382 stories from Carey Purcell
Originally published on Bust.com Read this story online "I Think If She Were a Man, She Would Have Been President" Renée Elise Goldsberry already had a jam-packed resume when she auditioned…
Originally published on PEOPLE.com Read this story online “May the Fourth be with you!” says Lupita Nyong’o with a big smile. But the actress, who recently appeared in Star…
Originally published on Broadway Style Guide View this story online Versatility has been a defining aspect of Patina Miller's career"both onstage and on the red carpet. The Tony winner was a…
Originally published on PEOPLE.com View this story online Freestyling is nothing new for Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the smash Broadway hit Hamilton, a musical about the birth of Amer…
Originally published on PEOPLE.com Read this story online We’re still mourning the loss of The Good Wife, which aired its final episode May 8. After seven y…
I never thought I'd have to say, "I can't tonight. I have to see American Psycho the Musical." But I have, and I did, although I still don't know what to make of it. Playing at the Ge…
Originally published on PEOPLE.com Read this story online The title alone makes you think twice. Upon first hearing the words “the good wife,” the phrase sounds like a reference …
There's nothing quite like being surprised at the theater, and I most assuredly was when I saw Tuck Everlasting, the new musical adaptation of Natalie Babbitt's popular children's boo…
Blanche DuBois may be looking for magic, but it's unforgiving realism that floods the theater at St. Ann's Warehouse, where a gritty and gripping production of A Streetcar Named Desir…
"You need to find a sweeping tale of pain and redemption," one character tells another in Bright Star, the new musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell playing at the Cort Theatre. Unfortun…
The confection being served up at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre is neither sweet nor savory. In fact, it can't be summed up in a single word, despite present-day culture's obsession with conci…
Hamilton star Javier Muñoz has spoken for the first time about his battle with cancer " admitting: “I had never been more scared in my life.” Muñoz, 40, who is the alternat…
Originally published on AmericanTheatre.org View this story online When Linda Loman said, "Attention must be paid," at the end of Death of a Salesman, she was asserting that her hus…
We've all been there: either having lost a job ourselves or trying to comfort a friend or family member who has lost a job. And we've all been here: having heard or said something insensitiv…
Absence makes the heart grow fonder in Prodigal Son, John Patrick Shanley's misty-eyed memory play that is currently in performances at City Center's Stage II. Also directed by Shanle…
Life is mirroring art, which is mirroring life, in Her Requiem, the ambitious new play by Greg Pierce. Directed by Kate Whoriskey in an LCT3 production at the Claire Tow Theatre, this famili…
Originally published on BroadwayStyleGuide.com View this story online "If I could dress myself in the perfect outfit, it would be like a pirate." Beth Malone is being completely serious. Aft…
"What's behind those doors?" I wondered frequently throughout my trip to The Grand Paradise, a new immersive production playing in Brooklyn. Presented by Third Rail Projects and overseen by …
Traditional fairy tales have offered countless explorations into darker themes: sexuality, power, disempowerment, power and disempowerment through sexuality… one, especially if one is a fe…
Sometimes it's hard to pinpoint what it is that makes something great. One spice or flavor in a recipe, one color in a painting or one drop of liquor can elevate a cocktail from good to grea…
Originally published on Playbill.com View this story online Ruthie Ann Miles, who won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a musical for her performance as Lady Thiang in The King and…
Originally published on Playbill.com View this story online President Barack Obama attended the July 18 matinee of Hamilton as the culmination of a weekend trip to New York City. The new Lin…
Originally published on Playbill.com View this story online Bitter Lemons, a theatre website based in Los Angeles, has announced a new business model in which productions pay writers to revi…
“Always the bridesmaid” is a common phrase used to describe people left on the sidelines, but it can no longer be applied to Lisa Howard. The actress, who has frequently appeared…
Pam MacKinnon, an award-winning director who has breathed new life into classic plays like Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Delicate Balance, is bringing another revival of a well…