all times.
On Stage by Lizzie Simon is a weekly listing of theatrical productions in Greater New York.
Sightings: The Metropolitan Opera's show goes on, for now, writes Terry Teachout.
Theater Review: John Tillinger's production reveals "Things We Do for Love" to be a play of no small emotional complexity"cunningly disguised as a who's-been-sleeping-in-my-bed farce.
Broadway duo Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane return with all-star cast, and two plays set in New York City's East Side.
Ben Platt appears on Broadway most days of the week as Elder Cunningham in the hit musical "Book of Mormon," but on his coming days off he will star in his own cabaret act, "I'm Here."
The Metropolitan Opera's Peter Gelb has made a name for himself by betting on big, splashy projects. When he took the helm, he said the company could shake off its troubles by adding product…
Serena Williams has been known to unwind with some karaoke before a big tennis match, as she showed ahead of her return to the U.S. Open next week.
The 37-year old Italian tenor talks about playing Romeo, the joys of outdoor theater and 'popera.'
"The Doctor's Dilemma" is a comedy of ideas, made more accessible to modern audiences by the American Players Theatre's light and witty touch.
The challenge in staging Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" is to strike the right balance between comedy and tragedy, and the American Players Theatre rises to it.
The Metropolitan Opera cleared the last major hurdle in a monthslong labor battle, completing the third in a series of union contract agreements that could set a precedent for the way nonpro…
The Broadway musical "Newsies" has an active fan base and brisk ticket sales. And that is exactly why it is closing on Sunday.
Francesca Zambello, general director of the Glimmerglass Festival, has been forging connections between the opera company and its rural upstate New York community.
The Metropolitan Opera reached a tentative four-year contract with its singers and orchestra members, a deal that attempts to reach a middle ground on cost cuts and broadens the role of an i…
'Close to the Bone' at the New York Fringe Festival, Mina Nishimura at Mount Tremper Arts and more in this week's On Stage.
A tremendously appealing "The Alchemist" by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
Though known world-wide as one of the last of the grande dames of Hollywood's golden age, Lauren Bacall, who died Tuesday at the age of 89, kept the profile of a quintessential New Yorker.
Lauren Bacall, who died Tuesday at age 89, was among the last of the golden age screen goddesses, and her marriage to Humphrey Bogart made her Hollywood royalty.
Helping make the beauty and poetry of Shakespeare's plays accessible for the hearing impaired.
Stephen Greenblatt, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Shakespeare biography 'Will in the World,' talks about the way Berlin lyrics remind him of King Lear.
Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson in 'This Is Our Youth,' a last chance to see Chita Rivera in 'The Visit' and more in this week's On Stage.
Mark Morris's 'Acis and Galatea,' in which his dancers are the main attraction, doesn't even pretend to be an opera.
Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center is presenting an exhibition of portrayals of the devil over the centuries.
Seeing King Lear through his stormy woes"and real storms"and mourning the mother who loved the Bard.
