Loki is coming to Broadway this summer. Tom Hiddleston, the villain of Marvel's "Avengers" movies, will star in a revival of Harold Pinter's "Betrayal." The production won raves earlier this…
Sad news that "The Prom," an original and delightful show, is closing Aug. 11. Had it won the Tony for Best Musical, it might have eked out a year or so. But it was probably doomed from the …
What little drama there was at Sunday's low-rated Tony Awards telecast centered on "Be More Chill," Joe Iconis' struggling musical. When James Corden, Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles sang "Ja…
A Tony Awards that had the potential to deliver some jaw-dropping upsets delivered nothing but a lackluster telecast hosted by James Corden, who, though he did a brilliant job three years ag…
A top Broadway executive e-mailed the other day to say, "I really think the only winner during this period of time is the pharmaceutical industry, as the demand for beta blockers and anxiety…
Broadway's roaring into the homestretch with the Tonys next weekend, and I've never seen so many nervous people in Shubert Alley. Many races are up in the air, which should make for an excit…
It's going to be Cameron Crowe vs. Alanis Morissette at the Tonys next year. Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" begins previews in the fall at the Broadhurst Theatre. But it could be upstaged…
Broadway's power brokers took time out from Tony season this week to fly to London to see "Cinderella," the new musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber. The heat is intense on this one, not only be…
Critics are always sniping at something, but the real fun begins when they start sniping at one another. The members of the New York Drama Critics' Circle got into a heated exchange last wee…
Robert Horn, Tony-nominated for his snappy book to "Tootsie," knows all too well what it's like to scrape out a living in New York while trying to break into the theater. He never played a t…
"Tootsie" and "Ink" scurried in this week to make the Tony deadline and have upset everyone's brackets. The nominations come out Tuesday, and you can bet both shows will be uncorking the Veu…
You have only Friday night and Saturday to see the hottest play in town: "The Lehman Trilogy" at the Park Avenue Armory. Alas, you're going to need Lehman brothers money (well, before the fi…
Disney is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Broadway this month with three hits that mint money: "Aladdin," "Frozen" and "The Lion King." That last, with a worldwide gross of $9 billion, i…
Who'd have thought the most controversial show this spring would be . . . Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"? A revival of the 1943 musical opening Sunday is dividing audien…
There's tumult behind the scenes this week at "Be More Chill," the social-media phenomenon that's become a Broadway musical. Concerned that their show isn't gaining traction in the Tony swee…
It was a wild night at Tuesday's "Ain't Too Proud" preview. The critics were in the house for the new The Temptations musical, so the producers and creators were on edge. They almost fainted…
The winter months were tough on "The Prom," and some on Broadway feared it might fold. But the show got an infusion of cash from its investors and is now set to run through the Tony Awards, …
A Washington Post critic sprayed a can of Raid on the out-of-town tryout of "Beetlejuice" last fall. Peter Marks called the $20 million musical "overcaffeinated, overstuffed and virtually ch…
The biggest little hit in town right now is "Fiddler on the Roof," which has lifted the curse from the Shubert Organization's Stage 42, an off-Broadway theater on far West 42nd Street. Brill…
You have only until Sunday to see one of the strangest musicals ever conceived for the stage: "Lolita, My Love," a 1971 flop based on Vladimir Nabokov's sensational novel about a college pro…
Princess Diana may have stolen the show at Buckingham Palace, but it's Queen Elizabeth II who's stealing "Diana," the new musical that started previews this week at San Diego's La Jolla Play…
“Would you like a cup of tea?" an assistant asks Glenda Jackson as she leaves a rehearsal room in Times Square. "What I would like," says this great lady of the theater, "is a bloody g…
It was shaping up to be the most talked about " and salacious " theater event of the new year: Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and "Game of Thrones" star Stephen Dillane steaming up the National…
Ivo van Hove certainly divides audiences and critics. Champions love the Belgian director's stylized, ferocious whirling dervish productions. Detractors bristle at all the special effects, g…
It is a blend of faithful adaptation and fanciful splicing. It is the middle ground between artistry and commercialism, between reasonable prices and premiums, and it lies in London right no…