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Yes, Broadway shut down. But so did national tours. In one pandemic year, this California actress lost out on the possibilities of both.
Though the "virus hunter" is the only character onstage, "The Catastrophist" is actually a clever celebration of not just science but also the arts.
In ways large and small, theater is behind some of the best movies and TV shows of 2020.
Netflix's star-studded spin on the Broadway musical underscores a major shortcoming of the landmark 2019 profit-sharing agreement between producers and actors.
Rannells, Ryan Murphy and the creative team share how the movie's "white guy gospel song" came to life at the Northridge mall.
The Tony Awards cain't say no to Ali Stroker, who made history Sunday by becoming the first actor in a wheelchair to win the biggest honor in theater. The actress took home the Tony for feat…
When the cast of "The Prom" performed at the Tony Awards, it drove home the show's themes of acceptance and inclusion with a same-sex kiss. The musical, which entered the night with seven no…
The Tony Awards are underway, and "Hadestown" has proved to be the show to beat. The musical entered the night with a leading 14 nominations and has won seven statues so far, taking home hon…
When Amber Gray was auditioning for "Hadestown," Anais Mitchell's folk-operatic reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, she nearly blew it. The actress, who was making her Broadway deb…
The Tony Award nominations Tuesday were dominated by new musicals and "Hadestown" led the way, the folk-operatic reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth collecting 14 nods. "Ain't Too P…
The stage adaptation of "Almost Famous" will make its world premiere at the Old Globe, the theater announced Friday. The musical features a book by Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed the …
Zoe Lister-Jones wrote, directed and starred in the 2017 movie "Band Aid." Now, she's adapting the indie film for the stage. The new musical dramedy will debut as a reading May 20 in New Yor…
When Phylicia Rashad returns to Broadway, she will do so as a director. The Tony-winning actress is set to direct the Broadway premiere of "Blue," producers announced Monday. The new staging…
Get ready to meet the new Marian the Librarian. Sutton Foster is joining the Broadway revival of "The Music Man," producer Scott Rudin announced on Monday. After a six-year absence from the …
Get those "Seventy-Six Trombones" ready, because Hugh Jackman is starring in a Broadway revival of "The Music Man," producer Scott Rudin announced on Wednesday. Though the two-time Tony Awar…
The hits of Britney Spears are featured in a new Broadway-bound musical, producers announced Tuesday. "Once Upon a One More Time," whose title references Spears' debut single, "...Baby One M…
Nia Vardalos is returning to "Tiny Beautiful Things." The writer and actress, who penned the stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's best-selling book, will reprise her starring role in a Pasad…
The new stage musical inspired by the life of Michael Jackson has hit a snag on its way to Broadway amid renewed scrutiny of the pop star's legacy. Three weeks ago, the Michael Jackson estat…
"Magic Mike," Channing Tatum's dance-centric franchise about male strippers, will debut as a stage musical in Boston on Nov. 30, producers announced on Thursday. The world-premiere productio…
The show's co-creator on portraying LGBT characters and middle-moms in more nuanced ways.
Jason Alexander directs the latest iteration of "Native Gardens," Karen ZacarÃas' popular play that has already sprouted up in theaters across the country . Playing Wednesday through Sept…
The Tony Awards airing Sunday on CBS will be chock full of well-known names, as the stage adaptations of "Frozen," "Mean Girls," "SpongeBob SquarePants" and a new "Harry Potter" play are amo…
The era of Times Up and #MeToo might seem like the exact wrong time to revisit "My Fair Lady," the 1956 Lerner & Loewe classic about a phonetics professor who, as part of an amusing bet, tra…
The offshoot album features Alicia Keys, John Legend, Usher, Wiz Khalifa, Common, Sia, Nas, Chance the Rapper, Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and a Ja Rule-Ashanti reunion.read more
The 'Moonlight' star will play Youngblood in director Ruben Santiago-Hudson's staging of the ensemble drama, with the musician coming on board as a producer.read more
