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Isabelle Huppert's return to the London stage is welcome, but it comes in an impenetrable indulgence by Polish director Krystof Warlikowski. First seen at the Odéon Théà tre de l'Europe …
A company of women under the direction of Phyllida Lloyd (“Mamma Mia!”) romps through a subversive version of "The Taming of the Shrew" that takes some of the sting out of Shakes…
It’s too early to tell what kind of effect last night’s Tony Awards will have on the Broadway box office, but it’s not too soon to predict that “Hamilton” is go…
In a 2015-16 season in which the top winner at the Tony Awards, “Hamilton,” had been a foregone conclusion since the musical opened last summer, the biggest uncertainty of the To…
"Hamilton" ascended to the awards throne to which the Broadway smash has been headed all season, taking home eleven trophies at the 2016 Tony Awards, including the top prize for new musical,…
The dress rehearsal for the 2016 Tony Awards answered a lot of questions — from what song the cast of “Hamilton” will perform to which award Barbra Streisand will present &…
Even way back in the spring of last year, before the 2015-16 season had even started, the question about the Tony Awards was never whether “Hamilton” would win big at the ceremon…
The Broadway revival of “The Color Purple,” nominated for four Tony Awards and probably on its way to winning at least one of them, is an impressive achievement by any measure. B…
In 2007, Jeff Daniels starred as Ray in the first American production of David Harrower's profoundly unsettling drama "Blackbird," about an older man confronted by a woman over the relations…
The 2015-16 Broadway season couldn’t have found a more fitting end than “Shuffle Along.” Following a year of work that seemed a celebration of contemporary Broadway d…
In anticipation of an imminent win at the Tony Awards, producers of “Hamilton” have jacked up the ticket prices of the Broadway smash, raising the top non-premium ticket price to…
It’s tough being a Broadway actor around Tony time. You’ve got eight shows a week, of course, but you’ve also got rehearsals for the Tony Awards ceremony to slot into your …
If you haven't seen "Hamilton" yet, it's easy to believe that the blockbuster musical is all about the men. Actors easily outnumber actresses among its leads and featured players, and the gu…
Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon will star on Broadway in a spring 2017 revival of “The Little Foxes” — and alternate in the play’s two major female roles. In the Manha…
In the old days, there was one road to Broadway, and it was usually on the road. Producers took a new musical out of town, worked out the kinks in the relative privacy of the regions and the…
Casual viewers of the June 12 Tony Awards might be forgiven for wondering if the Broadway-centric telecast represents the bastion of commercial theater in America, then why is one of the nig…
"Bright Star" doesn't sound like most Broadway musicals. There's that banjo, for one thing, not to mention the autoharp and the mandolin. If you're trying to describe the production’s …
Coming after “Gloria” and “An Octoroon,” both brimming with ideas, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new work, “War,” is a bit of a buzz-kill. …
“American Psycho,” one of the musicals mostly left out of this year’s Tony Awards race, got a nice boost at the Broadway box office in its final week on the boards ̵…
Scott Rudin’s very full Broadway plate has gotten a little bit lighter, with the producer deciding to step away from the brewing musical version of “Groundhog Day,” whichÂ…
“Shuffle Along” and “The Humans” won the top honors at the 2016 Drama Desk Awards, scoring trophies for outstanding musical and outstanding play, respectively. As the…
Disney’s brewing Broadway musical adaptation of "Frozen" has lost a choreographer, with the previously announced Peter Darling exiting the production because of a prior commitment to w…
It was mostly by accident that "Waitress" became the first Broadway musical with an all-female creative team. But in the middle of a season that was all about diversity, the show, nominated …
If viewers of this year’s Tony Awards get to see a performance from “Spring Awakening,” they’ll have fans to thank for footing the bill. Deaf West Theater’s nom…
A Greek holiday home becomes a symbol of a diplomatic powerplay in Alexi Kaye Campbell's two-act time-hop, "Sunset at the Villa Thalia," at the National Theater. The playwright of transatlan…
