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Jackie Hoffman at a dress rehearsal for her one-woman show, 'A Chanukah Charol,' at New World Stages
Daniel Sullivan's blazing revival of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross""one of the finest American plays of the 20th century"is performed with stupendous dynamism by a stunning cast.
There is a significant change in thinking about how new operas are developed and presented.
This month in the city, at least three stage productions are reinterpreting Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" in refreshingly divergent ways"saving us from getting stuck in a Victorian-era time …
David Mamet's "The Anarchist" is just the latest in a long line of Broadway flops.
Except for a 1964 musical version, Clifford Odets's "Golden Boy" hasn't been seen on Broadway since 1952. Why did it take so long for this parable of American ambition to be revived?
Pieces of New York City Opera's past will go up for auction as the company tries to climb out from under its financial burdens and remake itself as a smaller, leaner organization.
Creating mood on stage with the help of fog and haze.
On Tuesday, ABA Gallery will open "The Art I've Lived With," a collection of the pieces that Mr. Baryshnikov began acquiring shortly after he defected from the Soviet Union in 1974.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art distills a monumental 18-hour Chinese opera into an intense 70-minute affair.
From playing make-believe to taking leads in school plays, Broadway star Nina Arianda was raised by parents who encouraged her to seek the spotlight
It isn't hard to see what's wrong with Theresa Rebeck's new play"yet for all its flaws, "Dead Accounts" is seldom predictable and never boring. Also reviewed: August Wilson's "The Piano Less…
Three much-anticipated productions have hit London stages: Lucy Prebble's "The Effect" and Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Magistrate" at the National Theatre, and "Kiss Me, Kate" at the Old Vic.
British theater director Simon McBurney turns his anarchic talents to classic opera with his new production of "The Magic Flute" at Amsterdam's Nederlandse Opera.
This week marks the Broadway opening of "Dead Accounts," which in some circles might be considered the new Katie Holmes play, but it is also the new Theresa Rebeck play.
The recent implosion of the multimillion-dollar "Rebecca: The Musical" was in many ways a drama worthy of its own stage.
The Journal's theater critic, Terry Teachout, shifts into the role of playwright with "Satchmo at the Waldorf""and wins acclaim from his critical peers.
Calixto Bieito's "Carmen" at the English National Opera is a raw, raunchy triumph.
A look at highly charged dance scenes in Hollywood history.
The new "Scandalous" musical joins a long list of shows in the risky category.
Broadway's current revival of "Annie" is fabulous, Terry Teachout says, creatively staged by James Lapine and smartly cast. Even if you're a child-hating curmudgeon, you'll come home grinnin…
When playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury went to see the dance company Grupo Corpo at BAM, it reminded her of how profoundly restorative live performance can be.
Top playwright Tony Kushner talks about how he and director Steven Spielberg focused "Lincoln" largely on January 1865.
The uneven new revival of "The Heiress," starring Jessica Chastain, will at least serve to introduce those unfamiliar with the play to its manifold excellences.
Walt Disney agreed to acquire Lucasfilm in a stock and cash deal valued at $4.05 billion, a move that adds the "Star Wars" franchise to the media giant's portfolio and puts Mickey Mouse and …
