Mel Brooks loves to talk about "The Producers."
Two plays at Contemporary American Theatre Festival seek to advance strong opinions
Playbill's resident know-it-all Seth Rudetsky is joined by Broadway veteran Mary Testa who dishes on the 1980s and her time as Liza's standby in The Rink, plus her hilarious and disastrous t…
With the revival of 'Ragtime,' two kids from Maryland make the leap from middle school to musical theater
Performances lift this 'M. Butterfly'
Originally written for the Chicago Humanities Festival in 2001, "America 1941" has been reworked to include a part for Steppenwolf Theatre and "Frasier" actor John Mahoney, who came on board…
At Thursday's opening night of "The Producers," it was hard to believe that this was Los Angeles. Oh, certain things were familiar. Hollywood Boulevard was closed; there was a red carpet; there were fabulous beaded, backless gowns; and, of course, there were celebrities — Tim Allen, Alec Baldwin, Goldie Hawn, Cloris Leachman to name a few.
So it was a tiny bit like the Oscars, only smaller. And, as one publicist put it, everyone was wearing his or her own clothes.
This Pearl Theater Company production is an earnest but uninspired revival that never quite captures the play's romance or tragedy.
Confirming the early rumors surrounding her casting, R&B/soul singer Mary J. Blige has officially signed on to play strip club owner Justice in the upcoming movie adaptation of Rock of A…
As charmingly neurotic Pikesville-born playwright Cherie Vogelstein prepares a new play for broadway, the pressure is on, and so is the procrastination.
That ol' devil Lucifer is having a good season in Chicago.
If you thought "Urinetown: The Musical" was off the beaten path, wait until you tune into "Yeast Nation (the triumph of life)," the latest work from the offbeat minds of Greg Kotis and Mark …