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The new Broadway musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” a favorite of critics that has had trouble catching on with theatergoers, will close on Jan. 2 after three and a half mon…
Joined by James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave talks about a Broadway role she at first was reluctant to tackle.
Joe Mantello to act again in a "Normal Heart" reading
Late summer Broadway box office earnings are down, especially at "The Addams Family" with Nathan Lane on vacation.
Four major musicals will open on Broadway without any out-of-town tryouts, an exciting yet frightening move by creators.
In Washington, founders of the Synetic troupe have used Georgia’s pantomime traditions to develop a physical theatrical style.
By canceling Wednesday’s performances of the Broadway musical, producers sought to project a concern for safety.
"Memphis" grossed more than $1 million for the standard eight performances for the first time since previews began on Sept. 23, 2009.
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" went off without injury or any major technical hitch on Thursday night in its first performance back on Broadway since a stunt actor was badly injured after …
The major female role in Larry Kramer's "Normal Heart" has been filled for the starry Broadway reading that Joel Grey is directing Monday evening at the Walter Kerr Theater.
Thursday's show will be the first since a stunt actor was seriously injured mid-performance on Monday night.
Lily Rabe will reprise her acclaimed Central Park performance as Portia in this fall's Broadway transfer, but the play is also losing several actors who drew wide praise in the original prod…
Robin Williams in talks to star in "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" on Broadway
The musical's next performance is scheduled for Thursday night, so long as state safety inspectors give an all-clear on Thursday afternoon.
The musical, which set infamous 1930s Alabama rape trials to music and presented them subversively in the form of a minstrel show, will close on Dec. 12.
The play is the first on Broadway to turn a profit this season.
The producers of the Broadway musical were unable to present all of the flying and aerial maneuvers for safety inspectors, requiring them to return before performances can begin.
She makes another pitch for a family-friendly Broadway -- and "Sister Act."
"Detroit," a new play about American dissipation with some deliciously tart roles, will be produced on Broadway in early fall of 2011.
Mr. Fierstein, 56, will take over as Albin in "La Cage aux Folles."
The musical’s producers must continue following safety protocols put in place in December after three actors sustained injuries while working on the show.
Just as the miners portrayed in "The Pitmen Painters" never stray from their roots, the actors are themselves an unusual example of loyalty and collaboration.
Billie Joe Armstrong joins the Broadway cast of “American Idiot” for eight performances, making the show a hot ticket and Mr. Armstrong’s involvement in it without equal…
"Spider-Man" saw an increase of almost 3 percent over the previous week, and was the second-highest-grossing show on Broadway behind "Wicked."
A new theater named the Cradle is only the start of the nurturing Washington’s Arena Stage hopes to provide new plays and playwrights.
