Michigan to Build Arthur Miller Theater

Pierce Hopes You Like 'Spamalot'

Surrender to Bits in 'Spamalot' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

'Orson's Shadow' Peeks Backstage By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Austin Pendleton's "Orson's Shadow" does more than drop famous names " it illuminates them in an engrossing backstage story of celebrity insecurity.

Don't Call 'Virginia Woolf' a Revival By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

"A revival means that something was dead," says Edward Albee, and "Virginia Woolf," with its fierce tale of marital discord, always has been very much alive ever since it first shook up Broa…

Turner, Irwin Ferocious in 'Woolf' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Mercedes Ruehl Shines in 'Woman' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

'Casablanca' Musical to Premiere in China

'Ghetto Superstar' Exuberant By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Broadway Arranger Trude Rittmann Dies

LEXINGTON, Mass. - Trude Rittmann, dance and vocal arranger for such Broadway giants as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Irving Berlin, Jule Styne, Jerome Robbins and Agnes de Mill…

'Scoundrels' Reasonably Entertains By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

"Scoundrels" never quite hits the giddy heights its predecessor climbed to with ease, and while it works very hard to do so, the effort shows.

Beckett's 'Endgame' Isn't Bleak By JOSH HOFFNER, Associated Press Writer

'Altar Boyz' Spreads Cheer By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Amen. Spreading ecumenical good cheer, "Altar Boyz" has arrived at off-Broadway's Dodger Stages where it should be preaching to enthusiastic crowds for some time to come.

'Romance' a Roller-Coaster Ride By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

This "Romance" is inspired, nonstop foolishness.

Important 'Controversy' Made Bland By PETER SANTILLI, Associated Press Writer

In the new off-Broadway production of Jean-Claude Carriere's "The Controversy of Valladolid," which opened Sunday at the Public Theater, an important and compelling play is undone by a bland…

Manilow Opens Las Vegas Show to Full House

Peter Brook Wins $1M Dan David Prize

PARIS - Peter Brook has won a $1 million Dan David Prize for having made an "outstanding" impact on his field.

Mom, Daughter Come to Terms in 'Mountain' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

'McReele' Conveys Social Responsibility By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Christian Slater Files Divorce Petition

'Boozy' Disses Robert Moses By JUSTIN BERGMAN, Associated Press Writer

Ghoulish Whimsy Fills 'Shockheaded Peter' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic

Uganda Bans 'Vagina Monologues' Staging

Musicals Tap Into Young, Female Audience By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer

Is girl power Broadway's not-so-secret weapon? Tapping into the female adolescent audience has been a boon for such shows as "Wicked," "Beauty and Beast," "Mamma Mia!" and even "Hairspray" a…

Noted Paris Theater Gutted by Blast