Fed Up With High Costs, American Theater Takes a Trip to London
Skyrocketing budgets and falling profitability have driven a new form of offshoring, with U.S. producers staging shows across the Atlantic.
Skyrocketing budgets and falling profitability have driven a new form of offshoring, with U.S. producers staging shows across the Atlantic.
For eight weeks this spring, the popular rapper will be featured as a nightclub impresario in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical."
The Marvel alumni Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will star in Jamie Lloyd's mischievous take on "Much Ado About Nothing."
The musical, called "Galileo," will star Raúl Esparza, and is scheduled to open in December at the Shubert Theater.
The final New York performance will be July 26, seven years after it opened; international and touring productions continue.
"The Outsiders" is the first new musical to open since 2022 to become profitable.
Though the show will close in New York next month, a North American tour will continue, and productions in Australia, Germany and South Korea are planned.
The play, about a man who spends decades on death row before being exonerated by DNA evidence, will have a 16-week run this spring.
The mayor said a new initiative by the Under the Radar festival exemplified an arts affordability agenda that he intends to pursue.
The show reunited Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz for the first time since "Wicked." It wasn't enough to counter poor word of mouth and other challenges.
The lawsuit, against the prominent Off Broadway theater, is backed by Edward Blum, who has long challenged race-based policies. Playwrights called it "meritless."
A musical adaptation of the story will open at the Majestic Theater next spring. And yes, the score includes "Wind Beneath My Wings."
This zany musical made it from the basement of a Manhattan grocery to London's West End, and now hopes to become Broadway's next hit comedy.
Naples, Fla., and Milwaukee are quite different, but have one thing in common: They are home to regional theaters that are thriving.
The lauded play by Samuel D. Hunter is the first production of Scott Rudin's comeback season. Despite positive reviews, sales have been soft.
The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here's what to know about the show, and the movie.
Joe Mantello will direct the next revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," opening in April at the Winter Garden Theater.
The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.
Readers ask about the most environmentally friendly thing to do with an unwanted program. And by the way, why is it always yellow?
The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir.
The "Harry Potter" alumnus, who won a Tony Award last year, will star in a solo play that involves something unexpected: audience participation.
The tentative agreement, which still requires ratification by union members, comes five days after a similar agreement with actors and stage managers.
The ticketing company is already a significant player in the two big theater markets of New York and London.
The Broadway League and Actors' Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.