8,501 stories from Backstage
Cara Reichel has meticulously helmed this hilarious throwback to the Golden Age of musicals, and the production and the work give hope for the fate of the American tuner.
Is there anyone else in show business today who can levitate an audience the way Hugh Jackman is doing right now in his not-exactly-one-man musical show at the Broadhurst Theatre?
Alex Lacamoire, the music supervisor on the new "Bring It On: The Musical" (running Oct. 30 to Dec. 10 at the Ahmanson Theatre), describes his job as the "traffic control center of the mu…
Husband-and-wife team Jim and Ruth Bauer's exhilarating experimental musical examining the lives and loves of four European bohemian friends during the first half of the 20th century bloom…
Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz's take on how the Cuban Revolution affected the commercial and romantic lives of individuals caught up in its fervor doesn't quite come to…
This 1956 Ethel Merman vehicle has a new star in the wonderful Elizabeth Loos, who delivers pure delight as she sturdily supports this rather flimsy, cut-rate show on her highly capable sh…
Milan Stitt's dimly remembered 1970s success is historical drama, courtroom nail-biter, whodunit, and religious meditation rolled into one, and Retro Productions mostly does it proud.
Mariska Hargitay is just one of many actors giving back—both with their dollars and with their time—to the places where they studied the craft.
Nina Arianda reignites her blazing performance from the original Off-Broadway production of this kinky two-hander in the new Main Stem version, shooting sparks and burning brightly.
The third King Lear of this year, Sam Waterston comes up short in this muddled production. The large supporting cast of top-ranked performers is a mixed bag.
The most expensive production in Broadway history gets hit with a big lawsuit from the famed director, who left the production in March.
Actors' Equity Association has named longtime employee Christine Provost its new Central Regional director/assistant executive director.
A cast of 17 joyously celebrate the late Ellen Stewart, founder of La MaMa E.T.C., by performing her words as set to music by Elizabeth Swados.
Dramatist Julia Brownell scores a dramatic touchdown by making unexpected plays in this dramedy about a female football player and her conflicted family.
Robert Askins' comedy is a provocative stew of religiosity, teenage angst, and sex, and the solid production fully mines its comedic value if not its darker dimensions.
Director Daniel Goldstein doesn't trust the innocent charm of John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz's 1971 hit and relies on too many gimmicks and topical references.
Like its central character, Joseph Gallo's comedy about a trio of buddies out on the town is companionable and easy to take but offers few surprises.
Michael Karas and Jen Slaw wrote and perform this light and fun 60-minute juggling act about an innocent office romance, which is a delight for attendees of all ages.
Rosie Wyatt makes a smashing professional and New York debut in Jack Thorne's edgy, frank one-person drama about racism, classism, and sexuality in contemporary British society.
In three bizarre but powerful playlets, Sybil Kempson takes us on an exploration of the grotesque and the uncanny that forces us to stop thinking and start feeling.
Michael John LaChiusa has written a strong score for this musical about the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, a role in which Mary Testa triumphs.
Playwright Nicholas Pierpan's moral fable of an inauthentic 21st-century man is given a compelling, authentic performance by Felix Scott in the Brits Off Broadway festival.
James Gaddas' hourlong monologue for a boxer is made fresh by Jonny Collis-Scurll's performance and by a gay twist in this Brits Off Broadway offering.
Elaine Jackson's two-hander about white and black disaffected youth suffers from uneven and often unclear writing, but while Yasha Jackson struts the stage, you're riveted.
This is a masterfully executed production of Ashlin Halfnight's illuminating new play, which chronicles a Florida family's bizarre upheaval while reframing a well-known national tragedy wi…
