This tiny dancer is twirling her way into the history books. When Misty Copeland became the American Ballet Theater's first black principal dancer four years ago, she shattered racial barrie…
He's been the leading man in so many Broadway shows, it's hard to believe there's anything left on his bucket list. And yet, Brian Stokes Mitchell says, there is: "Sweeney Todd." Mitchell, 6…
It may not recoup its $9.5 million investment.
Broadway found its Gloved One " and he's coming fresh from the Temptations. Ephraim Sykes, currently kicking up his heels in Broadway's "Ain't Too Proud " the Life and Times of The Temptatio…
While some ignorant millennials snipe "OK boomer" at anyone with a gray hair, a new play is clapping back.
"Tootsie" had everything going for it: great title, terrific reviews, star-making turn by Santino Fontana, snappy score by David Yazbek and a hilarious book by Robert Horn. And yet one of th…
If you want to relive Tina Turner's prime, you can't get much better than Adrienne Warren. The star of "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," which opened Thursday night on Broadway, has that smok…
In 2003, the rock band the National released an album called "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers." That would also make a good title for their new musical, "Cyrano," which opened off-Broadway Thursd…
The delightful Ian McKellen, who turned 80 this year, has a message for anybody who wants to see him on stage: "Run!" New Yorkers have that chance Tuesday at the Hudson Theatre, where McKell…
The stage lights go up and there, standing against a shower door holding a big red hat, is … Bella Abzug? Actually, it's Harvey Fierstein, the writer and also the star " Patti LuPone and B…
The buzziest show in London right now is "Lungs," starring Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Or, as they're known in real life, Claire Foy and Matt Smith, the royal couple of Netflix's "…
For nearly six years, Carole King has watched her life " the early years, anyway " flash before her eyes at "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," which ends its Broadway run Sunday. "In a li…
Darren Criss is returning to Broadway in next year's revival of "American Buffalo," starring Laurence Fishburne and Sam Rockwell. Criss, 32, will play Bobby, a young man enlisted to help jun…
The "Pinball Wizard" is pinging rock opera back to Broadway. The Who's "Tommy" is on its way back to the Great White Way, Rolling Stone reports. The return comes more than 50 years after The…
Those who remember him as TV's John-Boy Walton are often shocked to find that Richard Thomas is a lifelong Manhattanite. "It confuses people all the time," says Thomas, 68, who spent most of…
Suddenly Seymour is standing beside you. Like, right beside you. "Little Shop of Horrors," which opened Thursday night off-Broadway, is getting a much more intimate staging than when it last…
Eileen Atkins is the only Dame of the English theater who hasn't been invited to lunch with the Queen at Sandringham House. All the other Dames " Judi (Dench), Maggie (Smith), Diana (Rigg) a…
Robin Williams' shoes will be hard to fill.
Want to escape the 24-hour news cycle for a little while? Then head to the Public Theater, where Hillary Clinton tap-dances and twerks, and a gun-toting chorus sings "Make America Great Agai…
As a wise frog observed, it's not easy being green. But, boy, Kermit " it's sure fun to play a man-eating plant. So say the puppeteers behind Audrey II, the star " with Jonathan Groff's timi…
Brian Cox had no intention of tackling a meaty character like Lyndon Baines Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's "The Great Society." He'd moved away from big theater roles to focus on parts in mov…
If they were smart, they'd beat it.
For a show that inspired a Change.org petition to have it canceled when it played downtown, the "Slave Play" that opened Sunday on Broadway delivers less a theatrical punch in the gut than a…
Cameron Crowe ran into Elton John last year at a party thrown by David Geffen. "I hear you're doing a musical version of 'Almost Famous,'" John said. "I love Tom Kitt" " Crowe's collaborator…
What do the Man in Black of "Westworld," a former Evan Hansen and a recurring "Fargo" figure have in common? Starting Nov. 5, they'll all be in Broadway's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Joining "W…