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The starry revival of A Delicate Balance, Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama starring Glenn Close and John Lithgow, has broken box-office records during its first…
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, who were recently featured on PBS' "Great Performances," will again join forces for concerts at the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall, accord…
Theatre Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards, honoring excellence in theatre, are presented Oct. 27 at 7 PM at The Merriam Theater.
The award-winning National Theatre production of Frankenstein, which featured Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the two leading roles, is presented in an encore scree…
An industry reading of the musical The Most Miserable Christmas Tree, the story of a tree determined to be decorated again after the holiday ends, is presented Oct. 26 at 2 PM.
The U.S. premiere of the musical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, based on the animated Disney film, begins performances Oct. 26 at La Jolla Playhouse.
From Carrie to Sweeney Todd, Playbill.com offers another look at some of the scariest stories that have played the stage.
Jake Gyllenhaal, who is preparing for his Broadway debut in Nick Payne's new play Constellations, participates in the Producers Guild of America's first-ever "Produced By …
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a filmed live performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical about a murderous barber and his partner in crime, airs Oct. 25 at 2 PM …
Hereafter Musical, a new musical by Vinnie Favale and Frankie Keane exploring the afterlife, officially opens Oct. 25 at Off-Broadway's Snapple Theater Center following previews that…
Casting has been announced for the Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program presentation of William Shakespeare's epic play Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
A starry lineup of actors who will play a demon hunter and her friends and family in the supernatural thriller "South Of Hell" has been announced, Deadline.com reports.
Vincent Kartheiser, known for his performance as Pete Campbell on the hit AMC TV show "Mad Men," takes on the role of Hollywood director Billy Wilder in Billy and Ray.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! is broadcast as part of PBS' "Great Performances" series Oct. 24 at 9 PM ET; check local listings.
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a filmed live performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical about a murderous barber and his partner in crime, will air Oct. 25 at 2…
Tony nominee Reed Birney and "Nurse Jackie" star Betty Gilpin will play father and daughter in the world premiere of I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard, a new family drama by Halle…
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the world-premiere production of Airline Highway, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lisa D'Amour, with performances beginning Dec. 4 prio…
Porchlight Music Theatre's production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has been extended at the Chicago theatre through Nov. 16.
Tony nominee Ethan Hawke, last seen on Broadway in Shakespeare's Macbeth, will play legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker in the biopic "Born To Be Blue," Deadline.com reports.
"Still Dreaming," the documentary film about residents of the Lillian Booth Actors' Home performing A Midsummer Night's Dream, will receive its world premiere Nov. 18-1…
Topher Grace, who starred as earnest high school student Eric Forman on "That 70's Show," will star in a movie musical, ShowBiz411 reports.
The Manhattan Theatre Club and the Sloan Foundation, who began their collaboration in 2000 with David Auburn's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Proof, will continue their ongoin…
Al Pacino, who will return to Broadway next October playing a billionaire businessman in David Mamet's China Doll, will also be seen playing a small-town locksmith in the dramatic fi…
Following the cancellation of the Maiden High School production of John Cariani's Almost, Maine, a Kickstarter campaign has begun to fund a production of the play.
The 19th annual Kids' Night On Broadway, offering children a free ticket to a Broadway show when accompanied by a paying adult, will be held Jan. 9-15, 2015.