8,501 stories from Backstage
I wanted to be an actor, but that was mostly because I wanted to be in a Western and ride a horse and be kissed by the hero, so I'm not sure of the depth of my commitment until I saw Lois …
That performance of Olivier's was extraordinary. He lowered his voice literally a full octave. He was just magical. His voice was unlike any I've heard him have before, either in movies or…
Rowlands' performance as Mabel Longhetti is as ugly and clumsy as an actual life—so nakedly real that it hurts to watch. I remember thinking I had seen the greatest piece of acting e…
My father's turn in "This Sporting Life" was a fantastic performance. He was an animal. He was a brooding man. The '60s really had that brooding, strong man.
Zoe Caldwell, I never met you, but you changed my life. And isn't that what theater is all about, changing the lives of people you'll never meet?
There are not many actresses who would consider playing a role with nudity, let alone a shy one. But Jessica was able to imbue the complex character with naïveté yet worldliness,…
I am inspired every time I watch "Sophie's Choice." It reminds me of what I love most about our profession. It demonstrates the intellectual, emotional, verbal, and physical talent of thre…
I had never heard anyone sing live like that before. It was a performance that stuck with me for many, many years, and it was that performance that really fostered my love of girl belters.
What Michael did never rang false or seemed contrived. His choices always were of the earth and more inspired than directed. It was these gifts that made his performances so deeply memorab…
Christine was more than an actor playing a part; she was actually inhabiting the character. I was fortunate enough to see both productions and the portrayal was always thrilling.
Jason Patric was so amazing in "After Dark, My Sweet" that I watched the film, left the auditorium, went straight back to the box office and bought another ticket for the next performance.
"Gentlemen's agreement" is an archaic term that is nevertheless perfect for describing the unwritten contract between publications and theater producers known as the "review embargo."
The unions representing performers at NYC Opera have requested that New York's attorney general investigate the company for allegedly committing fraud and breaching its fiduciary duty.
Playwright Jon Marans' new play about the mixture of Orthodox Judaism and homosexuality exudes a tantalizing promise but has yet to marry its concerns with fully realized characters.
A new play about the battle over same-sex marriage in California by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Milk" is slated for a one-night-only reading on Broadway.
Dan Fingerman's adeptness at characterization and fine ear for contemporary speech sufficiently mitigate his naive plot and structure.
Early in her career, Shirley Alston Reeves got a piece of advice no singer wants to hear. The advice: Don't go out there thinking you've got some fabulous voice.
The Royal Shakespeare Company is not offering the high-wire act of an Olivier but a thoroughly compelling ensemble rendition of this bleak tragedy in which the play's the thing.
In this musical version of a 1912 play, the plot may be thin but the tunes are truly tuneful, in an old-fashioned show neatly performed.
Donald Grody, actor, playwright, and former executive director of Actors' Equity Association, passed away Wednesday at age 83.
Despite a few entertaining ensemble numbers, some solid solo singing by Katy Blake, and a delightfully animated performance by Marvin Riggins Jr., this original musical is a bomb.
Elaine Del Valle's one-woman show is an attractively modest tribute to looking on the bright side of life and refusing to settle for less.
Jan Maxwell delivers a riveting performance in Howard Barker's savage and bawdy depiction of England in the turbulent days at the dawn of the Restoration.
Barrett and Doyle help run the British theater company Punchdrunk, which specializes in putting on immersive, genre-bending shows with high-impact modern dance moves that let audiences roa…
Eve Ensler, the creator of "The Vagina Monologues," speaks with authority when she tells girls and young women around the world not to give up hope as they struggle through adolescence.
