Between Athol Fugard's potent script and the cast that brings it vividly to life, Signature's new production of "My Children! My Africa!" packs a one-two wallop. It deserves both of those ex…
Based on true events in World War II-era New York, "February House" is a well-meaning but wimpy and exceedingly precious new musical at the Public Theater .
Aerialists and a sexy chanteuse are part of the circus-cabaret "Empire New York." But not the gross-out gray rat rearing up some 20 feet from the entrance of the show's wood and glass tent i…
High-concept? Meschugena! The new Off-Broadway revue "Old Jews Telling Jokes" couldn't be plainer or simpler. For 80 minutes, five actors serve Borscht Belt-flavored gags with all the trimm…
"I'm not from here. I guess I never will be. That's how being from somewhere works." So states a nameless wanderer at the start of the play "Title and Deed ," no…
The name of Mike Bartlett's Olivier Award-winning drama rhymes with shock. That's exactly what the title "C-k" is meant to do.
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players wrap their 37th season with a fairy-infused story of romance and redemption, 'Iolanthe.'
Dan Stevens, who's best-known as the dashing Matthew Crawley on the veddy popular series "Downton Abbey," has been cast as the shady Morris Townsend in the upcoming Broadway revival of "The …
1. "Other Desert Cities" (Booth Theatre) See how far Polly Wyeth wi…
TV's "New Girl" has a new role with a Southern accent. Zooey Deschanel, the star and producer of the popular Fox sitcom, will play Loretta Lynn in a stage version of the Oscar-winning film "…
Jack Cole was a revolutionary choreographer whose work influenced the likes of Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins and Michael Bennett. But many people don't even recognize his name.
Summer hasn't even arrived yet, but the cotton candy concession is open at City Center, where a delectable Encores!
Tom Hanks is set to make his Broadway debut next year in a story about the late great Daily News columnist Mike McAlary. The actor, who's been a movie star for decades but…
"Leap of Faith," the Broadway musical about a con-man minister, has posted a real closing notice for May 13. Producers of the show starring Raul Esparza made the unsurprising announcement on…
Harold Pinter is famous for deliberately enigmatic works, and that includes his 1960 breakthrough play, "The Caretaker," now at Brooklyn Academy of Music starring Tony winner Jonathan Pryce.
1. "Once" (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre) Eleven Tony noms and each one…
The Tony Awards race is on " like clockwork. But this year's Broadway prizefight is shaping up as one of the most fiercely competitive in a long while.
The first thing you notice is the husky brown bear hunched over on all fours, as if he (or maybe it's a she) is sniffing out something about 2 feet off the ground.
"She's so crazy," said a woman in a hushed but audible voice on Tuesday night at the Cafe Carlyle. The stage whisperer, an actress, was referring to the evening's entertainer, Emily…
Prestigious schools tend to play a part in shows by composers-lyricists Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe. "Legally Blonde," their 2007 Tony-nominated musical, takes place at Harva…
"Once," A charming romance based on an Oscar-winning indie film, led the pack Tuesday in Tony nominations with 11 nods " including best musical, director, lead actor and actress.
"Once," a charming romance based on an Oscar-winning indie film, led the pack in Tony nominations announced Tuesday with 11 nods " including best musical, director, lead actor and actress.
No heat. No point. No thanks. "An Early History of Fire" is a dramatic fizzle. That's especially disheartening since it's the first new play in a decade by David Rabe, the author of "The Bas…