Second Stage in Push for Money to Buy Helen Hayes
The Second Stage Theater company is moving ahead on buying the Helen Hayes Theater and hopes to set aside a reserve fund to cover production costs.
The Second Stage Theater company is moving ahead on buying the Helen Hayes Theater and hopes to set aside a reserve fund to cover production costs.
With a Broadway theater suddenly available, producers of the new musical comedy "Something Rotten!" dropped plans for a run in Seattle.
Ticket sales rise for the musical "The Last Ship" now that Sting has joined the cast.
The musical, a revival of a 1997 Broadway production, will close on Jan. 4, according to a theater executive, despite positive reviews and a cult following.
The revival of A.R. Gurney's play will close this Sunday, before some of its scheduled stars ever get to perform.
With several well-reviewed plays on Broadway, and others starring big names, some productions have struggled, like the revival of "This Is Our Youth" starring Michael Cera.
Beth Malone, Emily Skeggs and Sydney Lucas will return to the Broadway production of "Fun Home," playing the central character of Alison.
The director John Rando says he is too busy to take on the big-budget musical "King Kong."
The production was a hit with critics last summer at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts.
Sales were strong for Broadway shows during Thanksgiving week, adding up to $34.1 million for the 36 shows.
Suzan-Lori Parks talks about 3 a.m. inspiration and rewriting "Father Comes Home From the Wars."
Michael B. Jordan and John Turturro will take part in a reading of the script for Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing"
The Storm Theater Company, an Off Off Broadway troupe, will in January revive the Anita Loos play "Gigi," in which Audrey Hepburn made her Broadway debut in the title role in 1951.
The union for professional actors wants audiences in Chicago, and then nationwide, to understand the distinction between Broadway and nonunion tours.
The new musical comedy "Honeymoon in Vegas" had lukewarm ticket sales in its first preview performances; the other new musical still running, "The Last Ship," has also seen slow sales.
Sting, who wrote the music and lyrics for the struggling Broadway musical "The Last Ship," will join the cast on Dec. 9.
Mr. Mitchell will step in for eight weeks to the role he originated.
The Shubert Organization, which owns 17 of Broadway's 40 theaters, completes a deal to take over New World Stages, an Off Broadway complex with five small theaters.
The Broadway revival of "Cabaret" had solid ticket sales last week for the first set of performances starring Ms. Stone.
The Shubert Organization, which owns 17 Broadway 40 theaters, is expected to complete a seven-figure deal Monday to take over the New World Stages, the Off Broadway complex of theaters on We…
The Tony rules committee will review a request to restore awards for sound design, but not in time for the 2014-15 season.
Members of the Robertson family of the A&E reality series "Duck Dynasty" have convinced a team from Broadway to bring their story to the stage, in Las Vegas for starters.
Members of the Robertson family of the A&E reality series "Duck Dynasty" have convinced a team from Broadway to bring their story to the stage, in Las Vegas for starters.
Mr. Grammer is to play the largely comic role of Charles Frohman, the theater producer of "Peter Pan" playwright J.M. Barrie.
A petition is calling for the restoration of two awards, for best sound design for a play and for a musical, that were eliminated by a Tony committee in June.