Filled as it is with melody, energy and heartfelt emotion, surely the music of Lloyd Webber needs to be heard more often? Ah, but this is not Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is his father, William, …
Lord Astor, David Cameron's father-in-law, reveals he has been reconciled with a showgirl at the heart of the Profumo scandal whose claims of an affair embarassed his family …
On Twitter Watch, Patrick Stewart wrote ' Father Christmas gogodididonyc TwoPlaysInRep
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: Bold, imaginative and innovative in production terms, this show, adapted from the book by Raymond Briggs, is a three hander telling the tale of the biggest d…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsNotions of identity and belonging make for a spellbinding adaptation of the Kipling classic, while Father Christmas keeps things endearingly simpleMowgli brand…
Is there a Whitehall power struggle? And how did Jack's father take it when his son adopted a mockney accent?Jack Whitehall greets me with a warm smile, while his father offers a terse snort…
'It sounds like it was a risible, weird topic to you': Nina and Tom Conti get to grips with her choice of careerTom Conti says he and Nina's mother Kara had a favourite expression in th…
As soon as she could talk, Sarah Silverman's dad taught her the worst words. Is it any wonder she turned out the way she did?Sarah Silverman is infamous for telling jokes that spark a r…
Today is the birthday of the recently late Harold Gould (1923-2013). Gould was a character actor who specialized in charming distinguished gentleman and was perhaps best known as a recurring…
Another in our series of Christmas themed show biz posts… And now some funny clips from The Father Knows Best Christmas episode, which originally ran during the show’s firs…
Lyric Hammersmith Studio, London: Returning to the Lyric Studio, Pins and Needles' beautifully judged production brings Raymond Briggs' classic storybook about a grumpy but kindly …
The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's American premiere of Lies My Father Told Me, a new musical based on the 1975 Academy Award-nominated film that was adapted from the works of Ted A…
I am of the generation that first knew Robert Young as the aged coot on Marcus Welby, M.D. and the spokesperson for Sanka (does Sanka even exist any more? It used to be the only decaf …
a gentle musical with something of a rambling plot line. But thanks to the lively musical numbers and memorable characters, it remains interesting and entertaining.
Family Furniture Has Father Not Knowing Best: A.R. Gurney's new play, Family Furniture is as unsatisfying as the drama within.
Harvey Gardner Moore and DeWanda Wise in Sunset Baby (©Monique Carboni) Sunset Baby, the rather innocuous title of Dominique Morisseau's new play that's just opened in a Labyrinth Thea…
"Lies My Father Told Me," a musical adapted from a film of the same name, is a coming-of-age story of a Jewish boy in Montreal.
Lies My Father Told Me Stayed With Me: Lies My Father Told Me is based on the 1975 Canadian film of the same name. 
The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's American premiere of Lies My Father Told Me, a new musical based on the 1975 Academy Award-nominated film that was adapted from the works of T…
By Kai Green. I feel a pang, sometimes, that you are not mine. I long for my own child, to be responsible for a life, to begin the writing of a new story with another human being, helping to…
Teachers College President Susan Fuhrman announced a bequest intention from singer and actress Barbra Streisand to enable the College to create the Emanuel and Barbra Streisand Scholarship F…
Playbillcom offers a behind-the-scenes look at opening night of the return engagement of Billy Crystal's one-man show 700 Sundays.
Tony nominee Kathleen Chalfant presents a one-night staged reading of Lynn Redgrave's Shakespeare for My Father Nov. 11 at 7:30 PM at the Folger Theatre.
The National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's American premiere of Lies My Father Told Me, a new musical based on the 1975 Academy Award-nominated film that was adapted from the works of T…