8,501 stories from Backstage
Playing the unscrupulous international financier Gregor Antonescu in a revival of Terence Rattigan's "Man and Boy," Frank Langella vividly evokes a sly figure devoid of morality who revels…
Anyone who is or has a mother, a stepmother, a foster mother, or anything in between will be able to relate to and enjoy this insightful piece, conceived by Susan Rose and Joan Stein.
The 3D re-release of the classic animated film itself has grossed $98.7 million worldwide, including a massive $79.7 million in North America.
The five-time Oscar nominee is a leading contender to take home this year's best actress statuette for "Albert Nobbs."
Matt and Trey and the "South Park" team are back from their midseason break in their 15th year and are under the gun.
Adam Rapp ventures into absurdist territory with a sharp and cynical portrait of an America devouring itself and destroying the natural world.
Aron Eli Coleite's dramedy about psychiatrists and how they affect their families is smart and perceptive, but also heavy and frustratingly unresolved.
A terrific cast and a respect for Jane Austen's language help make this latest staging of the beloved novel a worthy entertainment, even while the score is not ideal.
Donnie Mather performs Allen Ginsberg's long autobiographical poem as a solo performance with mixed results. There are moments of moving tenderness, but also rambling repetition.
A couple of flaws aside, the Seligmann Brothers' corporate satire is big old-fashioned musical-comedy fun, with Klea Blackhurst a top banana for the ages.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" will celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend with a lavish birthday party that will certainly involve someone swinging from a chandelie…
"Cyclops," a concert adaptation of a little-known Euripides play, rocks and rolls and in the tradition of the best rock operas, but, lacking motivation, it never fully ignites.
What could have been a soapy version of "Will and Grace" is instead a poignant and well-observed portrait of a changing friendship.
It may never be Broadway bound, but thanks to a little magic and imagination, Tom and Jack Megan's fun and endearing new musical appeals to the inner child in all of us.
"Frustrating" is the word that best describes this uneven musical about a Williamsburg rock band, in which exciting and original scenes and songs alternate with confusing and prosaic ones.
Featuring actual teenagers playing fake ones, "Kissless" seems clueless, but thanks to some strong-voiced songs and choreography it's not worthless.
Drew Gasparini and Louis Sacco's bromance musical has fine moments, provided mainly by Andy Mientus and Andrew Kober, but it's severely credibility-straining and weighted with a so-so scor…
What do you get when you combine Stephen Sondheim and dinosaurs? No, not "Jurassic Park: The Musical."
Despite its subject matter of adolescent aimlessness and its rudderless characters, this rock musical about the legendary teenaged bandit packs quite a punch.
With a dysfunctional score and cartoonish characters, "Man of Rock" proves that first-time musical writers Ken Flagg and Daniel Heath need more than just a good song to write an entertaini…
There are few theatrical sights more dispiriting than watching a group of seriously talented, highly professional actors plowing their way through a rankly amateur show.
It's not every day that someone invents a new genre of theatrical performance, yet that's essentially what happens in this clever one-man show that's driven by ingeniously designed, transf…
Powerful vocalists cannot save this haphazard musical, featuring a gospel-inspired score by Bill Wright and Dionne McClaine-Freeney, from a weak plot, redundant songs, and stereotypical ch…
What we don't know, or may never know, about the American torture of Gitmo prisoners is the searing background of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's prize-winning play about revenge.
The poignancy of Brandon Walker's new play has almost everything to do with Michael Stephen Clay's performance as William Turner and not the spotty script and direction.
