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Bebe Neuwirth, Joel Grey, Chita Rivera, John Kander and others discuss the Broadway revival's surprising early success and its lasting legacy.
The actor, who started his career alongside Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, later had signature roles in "Married to the Mob" and "Blue Velvet."
Richard Klein left behind his life as a Hebrew day school teacher in California and became an actor in Mumbai, often playing a "mean British officer."
A post in a family Facebook group led an actor and a musician in the Broadway musical to discover that they are distant cousins.
Will Eno's inward-looking incarnation of "Peer Gynt" steps out of Ibsen's shadow just as Ibsen shrugged off elements of the original fairy tale.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut is an adaptation of a show by Jonathan Larson, creator of "Rent." This guide unpacks the many layers.
The new musical, based on the 2008 film and delayed by the pandemic, debuts at the Public Theater. But its story of a white professor helping immigrants feels out of step with the moment.
The first post-shutdown live performance at New York Theater Workshop is almost a debriefing after the crisis we have endured.
She was known for her comic work in cabarets, for her performance in the musical "Nine" on Broadway and for her role in a "Star Trek" spinoff.
On British stages, Saoirse Ronan, Cush Jumbo and Ian McKellen present contrasting approaches to Shakespeare and Chekhov.
A new play by Simon Stephens has hearty performances but a nearly undetectable pulse.
Gina Gibney unveils an expanded company in three premieres by Sonya Tayeh, Alan Lucien Oyen and Rena Butler at the Joyce Theater.
Listening to the album. Singing along at the show. And wearing a loincloth to play the title role. All fresh in our readers' minds in the 50 years since.
Under her leadership, the nonprofit produced "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and other shows that made it to Broadway.
Her prescient 1955 play about racism in the theater world is reaching the big stage. And it's anything but a period piece.
Indigenous Enterprise is rooted in tradition but also has hip-hop influences, discernible in footwork, bounce and especially attitude.
An immersive show at the SoHo Playhouse takes theatergoers back to a speakeasy in 1929, when New York was also in a mayoral race.
Employees must all be vaccinated, but some are upset that the upcoming show is not also testing them for the virus, as is done on Broadway and at other major performing venues.
The hit movie's set was plagued by malfunctioning sharks and drunken feuds " perfect material for a night at the theater.
Anna Deavere Smith's one-woman play about the aftermath of the Rodney King case gets a cast of five in an updated Off Broadway revival.
Mandy Greenfield has resigned and Jenny Gersten will be interim artistic director. The festival gave no reason for the move, but it follows complaints about working conditions.
A filmed version of Fehinti Balogun's play about his awakening to climate issues is being shown at the COP26 summit. He is among the theater artists trying to make a difference through their…
The production brings the world of the playwright Adrienne Kennedy, 90, to Broadway for the first time.
The $60 million building in Hell's Kitchen, which will present theater, dance, music and more, is scheduled to open in December.
Livestreamed productions of "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" from London reflect the vital role directors have in redefining these classic characters.
