"Wicked," a quirky and fantasy-filled musical about those folks who live along the Yellow Brick Road, picked up 10 Tony Award nominations Monday.
"Assassins," the controversial Stephen Sondheim musical, followed with seven and four shows tied with six nominations apiece: "Caroline, or Change," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Avenue Q" and the Lincoln Center revival of "Henry IV."
John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Derek Jacobi, Ben Whishaw. Ben who? Anyone wondering what an unknown 23-year-old is doing in the same sentence as these legends…
The problem is "Bombay Dreams" can't decide whether it wants to spoof or celebrate those over-the-top, hokey and often downright silly musicals that are the backbone of Bollywood, the Indian…
Interview with Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.
Imagine it. Instead of "Wicked" selling out the gargantuan Gershwin Theater eight performances a week, a green-faced Demi Moore could be opening the film version of Gregory Maguire's novel i…
Mother scores best. And that goes for daughter-in-law, too.
The setting looks like a ghostly, abandoned carnival with a rickety roller coaster rising to the stars and a disturbing motto blazing in lights: "Shoot! Win!"
It's an appropriate sideshow sentiment for "Assassins," the stunning, gut-punch of a musical that the Roundabout Theatre Company has had the good sense to revive at Studio 54.
"Between Us," receiving its world premiere, is consistently entertaining — the dialogue snappy and the plot, if a bit implausible, sturdy enough to withstand its emotional similarity to su…
Bobby Short, who became an elegant institution with his performances at the swanky Cafe Carlyle for 36 years, will end his run on New Year's Eve.
As a musical, "Bare" is noticeably hamstrung by a cautious score that might best be described by the show's one-word title.
For much of the time, it is dramatically listless, not coming to life until the final inevitable confrontation between the protagonists.
Don't be fooled by the minimalist set and confined spaces in the latest production of "Finian's Rainbow," which runs through May 30. A closer look — and listen — reveals a wealth of gold.
This story on the issues was published on Tuesday before the agreement was reached.
The local musicians' union agreed Tuesday not to demonstrate in front of "The Joys of Sex," a new show using the so-called virtual orchestra, but future productions at its home — the Varie…
The entire cast is good, but Davis is never less than transfixing.
Frank Langella is a playwright's best friend. Consider the fine work he does in "Match," Stephen Belber's fitful three-character play at Broadway's Plymouth Theatre.