331 stories by "Rebecca Rubin"
Lea Michele is officially the greatest star. "Funny Girl," the once-struggling musical revival, has been selling strong and broke the all-time box office record at Broadway's August Wilson T…
AMC Theaters, the country's biggest movie theater chain, is launching a credit card. The AMC Entertainment Visa Card, coming in early 2023, will offer its holders the opportunity to earn add…
Moments before showtime at a recent performance of "Ain't No Mo,'" a bold new Broadway play, the show's creator and star Jordan E. Cooper encouraged audience members to take out their phones…
"Once Upon a One More Time," a musical powered by the discography of Britney Spears, is coming to Broadway in 2023. The show will begin previews at Broadway's Marquis Theatre ahead of openin…
Broadway darling Aaron Tveit is returning to Broadway in January, reprising his Tony-winning role as Christian in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical." But don't get too excited, chickens. Tveit's ho…
Agatha Christie's landmark thriller "The Mousetrap" is the longest-running play in the world, yet it's never been staged on the Great White Way. That's about to change as the show " which tu…
It's time to retire those "Glee" covers of "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "People." Lea Michele and the company of Broadway's "Funny Girl" revival have recorded a cast album. Michele made the…
Jessica Chastain will return to Broadway to star in "A Doll's House," a modern version of Henrik Ibsen's landmark play. Jamie Lloyd ("Betrayal," "Cyrano de Bergerac") is directing the "radic…
"Shucked," a musical comedy featuring songs by Grammy winners Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, will open on Broadway in the spring. The show will play at the Nederlander Theatre with preview…
In a collaboration that feels very stuck in 2020, AMC Theaters and Zoom will join forces to allow audience members to video chat from the comfort of their local multiplex. Beginning sometime…
Hugh Jackman isn't leaving River City just yet. "The Music Man" is extending its Broadway run and will now play its "positively final performance" on Jan. 15, 2023. The hit musical was set t…
Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker will return to Broadway for "Pictures From Home," a new play about manhood, fatherhood and hidden truths. "Pictures From Home" is based on th…
"Life of Pi" is rowing to Broadway in the new year. A stage version of Yann Martel's bestselling adventure novel, which also inspired the Oscar-winning movie by director Ang Lee, is beginnin…
Broadway producer Garth Drabinsky is suing Actors' Equity for $50 million, accusing the theater union of defamation after he was placed on its "Do Not Work" list following his tumultuous pro…
Jesse Williams and the company of "Take Me Out" are especially grateful to the plumbing on Broadway. Without hot water flowing through the pipes at the Schonfeld Theatre, the infamous locker…
Theater veteran Tovah Feldshuh has performed in 10 Broadway shows over the last five decades, garnering acclaim and Tony Awards love for "Yentl" and "Golda's Balcony," among others. But ther…
At Carolines on Broadway, the legendary comedy club in Times Square, taking the main stage can be a death-Âdefying propoÂsition " and not just because the audience, likely several drin…
"A Strange Loop," creator Michael R. Jackson's meta comedy-drama, which won the Tony for best musical, is closing on Broadway in 2023. It will play its final performance on Jan. 15 at the Ly…
"Beetlejuice" is closing on Broadway in January, ending its unconventional, fan-fueled run on the Great White Way. It will play its final show at the Marquis Theater on Jan. 8, 2023. But fea…
Lea Michele won't be taking the stage in "Funny Girl" on Saturday due to "early signs and symptoms of COVID." Even though the results of her COVID test were "inconclusive," she will not perf…
It appears the weather gods didn't heed Fanny Brice's humble request. But not even a dreary, drizzly Tuesday in Manhattan could rain on Lea Michele's parade as the former "Glee" star made he…
Barbie Ferreira, who broke out on HBO's buzzy series "Euphoria," is joining the cast of "House of Spoils," a psychological thriller starring Ariana DeBose. The film is backed by Amazon Prime…
AMC Theatres, the world's largest cinema chain, is honoring Olivia Newton-John by bringing "Grease" back to the big screen. Starting on Friday, the classic 1978 movie musical will play in 13…
Lin-Manuel Miranda is praising lawyers who get the job done after a Texas church staged an "illegal, unauthorized" production of "Hamilton." Producers of the hit Broadway musical have taken …
"Let It Burn," the galvanic highpoint of the Broadway musical "Paradise Square," pours out of star Joaquina Kalukango in a torrent of pain and frustration over the hurt that her character ha…