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The Bottom Line: "True Blood" regular Rutina Wesley shines in Jeff Talbott's provocative but unsatisfying play.
In transferring a 1992 Disney film to the stage, "Newsies the Musical," at the Paper Mill Playhouse, makes full use of a book by Harvey Fierstein.
"To me, this is an educational outreach tool," the writer says at the star-studded one-night-only presentation. "It's important that people know the arguments on both sides as this case make…
edit@hollywoodreporter.com (David Rooney) Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige star in the new production of the 1971 original, which grows more bewitchin…
Review of "Jersey Shoresical" at NY Fringe Festival
"The Hangover's" Justin Bartha plays a lovelorn depressive in Braff's debut play.read more
In "The Devil's Double," Dominic Cooper ("The History Boys") plays both Uday Hussein and Latif Yahia, an Iraqi army lieutenant forcibly inducted into the entourage of Saddam Hussein's son.
Jon Marans's drama "A Strange and Separate People" addresses the struggle for many to accept their homosexuality while adhering to their religious beliefs.
The British actor Julian Ovenden plays Death in the Roundabout Theater Company's revival of the supernatural romance "Death Takes a Holiday."
'The Judy Show: My Life as a Sitcom' Review
It's not exactly the height of satirical sophistication, but this is certainly a unique 20th anniversary tribute to the Jonathan Demme chiller.
Judy Gold stars in her own memoir with music, at the DR2 Theater in Manhattan.
Tyne Daly's mercurial performance gives equal exposure to her character's formidable outer shell and to the corrosive solitude within.
David Rooney The latest show, directed and written by Francoise Girard, centers on a magician named Zark who embarks on a journey to find his lost love Lia.read more
In his "Rap Guide to Evolution" at SoHo Playhouse, the Canadian rapper Baba Brinkman brings genuine passion to "The Origin of the Species."
Tyne Daly Returns to Broadway in 'Master Class'
The Series B of Ensemble Studio Theater's one-act play marathon features interesting women in all kinds of interesting circumstances.
After picking up nine Tony Awards Sunday including the all-important best musical prize, the cast, creative team and producers of The Book of Mormon continued partying late into the night at…
David Rooney Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano and T.V. Carpio star in the mega-musical, finally opening Tuesday at New York's Foxwoods Theatre.read more
"Book of Mormon" wins nine awards, including best musical, while "War Horse" takes home six trophies, including best play.
Predictions and potential upsets at this year's awards.
The lovingly staged revival of Rachel Crothers's "Little Journey" is a bracing plunge into the three-act theatrical pleasures of another age.
Carey Mulligan's mesmerizing performance makes this strikingly staged but effortful Bergman adaptation more satisfying than it otherwise might have been.
"Bring It On" meets "High School Musical" meets "Glee." In a good way.
This assortment of four new one-acts and one revival feature the playwrights Romulus Linney ("Tennessee"), Ben Rosenthal ("Ten High"), J. Holtham ("School Night"), Billy Aronson ("In the Mid…
