911 stories by "Michael Riedel"
Before he became a television superstar, William Shatner was a classically trained actor who, many of his theater pals believed, had the chops to play Hamlet, Macbeth and, one day, King Lear…
Here’s a tip for Broadway's theater owners: Get yourselves to Vienna to see the new musical by "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz. My Viennese spies say it's sensational. It's called "…
Newspapers are thriving! Well, at least on Broadway, where "The Front Page," Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 comedy about tabloid wars in Chicago, is shaping up to be the smash of the…
Two Broadway legends are being saluted in a couple of forthcoming musical revues. First up is Hal Prince, whose life and shows are the subjects of "The Prince of Broadway." Sources say it's …
Kevin Kline will be making a rare appearance on Broadway this spring at the St. James Theater in Noël Coward's "Present Laughter." Kline, long considered America's greatest stage actor wh…
In February 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln was scheduled to travel through Baltimore by train on his way from Harrisburg, Pa., to Washington, DC. Shortly before his departure, Lincoln…
After some turmoil in Elsa's castle, Disney has finally settled on a new creative team for its upcoming Broadway musical "Frozen." Michael Grandage is the new director, replacing Alex Timber…
Broadway will dim its lights Wednesday night at 7:45 for Edward Albee, who died Friday at 88. His many friends and admirers will gather in front of Sardi's to watch the marquees go dark alon…
If, as Jonathan Swift said, "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster," then New York is full of brave souls. We've been slurping down oysters ever since Henry Hudson sailed into New York …
His play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" shocked Broadway in 1962 and catapulted him to the front-ranks of the American theater.
Writing last week about the upcoming Donna Summer musical, I said I'd "slip past the rope line" to check out another disco musical in the works, Stephen Trask's "This Ain't No Disco!" at the…
The creators of "Groundhog Day" emerged from their burrow at London's Old Vic, didn't see their shadows and so decided to come to Broadway sooner rather than later. "Groundhog Day" will open…
I never deal in rumors. This column is like "Dragnet": "Just the facts, ma'am." But here's a rumor I can't resist. Lincoln Center Theater hopes to entice Colin Firth to star in a revival of …
Hey, someone left the cake out in the rain! And I'm here to tell you all about it. Director Des McAnuff, of "Jersey Boys" fame, staged a workshop last week of a new musical about the life of…
It won't be long before it's time to snuggle up with a good book on a cold day. Here are a couple that theater lovers will devour. Modesty forbids me from mentioning that the paperback editi…
Gene Wilder's most celebrated partnership was, of course, with Mel Brooks in such comedy classics as "The Producers," "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein." But I've been struck by the …
Early in the evening of Dec. 26, 1941, a train bound for Fort Knox pulled out of Union Station in Washington, DC. Four Secret Service agents stood guard over an assortment of discreet-lookin…
Lewis Black is headed to Broadway with a new show " "Black to the Future" " that may turn out to be his farewell tour. It's the election that's making him contemplate his future. "What, real…
In the halls of the Public Theater, where "Hamilton" started, they're buzzing about another new musical with a one-word title " "Bunuel." That would be Luis Bunuel, the great surrealist dire…
"Groundhog Day" is coming to Broadway. Ah, but when? That question is causing some panic among the producers of this season's crop of new musicals. "Groundhog Day" opened to rave reviews thi…
After writing last week about Alex Timbers being replaced as the director of Disney's "Frozen" " Stephen Daldry may take the job " I heard from some of Timbers' friends. Word was that the si…
The Post gets results. In the case of Florence Foster Jenkins, we killed her. Or so the new movie " "Florence Foster Jenkins," starring the great Meryl Streep " would have you believe. Jenki…
Olaf may get a new boss. Disney is in talks with director Stephen Daldry to take the reins of its Broadway musical "Frozen." Daldry, who won a Tony for his terrific staging of "Billy Elliot,…
Julie Taymor " of "Lion King" fame and "Spider-Man" infamy " was recently asked what it would take to get her back to Broadway. "Oh, I'm coming," Taymor told The Post's Barbara Hoffman. "It …
Fire up the klieg lights " it looks like Norma Desmond is returning to Broadway. A push is on to bring a celebrated British revival of "Sunset Boulevard," starring Glenn Close, to the Palace…
