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2,426 stories from The Wall Street Journal

Boys Will Be Boys, When She Says So

Jo Bonney has developed a reputation for directing macho theater productions such as "Small Engine Repair," currently showing at Lucille Lortel Theatre.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:30pm on December 16, 2013

Peter O'Toole: Mortal, but Seemingly Superhuman

Peter O'Toole's range was wide, and he never sat on his 'Lawrence' laurels.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:14pm on December 16, 2013

John Leguizamo Finds His Niche

John Leguizamo voices a Late Cretaceous bird, an Alexornis named Alex, in 'Walking with Dinosaurs.'

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 12:08am on December 16, 2013

A Ballet Dancer's Love for a Rihanna Song

Maria Kowroski, who appears in "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker" in New York, talks about "We Found Love."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 8:23pm on December 13, 2013

On Broadway, It's the Season for End-of-Play Jigs

At productions of Beckett and Shakespeare, the stars go out dancing.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 8:40pm on December 12, 2013

Where Performance Meets Theater

'The Life and Death of Marina Abramović,' a 160-minute play directed by Robert Wilson opens Friday at the Park Avenue Armory.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:39pm on December 11, 2013

'Poppins' Fresh Memories

Songwriter Richard M. Sherman recalls the struggle and drama to adapt "Mary Poppins" for the screen.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:30pm on December 11, 2013

Musical Moments From 'Annie' to ABBA

Alan Cumming and Sandra Bernhard at a holiday singalong at Kiehl's, plus performances at a benefit for the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai and 54 Below.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:53pm on December 10, 2013

Composer's Genius and Generosity

Dori Berinstein's only regret about "Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love" is that she couldn't make it any longer.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:52pm on December 10, 2013

New Look at "Mary Poppins"

The film director John Lee Hancock was never a particularly avid "Mary Poppins" fan, so when the script for "Saving Mr. Banks" landed on his desk, he didn't imagine he'd warm to the project.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:18pm on December 9, 2013

Opera Reset for 1950s Era

Directed by Robert Carsen, the Metropolitan Opera's first new production of "Falstaff" in decades is set in the 1950s, a far cry from the original version by Verdi.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:06pm on December 5, 2013

A Season of Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim fans in New York this month have two ways to hear fresh takes on the Broadway composer's songs: a new HBO documentary and a live cabaret show by 'Into the Woods' actor Chip …

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:40pm on December 4, 2013

Billy Joel to Start Monthly Concerts at Madison Square Garden

Billy Joel said he would play Madison Square Garden once a month as long as fans buy tickets.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:28pm on December 3, 2013

"Peter and the Wolf," Prince and Puppets

Noche Flamenca, "Black Wizard/Blue Wizard," Lee Breuer's world premiere Bunraku puppet pop-opera and more in this week's On Stage.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:27pm on December 2, 2013

Three New Pieces for Ailey

This year, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's season includes a world premiere and two company premieres.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:53pm on December 1, 2013

Casting Call for 'Quadruple Threats'

Broadway wannabes have, for decades, aspired to be 'triple threats' who can sing, act and dance. Now, some directors are looking for actors who can play a musical instrument, too.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:39pm on November 28, 2013

Splendid Sights, Musical Might Melt 'Frozen'

Disney's "Frozen" transcends its various stumblings with a modern, exuberant spirit that draws heat from Broadway-style musical numbers and marvelous 3-D animation.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:31pm on November 27, 2013

California Actress Visits 'Animal Heaven'

Hannah Nordberg, star of the musical adaptation of the 2006 hit movie "Little Miss Sunshine," takes a special pre-Thanksgiving field trip to the Central Park Zoo last week.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:31pm on November 26, 2013

An Unexpected Harmony

Norah Jones and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong pay tribute to the Everly Brothers on the charming "Foreverly."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:35pm on November 26, 2013

Fun, Flat 'Flute'

LA Opera's whimsical and witty staging of Mozart's "The Magic Flute," with its silent-film aesthetic and endlessly inventive animation, loses the opera's deeper themes about wisdom and human…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:25pm on November 26, 2013

'Bodycast' Won't Confine This Actress

For four sold-out nights in December, Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand will deliver a monologue with little more on stage besides her, a PowerPoint presentation and off to the side, a…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:16pm on November 26, 2013

'Frozen': Music for the Whole Family

For the new movie "Frozen," the songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez brought their daughters into the family business.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:31pm on November 26, 2013

A Day With Broadway's White Knights

The heady questions of life, love, loss, memory and meaning were examined by four masters of their craft Sunday"the playwrights Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter and the actors Ian McKellen a…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:16pm on November 25, 2013

'Nutcracker' Returns

Two ballet productions, plus last chance for Wallace Shawn and more in this week's On Stage.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:15pm on November 25, 2013

A Play's Passage to New York

"The Passenger," a rarely performed, once-banned opera about the Holocaust will be shown this summer at the Park Avenue Armory, organizers announced Monday.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:14pm on November 25, 2013
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