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"Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh," the biography by New Yorker drama critic John Lahr, has been named as one of the finalists for the 2014 National Book Awards, the…
Tony-nominated composer, comedian and writer Tim Minchin has been honored in his native Australia with a commemorative bronze plaque on Sydney's Theatre Walk at Walsh Bay, according …
Tony Award-winning producer Margo Lion, whose productions have received 20 Tony Awards, will be honored at the Vineyard Theatre's annual gala, which will be held March 30, 2015.
Inventive puppeteer Basil Twist shares how the oil spill of 2010 inspired his presentation of "The Rite of Spring," which plays Lincoln Center's White Light Festival.
Marking the 15th anniversary of playwright Sarah Kane's death, 4:48 Psychosis, Kane's play about a mind on the edge of a breakdown, begins performances at St. Ann's Warehouse Oct…
Marking the 15th anniversary of playwright Sarah Kane's death, 4:48 Psychosis, Kane's play about a mind on the edge of a breakdown, begins performances at St. Ann's Warehouse Oct…
Inventive puppeteer Basil Twist shares how the oil spill of 2010 inspired his presentation of "The Rite of Spring," which plays Lincoln Center's White Light Festival.
Michael C. Hall, the "Dexter" star last seen on Broadway in Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses, takes on the title role in the Tony-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch beginnin…
A student production of Almost, Maine, the romantic comedy by John Cariani that has become a popular production in schools and professional theatres across the U.S., has been canceled, resul…
The world-premiere production of Found, the original musical inspired by found letters and notes, opened at the Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theater Oct. 14 following previ…
Jake Gyllenhaal, who is preparing for his Broadway debut in Nick Payne's new play Constellations, will participate in the Producers Guild of America's first-ever "Produced B…
Steppenwolf for Young Adults' 2014-15 season kicks off with the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm," with performances begin…
The work of Terrence McNally, the prolific playwright whose It's Only a Play recently opened on Broadway, will be featured in Eclipse Theatre Company's 2015 season.
"Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography," a choose-your-own-adventure book written by Tony-winning actor and magician Neil Patrick Harris, is released O…
The world-premiere production of Found, the original musical inspired by found letters and notes, officially opens at the Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theater Oct. 14 follo…
Red Bull Theater's Revelations Readings kicks off its 2014-15 season with a star-studded gala benefit reading of Shakespeare's The Tempest Oct. 20 at 7:30 PM.
Katie Holmes, who played First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in "The Kennedys," will return to the role in Reelz's "The Kennedys — After Camelot," the follow-…
Sir Tim Rice, the prolific, Tony-winning lyricist whose career spans several decades, was recently named an icon of Broadcast Music, Inc. He is presented with the honor Oct. 13 at the BM…
Andrew Rannells, a Tony nominee for his performance in the Tony-winning The Book of Mormon, gives his final performance in the title role of the Tony-winning Broadw…
Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda continues the monthly series of "Classic NYC Movies at the Palace" by hosting a screening of the 1955 movie musical "Guys and Dolls&qu…
TheatreWorks, the Silicon Valley-based theatre that was home to the world premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, presents the murderous musical Sweeney Todd opening Oct.…
An Octoroon, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' award-winning play about love and race, will be presented at Theatre For a New Audience in 2015.
Just shy of its 30th anniversary, Georgia Shakespeare, the Atlanta-based professional theatre that specializes in contemporary interpretations of Shakespeare and other classics, will clo…
The estate of Lauren Bacall, the acclaimed actress who died Aug. 12 at the age of 89, will be sold at Bonhams auction house, New York in March 2015.
Jeremy Jordan: Breaking Character, featuring stage and screen star Jeremy Jordan performing songs that have defined his career, is presented by the Levi Strauss Foundation Oct. 10-11 in …