1,179 stories by "Robert Simonson"
A sleepy summer week in theatreland was made suddenly exciting by a slew of unexpected announcements.
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Diana Gibson, a playwright and artistic director who was a presence in the Los Angeles theatre scene for more than 30 years, died July 17 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was 69.
Arthur Shafman, a producer who brought a wide variety of entertainment to the Broadway stage, most notably a curious Swiss mime troupe that delivered a highly unlikely, long-running hit, die…
A half century of developing American theatre is complete in Waterford, CT, where the lauded Eugene O'Neill Theater Center concluded its historic 50th season Aug. 2.
Playbill.com catches up with Steven Boyer, playing the Fool to John Lithgow's King Lear in the familial tragedy playing Central Park's Delacorte Theater.
Fans of the enormously successful BBC series "Sherlock" will have to wait until 2015 for their next fix of the addictive re-imagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle detective stories. T…
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At one point it was expected to be the big musical of the 2013-14 season. In the end, it played six months.
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The American stage has its icons, its legendary performers, its stars. But only a few actors transcend those categories to become something of a living symbol or personification of the theat…
Elaine Stritch, the sandpaper-voiced, veteran actress who became as famous for her candid, brash personality as for her forays in the stage and cabaret worlds, died July 17 at the age of 89.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
"Holler If Ya Have 5 Mil."
Robert Morse, a two-time Tony Award winner for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Tru, returns to the stage after seven years on "Mad Men" in Christopher Gattelli…
Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli talks with Playbill.com about the star-studded cast and creative team behind his dance piece In Your Arms.
George Morrison, an acting teacher who worked with the likes of Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Jill Clayburgh, Ving Rhames and Edie Falco when those future stars were unknown, died June 28. H…
George Morrison, an acting teacher who worked with the likes of Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Jill Clayburgh, Ving Rhames and Edie Falco when those future stars were unknown, died June 28. H…
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Benjamin Scheuer, writer and star of the one-man show The Lion, opens up to Playbill.com about art, illness and his life-long love of performing music.
Benjamin Scheuer, writer and star of the one-man show The Lion, opens up to Playbill.com about art, illness and his life-long love of performing music.
Benjamin Scheuer, writer and star of the one-man show The Lion, opens up to Playbill.com about art, illness and his life-long love of performing music.
Kelli O'Hara is the Rodgers and Hammerstein heroine of the 21st century.
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