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Does opening a show on Broadway almost one year before the Tony Awards hurt a musical's chances at taking home the coveted honor of Best Musical or Play? We revisit our look back at summer s…
Hamilton may go to London, while in New York Hamilton ticket prices go up and Hellman and Murray return to the New York stage.
Most shows demonstrated a drop at the box office last week, in part due to the impact of the Memorial Day weekend.
Angela Lansbury will return to Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda will reportedly leave it and Bright Star refuses to bid goodbye.
An Act of God is off to a good start, Hamilton looks set to beat its own records and School of Rock's totals shoot upwards.
Matt Windman found out. His new book surveys the state of theatre criticism today.
Bloody Bloody composer Michael Friedman has been mining voter unrest for song material.
Two shows announce closing, Harriet Walter takes on another Shakespearean lead, the West End gets its own Hogwarts and The Price will return to Broadway,
She introduced the classic Sondheim patter song 'Getting Married Today."
Broadway enjoyed a sunny week, as summer tourism season seemed to kick in.
A Bronx Tale get a new lease on life, Bette Midler gets a co-star, and the days of critic plus-ones end at the National Theatre.
Most shows stay static at the counter after Tony nominations, and despite its single Tony nod, On Your Feet! continues to wow at the box office.
Cats announces all casting but one, Anastasia gets off to a bumpy start and Matthew Perry the playwright.
The Tony Awards nominations had an impact on box office, as expected, with the well-nominated reaping the benefits and the less nominated, well, not so much.
Hamilton sets a record with 16 Tony nominations; Disaster! announces it will close; and Glenda Jackson returns to the stage.
Don't go near any theatre fan without reading this first: stand-out moments from the historic 2015-2016 season on the Great White Way.
Waitress continued to sell out, while Paramour and The Color Purple also had good weeks.
In the final week before the end of the 2015-16 season, five shows opened on Broadway. What did critics think?
The actress originated roles in plays by Williams, Arthur Miller and Edward Albee
In honor of the playwright's birthday, we take a look back at actors that launched their careers in works by Wilson and where they are now.
The Father opens on Broadway; Daniel Radcliffe returns to the New York stage; and the theatre loses one of its finest actresses.
There appears to be no duel where this year's Pulitzer is concerned, which will be announced April 18.
Jackson and her husband, Eli Wallach, composed one of the most famous stage couples in the history of the American theater.
An important figure in 1950s and '60 English drama, he was best known for "The Wesker Trilogy."
While business remained good on the whole, most shows saw a slide last week, while Waitress continued to show strength in previews.