8,501 stories from Backstage
Playwright Jacob M. Appel fails to make a convincing argument in his estate-dividing comedy “Thirds.”
La MaMa’s revival of the Talking Band’s 1983 “Hot Lunch Apostles” still has resonance yet feels like a nostalgic gasp from the past.
Buran Theatre Company’s “The House of Fitzcarraldo” at the Brick showcases winning performances, brisk musical numbers, and cheeky self-awareness.
Multi-hyphenate Steven Martin will compose original music for the Shakespeare in the Park production of "As You Like It."
Playwright Michel Wallerstein’s “Flight,” from Alchemy Theatre Company, loses steam in mid-takeoff and putters to an unsatisfying conclusion.
Fresh off a Broadway run, Shatner is bringing his one-man show to L.A. for one performance only.
Former Disney Channel and "Cosby" star Raven-Symoné will star in the lead role in the Broadway musical "Sister Act."
The "Torchwood" star will play Julius Ashford Lily, the charming son of the family at the center of the period drama.
Zoe Lister-Jones, who plays a bit of a high-strung wreck on the TV series "Whitney," is about to join the Broadway cast of "Seminar."
Joyce Hokin Sachs' engrossing play about the Bloomsbury Group, from Grove Theater Center, is thrown off balance by one unconvincing characterization.
Denis O'Hare and Stephen Spinella take distinct yet equally thrilling approaches to Homer's ageless classic in repertory solo performances at New York Theatre Workshop.
Kathleen Chalfant delivers a multilayered and moving performance in Tina Howe's 1983 drama of a family of artists, revived by Keen Company.
Writer-actor-director Amy Conroy's play about two Dublin lesbians named Alice, at Irish Arts Center, is a gem, with a quietly spoken, touching authenticity.
This twin bill at the Cell of one-acts by Larry Kirwin and Seamus Scanlon offers a vivid look at Irish Republicanism in 1916 and 1984.
Playwright Heather Hill struggles to find divine inspiration for "Heathens," a rambling play about chronic sinners in rural Kentucky.
Company East's "Buddha" at La MaMa is crippled by the shapelessness of creator Kenji Kawarasaki's images, resulting in an evening neither affecting nor fun.
Tragedians of the City and Northwest Passage Theater Collective unite for an engrossing and passionate all-male "Romeo and Juliet."
The musical "Godspell" will present Broadway's first creative-team audio commentary for free, featuring composer Stephen Schwartz.
A reading of Dustin Lance Black's play "8," which featured Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jane Lynch, and Chris Colfer, is available on YouTube.
Casting begins this week in New York for a new musical based on the life and music of Tupac Shakur, directed by Kenny Leon.
Equity principal auditions for adult roles will be held Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17 at Ripley-Grier Studios in New York City.
Laura Eason delivers a charming adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" that will appeal to children and adults alike.
Signature Theatre has rescued Edward Albee's once-dismissed "The Lady From Dubuque." Starring Jane Alexander, it's a sure and stunning blow to the heart.
"Wicked" stays number one at the box office, while "The Book of Mormon" comes in second with "The Lion King" in third.
A musical version of the ultimate frat-house comedy "Animal House" is in development with music by the Barenaked Ladies.
