For nostalgia junkies, there are tried-and-true favorites -- "A Christmas Carol" and "A Christmas Story" -- as well as new family-friendly offerings from Broadway such as…
Known for his quirks and inventiveness, Peter Sellars transforms ENO into a visually mesmerising view on the gospel, seen from the perspective of Mary Magdalene, in the world staged premiere…
London Coliseum: To a libretto by Peter Sellars based on the Old Testament, the New Testament, the medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen and the writings of half a dozen politically active and…
I love Jesus. Could even say I’ve got a complex. Can’t really blame my Catholic school, they didn’t teach a damn thing about the scriptures. And admittedly a harsh history …
MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY It begins with a woman taking a bath. The lighting is low and there are dozens of candles spread about the set. She slowly gets up and dries off, donning a linen s…
As most theaters trot out their Scrooge, Schooner or George Bailey, the Victory Gardens Theater opens a difficult, sparse, austere, intense and most assuredly haunting piece that " given the…
... this is an exuberant, lively musical with fun songs and memorable characters that families can enjoy together. Phoenix Theatre's production of Mary Poppins is simply perfect.
In "The Testament of Mary," Colm Toibin's fiercely real, intensely provocative, and (as some might label it) heretical one-woman play, the mother of Jesus finally has her say. The post Blis…
Like El Niño before it, John Adams's new opera is really a staged concert piece - but it's a fine one
As a young child, Maura Hogan was somewhat obsessed with Mary Poppins, watching the movie over and over the way kids today watch Frozen or The Avengers. "I used to watch it all the time. I k…
On the heels of its wildly-successful production of The Wild Party, Bailiwick Chicago is pleased to continue its 2014-15 season with the world premiere of the fierce new play PRI…
Ghostlight Records has announced the release of the new CD from MARY TESTA " the two time Tony Award nominated singer and actress currently starring in Wicked on Broadway " and MICHAEL STARO…
This week's column discusses studio recordings from Broadway's Mary Testa and Michael Starobin, an anthology from songwriter Scott Alan and this year's edition of "Carols fo…
Mary Chapin Carpenter with a persuasive cabaret twist
In his play "The Testament of Mary," Irish writer Colm Toibin imagines "the mother of Jesus" and left behind all the familiar images that for centuries have illustrated "the greatest story e…
The Bake Off judge presented a bouquet of poppies to the company of the hit show
Mary Beth Peil and Peter Maloney, who have both appeared in numerous productions at the Atlantic Theater Company, will be featured in the cast of the American premiere of Dying for It, by Ol…
Atlantic Theater Company Neil Pepe, Artistic Director Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director just announced complete casting for the American premiere of Dying For It, by Moira Buffini, freely ad…
Moira Buffini's comedy will be directed by Neil Pepe.
As theatre fans anxiously await NBC's Peter Pan Live! — starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken — New York's Paley Center for Media will screen the 1960 …
Has any mother ever inspired so much and such varied art? Colm TóibÃn's Testament, now at American Conservatory Theater, is another in a long line of interpretations of Mary, mother o…
Lindsey Bliven and David Elder star in this classic musical.
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre presented the 26th Annual Festival of New Musicals Oct. 23-24 at New World Stages.
"Have Faith," a new CD from two-time Tony nominee Mary Testa and Tony-winning orchestrator and arranger Michael Starobin, will be available in stores and online Dec. 2 on t…