Renowned Australian playwright David Williamson says he is disappointed Chinese censors have canceled a production of his play "The Removalists" for the official reason that it contains bad …
Melody Herzfeld, the one-woman drama department at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 'overwhelmed' by honorThe special Tony Award that honors educators this year will go to the drama teacher at Marj…
Romanian theater director and filmmaker Lucian Pintilie, who emigrated after falling out with the communists and then made a career in France and the U.S., has died. He was 84.
The actress will make her Broadway debut this summer when she steps into the title character of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."
Chicago's famed improv comedy theater Second City is teaming up with DePaul University to offer degrees in comedy filmmaking. The comedy troupe already has its own film school but is collabo…
'Mean Girls' and 'SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical' lead Tony Awards nominations with 12 nods each.
Chicagoans Jessie Mueller, Laurie Metcalf and David Cromer are among this year's list of nominees.
NEW YORK " Whichever show garners the most Tony Award nominations on Tuesday will very likely sound familiar. That’s because most of the leading candidates on Broadway stages these day…
SALT LAKE CITY " The lead actor in a production of the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton has called out Salt Lake City theater-goers who pulled out their cell phones during performances in…
On a recent weekend morning, a cavernous basement studio in Harlem was chock full, throbbing with music, and hopping with energy " literally. It was alumni day at the National Dance Institut…
A new documentary by Susan Stroman called "Bathtubs Over Broadway" allows audiences into this secret world.
A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play about Adolf Hitler's youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armbands.
LONDON " British theater critics are praising a new stage musical about the life of Tina Turner " and it also has the approval of the star herself.Turner was in the audience for the opening…
The show charts Turner's small-town roots, her musical apprenticeship alongside abusive husband Ike Turner and her solo breakthrough in the 1980s.
The Tony Awards ceremony will be held June 10 at Radio City Music Hall.
Pop singers-turned-Broadway-stars Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban will co-host the Tony Awards, the theater industry's biggest ceremony. They take over hosting duties from Kevin Spacey, the d…
British man claims he suffered brain injury when he fell while participating in Las Vegas showJurors got a rare behind-the-scenes look at a David Copperfield disappearing act during testimon…
Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars, died Saturday. He 86 Forma…
Virtually every major comic from Richard Pryor to Robin Williams to Jerry Seinfeld used the club as a stepping-stone to successful careers.
McKayle choreographed works that focused on black life and socially conscious themes such as poverty, homelessness and discrimination.
"Hamilton" took seven trophies including best new musical at British theater's Olivier Awards, where women's rights activists joined stage stars on the red carpet to support the Time's Up mo…
The winners of the 2018 Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in London theater, opera and dance:
The Latest on British theater's Olivier Awards (all times local):
Women's rights activists are due to join stage stars on the red carpet at British theater's Olivier Awards, where "Hamilton" leads the race for trophies with 13 nominations.
LONDON " Women's rights activists are due to join stage stars on the red carpet Sunday at British theater's Olivier Awards, where "Hamilton" leads the race for trophies with 13 nominations.…