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To increase its box-office, the Broadway musical 'In Transit' is offering patrons a free seven-day unlimited MetroCard worth $32 when they buy a full-priced seat for a limited time.
When 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' opens in previews Tuesday on Broadway, the theater will feature its own candy emporiums.
The Emursive company, which launched off-Broadway show 'Sleep No More,' has been whipping up events of all kinds that are similar in spirit, where cast members freely interact with audiences.
Broadway honored John Kander, the composer behind 'Cabaret,' 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' 'Woman of the Year,' and 'Chicago,' as he recently turned 90.
Amid a dramatic management shake-up at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, interim chief executive Daniel Weiss is moving in with a sweeping plan to balance the budget and provide a road …
A group of professional performers has launched Broadway Weekends, a New York program that aims to give amateurs the chance to be a star, at least for a few days.
Some musicians are trading their usual spot in the orchestra pit for a place on the stage in several Broadway shows including the revivals of "Sunday in the Park With George" and "Sunset …
Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles, composer and lyricist for 'Waitress,' will replace Jessie Mueller in the lead female role in the Broadway show for a 10-week engagement, starting March 31.
The Metropolitan Opera will offer a new production during its 2017-18 season of Mozart's "Così fan tutte" set in Coney Island during the 1950s, opera officials announced.
Such contemporary-minded musicals as "Hamilton" and "Dear Evan Hansen" may continue to draw standing-room-only crowds. But these days, the theater community's attention is turning to a 68-ye…
The Broadway musical's post-show karaoke sessions are proving popular with audience members.
The reopening of Hudson Theatre after almost 50 years is good news for the theater world, but producers say they need more venues to put on new material.
Amid doubts that the circus industry can survive, Bello Nock is seeking to buy the bankrupt Big Apple Circus at auction.
New York Philharmonic President Matthew VanBesien is leaving in May to become president of the University of Michigan's University Musical Society.
The Tony Award-winning revival of "The Color Purple" ended its Broadway engagement on a very green note, posting its highest-grossing sales in its final week.
Broadway shows set a weekly record by posting a combined $49.7 million in ticket sales for the period ended Jan. 1, according to the Broadway League, a trade group.
With New York in tourist holiday mode, shows are so packed some theaters are offering standing-room tickets, an option that gives would-be attendees another way to get in the door.
Producers of immersive theater, which encourages the audience to interact with the actors and sets, are accustomed to things getting out control.
Plans have been announced to produce a revival of "Room Service" on Broadway during the 2017-18 season. The play is best known for a 1938 film adaptation that starred the Marx Brothers.
The Guggenheim Museum has plans for "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs," a work about the late Apple executive that is set to be premiered by the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico this upcoming summ…
A federal jury determined that 10% of the show's success is attributable to infringement of an unpublished autobiography of band member Tommy DeVito. The Broadway show has grossed more than …
On 'The Hamilton Mixtape,' hip-hop, R&B and pop stars from Busta Rhymes to Kelly Clarkson cover or reinterpret tunes from Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash musical.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is refinancing about a third of its hefty debt load, as it readies for a planned $500 million renovation of the New York Philharmonic's home venue at D…
Retailers looking to convey their brand identities are increasingly embedding themselves with master storytellers: Broadway shows.
Madison Square Garden Co., whose venues include New York City's Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall, said hackers may have captured personal information on credit and debit cards…
