8,501 stories from Backstage
A star of "Clybourne Park" recalls seeing the ensemble of "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" at the same Broadway theater.
George Bernard Shaw's complex masterpiece gets a streamlined production from Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group that's fun but shallow.
The Storm Theatre's "The President" rescues a forgotten charmer of a short satirical play by Ferenc Molnár through topflight acting and direction.
Patricia Buckley's absorbing solo show "Evolution," from Absolute Uncertainty and Interart Theatre, explores commonly accepted ideas of progress and change.
This 92nd Street Y Lyrics & Lyricists series look at Noël Coward and Cole Porter is undercooked, faring best when Edward Hibbert and Harriet Harris perform.
An electric surge of passionate commitment courses through the ReGroup Theatre's production of Robert Ardrey's 1939 anti-war fantasy "Thunder Rock."
Jonathan Pryce and his castmates mine the subtext of loneliness in Harold Pinter's three-character power play at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Agent Don Birge, who represents Carol Kane and Betty Buckley, finds kindness to be a crucial asset to his career at Stewart Talent Agency.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright behind Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," is coming on board to write the script.
THR polled theater insiders and top casting directors to find the best training grounds for aspiring actors.
Two shows fold in the post-Tony Award fallout while Bobby Cannavale joins "The Big Knife" and "Rebecca" finds a home.
Director Robert Falls and Brian Dennehy discuss working on Eugene O'Neill plays and what they've learned over the years.
Back Stage spoke with Danny Burstein about his Tony nomination for ‘Follies’ from his dressing room at the Ahmanson Theater.
Ground Up Productions’ “Pratfalls,” by Holly Webber, directed by Jenn Thompson, definitely takes some stumbles but has strong writing and performances.
Flux Theatre Ensemble’s sophisticated production of August Schulenburg’s “DEINDE” relies too much upon heady science-fiction concepts.
“Something for the Boys,” Cole Porter’s 1943 vehicle for Ethel Merman, is as slapdash as they come, but Musicals Tonight! makes it entertaining anyway.
The veteran actor tackles a no-nonsense job interviewer, a concerned mom, and a Latvian maid at in Paul Weitz's play at Second Stage Theatre.
The Geffen's version, which will be the first stage adaptation of the 'The Exorcist,' is sourced from William Peter Blatty's novel.
Emily Bergl, best known for her stint on “Desperate Housewives,” has a limited voice but deserves an E for effort in her uneven set at the Café Carlyle.
Ed Hime’s “The Electric Lighthouse,” part of the New Play Festival at the Flea Theater, is a glowering comedy-drama about media-obsessed 20-something Brits.
Actors encounter many obstacles in their career. Rejection. Job-insecurity. Job-market shrinkage.
The legendary comic spoke to the press after receiving the Stand-Up Icon Award at the second annual Comedy Awards in New York.
This tribute to the great Ethel Waters, with Michael Feinstein, Adriane Lenox, Tracie Thoms, and Catherine Russell, from Jazz at Lincoln Center, is a honey.
Citing retirement and health plan concessions, and what they consider low wage increases, opponents urge a No vote on the recent tentative deal.
Here are the 2012 Tony Award nominees for Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical.
