Legit Review: Holly Goes Heavy in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' by Gordon Cox

It’s like trying to ignore the elephant in the room, watching Richard Greenberg’s stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s 1958 novella “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on March 20, 2013☆⚑

U.K. Stage Troupe Punchdrunk to Bow Hollywood Fable by Gordon Cox

LONDON " Inventive Brit legit outfit Punchdrunk, creators of current Gotham sensation "Sleep No More," return to London with the world preem of "The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable," a maj…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:00pm on March 20, 2013☆⚑

London's Royal Opera House Appoints New Chief by Gordon Cox

LONDON " Alex Beard has been appointed CEO of the Royal Opera House, succeeding Tony Hall, who ankled to become Director-General of the BBC. The £250,000 ($375,000) position is the key…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:37pm on March 20, 2013☆⚑

Tucker Max Stage Project Tries to Draw Frat Boys to Broadway by Gordon Cox

Sex, drugs and lad-mag shenanigans are looking to make an unlikely move from the frat house to a Broadway house, with a stage adaptation of Tucker Max's controversy-baiting book "I Hope They…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:03pm on March 19, 2013☆⚑

Spring Breakers Propel 'Motown' on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Spring breakers weren't just a big deal at SXSW last week " they made a splash on Broadway, too. Vacationing families helped push Main Stem box office high enough that eight shows ended up t…

SOURCE: Variety at 5:08pm on March 18, 2013☆⚑

Tony Awards Return to Radio City For June 9 Ceremony by Gordon Cox

The Tony Awards will return to Radio City Musical Hall for their 2013 edition,  locking in June 9 for Broadway’s headline kudofest. Eligibility cutoff for the 2012-13 legit season i…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:18am on March 18, 2013☆⚑

Legit Box Office: 'Matilda,' 'Annie,' 'Cinderella' Have a Ball by Gordon Cox

"Lucky Guy," the Tom Hanks starrer that recently began perfs on Broadway, pulled in more than $1 million from just seven perfs in Week 41 (March 4-10), but girl power, from young-femme magne…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:00am on March 16, 2013☆⚑

Carole King Musical Aims for Broadway by Gordon Cox

Screenwriter-director Douglas McGrath has lined up a Broadway project, penning the book for "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," which is aiming for a Rialto run in spring 2014, according t…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:08pm on March 15, 2013☆⚑

'Harmony' Sings With Manilow's New Broadway Cred by Gordon Cox

The Barry Manilow musical "Harmony," now gearing up for a regional nonprofit co-production that will play Atlanta and L.A. next season, has been an on-again, off-again Broadway contender sin…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:00am on March 15, 2013☆⚑

Legit Review: 'Vanya and Sonia' Is Silly, Smart Mashup by Gordon Cox

Christopher Durang's play "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" opened March 14 at Broadway's John Golden Theater following an Off Broadway run at Lincoln Center Theater, where the show open…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00pm on March 14, 2013☆⚑

Off Broadway Slates New Albee, Churchill by Gordon Cox

A world premiere by Edward Albee and the U.S. bow of the new title by Caryl Churchill are among the notable additions to Off Broadway's 2013-14 lineup. Albee play "Laying an Egg," set to bow…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:01pm on March 13, 2013☆⚑

Neil LaBute Play Sets Off Broadway Cast by Gordon Cox

Jenna Fischer and Leslie Bibb are among the four-actor cast of the world premiere of the latest play by Neil LaBute, “Reasons to Be Happy.” Both Fischer (“The Office”…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:43pm on March 13, 2013☆⚑

Broadway Tryouts Move Closer to Home by Gordon Cox

It used to be that when a Broadway show booked an out-of-town tryout, it actually went out of town. Not anymore. The world premiere of Rialto-targeted musical "Honeymoon in Vegas" premieres …

SOURCE: Variety at 8:00am on March 13, 2013☆⚑

Broadway producer joins Web series by Gordon Cox

Kevin McCollum aims to grow 'Submissions Only'

SOURCE: Variety at 6:54pm on February 4, 2013☆⚑

Broadway 'Lion King' roars louder by Gordon Cox

Multiple factors contribute to musical's new boom

SOURCE: Variety at 7:00pm on February 1, 2013☆⚑

Broadway vets set for benefit concert by Gordon Cox

Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory, Of the Original Casts of Follies and the Lincoln Center Revival of West Side Story, Reunite On the NY Stage for the First Time in 40 Years: When Everythin…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:55pm on January 26, 2012☆⚑