Lynn Nottage has won her second Pulitzer Prize in Drama for the play Sweat. Hilton Als, the theater critic for the New Yorker, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Criticism The cit…
When the Pulitzer Prizes are announced at 3 pm today, it will move us even further into a theater awards season that began last week with the announcement of nominations for Lucille Lortel A…
"Every night, I had to kill myself," said Daniel Durant, who made his Broadway debut in the recent revival of Spring Awakening portraying Moritz, a character who commits suicide. "I had to g…
Judging from the last few minutes of "Amélie," when the two adorable eccentrics Amélie and Nino finally kiss, the new musical feels like a charming and almost traditional romantic comedy, …
"War Paint" depicts the feud that changed the face of America's women. The cosmetics industry was born from the rivalry between two immigrants turned entrepreneurs: Elizabeth Arden, a WASP f…
After a decade's absence from Broadway, Kevin Kline returns as the aging matinee idol in Present Laughter. Kline, the swashbuckler of Pirates of Penzance and the hunk of On The Twentieth Cen…
Hadestown and Sweeney Todd each led the Lucille Lortel Award nominations this year, with seven apiece, including Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Revival respectively.  Swe…
One might argue that, given the new administration in Washington, every day is April Fool's Day, but the theater community treats April 1st with particular glee.. "COME FROM AWAY’s Gan…
Before the play-within-the-play begins, its director apologizes for "the box office mix-up," expressing hope that "the 617 of you affected will enjoy our little murder mystery just as much a…
Which of the 14 plays and musicals opening on Broadway in April are you most looking forward to? Below they are listed chronologically by opening date. For more information about the shows, …
The 14 shows opening on Broadway in April — one-third of all the shows for the entire Broadway season — include seven musicals and seven plays. There are two hit plays Off-Broadw…
How well were you paying attention to the theater in March? Answer these dozen quiz questions to find out.
Right before the busiest month in New York theater " 14 shows opening on Broadway alone in April, exactly one third of all the shows for the entire season " theater critics are getting new a…
For "Latin History for Morons," John Leguizamo has come up with a sixth solo show that will be in many ways familiar to his fans , with its mix of in-your-face jokes, spot-on mimicry, candid…
Today is World Theatre Day!  How will you be celebrating? This year’s World Theatre Day  messages are from actress Isabelle Huppert and director Kwame Kwei-Armah 10 Facts a…
Lynn Nottage’s “Sweat,” opens tonight at Studio 54, marking the Pulitzer-winning playwright’s Broadway debut, as well as that  of five of its nine cast members. Â…
What is the best Broadway show adapted from a movie? Choose from the two dozen below, listed alphabetically, or add one that's not on the list. It wasn't until 1970 that a Broadway show base…
In Sarah Ruhl's new play, "How to Transcend a Happy Marriage," two middle-aged married couples, long-time friends, find themselves fascinated with a young woman nicknamed Pip ( Lena Hall, To…
The first Broadway revival of Miss Saigon is being marketed as the return of a classic. But, if the show has become an undeniable fan favorite, the production's impressive visual spectacle, …
Today Stephen Sondheim turns 87 and Andrew Lloyd Webber turns 69. Each has more than one show currently running on New York stages — Sondheim: Sunday in the Park with George, an…
The 50 best plays and 10 greatest musicals of the last century are all available as books to read, but what are the best books about the theater? That's the question I asked in giveaway cont…
Below are scenes from the original productions of the 11 Broadway plays and musicals that are being revived, for the second, fifth, or 16th time, this season on Broadway. Click on any photog…
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, a reposting of my 2010 review; Eleven U.S. presidents have been descendants of the Irish, including Barack Obama. An Irishman was the first to make a pia…
Danny DeVito, making his Broadway debut, gets the best deal out of The Price. Arthur Miller is not a playwright known for comically colorful characters, yet here's DeVito as Gregory Solomon,…