ArtsBeat: 'Of Mice and Men' Starts Well at Broadway Box Office
The revival of "Of Mice and Men," starring James Franco, pulls in nearly 97 percent of its maximum possible gross in its first six preview performances.
The revival of "Of Mice and Men," starring James Franco, pulls in nearly 97 percent of its maximum possible gross in its first six preview performances.
The actor will star opposite Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola in a revival of Bernard Pomerance's play.
Karyn Meek and Royce Love Russell, the stage and house managers, respectively, of "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," do much more than traditional ushers.
The musical will finish its Broadway run on Jan. 5 after 174 regular performances.
The stage adaptation of John Grisham's novel will have played 33 regular performances when it closes on Nov. 17
Norm Lewis and Jeremy Jordan will sing Sondheim in a jazz-inflected celebration of the composer's work.
"I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers" will run for three weeks at the Geffen Playhouse in December.
The coming theater season features several plays inspired by Bernard L. Madoff, the imprisoned Ponzi schemer.
Cory Finley's play is about a guilt-ridden young man who finds his body taken over by his late mother.
Existential echoes of Beckett and Sartre are in the air in "The Spider," a Bulgarian play that completed its North American premiere run.
The Boston-based ensemble Liars & Believers sets the famliar story in a Depression-era traveling sideshow.
The theater's season features new plays by Charles Fuller, Craig Lucas, Samuel D. Hunter and Halley Feiffer, among others.
Julie White will take over from Sigourney Weaver in late July in Christopher Durang's Tony-winning play.
The revivals singled out for awards were "Pippin" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote the music and lyrics for the Tony-nominated "Christmas Story" after the original composer was replaced.
Alex Timbers will direct the show, an adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" featuring music by late singer-songwriter.
Adapted from the novel by Jonathan Lethem, the show will play at the Dallas Theater Center before coming to the Public Theater in New York.
The actress, best known for her role on television's "Glee," will join the Broadway production for eight weeks beginning May 16.
Producers cite a "crowded landscape" on Broadway for the decision to postpone the revival of the 1981 country music-themed musical.
Holland Taylor, currently rehearsing a Broadway show in New York, remembers what led her to take a role in one of Broadway's most famous flops.
Three composers imagine song-and-dance numbers for a Mayor Bloomberg musical.
Jami Attenberg, author of the novel "The Middlesteins," and Samuel D. Hunter, whose play "The Whale" is at Playwrights Horizons, talk about why they created protagonists who are obese.
The closing will end an unusually short Broadway run for a new play by an acclaimed playwright.
Daniel Swee, casting director, explains how he chose actors for a revival of "Golden Boy."
The producers of the hit revival have not announced who will replace Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, and Michael Cerveris in the lead roles.