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Bobby Cannavale, who is nominated for a Tony for playing a recovering addict in "The ___________ in the Hat," brings an unstinting physical, intellectual and emotional commitment to his role…
David Rooney The Lynn Nottage-written play, directed by Jo Bonney, delves into the lives of the African-American maids, cooks and nannies.read more
David Rooney The "Angels in America" playwright's first full-length play in nearly ten years centers on a retired longshoreman who gathers his family to vote on his plan to commit suicide.re…
While parsing this morning's Tony nominations, Perez Hilton, E! Online and other outlets commented on the lack of love from the awards committee for Broadway's favorite punching bag, Spider-…
Trey Parker and Matt Stone's The Book of Mormon dominates the race for best musical in this year's Tony Award nominations, which also include acting nods for Ellen Barkin, Bobby Cannavale, E…
A newlywed learns to grieve after her husband dies in "Be a Good Little Widow" at Ars Nova.
Donna Murphy's customary poise and humor bring some unifying force to a tonally discordant show heavy on clichés.
The most heated battle of the Tony Awards ceremony is often the diva smackdown for actress honors. But when Broadway's best line up this season, it's the guys who will be slugging it out in …
The visual equivalent of a bad covers album.
Nothing ages faster onstage than agitprop. But in this shattering revival of Larry Kramer's polemical howl of anger and despair, The Normal Heart, the 30 years since the first whispers of wh…
David Cromer's production overplays the melancholy and under-serves the humor, but the enduring originality of John Guare's breakthrough play prevails.
The marquee names in Born Yesterday are Jim Belushi and Robert Sean Leonard, and their television profiles are likely to draw the tourist traffic. But it's breakout star Nina Arianda tacklin…
David Rooney Jez Butterworth's play is much more than an "alcoholic, brucolic frolic."read more
David Rooney The Alan Menken/Glenn Slater musical takes two acts to establish an identity distinct from the 1992 film of the same name.read more
David Rooney Newcomer Evan Jonigkeit gives a persuasive performance in Matthew Lombardo's contrived play. read more
David Rooney The classic fairy tale receives a grown-up retelling in Frank Wildhorn's production, which shuffles bland '80s pop imitations and third-rate show tunes to minimal effect.read mo…
David Rooney It will be difficult to imagine how Steven Spielberg's upcoming film will top the Nick Stafford-adapted play.read more
Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose will announce the Tony nominations on May 3 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Chris Rock's Broadway debut notwithstanding, the main event here is a terrific performance from Bobby Cannavale.
David Rooney The musical adaptation of Steven Spielberg's hit film stars Aaron Tveit as Frank Abagnale Jr., the real-life con man originally played by Leonardo Dicaprio.read more
One week after Charlie Sheen's My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option tour launched in a disastrous Motor City debut, the show rolled into Radio City Music Hall Friday night
As fun as it is to watch major TV names exercise their musical chops, dialogue is generally better served than song in this all-star New York Philharmonic event.
David Rooney Kathleen Marshall's delectable revival provides the best vehicle for Sutton Foster to showcase her talent.read more
David Rooney Sheen was booed off stage by a hostile crowd after delivering a poorly planned show filled with faux-Biblical preaching and extended video clips.read more
Dark and disturbing but also corrosively funny, Rajiv Joseph's play set during the early days of the Iraq War is an exotic original.
