Lillian Hellman's breakneck melodrama The Little Foxes was written in 1939 on the Depression plan. It has one set, no more characters than it can use, and just enough plot to make it go. Yet…
Over the course of its six seasons, Girls developed a soundtrack full of melancholy yet ecstatic indie-pop, so distinctive that it seemed possible to think of the Girls music cue " or specif…
Actor of the stage and film Kevin Spacey is widely considered to be pretty good at what he does (Awards? He has a few dozen). But, with the announcement that the House of Cards star is hosti…
One of the reasons Shakespeare's history plays are the greatest examples of their genre is that he took care to write about events no one could possibly remember. (They were set eons before …
After an unusually long search for a host, one plagued by refusals and scheduling conflicts, the 71st Annual Tony Awards have announced that Kevin Spacey will be hosting this year's ceremony…
On a trip through the Marvel Studios offices Monday, journalists were shown scenes and goodies from several of the studio's upcoming comic-book films, including Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok…
My idea of purgatory is a show that repeatedly spits terrible rhymes at you. I mean rhymes like erection/reception, ideas/rears, clock/cop, vistas/spinsters, gluten/solution, dresses/preciou…
Phil? Phil Connors, I thought that was you! After injuring his knee during the Friday, April 14, performance of the musical adaptation of Groundhog Day, the show's star Andy Karl will be bac…
In between releasing her new single "The Cure" and her Coachella set, Lady Gaga has one more surprise up her sleeve: filming scenes from her upcoming movie A Star Is Born at Coachella. Bradl…
Carousel, a shining example from Broadway's Golden Age if there ever was one, is returning to The Great White Way next season, reports the New York Times. And, based on the cast and behind-t…
Minutes before the curtain rose on Saturday night's performance of Broadway's Groundhog Day, Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics for the show, came onstage to address the elephant-si…
What exactly is Kevin Spacey wearing in footage of his duet with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden on Friday? Hard to say. There's a lot of different textures and wavelengths happening, an…
The American people might really miss Barack Obama, but unfortunately for the American people, the former president seems much happier far, far away from them. A Tahitian news outlet is repo…
Finally, we're getting some historical accuracy, or at least the feeling of historical accuracy, in Hamilton's royal-succession ceremonies. Up until now, the so-called Order of the Garter, w…
If only there was a way to turn this day backward by 24 hours. Andy Karl, who's currently leading Broadway's new production of Groundhog Day " yes, he's playing Bill Murray's weatherman char…
If you're old enough to appreciate the Steven Spielberg-ness of Stranger Things's kid-focused sci-fi adventure, and nerdy enough to have spent your Saturdays trying to tape every Mystery Sci…
Diplomacy is a lovely word, suggesting the idea that with tact and perseverance humans can accommodate one another. Yeah, sure. If that seems unlikely, so does the idea that diplomacy could …
After years of playing the Genie in the Broadway musical Aladdin, James Monroe Iglehart is getting out of the bottle: On April 14, he will take over the Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson…
Finally, 13 years after the series finale, fans will be able to see The One Where an Unauthorized, Singing Parody of Friends Comes to Off Broadway. Friends! The Musical! will center around s…
A self-made holistic medical practitioner, who is also a Mexican immigrant (Salma Hayek), joins a dinner party where a boorish hotel billionaire (John Lithgow) who may-or-may-not resemble a …
Because he hasn't already contributed enough drama to the world, Brendon Urie is making his debut on Broadway. The Panic! at the Disco front man is joining the cast of Kinky Boots to play Ch…
If the only seven inches you normally care about constitute the distance between Rob Thomas and the midday sun, that might all change upon learning about 7 Inches for Planned Parenthood. Eve…
Maybe the cast should keep their statuettes together in one place, just in case they have to be suddenly destroyed to protect the world. The West End production of Harry Potter and the Curse…
Sixteen years after the release of the French film Amélie, the young girl in Montmartre is searching for her destiny again, but this time in New York. A stage adaption of the whimsica…
Honestly, they should start adding her to the Playbill. Thursday evening Hillary Clinton stopped by the opening night of Broadway's War Paint, the new musical starring Patti LuPone and Chris…