Nostalgia is such a tricky matter. Just ask the folks at Curious Theatre Company, who are about to plunge into that sentimental ache with the regional premiere of "Maple and Vine," opening S…
NEW YORK—Maggie Grace had a scary moment during a recent matinee of "Picnic" on Broadway. William Inge's script calls for a struggle at the end of the play between Grace's characte…
STRATFORD, Conn.—Veteran stage and TV actor Ed Asner has returned to the American Shakespeare Theater in Connecticut to help lead a fundraiser to restore the celebrated stage.
NEW YORK—"Mary Poppins" is closing up its big umbrella on Broadway. An official close to the show's producers said Monday that the 6-year-old musical will end performances in March…
NEW YORK—The Divine Miss M is returning to Broadway, and not as just a producer. Bette Midler will star in John Logan's new play "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers" in the…
NEW YORK—Maura Tierney will make her Broadway debut as Tom Hanks' wife in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy.
NEW YORK—The musical based on the film "Diner" has postponed its Broadway opening. Producers said late Sunday night that the Kathleen Marshall-directed show with songs by Sheryl Cr…
What do a national state of emergency, a hyena and a twig have in common with "War Horse," the astounding play by Nick Stafford and the Handspring Puppet Company set during World War I?
What do a national state of emergency, a hyena and a twig have in common with "War Horse," the astounding play by Nick Stafford and the Handspring Puppet Company set during World War I?
At one point in Ignite Theatre's impressive production of the rock musical "Next to Normal," Diana Goodman (Margie Lamb) shares a dance with her teenage son, Gabe.
Robert Kennedy's daughter Rory will soon learn if her portrait of her mom, "Ethel," made the leap from the list of 15 documentaries to become one of Oscar's five nominees.
NEW YORK—Former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical "Fela!
NEW YORK—When the play "Freud's Last Session" opened in a Manhattan YMCA in 2010 it became an unlikely hit, but few could have predicted just how widely seen the session would become.
NEW YORK—Oz has reclaimed the box office crown on Broadway. The Broadway League reported Wednesday that the nine-year-old "Wicked" took in a whopping $2,947,172 over nine performan…
NEW YORK—Broadway's boy who wouldn't grow up is not going away quite yet. Producers of the play "Peter and the Starcatcher" said Wednesday that the production will have a new life …
In 2012, Colorado saw somewhere between 450 and 500 stage productions. So our friends at the Colorado Theatre Guild tell us. This daunting number does not include shows the state's many c…
NEW YORK—Katie Holmes' return to Broadway will be much shorter than she would have liked. The former Mrs.
While January may be catch-up month for filmgoers bent on winning Oscar pools, fresh local theater offerings hurtle into the New Year like a pent-up thoroughbred dashing head-long for the fi…
While January may be catch-up month for filmgoers bent on winning Oscar pools, fresh local theater offerings hurtle into the New Year like a pent-up thoroughbred dashing head-long for the fi…
NEW YORK—The theater community will honor Jack Klugman and Charles Durning by dimming Broadway's lights in back-to-back memorials.
2012 was a defining year in Colorado culture.It was a year of dazzling art exhibits. Thrilling musical moments. Triumphant theater. Inspiring filmmaking. Galvanizing television events. Bril…
NEW YORK—Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated musical "The Best Little Whor…