8,501 stories from Backstage
Frank Tangredi’s disorienting new play “Lifeline,” at Abingdon Theatre Company, suddenly switches from sitcom to Lifetime two-thirds of the way through.
Enda Walsh's intimate romantic tuner based on the Oscar-winning film survives the transfer to Broadway. Cristin Milioti and Steve Kazee are heartbreaking.
New Federal Theatre’s production of Jeffrey Sweet’s play about a court-martial of black WACs hits hard at our sense of ethics but is emotionally distancing.
"Lucky Duck," with songs by "Side Show" authors Bill Russell and Henry Krieger, aims to teach children important life lessons but muddies its messages.
At Lincoln Center for the first time, Paul Taylor Dance Company presents masterful choreography and stunning star dancing marred by weaknesses in its corps.
The gallant Jen Danby is giving a persuasive account of English star Vivien Leigh against greater odds than a more generous universe would have allowed.
Paul Giamatti is scheduled to take on the role of the pained Danish prince for the 2012-13 season at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT.
Casting director David Caparelliotis on casting for Broadway and Off-Broadway and finding rappers for a new musical about Tupac Shakur.
Producers announced Thursday that the Emmy Award winner will star in the play opposite Jessica Chastain.
"Jesus Christ Superstar," "Godspell," "Leap of Faith" join last season's "Book of Mormon" and "Sister Act" for a faith-centric Broadway season.
Author-actor Maria Cassi's delightful one-woman show "My Life With Men…and Other Animals" blends charming patter, hilarious clowning, and poignant songs.
Jonathan Mills announced his plans to step down after eight years as artistic director of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Ira Glass and "This American Life" call airing an excerpt of Daisey's solo show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" a "mistake."
The lyricist for "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Evita," and "The Lion King" will be honored in London for his contributions to musical theater.
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Matilda The Musical” leads the 2012 Olivier Award nominees, which were announced on Thursday.
Capathia Jenkins looks to her ancestors to create her character Medda, a burlesque theater owner, in Disney’s “Newsies.”
We asked more than two dozen heavy hitters in the New York theater world a simple question: Who are the most powerful people on Broadway?
Jesse Berger’s intimate and ingenious staging of Jean Genet’s “The Maids” for Red Bull Theater offers voyeuristic thrills but fails to horrify or touch.
Director Mike Nichols makes a serious casting error in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” constricting Philip Seymour Hoffman’s thoughtful Willy Loman.
Theater Resources Unlimited, Back Stage, and The Players Theater present 'Coloring the Great White Way: Bringing Diversity to Commercial Theater' on Mar. 21.
“Newsies” stars Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, Ben Fankhauser, and Andrew Keenan-Bolger are living their childhood dream on Broadway.
The president of Jujamcyn Theaters was a guest on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to talk about the growth of Broadway ticket sales and attendance this season.
Ethan Lipton and his orchestra present an "ode to the unemployed" at Joe's Pub, as part of its NEA Funded New York Voices Series.
The stage veterans, who have appeared in 16 Broadway shows combined, play burlesque theater owner Medda and Jack Kelly’s archnemesis Pulitzer in “Newsies.”
Lyricist Jack Feldman and composer Alan Menkenhad not one but two chances to rework “Newsies.”
