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Johanna Pfaelzer will become artistic director of the Berkeley Repertory Theater in fall 2019, succeeding Tony Taccone.
Her works, drawn from her own experiences, including time in an internment camp, focused on dislocation and assimilation.
A 10-year project to capture the essence of Russian drama for English-speaking audiences began with a fan letter.
With two more high-profile plays opening in New York this season " and a huge movie deal in the works " Theresa Rebeck's time may have come.
The trio won awards for "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Creative Arts Emmys on Sunday, joining other entertainers who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.
The play, set in 1914, is staged as if in a London air-raid shelter in 1940. It's an ungainly frame for this crisp comedy.
With its focus on exiles finding protection and outcasts earning redemption, this revival of the 1983 production feels more timely than ever.
Masha Gessen has organized six panels on the theme of reimagining democracy that cover topics like "A Post-Work World."
See Donald Glover as his musical alter ego before he makes good on his promise of retiring it; and watch Eddie Izzard as he workshops new material.
A theater festival presented works he directed, stage adaptations of his films, and creations he influenced. Even a "Seventh Seal" for kids.
In "Babylon," the prizewinning French playwright and author explores the dark undercurrents of domesticity and marriage.
In the most promising plays opening this fall, the family drama opens its living room to an invasion of political anxieties.
A solo show about a World War I soldier counting down the hours to his execution for cowardice.
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
The "Beetlejuice" musical is adapted from Tim Burton's 1988 comedy about the living and the dead vying for control of a haunted house.
Prague's Letni Letna shows that circus, once dismissed as lowbrow entertainment, can be as potent as any performance genre.
In Young Jean Lee's play, with choreography by Faye Driscoll, dance is a way for characters to repair relationships and communicate with one another.
"Have a Nice Day," a play by Mr. Crystal and Quinton Peeples, will be read by Mr. Crystal, Annette Bening and Kevin Kline, Oct. 7-8, courtesy of Audible.
The sci-fi musical set in the halls of a high school will open in March at the Lyceum Theater.
For more than 30 years, the British troupe Forced Entertainment has been challenging audiences to imagine bigger. And sit longer.
"The True" gives the "Nurse Jackie" star a rip-roaring role: An Albany power broker who may have had more than a professional relationship with the mayor.
A Broadway stalwart ("Elephant Man," "Wicked"), she also appeared in all three versions of "The Odd Couple" (stage, film and TV) as a giggly neighbor.
Ms. Yee won the outstanding new American play award for "Cambodian Rock Band," and Ms. Backhaus's "India Pale Ale" won promising new American play.
With a new album of Abba covers, a Broadway musical about her life and a no-holds-barred take on her career, the 72-year-old pop icon is as outspoken as ever.
How did an Off Broadway actor wrangle so many followers on Instagram? He hid in the bathroom.
